Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-17
Annual Competitive Drill of High
School Soldiers is Held.
NINE COMPANIES FIGHT HARD
Major George Geib aud Norman Pot
ter Win Honors---LittIe Boys show
UD Best Despite Hard
Strides.

present arms! Starting with this COM
mand, Captain Gavin Davis Of Company II
OF the Omaha High school cadet regiment
carried his company through the 1910 an
nual competitive drill Of the high school to
first place for the best military drill out
OF nine competing companies, at Fort
Omaha yesterday.
Major George Geib was awarded the
Davidson silver trophy for having the best
drill combined with the best record made
at the annual encampment at Harlan this
year. The Third battalion performed the
best drilling on the grounds on percentage
basis, but its record at the camp was not
as good as that of the lads of the First,
and the cup did not go to it,
In the individual drill five boys were
entered from each company, making a total
of forty-flve boys competing to show who
could keep the clearest head and go through
all OF the many commands fired. Norman
Potter of Company 1, one of the smallest
youths in the entire regiment, proved him
self to be the best drlller of them all in
spite Of his size, and won the gold medal
for first place and the flag presented by
the United States Daughters of the War of
1912. Potter is a corporal and a member of
the sophomore class. Quartermaster Ser
geant Paul Bradley of Company # won
second medal and First Sergeant Emil Will
rodt Of Company f won the silver medal
for third place. Wilrodt is a junior, but
Bradley, although he has only been at the
high school three and a half years, will
graduate Friday with the class of 1910.
Company III, Young.
The lads Of H company are especially
proud OF themselves in winning first
honors, the right to carry the regimental
Inol
trophy cup which goes to the winning
company because this year is only the
second one in which the company has
been in existence. 1t was formed last
year by Commander Curry, a short time
before he handed over the command of the
| high school cadets to Lieutenant Haskell
who now has it. 1t was placed under
the command of Joseph Noone as cap
tain. Last year it took fourth place in
| competition, Miss Beulah Bessire is sponsor
of the company this year.
Company C merely added another honor
| to its list by its second place. The COM
| pany has taken more firsts and seconds
in the annual competitive drills than any
other company in the organization. Miss
| Nellie Elgutter is sponsor of the company
and Milton Weeks the captain.
Company l is justly proud of the record
it made yesterday, as 1t took not only
third place out OF nine places, but had
the winner of the individual competition
as representative of that company 1t is
new organization this year. 1t surprised
all the companies when it stepped in
ahead OF almost all the ones who had
laughed at 1t the whole year. Besides
being a new company, I-company is the
refuge of what are known as the babies, -
! In
Cague has the distinction OF having de-
clined to appoint any young lady from the
many high school lassles to act as
sponsor, even If all the other companies
had sponsors.
Little Boys Spring Surprise.
All the companies which managed to
take the first three places In the drill
were of the Third battalion, that com
manded by Major Charles Hoffert and
all three of them are composed of the
small boys OF the regiment. From the re-
suits of the event ii appears that the little
ones were able to march themselves more
correctly even though they had to stretch
considerably to make their legs cover a
regulation step.
The contest between the three batallions
followed that of the companies and con-
sisted of movements that the cadets had
practiced while at camp. The First bat
talon, consisting of Companies A, f and
b, won out, their credit marks obtained
at camp being the means of their saliva
ton. Major Geib is the commander OF the
battalion and Miss Ruth Sheldon the
sponsor.
After the drills we're all over the flags
and cups and medals won by the boys
were presented by Lieutenant Haskell and
Prof. Graft, principal OF the high school.
The last event of the afternoon was a
dress parade and retreat by the high
school regiment in which the signal gun
OF the fort played an important part
Then came the rush for the cars and the
celebrating OF each company at some drug
store.
The events of the afternoon were in
charge of Lieutenant Haskell with Leuten-
ants r. Mcclure, c. Brown, w. Shallen-
berger OF the Sixteenth Infantry regiment,
stationed at For Crook, acting as judges.