The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
EDITOR At DURHAM COMPANY A WINS
The Largest Crowd inHistOry
. SUPT. T.BRUCEPRESENTS MEDALS
THE COMPETITIVE DRILL.
M Street High School Wins-The
Advance On the Enemy-Capt.
Oyster Present

Advance On the Enemy-Capt.
Oyster Present.
Company A of the M Street High
School won the 18TH annual competi-
tive drill of the Separate Battalion of
,5igh School Cadets, which took place
Thursday, May IS, on the campus Of
Howard University. The drilling Of
all the companies was exceptionally
good, and it was some moments be
fore the judges could ascertain the
winner. The drilling Of Company {
of the Armstrong School was marked
with such military precision that
many of the several thousands present
thought Company c the prize COM
pany. 1t was an almost unbearable
moment of suspense when the bat
talon lined up in front of the judges
and members of the Board of EduCa-
ton for a report of the decision. Ad-
jutant Preston Early was ordered to
request certain Captain to bring his
company to the front The suspense
of the spectators, as well as that Of
the cadets, was greater at that mo-
ment than before The Adjutant
paused on the line for a moment, and
then with a sharp turn to the left
marched in front of Captain Hugh
Shipley, Of Company A, and request
ed him to march his company to the
front The quiet Of a moment before
broke forth in applause which could
be heard squares away.
A feature Of the drill this year was
the presence of several squads from
the National Guard, who performed
guard duty during the drill.
One of the most pleasing spectacles
of the drill was the extended order
which came at the end of the com
petitive drill program. Each COM
pany advanced on the enemy, COM
posed of a detachment from the Ma
tional Guard in ambush. Starting
from one end of the field, the COM
panies moved toward the enemy in
squads and platoons and as sklrmlsh-
ers One volley was fired after each
advance. The enemy was so weak
and the attack so strong that the
former was compelled to seek cover
behind the library and other unlver-
sity buildings. Indeed, the spectators
were anxious to know if the authOTI-
ties anticipate sending the cadets TO
the front at Mexico and leaving the
National Guard here to protect the
city. But, no, gentle reader; it was
intended that the Guard should re-
treat under the fire of the cadets. It
was the cadets day, and all of Wash
ington was willing to give and did
give them every possible encourage
ment.
The Judges consisted of Lieutenant
John z. Green, i. S. A, and Lieu
tenants Jones and Jackson, from the
National Guard.
The Captains Individual medal was
presented by Roscoe c. Bruce, As
sistant Superintendent of Schools,
The flag which is competed for an
nually was presented by Captain Jas.
F. Oyster, President OF the Board of
Education He also reviewed the
cadets after the drill Mrs Terrell
presented medals to the Lieutenants.
DIR w. Y. Tunnel, of the Board OF
Education, presented the teachers
medal to the winning Captain. This
medal is set with six large diamonds,
which surround a miniature knapsack,
and is the gift of the colOred public
school teachers of Washington. The
medal is competed for each year. 1t
is worn by the Captain of the COM
pany winning it for a short while, and
is then placed in a safe deposit vault
to remain until the next competition
j The Captain of the winning company
receives a gold medal, and his two
Lieutenants receive each silver