Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-16
OFFICERS FOR
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
Announcement Made by the
Military Committee of the
Board of Education.

Company commissioned officers of the
regiment of High School Cadets were
announced by the military committee of
the board of education today through
Ernest l.. Thurston, assistant superin-
tendent of schools. In most instances,
where there are more than one company
at school, the captains and lieutenants
were not assigned to companies They
probably will be, however, late this
afternoon. This marks the formal Or
ganization Of the regiment.
The new officers are: Company E, Bust
ness High School-Captain, r. f. Gless-
ner: first lieutenant, J; P. Eckert: second
Business High School-Captain, L. F.
Cooper; first lieutenant. l. T. Frank:
second lieutenant, w. s. Lyons; Company
f, Eastern High School-Captain, J. Dor
and Crerner. jr.: first lieutenant. Ray p.
Whitman: second lieutenant, c. e. Weaver:
Western High School-CaptainI, Burnette
Olmstead and Herbert kimball: first lieu
tenants, Warner Harwood and Leopold
Krentslin; second lieutenants. Colin
Campbell and Julian c. Dowell. Mckinley
Manual Training School-Captains r. f.
Coughlin. w. L. Saunders. NJ. Whitney
and l.. f. Will: first lieutenants. f. d.
Haines, G. Laudenslager. II. G. Sullivan
w. Smith. s. c. Cousins, NJ. W. Sand
meyer and II. c. Book. Central High
School-Captains. H. d. Gordon, r. Sex
ton and M. A. Martin: first lieutenants,
A. Covert, r. p. Hollingsworth and A.
Bradshaw; second lieutenants, p. Potts,
P. Stein and X. Metzerott. L. w. klop-
fer was appointed adjutant of the Sd Bat
talon, and T. a. Miller was appointed
quartermaster of the same battalion.
The announcements were made after
approval by the military committee of the
board of education. Capt. James r. Oys-
ter president of the board of education
is chairman of the committee.
Westerns Two Companies.
This is the first time that Western High
School has had two companies although
it looked as If it might have two last
year The company last year was much
larger than any other company in the
that a third lieutenant had to be ap-
pointed. This act was unprecedented in
the high school regiment
This is the first time for about three
years that the High School Regiment
will consist of twelve companies. The
last time there ,were twelve companies
was due to the fact that Mckinley Man.
ual Training School had five This year
it is possible that in February. when
the half-yearly promotions cause an in
crease in the schools enrolment, an
other company may be formed. This
would make thirteen Wnlte cduet coil-
panies and would be the largest size the
organization has ever attained.
The officers appointed today were Sc
lected after an examination in mil tary
proficiency the mark on which was acted
upon in conjunction with the personality.
standing in studies and many other
qualifications of each applicant.
AS the non commissioned Officers-that
is. the sergeants and corporals-of some
companies have been selected and have
not in others, because of the companies
in which these minor oncers had not
hean appointed the officials did not an
nounce any portion Of the list today.
The appointments in the colored high
school compunies VIII probably be an
nounced tomorrow afternoon.