The Washington times., 1911-05-18
CADETS AWAITING
BUGLE'S SUMMONS
FOR ANNUAL DRILL
White and Colored Regi-
ments to March This
Afternoon.

The Washington public school classic
Of the year, the annual competitive
drill of the eleven companies of the
High School Cadet Regiment, will be
held this afternoon and tomorrow on
the ellipse back Of the White House.
While 1t is purely high school az
fair, and is the event Of the high
school year, deep interest in the out
come has always been shown by pupils
IN the three highest grades Of the
grammar schools
The prizes. which go to the captain
and members of the company which
is accorded the drill championship, will
be a red ribbon and the handsome dia-
mond-studded medal to the captain and
red ribbons to every other member of
the winning command. But these ma
terial prizes are not all. To the win
htng company will be accorded the
plaudits of every teacher and pupil
of the school it represents They will
be feted as even a championship foot
ball. baseball, or track team is never
feted. To them will be handed over
almost literally the keys of the school,
for the remainder of the school year.
Record Crowd Expected.
With no tickets Of admission and in
tngton to attend, a record crowd is
expected. For the past two weeks
cheer leaders. appointed by principals
or elected by pupils, have been drilling
the pupils Of the respective schools in
songs and cheers that are to put fear in
the hearts of rivals and courage in the
hearts of favorites.
Company and school ribbons and ban
ners. as usual, will be much in evidence
When the five schools opened for classes
this morning there were few minds on
studies. School co4ors and banners
were stacked in varie-hued array in the
cloakrooms and other handy places
where they can be easily and quickly
snatched up as soon as the dismissal
bell at o'clock this afternoon sends
the whole high, school student body en-
masse to the drill grounds.
The drill today begins at o'clock
when Company A of the Central High
school. will be the first command to
march onto the field.
Because of the heat, Superintendent
OF Schools Stuart and military instruc-
tor. Col. Burton R Ross, arranged for
an army surgeon and several physicians
to be among the officials present.
To Review Regiment.
Brig. Gen. E. NJ. Weaver, Coast Ar
tillery, L. S. A, will deliver the prizes
and review the regiment following the
conclusion of the competitive drill to-
morrow afternoon, and while the three
judges are comparing notes and decid-
ing which captain and company will
carry Joy to their school
The regimental field, and stan officers
are: Col. Walter c. Rathbone, Bust
ness High School; lieutenant colonel
Lenox r. Dohr, Mckinley Manual Train
ing School: major of First Battalion. P.
A Iirl
jor of Second Battalion; ]. F. Moore.
Business High School; major of Third
Battalion. E. J. Casselman. Mckinley
Manual Training School; regimental adj
jutant, Daniel c. Roper. Eastern High
School, and regimental quartermaster,
r. A. Mooers, Business High School.
The battalion staff officers are: Adju-
tant, First Battalion, William Starlight.
Central High School; adjutant Second
Battalion, J. B. Clarke, Business High
School: quartermaster, Second Battalion,
Alan F. Garner. Western High School.
and adiutant, Third Battalion, ]. z.
Loveless, Mckinley Manual Training
School.
Colored Cadets At Howard U.
The drill of the separate battalion.
composed of cadets attending the col
ored high schools, will be held on the
campus of Howard University this
afternoon. The companies will not
drilling. The program this afternoon
IL:
Company A, NJ Street High School,
Capt. Hugh Shipley.
Company B. NJ Street High School,
Capt. Charles Wilder.
Company c, Armstrong Manual
Training School. Capt. John Fearing.
Company D, Armstrong Manual
Training School. Capt. william Davis
Company E, Armstrong Manual
Training School, Capt. Thomas Jenk-
ms.
Company F. Armstrong Manual
Training School, Capt. Clinton Wood
The colored cadets have put in the
last few days in hard practice work
for today's drill.
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