The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

fair coed is hardly proof against a rain
storm. but IL the weather gods are kind
| the slight Inconvenience of standing up
| during the long hours of the drill will
| not keep many rooters away from the
| spectacle.
| The interest in the drill is already at
fever heat in the schools. At Central,
| where the coveted honors were captured
| last May by Company A. each of the
| three companies has its ardent support
| ers. Owing to the prestige given 1t by
| last years victory, though this year there
are few, II any, Of the same men In its
| rank, Company A has perhaps the
| strongest following.
At Mckinley the support IL about
| evenly divided between all four Of its
| fine companies. and to hear the pupils
| chatter about the certainty Of victory.
one would think II a cut-and-dried affair
and that 1t is all over but the shouting.
The same spirit is manifest at Western,
where Company Fl, winner in several his
| toric drills, holds the undivided affection
| of its enthusiastic supporters. Business
High School. honored for the first time in
| the history Of the cadet regiment by
| having one Of its pupils made colonel. has
| figured 1t all out to show a strong cash
| balance in favor Of its two hard-working
companies. and at Eastern no ono has o
! doubt that Company F can and Will win
the pennant.
! When the Big Day Comes.
From now on until drill day the en-
thusiasm will grow steadily in intensity.
| New songs and "yells'' will be learned
| and rehearsed by the followers OF each
| school and company, and when the nrst
| Of the contesting companies step proudly
out upon the field It will be greeted by
| storm OF conflicting cheers and
| feminine squeals Of excitement that
would shake the nerve Of anything but
high school cadet It will even be a
nerve-wrecking moment for the first year
cadet. but to the second year men and
| the old stagers 1t will be like tho scent
Of powder to an old war horse. With
chests out and chins drawn in, the men
of this first company to enter the lists
will stride rhythmically down the field
Squads. right
The captains voice win sound feeble
and shrilly above the din. The company
will swing into line. and for a few PAGES
will hold its company alignment to where
the judges stand, waiting in imposing
military attitude to receive it.
"Com-pan-y-halt, Pr-r-rsent-umps."
Then digging the toe Of his right boot
into the turf behind him the captain will
swing smartly about, raise his sword in
salute, and the great drill Of 1911 viii
be on.
The list Of officers Of this years reei-
ment rs as follows:
REGIMENTAL OFFICERS,
Colonel. ". q Rathbons. Business High School.
Lieutenant colonel, L. b. Lohr. Mckinley Manual
Training School.
Major First Battalion. p. g. Armstrong. Central
High School.
Major Second Battalion, J. r. Moore, Buansss
High School.
Major Third Battalion. z. J. Casselman, Mckinley
Manual Training School.
Resimental adjutant, d. C. Roper, Eastern High
School.
Regimental quartermaster. E. A. Mooers. Business
High School.
First Battalion.
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Battalion adjutsnt, William Searight.
Battalion quartemaster James Lyman.
Company I-Captain, William Collins; first lieu
tenant, Raymond Beach; second lieutenant. Mo
Dowell Mckinney.
Company B-Captain. Lawrence Leonard: first