Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
DRILL OF THE CADETS
Companies of High School
Regiment in Competition.
HUSTLING FOR THE HONORS
Thursday and Friday Next on the
White Lot.
ARMY OFFICERS AS THE JUDGES
First Separate Battalion to Drill
Thursday on Campus of How
ard University.
HUSTLING FOR THE HONORS
ARMY OFFICERS AS THE JUDGES

Preparations for the annual competitive
drill of the High School Cadets Of this
city, to be held next Thursday and Fri
day afternoons, are completed to the
smallest detail. with one exception. The
exception 81 the selection of the man
who will present the flag to the winning
company. His name has not yet been
announced. but probably will be tomor-
row. or at the latest Tuesday. In the mean
time the school officials are maintaining
the highest degree of secrecy as to who
has been invited to officiate
The names of the judges of the white
battalion are made public for the first
time today They are First Lieut..
Charles n. Rockwell, Second Lieut..
Richard Park and Second Lieut.. Daniel
l. Sultan, all of the Corps of Engineers,
u. S. A.
The exercises this year will differ In
many respects from those of any other
previous competitive drill. Perhaps In
no respect will there be such notable
difference as in the drill field. Hereto
fore the competition has been held In
the ball park, and each school has had
a section OF the seats put under the
school colors. This year, because OF the
fact that the park is undergoing re-
juvenation, made necessary by the recent
fire there, the drill will be held on the
White Lot While some of the schools
anticipated having their rooters bunched
as there will be no seats, not even for
members Of the board of education.
No Grandstand Plays.
It is therefore evident that with the
spectators scattered over the vast area
the captains of the respective COM
panies will not be able to play to the
grandstand" In former years many of
the captains have presented a spectacu-
lar drill by maneuvering their COM
panies in the presense of the cheering
friends and parents. They have been
given ample opportunity to display
their tact in commanding their COM
pany with GOODNESS, while the grand
stand simply went wild"
Another change will be in the hour of
drill. The maneuvers will start both
days at promptly 3 o'clock in the aft
ernoon. Last year the companies drill
ling on the first day did not start until
o'clock
Regiment Of Three Battalions.
The cadet regiment this year contains
eleven companies. divided into three
battalions. In the first battalion are
companies A. and 1 of the Central
High School. The second battalion, con-
tanning 269 boys. is the largest of the
three battalions. and represents three
schools. The companies composing this
battalion are T. and G of the Business
High School. F of Eastern and H of
Western. The third battalion is made
up Of companies from the Mckinley
Manual Training School. These COM
panfes are c. D. K and L.
The regiment will be under the direc-
ton Of Col. Burton R. Ross, military In
structor Of the high schools.
Colored Cadets.
The drill OF the Separate Battalion,
composed Of six companies Of the colored
high schools. will be held on the campus
of Howard University Thursday. under
| the direction of Maj. Arthur Brooks the
organizer of the battalion. The first uni
formed company of colored cadets made
it's appearance in 1893 This year was
also the first time that the cadets ever
marched in an inaugural parade. acting
as part of the personal escort of Pres
dent Cleveland. At this time. also. Sousa
composed the High School Cadets
March,, which since has been closely
identified with the organization
From the ranks of. the colored cadet
regiment several have risen to positions
Of prominence. Among them are Roscoe
C. Bruce, assistant superintendent of col
ored schools. captain; James T.. Walker,
supervising principal of the thirteenth
division, lieutenant of the first platoon in
competitions: First Lieut.. B. 0. Davis,
10th Cavalry, L. 8. A; Benjamin Wash
ington, teacher Armstrong School, lieu
tenant of platoon: Walter Loving, band
master Philippine Constabulary Band; j.
Moria Saunders, clerk to assistant SUI
perintendent of schools. major; Thomas
Green. United States pure food depart
meut Chicago. ILL.,, major.