Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-29

| AoiHNs'' L. -. CITY. W. D. I1lll,
| Kiefer and A. McCallum
| Razzoo. razzoo, Johnny get your
| bazzoo,
| Ips-kidi. XII.
Rah, rah Tech!
C-C-C.
| Again the Tech yell is sounding
| triumphantly through the halls of that
school, and again the maroon and gray
| is waving in glory, for yesterday aft
ernoon Company C of that school was
declared victor in the annual COM
petitive drill of the High School Cadets.
Eleven other companies, all of which
drilled in excellent order, suffered de-
feat at the hands of Company C.
| Following the awarding of the prize
banner to the company. the presenta-
ton of the Allison Nailor medal to
the captain and red ribbons to each
member, the company marched back
to Mckinley Manual Training School,
where real celebration was held. The
losing companies also returned to their
respective schools and made the rest
of their defeat. the first sting of dis
appointment gradually disappearing
as they sat at their feeds" and listened
to the descriptions of what a good
drill they put up this year and heard
how they could win the drill next year
Regiment Is Cheered.
When the last of the six companies
which drilled yesterday had completed it's
| maneuvers and marched off the field the
entire regiment of twelve companies
formed outside the ball park where the
event was held, and, headed by Col H.
Burton Lowe of Eastern High School.
marched on the field to the enthusiast
cheering of thousands of admirers AS
each company made it's way through the
iron gate back of first Sc it's supporters
yelled. clapped their hands and waved
banners and handkerchiefs. Then the
| regiment, in battalion formation, faced
| the grandstand and the noise was almost
| deafening
Amid the outbreak of enthusiasm Gen.
| Leonard Wood. chief of staff, L. S. A.
who was to present the flag accompanied
| by Asst. Supt. Ernest l.. Thurston of the
schools, walked to the reviewing point.
| They were Joined later by Capt. James
f. Oyster. president of the board of edu-
| cation; Supt w. N Davidson. Several
other members of the board, the princi-
| pals of the high schools the supervising
| principals of the several divisions form
| ing the District school system. Col. Bur-
| ton r. Ross, commandant of cadets and
| the three judges of the drill
Reviewed by Wood.
The regiment performed several ma
neuvers under the orders of Col Lowe,
none of them prettier however, than the
execution of the manual of arms Fol-
lowing this part of the program, and led
by the 18th Cavalry Band the companies,
| in company front formation, passed the
| reviewing point where Gen. Wood stood.
| The command "Eyes-Right' was given
| By the captain of each company as it
! reached a position a few feet distant from
| this point, and every head turned toward
| Gen. Wood as the company passed.
| Then, in column of squads, the COM
panies formed in battalions to await the
coming of the adjutant with the word
| that was to bring joy to some and dis
/ appointment to others The great crowd
was hushed and motionless. Banners
moved lazily in the breeze-and then the
name of the winning company was whis-
| pered into the ear of the regimental adj
| jutant, Capt. II. f. Vanderwerker of
Business High School. Slowly he march
| the I'd Battalion and stopped. A
moments pause then he turned to the
! right, toward the four companies repre-
senting Mckinley Manual Training
| School
| prolonged shout went up from the
section occupied by the Mckinley ad-
mirers. When the adjutant stopped in
| front of Company c, the first company,
| the SHouI was TeuouDleu ne boys In
Company stood motonless until their
captain, r. L. Coughlin ordered them to
| the front. Not one boy broke the dis
| cipline of the company nor forgot his
| training a soldier.
Given the Trophy Flag.
| With words of congratuIation Gen
Wood presented the trophy flag to Capt.
lCoughlin. His first sergeant, w. 0. Nettle-
ton, marched to the front and stuck it in
presented the Allison Nailor medal, which
the captain is allowed to wear for a short
time. Next the red ribbons were distribut-
ed. and then the company marched from
the field. AS it reached the gate the
| schoolmates of Capt Coughlin lifted him
to their shoulders and bore him through
| The highest words of praise We're said
by those who viewed the drill, not only
for the winning company, but for all the
companies
Capt. A. w. Biornstad, chairman of the
board of judges, declared that all the
companies had made an excellent show
ing.
THE exhibition was a most cred
liable one said Capt. Bjornstad.
what seems to me to be the most re-
markable feature. however. is the way
lin which the little boys keep up
Though some of them are very small,
they keep up with the larger cadets in
the companies and handle their pieces
remarkably we'll"
spective schools slast evening gem
eral celebration was held at Tech to-
day, all the captains taking part, and
concentrating the winners of the drill
No flowers were given to any of the
captains on the field this year this
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