El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
CADETS GET
MANY MEDALS
High School Boys, Winners
in Drill Contests, Honored
bY Commandant.

l The presentation OF medals TO mem
bers Of the FL Paso high school cadet
corps for efficiency and drill work
during the year took place in the El
Paso high school auditorium Thurs
day morning. The medals were pre-
sented to the officers and cadets by
Col. Joseph Garrard, L. s. A.. retired.
who has been commandant Of the
cadets
After the distribution OF the medals
Col Garrard addressed the cadets.
telling them Of the pleasure he had
/ Inexperienced working with them dur
ing the past year He impressed on
the cadets the gravity of the present
international situation and urged them
to do what they could in assisting
I the nation.
Pearson Speaks For Corps.
Capt. Harold L. Pearson thanked
| Col Garrard for the assistance he
had given the corps during the period.
He said that prior to Col. Garrard be-
ing attached to the school there was
a time that il was feared the corps
would have to disband, but that
through Col Garrard's work the corps
had been brought up to a point OF
high efficiency and would remain
permanent institution.
Competition for the medals which
were distributed Thursday morning
took place at the High school stadium
Wednesday afternoon. The judges OF
the competitive drill were Col Joseph /
Garrard, Lieut. Thomas F. Taylor, 10Th
L. S. infantry, and Capts- William !
Bias, Harold l. Pearson and Paul Har- !
vey Of the cadet corps.
Company OCtclasSes Others
Company c outclassed all the other !
companies in the battalion by winning ]
six out of a possible seven Of the 1
prizes in the drill contests.
The battalion formed promptly at /
2:30 Wednesday and. after going /
through battalion inspection before /
the army officers, executed a series
of battalion maneuvers demonStrat- 4
ing both the extended and close order 4
drills with exactness, making II eVl-
dent that every cadet was interested /
in what he was doing
Medals and Winners.
The medals and the cadets 10 whom /
they were awarded follow.
COMMANDMENTS medal for officer
who, IN The commandments opinion, /
has done the best work in the corps 1
for the year, presented by Col Joseph
Garrard; won by Capt Harry Pear
son. company b
Sponsors medal for best all around
officer; won by Capt Paul Harvey
conn14ny c
Silver medal. presented by ex-
mayor Tom Lea for second place II
the neatest cadet contest; won by
Lieut.. Arthur Hathaway
Bronze medal for best indoor rifle
shot in battalion, given by cadet
corps: won by private A Beauchamp,
company c
Bronze medals for cadets in each
company showing the most improve
inert in work during the year; Won
by private Elmer Burrows. company
A: private J. Earl. company B: Sergt
John March, company c; corporal
Rich. Finley, signal detachment
Medals for Craftsmanship.
Bronze medals for best marksman-
ship among cadets of each company;
won by corporal J. Baron. company
A; Lieut.. Harold DePew. company s.
private Arzie Beauchamp, company
e; private N Towner, signal detacn-
ment
Gold medal presented by Miss Ruth
" AuEur for best drilled cadet in the
won by Sergt Mott Raw
ings company Q
Twenty-Five dollar prize presented
" DR.. H l. Irwin for most efficient
;adet: won BY Capt Paul Harvey,
c.
OFFICERS Get Bronze Medals.
Bronze medals for officers of COM
any winning first in competitive
rill for efficiency company in bat
]
d by Capt Paul Harvey. Lieut..
harles Knoblauch and Lieut. Leslie
The company has q
adets and 10 noncOmmissiOned Off
srs-
Bronze medal for commander of
quad in competitive drill to deter
line efficiency squad in battalion
on by Corp G. Magruder's squad
'om company g
Bronze medal for two most eff
ent men in efficiency squad; won
= private o. Jackson and private r
yers, company g
Bronze medal for most efficient
officer in command
ununiformed cadets; won by Srgt
Ravel-
Bronze medal for most efficient
ork in signal detachment; won by
ct. B. Stolaroff
Most Efficient Cadets.
Bronze medals for most efficient
diets in each company; won by pri
-ie B. Howell company A; Corp. B.
lrdicl1. company B; Srgt NJ Rawl-
gs, company c; private NJ Payne,
snal detachment; private P. Her
TT, ununiformed detachment
The Tom Lea gold medal for the
attest cadet, which was won by Capt.
arold L Pearson, will be presented
the commencement exercises.
Pearson Ranking Captain.
Senior Capt. Pearson, B company.
ttalion adjutant OF the FL Paso
gh school cadet corps, was the
mixing cadet officer in the. Memorial
y parade Wednesday, in which 200
diets marched. Capts. Paul Harvey
I'd William Bias commanded COM
MES 4 and c.