Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
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Bows Excel in Military Training.

Boys Excel in Military Training.
Complaint has come to US that in
telling about all the sweet girl gradu-
ates who have come home we COM
pletely neglected the young Omaha
men who have been studying hard all
wear and now expect to return soon
for their summer rest 1t is an inter
esting fact that great many OF these
boys are in military training schools
in various parts OF the country and
have received honors for excellence in
military drill all during their courses.
Omaha has been quietly training its
BOYS to be soldiers all the time OF
peace. :,
Herbert Negle, Truman Redheld,
Harold Steere, John Howard Payne,
Hayden Ahmanson and Zeleth Skriv-
er return about the middle OF next
month from Boonville, Mo-, where
they have been attending kemper
Military school The last year
Lawrenceylle has large number
OF Omaha students. Lewis Burgess.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Burgess,
attended that school until he lett
few weeks ago to join the mosquito
feet. Richard Page. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter T. Page, is expected to
come to Omaha before he goes to join
the French ambulance. James Wy
man, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T.
Wyman, came home early this year
because of trouble with his eyes. He
is stopping at tn. Blackstone. George
Colt, Edward Crofoot and Roderick
Crane are still in school and will not
be home until after commencement,
which takes place about June IS. The
close of school was delayed as long
as possible because the opening was
postponed on account OF infantile par
alysis. :,
At St. Paul's school, Concord, N.
H., are Floyd Smith, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Smith, and Morse Palmer,
son of Mrs. George Palmer. The
former will arrive in Omaha about
June %, but the latter will not come
back 10 Omaha. Mrs. Palmer has let
her house and left last Saturday for
the east, where she will live for at
least three or four years. Her daugh-
ter, lean, accompanied her and next
year will enter St. Timothy's at Ca
louisville, Nd, while her brother,
Morse, who graduates this year. will
enter Harvard.
The Omaha boys will not be re.
leased from school at Exeter until
after the week OF June 20. Donald
Hall, Hardness Kountze, DeWolf
Wadleigh Barton and Eugene Neville
all attend that school. Eugene Ne
willie plans to spend at least 2 week n
the east after school is out and will
not be home until after July J..
BOYS from Principal school in st.
Louis will be at home a little earlier:
James Love is expected Saturday Of
next week.
Harold Streight, Richard Perry and
Paul and Melvin Bekins are also at
Principal school. Arthur Herring,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Herring,
came home several weeks ago and has
zone 10 do his bit for our country on
farm near Pryor Lake, MINI.
Clarke Riley and Billy Byrne, jro
are the two boys left at Notre Dame
IN Indiana. The former may take an
eastern trip before coming home.
Keith Cavers came home about two
weeks ago 70 go to the big. ranch
which his father, J. A. iCavcrs, bought
recently. Il,
George w. Eggerss, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. Eggerss, graduates this
wear from Shattuck Military academy
on June Is. His brother, Ernest, is
junior at the same school, Chan.
ming Jordan is also at Shattuck and
will reach home shortly.
William Degen, Cullen Root, pietz
and Howard Nelson are Omaha boys
at Culver Military academy. The
school closes June 9 and all are plan
ming to come home together.