Arizona republican., 1919-04-12
SCHOOL CADETS PUT 0N GREAT
 M|L|TARYDAY
Field Day at High School Draws Much Praise-Ca- dets Do Fine Work - Events Much Enjoyed.

Events Much Enjoyed.
 The field meet held by the local high school cadets yesterday afternoon was the best military event of it's kind that ever has been staged in this city.
 "The Phoenix high school cadets" said Captain V. H. Harding, who was one of the judges at the meet, "are the best drilled, know more about the rou-' tine of the army machine and take more interest in the work than any other similar junior organization have ever seen."
 Every cadet was in uniform, and made splendid appearance in their maneuvers on the large drill grounds at the high school. They gave drill exhibitions, athletic contests, freak races and drill competitions. The mili- tary band of the school, which is said to be the best that the school has ever supported, also took part in the exer- cises. The signal corps demonstrated it's efficiency in sending messages both by wireless and semaphore.
 Shortly after noon the students were called to the auditorium, where a short assembly was held before the field meet began.
 The entire school marched to the drill grounds, where the cadets, numbering more than 400, lined up for the big event.
 The first event was the formal rais- ing of the national banner while the entire cadet corps stood at attention. Then the battalion was called together and put through the Setting-up eXer- cises, which were executed with great precision Then the captains were or dered to take charge of their compa- nies, and put them through a series of drills.
 The first contest was a 'knapsack" fight between squads from the first and second companies. Four men from each company carried four other men upon their shoulders, and the two teams then tried to dismount their op- ponents without themselves being thrown down. The fight was won by Company l. The formal guard mount, consisting of relieving a company of guards, was beautifully executed and would have done credit to any army camp. The entire ceremony was observed and the performance was carried out without a hitch.
 1 Next on the program was the clothes race, wherein representatives from each cadet company had to run a dis tance of about 75 yards, leaving differ ent articles of clothing at specified stopping places. Arriving at one enc of the course the cadets had to return and put on the clothing that they took off on the first trip. This contest Wa:
 one by Hubert Clark.
 Competitive Drills
 Then squads were chosen at random from each company and put through
 marching, halting. manual of arms squad right and left, left turn, righ turn, right about and lert about drills So well did all the squads execute tn, commands that it was a difficult prop
 osition for the judges, who were mili tary officers, to decide to whom be
 longed the honor of first place. Tn
 decision finally went to the squa,
 taken from Company 2.
 The individual manual of arms con test of four men from each compan,
 was another competition that was har,
 for the judges to decide. They finall, ) had to result to tricks m military sci ence before it was decided in favor o
 Bailey Davenport. Wallace Kuthe re ceived second place.
 The stick race, two full squads fror each company competing, was won b
 Company l. Company 2 took secon place and Company 3, third. This rae was one of the most exciting in tn entire program. The competing squad , stood in single file, and jumped owe l short stick carried along near tn l ground at rapid pace py two cadet from the squads
 Tho obStanla r1re was an0fher cop l test that afforded the spectators muc , amusement It was won by repre- , sentative from Company ?. } Company 1 won the 100-yard rela.
 which was contested for by every com , pany in the corps.
 D At the end of the meet the buzz
 sounded retreat and the battalion wa
 dismissed. The judges of the contest were Captain L. M. Mckinley, Captai
 V. H. Harding, Captain Cahill, Lieu
 tenant Penrod, Lieutenant Baker an
 Lieutenant Downing.
 At the end of the contests, Captai
 V. H. Harding delivered a short speed upon the efficiency of the local cadet in which he gave them @ soldier {, praise and expressed his happiness 1 learn that such well trained junit ! organization existed.
 To Choose Queen of the May
 The Queen of the May, who will ha1 2 as her escort of honor the squad wir 2 ming the squad drill competition, wi l be chosen some time in the near futul by Company 2, from which the winnir squad was taken.
 The organization of the Phoenix hie school cadet corps is as follows:
 Commanding officer, Captain Claut n Decatur Jones; adjutant. Lieutenal
 w. w. Carpenter. Cadet ajor, Ston Lieutenant, Dick Heflin. t Company l, Bert Baker, captail r Jack Griffin and Harry Bryant, liel r tenants.
 t Company 2, Albert Winship, captail t h. Barkley and W. Irvine, lieutenant it Company 3, John Irvine, captain;
 Hildreth, lieutenant.
 Casual company 1, Anderson. cal