The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-06-05
COMPANY B Won COMPETITIVE AT
C. c. H. S. field DAY EXERCISES
Prot. Bricker Busy Man with Cadet Drill
and Manual Training Exhibit; Domestic
Science Displays Remarkable Work.

all of Its machinery in motion. was
kept open Wednesday afternoon and
evening for the purpose of affordfng
everybody who desired to do so an OPP
portunity OF seeing 1t in action. Hun
dreds of people visited 1t during that
time and were surprised at the com
pleteness of IL and the means provided
for mechanical work. Recently a
new sanding machine has been added
to the equipment All OF the tools
and machinery are kept in first-eiass
condition for the demands upon them.
In no department OF school wori. are
the boys more interested than in their
studies in the manual training section
The domestic science department
was not whit behind the manual
arts division in the display OF work.
and in the excellence OF fis execution.
What the girls have accomplished in
needlework and in culinary achieve
ment is a fitting corollery to the la
bors Of the boys In carpentry and its
associated work. Both are alike en-
titled to praise and compliment. Each
division is useful one in the round
ing out OF helpful education. Miss
Helen Linkins is at the head of the
domestic sicence department. and is
an eminenfly efficient. successful In
structor- Miss Helen Sprinkle is her
assistant. and has been a valuable
helper in the tasks which confronted
her.
The military drills were carried out
under the direction OF Prof. W. r.
Bricker. commandsnt of the cadet
corps, and were hrst-class in execu-
tion. There were company. squad
and platoon drills. in fact. the mancr-
vers embraced nearly every conceiy-
able formation and order possible for
such a body OF young men. The ca.
diets e'icited enthusiastic applause by
the precision of their work.
The judges were Lieut.. Franklin
Little. Lieut. Howard Burton and
Lieut.. Clebert Overman. In the com
petifive drills three medals were be
slowed upon the officers Of the win
ming company. In the individual COM
petitive n silver and bronze medal was
awarded those scoring the FIRST and
second honors. To the winners in the
marksmanship competition. which
took place some time ago. silver and
bronze medals were given TO the mem
bers OF the winning squad in the bat
talon drill The medals were pre-
sented 20 the winners by the chairman
OF the military committee OF the board
OF education.
The setting up exercises and The
manual OF arms were executed With
great precision. The manner In
which the members OF the cadet corps
went through their PAGES showed
that they Understood their business"
and that their organization was effi-
cient and well managed.
Prof. w. F. Briciser is the command
ant OF the corps; John Pearson adin-
tant and Paul Nesbit quartermaster.
Tire officers of Company A are David
Parks. captain: Newton Merriam. first
iieutnani: Neal Rice. second lieuter-
ant. Company u. Henry Galley. cap
tain: Louis Goodrich. first lieutenant:
Gerald Rockafellow. second lieutenant
The winners OF the medals in the
military drills and inarksmarEhip con-
test were as follows; individual com
peiitive. Harold Watson OF Cumpany
A. first prize; clyde Miller. Company
leB, second prize The SQUAD drill was
won by squad three. led by Corp.
Franklin Smith. company competitive.
Company z.
The Workmanship mndals we're
awarded to Robert Yard and clifford
Brandon. respectively.