Evening star., 1921-05-23
CENTRAL BOYS OPEN
HIGH SCHOOL DRILL
Cheering Throng Greets the
Cadets in Annual COMPETE
ton at Ball Park.

When asked who'll bring the bacon
home.
Prof. Maurer. soft and breezy.
Replied, Il guess old Central will.
But then 1t won't be easy.
For even though our complement
In size Is almost double.
The Blue and White Is quite prepared
For unexpected trouble.
The Tech boys. with their gallant
Are always in the running.
While Eastern's two. and Juniors one
Are mighty shrewd and cunning.
'"The Western youths can drill some
And Business. to our sorrow.
May overturn the pot O. beans
So wait until tomorrow"
Cheered by more than ], 900 leather
lunged Centralites. Company F OF
Central High School. commanded by
Capt. c. H. Porter. marched into the
American League ball park shortly
before 3 o'clock this morning. and
formally opened the thirty fourth an.
nual competitive drill of the Washing.
ton High School Cadet Corps. The
event, considered the greatest of the
school year in the District. will be
brought to a close late tomorrow
afternoon. when the victorious COM
pany is to be determined by three
Army judges-Majs. John b. Richard
son. Thurston Hughes and James A.
Ulio.
Twenty-One six-sqund Companies.
Twenty-one six-squad companies
comprising approximately 1900 men
and officers. are participating in the
contest this year. Central has nine
companies. Tech nve. Eastern two
nior High School one.
This was Centrals day at the drill
Five Of the schools companies-F
A. NJ, X and G-executed the thirty
FIVE commands prescribed for them
this morning at the same school. and
their exhibition this afternoon. They
are Companies c, D and E. Eastern's
two companies F and l.. also will
drill this afternoon.
Robert A. Maurer; principal Of Cen
trail. was among those on the side.
lines today roofing for the blue and
white" companies.
or the Central companies drilling
this morning. A and NJ In command
Of Capts. p. J. Piel and F. A. Sever
hibition. and the judges consider
them in the running for the coveted
prize flag and other honors Com
pany M is rookie" unit, not hav-
ing been organized until February
and obtaining less than four months
Of drilling in preparation for the con-
test. Other Central companies which
made a creditable showing were K
in command OF Capt. J. W. Ludewig
and G. commanded by Capt. H. G.
Kildare. The judges declared that
they were surprised at the remark
able exhibition given by Centrars SOL
dier- students. and indicated that Sc
lection Of the prize company un-
doubtedly would not be an easy task
Sanitary Unit in Evidence.
The newly organized sanitary unit
Of the cadet corps Of Tech High
School erected in the left field of the
ball park today a large first aid tent
which is in charge Of DR.. Wallace M
Yater. an assistant military instructor
Of the school military organization
Treatment will be admin istered to
spectators as well as to the cadets
needing 1t.
High Army and Navy and govern
ment officials will attend the drill to-
morrow afternoon, when the judges
will announce the winning company
and bestow honors upon its officers
and men.
Prior to awarding the prize flag to
the victorious company and the valu-
able Allison Nailor medal to the cap
tain. the entire cadet brigade will pass
in review of Maj. Gen. John A. Le-
jeune. commandant Of the United
states Marine Corps. who has been