The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-12-01

Der End. The game will be unique be-
cause twelve thousand tickets, the en-
tire number In the Marine stands, win
be given to Marines and their guests
absolutely without charge, as an exem-
plification Of the sort Of amateur sport
for which the Marine Corps stands.
The decision Of the Marine Corps to
give away its entire allotment of tick
cts was reached at conference be-
tween Major General John A. Lejeune
Commandment Of the Corps and Briga-
der General Smedley ID. Butler, conf
manding general OF the Marine Post
ut Quantico. Both these officers are
firm believers In amateur sports ac-
cording to its strictest definition and
they decided, in accordance with Ma
rine Corps traditions and the highest
ideals Of amateur sport, that the big
Marine team should pay its own way
through the entire season. According
ly expenses have been reduced almost
to nothing and those incurred have
been met by Marine officers and men
at Quantico. There have been no gate
receipts and no huge financial budget.
At first observers doubted the posi-
bility Of maintaining team of first
class college caliber without huge re-
ceipts and expenditures. but with the
success Of the Marine experiment these
have been most enthusiastic in their
praise Of the spirit which made the
success possible. In accordance with
this policy the unexampled step of
giving away all tickets allotted to the
Marine Corps was determined upon.
Even tho expense Of transporting the
Quantico team to Baltimore will be
paid by the officers and men them
selves, All those who accept Marine
Corps invitations to the game will be
the guests Of the Marine Corps, from
the President of the United State to
the friends of the lowest ranking Ma
rine. Not q Marine ticket will be sold
and not cent Of revenue will accrue.
All costs will be borne by the officers
and men Of the Marine Corps, entire,
ly without cost TO the Government.
The game this year is the third OF
the annual championship contests
played by the Marine team of this post
against representative teams Of tho
Army and Navy and Is rapidly coming
to be recognized as one Of tho classic
social and athletic events Of the season.
II Is the ambition Of General Butler
TO gain for the contests national rec
ognition similar to that accorded the
Army and Navy football game. BY
It's exploits In defeating the George
town University team and the Navy
team Of the New London Submarine
Base with several former Naval Acad-
envy stars, the big Marine team has
proved itself one Of the strongest elev-
ems In the United States, while the
Army team, with such stars as French
and 0liphant Of West Point, IL said
to be equally strong.
Invitations to the game have been
sent TO the President Of the United
States, the Vice President, members of
the Diplomatic Corps, members Of the
Cabinet, the Justices Of the Supreme
Court members Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives and ranking
officers and department heads of the
Army and Navy and Indications are
that one Of the most brilliant audien-
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governors OF Maryland, Pennsylvania
and Virginia will occupy boxes and
the mayors Of Baltimore and Philadel-
phia and the District Commissioners
Of Washington win also attend.
The city authorities OF Baltimore
plan to make the occasion memorable
by series Of social events and enter
tainments TO the cltys distinguished
guests. An elaborate luncheon, to
which all visiting dgnitarles and Off
GERS Of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps have been invited, will be given
by Mayor Broening by way Of official
welcome from the city. In the even.
Ing dance will be given by promin-
emit residents Of Baltimore and by the
officers Of the Third Army Corps Area
to the guests at the game.
The Marines from Quantico, four
thousand strong. will come to Bnlti-
more In body for the occasion, head
I'd by General Butler. Four special
trims, chartered by the men of Guam
tico, will carry the men TO Union Sta
lion. Baltimore. There they will leave
the train and will parade through the
city In a body. headed by their band,
one hundred strong, and their drum
and buglc corps OF about the same
The Marines will bring with
them number Of mascots, including
'Teufelhund", thoroughbred bulldog
tho official mascot Of the Quantico
team. Beside the Qunntico Marines,
strong attachments will come TO the
game from other Marine Corps posts.
from New York and Phila-
ielphia, five hundred strong, will ar
rive by special train and detach-
ments from Norfolk and Annapolis
will arrive on specially chartered
steamers. Detachments from Marine
Corps Headquarters and from the Ma
rine Barracks and Navy Yard In Wash
lngton will join the Quantico Marines
at Union Station, Washington. In all
II Is expected that more than five
thousand Marines will be present.
The Marines will stage an official
review for the authorities Of the City
Of Baltimore and State Of Maryland,
after which they will march TO the field
and take their place In the cheering
section. Last year the cheering Of the
formed feature which made
a tremendous impression In Baltimore.
This year the Marines announce that
they have an even more varied and i'm
pressive program. Officials Of the
Third Army Corps Area also plan "a
parade by Army troops In honor Of
the occasion and expect TO have con.
siderable cheering section.
BETTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
The effort now being made TO pro-
vide children In rural districts with ed
ucational opportunities equal TO those
for city children is taking the slogan
Equal educational opportunities for
all children" seriously. This liz a prom
Use Of better things since there are
many inequalities that need removing
besides those between city and coun-
try children. One Of the greatest of
these seems inherent IN the organize
ton Of school system 10 Il greater or
less degree.
The inequality In question IL that
which exists between the high school
and the elementary school. II Is us.
ualIy the high school that citizens have
in mind when they speak Of education
al advantages which their city affords.
II Is the high school that Is generally
pointed out tn visitors. Az proof Of
Its excellence. their attention IL called
to It's fine auditorium, its laboratories
and workshops, and It's gymnasium
supplemented by well-equipped ath-
letic field. Incidentally the fact may
he nnntioned that all tho fpapohcra AZ