The Washington times., 1922-03-19
9BRTdADE8 LOOKS
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+. big DAY


Spirit Of Rivalry Brewing fol
Grand Climax to Take Place
In American League Park
About Two Months From
Now. ~
BY EDWARD J. DUFFY.
IN VERY Capital High School
student is beginning to
manifest an active interest
In It's chance to win the coveted
competitive drill flags this year,
with each rival possessing the
best opportunity in its history
for victory. t'eH a
Already the symptoms, which
ne due to stir up = vast caldron
Of partisanshib between school
supporters, can be detected by
I the jealous captains, who drill
their companies twice a week. ~
aMen, the time is coming for
you to show your metal! Lets get
down to hard work and no
play,"-as one company COM
mander. addressed his platoons
! last week, about expresses the
cadets attitude toward the inn
sminence Of the final and biggest
drill day. 7::s = &
: SNAP MARKS FORMATIONS. 4
Snappy execution of commands,
which is getting to be more the
rule than the exception in the
majority Of companies. shows the
hard work put in by the cadets
during the fall and winter Ia OBJ
tanning results. More than one
eompAny is qualified today to step
on .the competitive drill field and
kfve aogood account Of ITSELF and
one Of the problems Of command
: srs@ u to keep their men keyed up
to the pitch which viii produce the
best they have. ~tf
i.tThe,e Is very little danger OF
. overdxiliing the beys, however, as
the varied maneuvers each COM
pany must learn leaves a wide field
Tor preparation. q Some companies
have not had the proper equipment
for a very long. time, and it Is those
which have to learn much element
cry, procedure yet. ?
The science OF military tactics,
which has not been taught cadets
FOR long. is interesting the COM
naissioned and higher non-commis-
sioned officers these days. The
war games, being played for the
first time on sand terrains con-
structed in different. schools. have
proven an invaluable aid too the
students interested in cadet work.
PREPARE 'THE ,ADJUTANT."
. The, official program Of the big
day." additionally entitled s"The
Adiutant," is being prepared for
publication by the student staff'
headed by the cadet brigade COM
manders Col. Oscar M. Shaw. OF
Mckinley Manual Training School,
This book promises to be the
hest issue of it's kind, as every va
rely OF cadet activity, news ana
interest will be included. The ex-.
-perimert of issuing 1.-THE Ad1u.
tant,. under student management
wiz be watched, with interest, as
some doubt the wiseness OF piaHc-
ing the management Of this i'm
portant Institution under students.
A very competent staff is work
ing. however, and, with the major
part Of the photography already
done, it is hoped and believed the
book will be up to expectations
and ready in plenty OF time for
the competitive drill.
For many years the High School
Cadet Brigade has been one OF the
prime factors which make stu
dents life worth while. 1t has
grown in leaps and bounds, now
numbering regiments where COM
panies were before, and thousands
in the ranks where hundreds were
before. For this reason 1t has
been said the forthcoming drill
will be the best in local history.
CAPTAINS EFFICIENT. ,'..
The choice Of officers this year.
made up under the admirable su-
peryision Of Col. Wallace Craigie,
was very we'll carried out. Every
company leader is unqualifiedly
competent to instill in his men the
will to win, and this personal a'ial.
fly has had much to do with the
rapid development Of the 1921-22
companies. ..' So. .,.
The heart.to-heart talks given
by company captains already has
brought results In promoting
school spirit at every school. The
cadets are looked to on every &C.
CASTOR which warrants something
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