Evening star., 1924-06-03
FINAL COMPETITIVE
/ CADET DRILLS TODAY
. Three Army Officers Are Judges of
Maneuvers in Griffith
+, Stadium.
THOUSANDS WATCH EVENTS
Central High School Has Eight
Entries for Coveted Prizes.

The final quarter of the thirty-seventh
annual competitive drill of the Wash
ington High School Cadet Corps, the
greatest of all school events. was opened
AT the Griffith Stadium this afternoon.
when Company H of Mckinley Manual
Training School began its prescribed
maneuvers before the three Army officer
judges.
Six companies. representing the five
white high schools and the Columbia
Junior High School, are scheduled TO
drill this afternoon before the event is
brought to a close and the coveted prize
flag and other honors are bestowed upon
thg.victorous companies.
Between $1,000 and 10000 school
children. in addition to several thou
sand men and women, many OF them
prominent in the official life of the
NStion's Capital. jammed the grand
stands and pavilions in the ball park
to tcheer the cadets as they compete
for the honors which go to the win
ner OF the high school military clas-
sic. The drill will close about 5
o'Glock, and Maj. Gen. Charles S.
Fafnsworth, chief of infantry. United
States Army. will award the prizes.
Exhibitions Are Given.
Seven of Central High Schools eight
en9ries in the drill gave exhibitions
~ >Hc tiiho tu<ih Lei VI sho c'eh'
Stephen T. Kramer principal of
THE school who has supervised nu-
merous competitive drills in the past
tendent of schools. was on the side
lines endeavoring to instill that go
get it, spirit into the cadets as they
marched onto the field.
in former years Mr.. Kramer was
Indifferent as to the winner Of the
hnWavar i~ II
ing no visible effort to restrain his
Partially, and if a Central company
does not march out of the Griffith
Stadium late this afternoon with the
much sought flag and the other hon
orS that go to the victor. there will
be sadly, disappointed principal at
the school
Company T. of Central. commanded
bN Capt. Theodore E. Gatchell. and re-
-arded as one of the schools best
bstS'' in the 1925 competition. gave a
creditable exhibition this morning and
is. considered seriously a contender
\, of Central, in command of Capt.
Karl c. Coriey, also went through the
numerous maneuvers in manner that
attracted the attention of veteran drill
critics on the side lines.
Company A Prused.
QG the companies which drilled yes
terday afternoon Company A of Nc
kiniey, commanded by Capt. Ross r.
Guthrie, was given first place. by the
side-line critics. and is in the running
for one OF the three awards The drills
this afternoon by the remaining six
companies. however. may upset all Of
previous opinions. and dark horse"
may capture the awards.
The Central companies which
drilled this morning are n. in COM
mand of Capt c. S. Edwards: D. in
command of Capt. George Muth; c.,
In command of Capt. Herbert n. Bud
long; A. in command of Capt. Karl
G. Corley, jr.; B. in command of Capt
: Il. Delesdenier: G, in command of
Capt: J. G. Heron. and F., in com
mand OF Cant Theodore D. Gatcheil
Tho companies which are drilling
this afternoon in the last quarter
and the time OF their appearance on
the field follows:
Company, H. Mckinley. Capt ]. L.
Manning 2: Company I. Columbia
$50; Company, X. western, Can't
Alden Hoage, ;; Company f, Business.
Sapt Harry katz. 80: Company f,
CCentraI. Capt. T. MI Pelzman, 4, and
Clementson, $50.
VIII Pick Best oMcer.
After Company E. of Eastern. the
nnal to drill, finishes it's exhibition.
a manual Of arms competition will
be staged to determine the most dis
tinEnished nom commissioned officer
in the cadet organization The en-
tire brigade then marches into the
ball park TO receive the report of the
Judges-Majs. Ralph King1nan. Jesse
e.: Drain and Leonard T. .Gerow all OF
the infantry of the Regular Army. A
brigade review will bring the event
TO close.
Suppers will be held for the cadets
IN all of the high schools tonight
The principal events will be at the
school whose company wins the drill.