San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-02
HONOR CADET IS
WILL Be GIVEN
MEDALS FRIDAY
Keep Names Secret Until
Time Of Cere-
mony.
AWARDED BY LEGION
High School Corps Drill
Will Be Well At
tended.
AWARDED BY LEGION

Honor medals will be presented to
eight cadets of Breckenridge high
school at As next Friday and on
the following Friday at the same
hour five cadets of Main Avenue high
school will receive similar medals.
The medals are the award Of Alamo
Post No. ., American Legion to
the best drilled and most soldierly
appearing cadets of the two. high
schools. The award is based upon
observation from September until the
middle of January.
The names of the winning cadets
will not be made public until the
day of presentation of the medal.
They were picked by the regular army
officer on duty in the schools, and
by the school authorities on the basis
of military appearance. attendance,
scholastic standing and character.
Those being awarded the medal auto
matically become members of an Or
ganization, national in its scope which
is known as the Minute Men. This
organization is composed of honor
students from all schools of the ma
ten where cadets are drilled.
The medal is TO be of bronze and
there will be service bar which may
be worn on the coat instead of wear
ing the medal itself. The Bracken-
ridge medal will have the purple and
white colors of the school on it, while
the Main Avenue medal will carry
the red and white school colOrs. The
medal represents two soldiers with
guns on their shoulders, and also has
a replica of the Alamo on it. The
medal is copyrighted and is labeled
the american Legion Good Service
Medal" They are also numbered.
Movement Is Spreading.
The idea Of presenting an award
TO the school cadets was conceived by
John h. Weber of San Antonio. 1t
was taken UP by the Alamo Post No.
., American Legion which is sponsor
ing the cadet work in the schools. Mr..
Weber's idea has spread over the
country with the result that many
legion posts have adopted it and are
awarding merit medals in their COM
munities.
Mr.. Weber is a member of the local
legion post. According TO school au-
thorities his idea of honoring the
meritorious cadets has stimulated then
TO hard work and brought about bet.
ter attendance, better attempt al
carrying out the cadet work. ant
better appearance of the cadets.
Will Review Corps.
The plan is to award medals twice
a year with a maximum of ten to be
awarded at any one time. If cadet
wins a medal two consecutive years.
he will be awarded a palm instead
of the second medal.
The regular army has taken great
interest in the cadet work of the San
Antonio schools. Colonel McCaffey OF
the First Infantry is to decorate the
breckenridge and Main Avenue
cadets. After the decoration the
battalion will pass in review of the
honor students. Members of the
school board, city and county officials
and other prominent citizens are ex-
pected to attend the decoration cere-
monies. 1t is expected that Eighth
Corps Area officers and other Off
Gals of the army will attend. School
will be suspended during the decora-
ton period and the students will wit
ness the ceremony. The First In
fantry band will furnish music.