Evening star., 1927-10-06
.SPENCERP0LLARD
IS CADET COLONEL
16-Year-0|d Central High
School Student Named to
Command Group.

Spencer ID. Pollard, 16 years old. of
Central High School. will be colonel
in command of the Washington High
School Cadet Corps for the year
1928-29 through action taken by the
Board OF Education at regular meet
ing held yesterday afternoon. The
board approved the appointment of
Pollard, which was made by Col. Wal
lace M. Craigie. professor Of military
science and tactics in the school
system.
Pollard is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank d. Pollard, ABB New Hamp-
shire avenue. He will be II years
old in December This is the second
consecutive year that the honor of
furnishing the cadet colonel has fallen
to Central. Last year Soloman
Alpher was named colonel from Cen
trail, being the youngest colonel ever
named.
An Outstanding Student.
Alvin Miller, principal of Central
High School. stated today that Pol
lard deserved the honor, as he Is not
only an outstanding cadet officer. but
also an outstanding student. Pollard
was a sergeant in the cadet corps
last year.
Five students were advanced to the
rank OF lieutenant colonel in command
of cadet reaimental units by the
boards action. They are William 4.
Hanback, of Central High, c. +.
Schultz OF Mckinley; William T. Mat
thews of Eastern: William Bull of
Western and Elmer Stokes of Arm
strong.
DIR. Frank w. Ballou reported to the
1o
on the tenth day of school this year
was 1926, as compared with 68.4SS
on the same day last year, or an in
crease Of 1,773. 1t is now certain that
the present year will break all pre-.
viouS school enrolment records.
Appeal Turned Down.
The board adopted the recommenda-
tion of DR.. II. B. Learned. chairman
OF the committee on buildings and
grounds, that $3,500 be appropriated
for the moving of three portable
schools to the Grant road site to help
relieve the congestion prevailing at
the f. v. Brown School.
Acting upon the petition Of three
Armstrong High School girls. the
board Yesterday voted to open instruc-
ton in automobile mechanics to girl
students whenever a group of 20 or
more make application for admission
to such a class.
Roy l.. Neuhauser was appointed
member at large on the advisory COM
mittee for the Central Community
Center upon the recommendation of
DIR. Ballou. The board, after a
lengthy debate, turned down the ap-
peal Of Modena Gowens, 47-year-old
Miner Normal School teacher, who
was older than the rules permit when
she was appointed a teacher.
Appointments Are Confirmed.
The following additional regimental
and battalion cadet corps appoint
ments were confirmed by the board:
Maj Benjamin j. Stone. Central,
brigade adjutant; Maj. Frank j. Burk-
art. Central, brigade quartermaster.
First Regiment, Central-David A.
Penny, major in command of 1st Bat
talon; Robert Coltman, major in COM
mand of the I'd Battalion; Jack Riley,
ma jor in command of the Sd Battalion.
Second Regiment, Mckinley and
Business-Brooks Bright, Mckinley,
ma jor in command of the LIST Bat
talon; Edward w. Tippett. Mckinley,
ma jor in command of the I'd Battalion;
Agostina j. Scala, Business. major in
command of the Sd Battalion.
Third Regiment. Eastern - Paul
Lawrence. major in command of the
1st Battalion; Charles Johnson, major
in command Of the I'd Battalion.
Fourth Regiment, Western-William
s. Phillips. major in command of the
1st Battalion; Robert Stowell. major
in command of the I'd Battalion.
Twenty.fourth Regiment. Armstrong
and Dunbar-Capt. Lincoln w. Hawk.
ins, regimental adjutant Capt.
Charles f. Weir, regimental supply Of
ficer: Louis Stokes, major in command
Of the 1st Battalion, Dunbar; Eston
Harrison. ma jor in command of the I'd
Battalion, Armstrong; Grafton Dan
iels. major in command of the Sd Bat
TALON. Dunbar and Armstrong.