Evening star., 1928-06-06
BUSINESS CADETS
WIN DRILL HONORS
Company { Captures Title
for SChoo!-LaSt Victory
in 1914.

Business High School has retrieved
the honors held by 1t last in 1914.
Cadet Capt Israel Silverman yeSter-
day afternoon led Company e of the
Business Battalion In the forty-first an
nual high school cadet competitive
drills to win first honors and the ac-
companying trophies with an average
of $50 per cent Business was repre-
sented by two companies in a field of
80 competing units.
The honors were hard fought. how
ever. and Company E, lst Regiment
one of the 10 units Central sent into
the field, took second honorS with an
average Of 952 per cent, under COM
mand OF Cadet Capt. r, Minor Hudson.
Decision Was Close.
Less than / per cent separated the
win sport the white ribbons of third
place won by its Company H, 4th Regi-
ment under Cadet Capt. Edwin S.
Hartshorn, with an average of 95 per
cent.
A victory, which next year might be
scaled as second only to the first place
winning company, was captured by
Company G, Sd Regiment, Eastern High
School, which, with an average of 81
per cent. made the best showing of the
rookie units, composed of students
who entered high school only in Feb
ruary. Cadet Capt, Max H. Cohen is
the commanding officer who whipped
the raw recruits" into military shape
for the drills.
Fourteen years is long time to walt
for victory. but Business High School
has done just that. In 1914 Company
E, commanded by Cadet Capt. Fred =.
Conner. marched back to Business
proudly bearing the blue silk flag. from
the staff OF which fluttered the ribbons
OF the schools which previously held it.
For one year only, however, did that
arrayof Silken streamers remain
in Business halls, for next year 1t was
won by another schools company.
Ever since then. Business has sent
Its few cadets into the field to drill hard
Tor victory, while its student body
waited hopefully in the packed grand
stands for the adjutant Of the brigade
to notify one of its captains that the
nag was to return to the old building
at Ninth street and Rhode Island ave-
nue..
Business Celebrates.
Yesterday, after what seemed II
years OF constant waiting in those
stands at Griffith Stadium, the brigade
adjutant. Maj. Benjamin Stone this
year, did take the notification 10 a
Business company and there were l6.-
300 persons. oldsters and youngsters, in
that Dark 10 witness the scene.
Last night the celebration of the VIC
tory began and was continued today.
Eastern, which came perhaps nearer
than any other school except Busi-
ness to having q "hrst-place winning
held Its big celebration last
night, when after cadet and
athletes" supper had been served to
600 persons, a two-hour assembly was
held with the winning rookie COM
pany on its stage.
With music and cheers galore to
carry the food tide of emotions, East
ern's program was interspersed with
speeches by Mai. A. w. Maish, u S A,
military instructor at Eastern, H b.
Shorts. chairman of the school faculty
military committee; II. Warner, princi-
pal Of the Hine Junior High School:
c. J, Schwartz, principal OF the Stuart
Junior High School; Arthur Bishop.
president Of the Eastern Home and
School Association A. H. Gregory |
chairman of the school committee OF
the Stanton Park Citizens' Association,
and Fred q. Robinnett, who command
ed Eastern's winning company in 1908.
The captains and first lieutenants of
the six Eastern companies spoke also |
This morning. Eastern was back In |
class. while Charles Hart It's principal |
visited the Business High School as |
sembly TO extend his congratulations.
Central celebrated It's capture OF Sec |
ond honors with cadet supper last |
night and another assembly this morn |
ing Capt. SilveTman of the winning |
Business Company e. visited the as |
s@mbly TO extend his greetings 10 the |
Central cadets and students and he In |
turn was roundly cheered. Following |
the assembly this morning. Central was |
back on schedale with only a few |
minutes AAken from Ha"h study period.
western. with third-place winning |
company among the six 1t sent to the |
field. held It's annual cadet supper last |
night. Some Western students were |
inclined to feel celebration OF third |
place rather grim fun until they were |
third mace In the field Of 30 cofnue nles |
and then 1t was separated from first |
place only bv six-tenths OF l per cent. |
It's celebration was continued this |
with a student assembly. at |
which music and cheers Wed with |
speeches by faculty. members and for
mer captains Of Western companies.
Parade on Field.
The victory OF Company r OF Busi-
ness was announced on the drill field |
yesterday In the usual tense fashion, |
which brought the assembled thou |
sands TO their feet In anticipation of |
the results. Beginning at 2 o'clock, the |
last five companies took the field to |
compete for the flag. There was one |
unit from each school and while the |
last company was still drilling, Mai |
Gen. Briant H. Wells, deputy chief of |
staff. u. 8. A., reached the park with |
his Etaff. He was met by Lieut.. Col. |
Wallace M. Craigie, u. s.. A., profess /
sor OF military science and tactics in |
the schools. and both officers we're es-
corted 10 their box by Company d of
Central winner Of the honor guard |
privilege in an earlier competition dur
ing the year.
When the last company quit the field.
the brigade band, composed OF 1916
cadet musicians, lead the brigade
march around the fisld. The 80 COM
panies OF cadets $40 boys-then
formed in a solid mass. drawn up by
battallons before the reviewing station
OF Mai. Gen, Wells. With Gen. Wells
were Lieut.. Col. Craigie, Dr. Ballou,
Stephen r. Kramer, first assistant
superintendent Of schools, Raymond l..
Haycook, assistant superintendent.
Commissioner Dougherty and Commits
gioner LAdue.
Winning Omit Summoned.
Lieut.. Col. Craigie summoned Col.
Spencer Pollard Of the cadet brigade
and notified him OF the decision of the
judges. Col Pollard In turn ordered
Maj. Stone 10 notify the winning COM
pany. The brigade adjutant turned TO
face the Cadet Corps. Taking a few
abrupt halt, turning his face neither
70 the right nor to the left. Forty
seoonds passed and the assembled thou