Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
EASTERN CADETS
WIN DRILL HONOR
Company A Is Victor as 49,
900 Witness Competition
at Stadium.

After nine years Of patient waiting
and hard drilling. Eastern High School,
through its Company A under COM
mand Of Cadet Capt. Theodore J. Vim
cent, has won the annual company
competitive drill of the Washington
High School Cadet Corps
Company AS victory was proclaimed
at Griffith Stadium late yesterday be-
fore a cheering throng of $4,000 per-
sons gathered to witness the climax Of
the years cadet activities.
The same crowd cheered the ''plac-
ing companies: Company K, under
Cadet Capt. William F. Yelverton, and
Company L, under Cadet Capt. John T.
Bowen. both of Western High School
and winners, respectively, of second and
third honorS.
Rating of 98.S.
Easterns victorious Company A took
first honors with a rating Of 988 while
Westerns Company K followed with
drill average of 983. Company l. OF
Western won its place with a rating Of
926 The ratings were given by
board Of three regular Army officers
who had watched the 81 cadet COM
panies drill all day Monday and yes
terday They were Capt. Alexander R.
Boiling, U. S. A; First Lieut.. John G..
Hill. U. S. A, and First Lieut.. Thomas
H. Allen, U. S. A
Eastern High Schools capture Of first
place was regarded with particular in
terest because that school this year had
a new assistant professor of military
science and tactics. Capt. Robert w
Norton, U. S A.. came to Washington
from Kansas City, Mo, last Fall to take
charge of Eastern's cadet companies
and he was one of the most intensely
interested persons in the stadium yes
terday as the announcement of the vic
tories was awaited.
Dr. Frank W. BallOu superintendent
of schools, reviewed the entire brigade
and while the companies were drawn
up before him, Lieut.. Col. Wallace M
Craigie, U. S. A., professor of military
science and tactics II the schools. noti
fled the colonel of the brigade that
Company A of Eastern has won the
drill. The colonel turned and notified
an adjutant who then about-faced and
marched to point 100 feet in front
of the cadet mass. Hating patience
trying long time, the adjutant suddenly
turned to the right and the Eastern
and Western section of the grandstands
burst into cheers. When Company A
itself was specifically designated the
Eastern supporters fairly screamed their
delight.
Gets Naylor Medal.
Cadet Capt Vincent brought his COM
pany out of the mass and marched it
before DR.. Ballou. gave the superin-
tendent their salute, and waited. DR..
Ballou smilingly congratulated the cadet
officer and then pinned upon his breast
the diamond-studded Allison Naylor
Medal. The flag of first place then
was thrust into the rifle of the COM
pany'S right guide, Sergt James Payne.
and the unit marched with precision
back to its place in the brigade.
The notification process was followed
for Westerns second and third place
winning companies. Col Frederick C.
Lucas, past commander of Federal Post.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, presented his
organizations medals to Capt. Yelver-
ton and Capt. Bowen. These medals
will be given annually to the command
ing officers of the second and third
place winning companies by the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars
The only break in the two-day COM
petitions program was the command of
one of the Mckinley High School COM
panies by its first lieutenant Cadet
Capt. William S. Opdyke, commanding
officer of Company D of that school,
was stricken with pneumonia yesterday
and his first officer. First Lieut.. Robert
TansiQ, took command.