Evening star., 1934-05-28
CADET COMPANIES
COMPETING TODAY
47th Annual Drill Gets Under
Way at Griffith
Stadium.

With Lieut. Col. Wallace M. Craigie,
U. S. A.. retired, in the role of di-
rector for the last time in his ID years
of service to the corps, the forty
seventh annual company competitive
drill of the Washington High School
Cadets got under way at Griffith Sta
dunn today.
By 5 pm. tomorrow % companies
from the five white nigh schools will
have drilled their best and the winner
of the famous diamond-studded Alli-
son Nailor Medal and the silk flag
of victory will be determined. Secre-
tary of War Dern will review the
cadets at the drills finale tomorrow
afternoon.
Ideal Weather Aids.
Blessed with ideal weather which is
exacting no heavy toll from the youth
full cadets strength, the drill was
launched at 815 am. as auspiciously
as any of its predecessors. The largest
number of companies ever scheduled
to participate in one of these drills is
competing in the current military
show.
Despite the glory of the drill itself
however, very definite pail hangs
over the field at the stadium in the
approaching departure from cadet az
fairs of Lieut.. Col. Craigie. Col
Craigie has been professor of military
science and tactics in the schools for
IA years. and under his guidance the
corps has reached its highest eff
cheney. During the last two years
however, Col. Craigie has worked with
and for the corps without remunera-
ton During the first II years of his
service with the schools, Col Craigie
was on the active regular Army list
Two years ago, however, with the
passage of the economy act. Col
Craigie, in company with similar Of
flcerS elsewhere, was placed on the
retired list. He voluntarily agreed to
carry on his work with the cadets at
that time, because his withdrawal and
the withdrawal of his three assistants
would have left the cadets without
leadership Now, after two years of
this voluntary service to the cadets
and that section of Washington youth
which they represent. Col Craigie
finds it necessary to withdraw entirely
from the schools.
The companies which took the field
this morning. with their commanding
captains. follow: Company E, Carl
A. Keyser; Company A. Robert w.
Winfree; Company D, James M. Scott
Company C, Milton A. Pilchner, and
Company F, Melvin P Jones. all of
Mckinley High School: Company M,
! Charles Beck; Company I. Clyde H
Saul, and Company L. Andrew Bowen,
all of Roosevelt High School.
High School Captains.
The companies drilling this after
noon, in the order In which they will
take the field and their respective
captains, follow: Company C. Fred
erick A. Bishoff: Company A, Will
liam H. Roach; Company F, Roger c
Power; Company D, Louis Lazaroff
and Company G, Samuel B. Clements,
all of Eastern High School, and Com
pany G. Dana Wallace; Company M,
Hendricks; Company K, Frederick
Livingstone, and Company F, Randall
Jones, all of Western High School.
The annual competition to determine
the best non-commissioned officer will
take place at 11:30 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The winner. will receive a
gold medal and the second place
holder will be awarded a silver medal
Judges of the company competitive
drill and the on-commissioned Of
ficers' competition are First Lieut.
John G. Hill, U. S. A; Second Lieut..
Paul w. Caraway, U. S. A.. and Sec
ond Lieut.. Thomas Hammond, jr.