Evening star., 1934-05-12
MARYLAND CADETS
MARCH IN REVIEW
Raymond A. Davis, Jr., of
Washington Carries OFF
Individual Honors.
BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Nd, May l2.-
Raymond A. Davis, jr., 1922 Perry
place, Washington, carried of indi-
vidual honors in the annual competi-
tive drill OF the Reserve Officers
Training Corps at the University of
Maryland yesterday.
He not only won a gold medal given
by the class of 1899 to the best-drilled
student, but also gained the military
department medal awarded the best
freshman marksman and was selected
as the best-drilled freshman in the
End Battalion.
Company G, headed by Cadet Capt.
E. H. Lawton of Washington. won the
Gov. Ritchie Cup for scoring the
highest number of points in the COM
petitive drill. Capt. Lawton received
the university saber as leader of the
best company.
Hyattsville Cadet Leads Winners.
Cadet Lieut.. E. w. Auld of Hyatts-
vile won the Scabbard and Blade.
honorary military fraternity's saber.
by leading the first platoon of Com
pany A to victory in the platoon
drill. His command received the
Alumni Cup.
The second squad Of Company E
was adjudged the best eight-man unit
in the two battalions. 1t is composed
of Corpl. John Shinn and Pvts. Earl
E. Batten, William M. Reading. War
rem R. Evans, Charles H. Cooke, Jack
T. Coombs, Jack w. Phillips and John
S. Thiemeyer.
Other prizes we're awarded as fol-
lows:
Military department award to stu
dent who has done most for the de-
psrtment during the year: Lieut.. Col.
Howard c. Turner, Washington.
Military department award to stu
dent contributing most to his bat
talon Maj Robert Snyder, 1st Bat
talon, Maj. Harry T. Kelly. 2nd Bat
talon.
Best drilled freshman in each bat
talon: F. j. johnson, 1st Battalion;
Raymond Davis, jr., 2nd Battalion.
Military department award to two
students contributing most to the
band: G. H. Davis and E. H. North
rup.
Third Corps Area silver medal to
student making highest rifle score in
area match: Corpl. A. L. Mehring;
bronze medal for second highest score.
G. H. Livingston. Mehring also re-
ceived the military department medal
for the highest average scare for the
year.
Intramural track medals went to
two cadet relay teams as follows:
First team. gold medals, Charles Nor
gan, Paul Yeager, Norman Jacobs and
William Merrill of Company H; Sec
ond team, silver medals, Carleton
Wall, Franz Krieg, Harold Blood and
James Hyslop. Company B.
Second lieutenants' commissions In
the Officers Reserve Corps were
awarded to the following:
Reserve Lieutenants.
Edward Wilson Aud, ir.. William
D. Carpenter, Harry E. Carter, Spencer
B. Chase, Frederick H. Cutting, Earl
L. Edwards, Benjamin H. Evans.
Harold B. Houston, Harry T. Kelly,
Edwin H. Lawton. Gordon H. Liv-
ingston, Charles W. Ockershausen, jr.,
F. Quinn. jr, Robert w.
Sonen, Robert G. Snyder, Howard c.
Turner and Thomas H. Webster. Sd.
Certificates of appointment as Sec
ond lieutenants in the o. R. c. were
given Peter F. Hilder and Richard
o. White.
Judges of yesterdays drill were Mai
A. L. johnson and Lieut.. Bruce Bid
we'll of Fort Meade and Capt. Curtis
DeWare, director Of the military de-
partment of Georgetown University.
The awards were presented by
George M. Shriver. chairman of the
universitys Board of Regents: Presi-
dent Raymond A. Pearson. Brig. Gen.
Clinton Riggs. a member of the Board
of Regents, and Maj. Alvin c. Gillem
head of the military department.