Evening star., 1935-05-12
Five High Schools Repre-.
sented by 29 Units at
Stadium.
ROPER TO REVIEW GROUP
AND PRESENT MEDAL
Brigade Band of 209 Pieces Will
Head Formation Passing Before
Commerce Secretary.

The forty-eighth annual cadet
competitive drill of the five white
Washington high schools will be held
tomorrow and Tuesday with 20 COM
panies vieing for honors.
Promptly at 8 am. Company L Of
Roosevelt High School, commanded
by Capt. William Gerhardt. will march
onto the field at Griffith Stadium, to
be followed at half-hour intervals by
other units throughout the two days
Of the drill.
Each year the drill. colorful af-
fair, draws large crowds, and arrange
ments have been made to care for a
considerable throng Monday and
still larger crowd Tuesday. There will
be no general holiday declared in the
high schools until Tuesday, when
classes will close at noon to permit
all students to witness the final cere-
monies and award Of prizes.
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C.
Roper will review the brigade at
5 pm. Tuesday and present the
coveted Allison Nailor diamond
studded medal to the captain of the
winning company.
209 Pieces in Band.
At the head of the cadets when they
pass before the Commerce Secretary
will be the brigade band of 209 pieces,
the largest student military band in
the country. 1t is composed of the
i've regimental bands.
In order to give fellow students op-
portunity to see at least one company
from their own school perform, five
representative companies from each
of the five high schools have been
held out of the scheduled order Of
the drill and will go through their
maneuvers, beginning at 2 pm.
Tuesday.
In the order of their appearance on
the field, the selected outfits are:
Company A, Central, commanded by
Capt. Lemuel A. Fraser; Company M,
Western, Capt. Joe Loughran; Com
pany E, Roosevelt, Capt. Walter
Bastion; Company A, Mckinley, Capt.
Richard P. Hilder, and Company G,
Eastern, Capt. Bowen Shaw. They
! were selected at random and do not
necessarily represent the best COM
pany Of each school.
The last of the other companies is
expected to finish its drill at 1880
am. Tuesday, when the distinguished
nom n-commissioned officer competition
will begin, with sergeant from each
school taking part. The contestants,
already selected as the outstanding
non-commisSioned officer in their
schools, are: SergtS. Calvin c. Davis,
Central; John NJ Evans. Mckinley;
Harold Leroy, Eastern; Benjamin F.
Spiller, Western, and a student from
Roosevelt whose name has not yet
been furnished. The winner will re-
ceive gold medal.
Medals for Rifle Team.
In recognition of winning second
place recently in its class in the
william Randolph Hearst Trophy
matches, the brigade rifle team will
receive medals. The local cadets re-
ceived a similar distinction three
years ago. The team members are
Col. Don L. Andrus, Western; Maj.
Willard Jensen, Mckinley; Capt. JUL
ian G. Griggs, Central; Second Lieut..
Thomas Riley, Central, and Sergt.
Jack Dove, Mckinley.
Drill judges will be Capt. Carleton
Smith, First Lieut.. John G. Hill and
First Lieut.. Harold E. Smyser, all in
fantry officers on duty at the War
Department.
Each man IN, the coyopapv +hev CO.
lect as the winner will receive a red
ribbon, while purple ribbons will go
for second honors, and white for
third. Sabers donated by the District
Department of the American Legion
will be presented to the officers Of
the winning company. School system
officials are expected to turn out in
force to witness the final ceremonies.
Order of Appearance.
The order in which each company
will take the field, together with the
names of the captains, follows:
Monday Morning.
Roosevelt, 5th Regiment, Co. L,
William Gerhardt; Co. G, Carroll
Mallonee; Co. M, Robert Milligan and
Co. I, William NARROW. Eastern, Sd
Regiment Co. A, John Apergis; Co.
B, Richard Nichol; Co. D, Edward F.
Steagall; Co. C, Charles w. Stuart
and Co. F, Harry RoSenbloom.
Monday Afternoon.
Central, 1st Regiment, Co. F, Julian
G. Griggs; Co. B, Howard j. Stafford;
Co. c, Marvin F. Fahrenbach; Co. E,
Fulton H. Kupsaw and Co. D. Harold
E. FRANKIE. Mckinley. End Regiment,
Co. E, Joseph Draley; Co. B, Harry
L. Hamilton; Co. c, Edward G. Pink
ham and Co. D, Harry D. Anspon.
Tuesday Morning.
Western, 4th Regiment, Co. K, Rob-
ert Drury; Co. F, Joe Crowder; Co. e,
Richard De SauSsure; Co. G, William
Bonvillian: Co. L, Morrison Ruther-
ford and Co. H, Jone Hanley.
Tuesday Afternoon.
Selected companies from each
school.