Evening star., 1936-05-23
D. c. CADET SETS
NEW M. i. RECORD
WeIch Smith Wins Competi-
tive Drill Second Sue
CeSSiVe Year.
By q Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, May 23.-
For the second successive year. Pvt.
WEIGH Smith, 4122 Third street, Wash
ington, was adju6ged the best drilled
member of the r. o. T. c. unit at the
University Of Maryland at the annual
competitive drill yesterday. He is the
first to achieve top honors at the uni
versity two successive years.
Smiths achievement was the out
standing feature of the drill and won
for him the gold medal OF the class of
1899. presented yesterday by j. j.
Betton Of Washington.
Company F Wins.
Cadet Capt. Robert w. Slye, 628
North Carolina avenue southeast,
Washington, won the Governors Cup
by leading Company F to victory in the
company drill. The presentation was
made by H. c. Byrd, president Of the
university.
Cadet Lieut.. ]. F. Christhilf of Bal
timore guided the men Of Company
D to second honors. He served in place
Of Cadet Capt. James G. Hart, who was
injured in a recent automobile acci-
dent. Company c, led by Cadet Capt.
c. H. Gibbs Of Hyattsville, was third.
Other Awards.
Other awards were:
Platoon close order drill competi-
tion-Won by 1st Platoon, Company
G, commanded by First Lieut.. Lewis
T. Gibbs, 1921 Newton place (by
unanimous decision Of judges; second,
1st Platoon Of Company F, command
ed by First Lieut.. E. p. Root Of
Annapolis; third. 1st Platoon Of Com
pany A, commanded by First Lieut..
J. w. Phillips Of 1888 Shepherd street,
Washington. The alumni cup award
was presented by G. F. Pollock, secre-
tary Of the alumni association.
Squad close order drill competition
Won by second squad in first sec
ton of Company g, led by Corp. q.
A. Bowman Of Annapolis Junction.
Other members Of the squad were:
H. 8. Young, 10 Rock Greek road,
Washington; r. s. Brashears, 1922
Geranium street, Washington; D. T.
Fugitt, 2222 Chester street southeast;
J. A Kdynitsky, Chevy Chase, Md; w.
Davis, 14z2 Perry place, Washington;
r. H. Boyd. $3.50 Garrison street,
Washington, and R. P. Cook, 81
Rhode Island avenue northeast,
Washington.
Scabbard and blade medals to the
winning freshman In each battalion
in the freshman individual competi-
ton went to r. M. Dobres, Baltimore,
1st Battalion; e. w. Scott, 5118 Kan
sas avenue, Washington. I'd battalion,
and A. O. Bonanno, 4013 Fourteenth
street, Washington, Sd Battalion.
Ennis Awarded Flag.
To Cadet Col. Louis A. Ennis Of
Long Branch, N. j., was awarded the
nag contributed by the military de-
partment to "the student who has
contributed most to the success Of
the military department during the
school year."
Cadet Lieut.. Col. w. Brooks Brad
Icy "a odAbkkl1OLC Wdo SAsCu eWdIo
ito the student contributing the most,
other than command, to the military
department during the school year."
Awards given Ito the students who
have contributed most to the success
Of the r. o. T. G. Band during the
school year" went to r. L. Chilcoat,
1926 Minnesota avenue, and p. A.
Wedding, 1925 Kilbourne place. WASH
ington.
Gen. Bowley Was Judge.
The Sons of the American Revolu-
ton Medals to the outstanding student
in each Of the four classes were
awarded as follows: Second Year
Advanced Course, to Louis A. Ennis;
First Year Advanced Course, to Wayne
P. Ellis, jr., Of 4721 Colorado avenue,
Washington; Second Year Basic
Course, to B. B. Shrewbridge, Balti-
more, and First Year Basic Course,
T. p. Wharton, College Park.
The three outstanding members Of
Company G, 5th Regiment Pershing
Rifles, on q basis Of general military
efficiency were: Gold award, B. @.
McClesky, 3621 T street; silver award,
r. G. Broaden. Berwyn, Nd, and
bronze award, r. II. Boyd, $3.50 Gar
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