Evening star., 1941-05-04
32Cadet Companies
Ready for Annual
Competition
Western High Seeking
Clean Sweep Of Drill
Events for Yeur

EVENTS TOT eur
Thirty-two companies of high
school cadets will take the field
tomorrow and Tuesday in the
biggest annual comany competi-
tive drills in the history of the
brigade.
Especially keen competition was
predicted as the biue-clad boys from
Western High School try for clean
sweep of the cadet drill events for
the year. The drills will be held in
Grifith Stadium.
The Western "bntzkrieg" started
with the regimental drills when the
unit placed first as a regiment and
continued when, few days later,
its battalions placed first and second
in the annual battalion competi-
ton.
With gold medals already won by
their colonel and one of their majors,
the western company captains are
out to take the coveted diamond
studded Allison Nailor Medal, which
goes to the winner of this weeks
drills.
Eastern First on Field.
Seventeen companies will march,
beginning at 9 am. tomorrow, and
at HAS am the annual non-com-
missioned oficer competition will
break into the program. Crack
"non-coms" from the participating
schools will run through the manual
Of arms in an elimination contest.
Eastern High, whose stadium pro-
vided the locale of the previous
drills. will be the first on the field
with A, c and B companies going
on In that order at Commute inter-
walls. They will be followed by
Companies K, and G of Roosevelt.
and B and A of the separate bat
talon at Calvin Coolidge. These
last units are off1cered by Roosevelt
cadets.
Following the "non-com" COM
petition and completing the first
day program will be Companies A.
D and C of Central; B, E, A and D
of Mckinley and both B and G OF
the Anacostia Senior High separate
battalion.
The remaining IS companies will
perform Tuesday, climaxing with
the brigade review at 3:45 pm.
Reviewing oficer this year Is DR..
Chester w. Holmes, assistant super
intendent of schools in charge OF
senior high schools. He will present
the medal to the captain of the
winning unit.
Awards to Be Made.
Other awards to be presented
later at the respective schools in
clude a copy Of the Allison Nailor
Medal presented by the Central
Lions Club to the winning captain;
a saber to the winning captain from
the National Defense Committee OF
the Junior Board of Commerce;
medal to the first sergeant OF the
winning company from Bunker Hill
Post, No. 81, Of the American
Legion: a medal to the drum major
of the winning band from the same
Legion post; first. second and third
place medals to the winners in the
"non-com" competitive manual OF
arms. and the regimental average
eup to the principal OF the school
whose companies have the best gen.
eral average during the drills.
The drills are under the direction
of Col. Wallace NJ. Craigie, profess
sor of military science and tactics
for the white cadets, and Maj. Will
liam E. Barkman, his assistant. The
Regular Army judges who named
the winners in the regimental and
battalion competitions will Judge.
The drills mark the end OF the
cadet year which has seen the
brigade place second in its class IN
the Hearst Cup rife matches ana
receive warm praise from the in
specting officer OF the Army. The
report said the storerooms and
equipment were found in excellent
condition, the drill was splendid,
the uniforms and appearance "ex-
eelIent" and that Col. Craigie and
his staff were doing "a splendid job"
Many Guests Expected.
Meanwhile, many former cadets.
school and District offlcials as well
as Army officers, are planning to
Join the parents and other members
OF the cheering sections for the final
review. according to word received
by the office of DR. Holmes.
These include Corporation Coun-
eel Richmond B. Keech, Public
Librarian Clara Herbert. Harry o.
Hine, former secretary of the Board
of Education: Allan Davis, former
principal of Roosevelt High School;
DR.. Percival Hall, president OF
Gallaudet College; former Com
missioner Luther Reichelderfer,
first colonel Of the cadet corps more
than 50 years ago; Frank Z.
Skinner, an early cadet colonel; Dr..
Joseph C. Murphy, medical inspec-
tor of the public schools; Oden
Smith, chairman of the Public Order
Committee OF the Board OF Trade,
and Geoffrey Thornett, secretary to
the Commissioners.