Evening star., 1941-05-16
Georgetown Cadets
Rout Foe Attackinq'
Medical Building
Awards Are Presented
R.O.T.C. Students at End
Of military Day

Quiet returned to the Georgetown
University Medical School field,
scene yesterday of a sham battle
between a platoon of r. o. T. c.
cadets and an enemy" unit which
attempted unsuccessfully to storm
the medical building, as a climax
to the 22d annual military day pro-
gram at Georgetown.
Before Mai Gen. Walter S. Grant,
Sd Corps Area commander, faculty
members and large group of spec
tators, a platoon of IS cadets dis
lodged a small enemy force from
gulley at the northeast end of the
field with .30-caliber rife, machine
gun and a 3-inch trench mortar
fire
The realistic battle was a depar-
ture from custom and afforded the
cadets an opportunity to demon
strate their skill with combat
infantry weapons.
Following the demonstration r.
o. T. C. awards were presented to
cadet officers and men. With a
single exception, students from the
Washington area made a clean
sweep of the prizes.
The exercises opened with a
parade of the university battalion
in honor of Gen. Grant and the
Very Rev. Arthur A. OLeary, S. j.,
president of the university. A
manual of arms exhibition and close
order drill followed the review.
At the close of the awards pre-
sentation and a short address by
Gen. Grant, senior class officers
stepped from their commands and
joined in the reviewing line as
junior class officers led tthe four
companies in a parade honoring
the senior class.
Included in the reviewing line
were, in addition to Gen. Grant
and Father OLeary, the Rev. Ed
mund A. Walsh, S. j., vice presi-
dent of the university; the Rev.
John E. Wise. acting dean of the
college; DR.. Thomas H. Healy, dean
of the foreign service school. and
the Rev. Richard c. Law, dean of
discipline.
Maj Cadet William r. Desobry
OF Washington, battalion COM
mander, was awarded wrist watch.
donated by the District of Columbia
Department of the American Le-
gion for demonstrating the highest
quality OF leadership as member
of the second year advanced class.
The award was presented by De-
partment Comdr. w. H. Hargrave.
The Father OLeary prize, silver
cup. for excellence in military
science In the second year ad-
vanced course, was awarded to Cadet
Capt. John P. Beall, also of Wash
ington. Father O'Leary made the
presentation.
The Father Walsh award, for ex-
eellence in military science in the
second year basic course. went to
Cadet Sergt. Carleton r. Sickles
of Washington. Cadet Sergt. Will
liam H. McKenna. Silver Spring,
Md, was presented the Grattan
prize for excellence of the first year
advanced military science course,
and Cadet Pvt. Richard B. Grove,
also of Silver Spring, won the
Father Wise prize for excellence in
the basic course, first year.
Other awards were:
Washington General Assembly,
knights of Columbus, fourth degree
prize presented to Cadet Capt. Sgd
ney J. Lawrence of Washington
by Andrew L. Oehmann, faithful
navigator, for winning the COM
pany commanders competition.
A distinguished service ribbon to
each member of winning Company
G accepted on behalf of its per-
sonnel by Cadet First Sergt. Ed
ward j. Mcmahon.
The Washington Chapter of Mill
tary Order of the World War prize,
presented to Capt. Lawrence by
Maj. James A. Lyon, chapter COM
mander, for winning the annual
spring competition.
The District Department, Reserve
Officers Association, prize to Cadet
1t. Donald D. Donahue of Connecti-
cut, presented by Maj. Edward A
Kane, department president, for
winning the platoon commander.
competition.
The Civilian Military Education
Fund award to Cadet Pvt. Louis j.
Wimsatt of Chevy Chase, Md, by
1t. Col. Ralph C. Bishop, secretary
of the fund, for winning the indi-
vidual drill competition.
The Military Order of Foreign
Wars award presented to Cadet
Corpl. Martin l.. Garvey of Wash
ington by Col. James G. Townsend,
District commander, as runnerup in
the individual drill contest.
White band sweaters with a &c"
were awarded to Joseph Giebel, Will
liam Mccarthy and John Treacy for
two or more years of service in the
university band.
Silver medals for varsity rife
team members having the highest
average scores for the season went
to Edward G. Kurdziel, Victor w. B.
Wales, William Offutt, John Dett-