Evening star., 1942-10-22
Board Of Education
Approves Officers Of
High School Cadets
Unit Commanders
Picked on Records
And Examinations

More than 100 high school cadets
were notified this morning that their
commissions as officers in the cadet
corps had been approved yesterday
by the Board of Education.
The cadets were nominated for
their positions by Col. Wallace M
Craigie, professor of military science
and tactics, on recommendations
made by high school principals on
the basis of the youths showing in
last years cadet training and re-
suits OF a written examination given
IN September. They will receive
their commissions in ceremonies to
be held soon at each school.
Eight cadet captains were appoint
ed in each of the white high schools
except Roosevelt and Anacostia
which had three each. At Anacostia
an adjutant and a supply officer were
appointed to the staff of Edward
Markham, II. the brigade COM
mander and first Anacostia cadet
ever to be appointed to that post.
At the same time that he nominat-
ed the officers, Col. Craigie reported
that cadet enrolment is 8 per cent
oeloW last years. He explained that
total enrolment of boys in the high
schools had dropped 9 per cent.
Encourages Enrolment.
I'VE are doing all we can to
encourage enrolment in the high
school cadet corps" he saio. par
tlcularly now that there is a strone
possibility that 18 and 19-year-old
boys will be called into service.
I'VE feel sure" continued the
colonel, that boys from our cadet
corps will prove to be valuable ma.
terlal for the Regular Army. AND
every bit of training the boys car
take to camp with them will be
valuable to the young selectees.'
At Anacostia, where there are
187 cadets, Allan E. Cox was ap-
pointed major of the battalion
March r. Renick was appointed
adjutant and Lorenzo F. Thomp-
son supply officer, both with the
rank of major on Col. Markham's
staff as brigade commander. Cap
tains of the three companies are
Kenneth Anderson, Robert Hart
line and Dan Margolis.
At Western, where there are 21T
cadets, Warren Graves is lieutenant
colonel and Robert Clark and Julian
Schultz are the majors. Company
captains are Reed Bundy, Hum
phrey Johnson, Morris Perry, Ralph
Huschke, Covington Shackleford
Howard Surface, George Graves anc
Lake Churchill.
At Roosevelt High School, where
there are 16O cadets, Robert Haine.
is major and Morton Berkow, Will
liam Bird and Allan Bralove are
company captains.
Other Cadet Officers.
Don Herndon is lieutenant col
onel of Coolidge's 223 cadets, as.
sisted by John Dewey and Warner
Silver as majors. Company cap.
tains are Richard Chatelain, Jack
Baxter, Andre Nichols, Brit
Schweitzer, Joe Wilson, Dougla.
Scott, Donald Hawthorne and Ed.
win Wood.
1t. Col. Murray Williams com,
mands the 260 Wilson cadets, will
John Kerlin and Alan Naftalin a
majors. Captains are William
Cound, Faison Gibson, Guillerm,
Marin, John Gunarson, Thoma
Jacob, AllanBeckanstin, DAME
Gold and Harvey Otterman.
Lieutenant colonel of Central,
200 cadets is Kenneth Owen, will
James Miers and Victor Nash a
majors. Captains are Sylvan Calm
Thomas Stanhope. Richard Kidwel]
Clifton Olmstead, Donald Ioyd
julius Yacker, William Wallop an,
Robert Howard.
McKinley's 243 cadets are com
manded BY 1t. Col. Arthur ]. WI