Evening star., 1942-05-12
School Cadets
Competing in
Annual Drills
Central Company B
Opens Contest for
Corps Honors

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Blue-clad cadets paraded on the
green turf of Griffith Stadium this
morning, opening the annual COM
petitive drill among the cadet corps
Of eight Washington high schools.
Company B of Central High
School, commanded by Cadet Capt.
Eduard H. Siegler, jr., marched on
the field at 8 am. to the rhythm Of
the high school regimental band. It
was the first of 80 companies COM
peting today and tomorrow for the
coveted Allison Nailor gold medal.
Three Regular Army officers are
judging the military bearing, eff
cheney, and precision of each group.
Each company followed the same
drill program during it's 20 minutes
on the field. First came a march
In columns of three, then a drill in
the manual of arms, followed by
an inspection Of the Army Spring
field rifles.
Firing at Foe Simulated.
Then came the extended order
drill in which the cadets deployed
across the field as skirmishers. Lines
simulated fire at an imaginary
enemy. Rear lines held in reserve
moved up by squads to join the
assault.
Following Company B from Gen.
trail were Central Company C, COM
manded by Cadet Capt. Karl D.
Morrison, and Company D, headed
by Cadet Capt. Donald L. Carter.
Today's drill also was judged by
a special group who will award
points toward the Gen. william
Horton Prize, which goes to the
captain of the company from Gen.
tral having the highest standing in
scholarship, military rating and
military poise and bearing while in
command of troops.
The latter phase of the compe-
tition is being judged today by 1t.
Col. Wallace N. Craigie, professor
of military science and tactics in
Washington schools; 1t. Col. Will
liam E. Barkman, Col. Craigie's as
sistant, and 1t. Gordon F. Sandefur,
Field Artillery, U. S. A.
Schedule of Drills Given.
Company A of Central will drill
tomorrow. Companies representing
six schools were to compete today
and two were scheduled to drill
tomorrow Those scheduled today
in addition to Central were McKin-
ley, Anacostia. Woodrow Wilson,
Calvin Coolidge and Western.
Roosevelt and Eastern High Schools
were listed for tomorrow morning.
Judges are Capt. Ralph I. VIII
liams, First 1t Gordon l.. Judd and
First 1t. Harold L. Kelly, military
training instructors at the Unirer-
sity of Maryland.
At noon today officials scheduled
the award of medals to the most
distinguished non-commissioned
officers.
At lis pm. tomorrow the entire
brigade will pass in review before
DR.. Elmer S. Newton, retiring princi-
pal of Western High School DR..
Newton will make the award to the
winning company.
Today and tomorrow will mark
the last time the cadets will be seen
on the drill field with Army rifles
for probably many years. Uncle
Sam has recalled his weapons as of
June Is and school officials will be-
gin Immediately after the drills
tomorrow to clean and crate them
for shipment
Awards Are Listed.
Awards for first place include the
Nailor medal to the captain of the
winning company, a silk flag to be
carried by the guide sergeant and
ribbons to the members of the COM
pany Members of the companies
winning second and third places
also receive ribbons
Other awards include: A re-
production of the Nailor medal,
presented to the captain of the
winning company by the Lions Club;
saber, presented to the captain of
the winning company by the Junior
Board of Commerce; medals, pre-
Sented to the first sergeant of the
winning company and the drum
major OF the winning band by
Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, American
Legion; medals awarded to the nom
commissioned officers winning first,
second and third place, and a cup,
awarded to the principal of the
school whose cadets score the highest
regimental average by companies.
The cadets will enter the ball
park by the Fifth and v street gate,
on the following schedule tomorrow:
Company E, 5th Regiment Roose-
velD, 8 am; Company K, 5th Regi-
ment (RoosevelD, $40; Company
G, 5th Regiment Roosevelt), $40;
Company B, Sd Regiment Eastern 4,
g; Company D, Sd Regiment EAST
ern), 9:20; Company c, Sd Regiment
EASTERN, $40.
Company B, 9th Regiment Cool
idge), 10; Company A, Sd Regiment
Eastern, 1920: Company E, 9Th
Regiment (Wilson), 10:40; Company
I, 5th Regiment Roosevelt), IL:
Company B, Anacostia Separate
Battalion, 1l:20; Company A, lst
Regiment (CentraD, 11:40; Com
pany H, 4th Regiment CWestern) ,
IL; Company c, I'd Regiment (Mc-
Kinley), 1920 pm.