Evening star., 1946-10-03
High School
Cadet Corps
Leaders Named
Four Are Appointed
For Scholastic and
Military Work

Four new top-ranking officers
were In command today as elements
of the Washington High School
Cadet Corps drilled for the first
time in the 1946-1947 school year.
Appointed yesterday by the Board
Of Education for outstanding schol-
astic and military attainments were
Henry E. Gruppe, 17-year-old
Central High School senior, who
took over the No. job of cadet
colonel for boys in the white high
and vocation high schools with the
title ,of brigade commander.
Marion Baker, IT, of Mckinley
High, who became cadet lieutenant
colonel for the girls rankss in the
white schools.
william A. Dennis, of Armstrong
High, elevated to the post Of cadet
colonel commanding the Twenty
fourth Regiment, embracing the
colored high schools.
Madeline Bridges, II, also of Arm
strong High, who assumed the top
post for the colored high school girl
cadets with the rank Of cadet lieu
tenant-colonel.
Other Actions by, Board.
Appointment of the cadet leaders
was one of several actions yesterday
by the board. Others were:
1. Approval of the addition Of two
new courses to the social studies
curriculum of the junior high school,
known as "Civics and World Geo.
graphy." for ninth graders, and
World Background" for grade IA
q. Announcement Of the first meet
ing since the war began at 10 am.
tomorrow of the boards Committee
on Buildings, Grounds and Equip
ment with the Recreation Boards
Committee on Joint Problems in an
effort to map out at the Franklin
Building plans for enlarging school
Fairgrounds, obtaining additional
equipment, and related matters.
8. Protest against issuance Of
liquor licenses to the Cherokee Res
taurant, 1900 Eleventh street NV,
and the ABB Restaurant, 1927 Good
Hope road Sc, as being too close,
respectively, to Wilson Teachers
College and the Ketcham Elemen-
tary School.
4. Approval of two additional text
books, Arithmetic for Printers" by
j. Woodard Auble, and Materials
|of Industry" a science book by
Samuel F. Meresereau, for addition
to the junior high school list.
S. Report of a school enrolment
of 89,891 as of September 27, an
increase of 4,043 pupils over those
registered a year ago.
Four-Year Resident Here.
The new cadet brigade commander
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul M.
Gruppe, 6817 Georgia avenue NV.
He was second lieutenant in Com
pany B at Central last year.
A native of New York, Col. Grippe
has lived here four years and piafls
to attend the United States Naval
Academy after graduation. Both his
parents are members of the National
Symphony Orchestra, his father
being cellist and his mother a
violinist.
1t. Col. Baker is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Baker, 220
Seaton place NE. A member OF the
girl cadets for three years, she was
a sergeant in Company A at McKin-
ley last year. She has lived In Wash
Iington five years, coming here from
Central City, KY. She plans to
attend George Washington Uni
versity.
Col. Dennis, 1S, lives at 2729 E
street NE. with his mother, Mrs.
jeanette Dennis. A staff sergeant In
the corps last year, he plans to en-
list in the Army after graduation
from high school.
1t. Col. Bridges, II, was orphaned
last July when her mother, Mrs.
Tehlma Bridges, died. The cadet
officer supports herself by operating
boarding house at 807 Forty fourth
street NE. Her nearest relative is
a grandmother, Mrs. Roxey Bridges
800 Columbia road NV.