High School Cadet Corps - Adjutant Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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ANNUAL BRIGADE BALL, 1933 By COLONEL MARSHALL C. GUTHRIE, JR., H. S. C. HE Annual Brigade Ball of the Washington High School Cadet Corps was held during the evening of Friday, May 12, in the West Ballroom of the Shoreham Hotel. The attractive favors were regulation miniature U. S. Army sabers. A military atmosphere was added to the event by National and Cadet Colors which adorned the walls of the ballroom. The honored guests were the heads of the school system, the various high school principals, the cadet faculty advisers, the chairmen of the military com- mittees, the military instructors of last year, the managers of the ADJUTANT. and other distinguished guests. 4519 J I Ext is 'auf' NY-4' qv? E ' lie? f 'iffilii 'T -A '. lllllllf r-':f,,?t' TO THE OFFICERS FROM THE GIRLS The fact that clothes do make the man Is all too often true: And uniforms do play a part ln our regard for you. And do we look at shields askance And wonder-E' Oh, my, yes! To secret longings for cross-guns tShame!j All of us confess. Alas! the dazzle of your braid Affects our flapper hearts- Som-etimes pierced through by sabre points Instead of Cupid's darts! When down the hall we slowly stroll What joy, what fun, what pride To have a Colonel row'ring tall, An Officer at our side! And thus we fall for uniforms, As well as grins and curlsg lf this confession shows us weak, Forgive us-we are girls. Your coats so trim. your shoulder-straps, Yourselues so straight and tall, Your belts, your caps, your gloves-we haue A weakness for them all. North 6274 1408 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE Wifldndfs ,utiolius FRANCES GUTELIUS STUDIOS If you want to see piano study the foundation for a happy avocarinn or a serious vocation, go to Frances Gurelius and let her develope your latent talent or obvious power, XVM AL, Thursday 9:45 P. M. IOSEPHINE NOEL Affzfirmt Nine

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BRIGADE BALL COMMITTEE

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1 HISTORY OF THE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CADET CORPS By COLONEL MARSHALL C. GUTHRIE, JR., H. S. C. GEORGE ISRAEL Organizer of the Washington High School Cadets Fifty Years Ago ORWARD MARCH! For a half a century, this command has thrilled the members of the Washington High School Cadet Corps. Fifty years ago, two companies of fifty pioneer cadets each, were marching to this com- mand under the capable leadership and training of Mr. George Israel, a Central High School teacher. The new companies alternated in the use of fifty old Austrian rifles. In May, 1883, the cadet corps made its first public appearance when it marched in the parade. of the Grand Army of the Republic. In that same year, Lieutenant Colonel Burton R. Ross, District National Guard, was formally appointed in- structor of the Cadet Corps, the duties of which oflice he discharged most efficiently until his death. Colonel Ross was the first man to be appointed Professor of Military Science and Tactics. In 1885, after a year's hard work and prog- ress, the Cadets marched in the Inaugural Pa- rade of President Grover Cleveland. The com- panies were also formed at the dedication cere- monies of the XVashington Monument. At about this time, the corps was saddened by the inopportune death of Colonel Ross. a Major McCathran of the District National Guard was then appointed Colonel Ross's successor. Mr. Allison Nailor, in 1895 presented the High School Cadets with a medal of great value. The purpose in the mind of the donor was to stimulate the Cadets to the attainment of a high degree of pronciency and skill in the knowl- edge of military tactics. The medal is known as the Allison Nailor Prize Medal and is the goal of every Cadet Captain. In 1914, Assistant Superintendent Stephen E. Kramer conceived the idea of making the presentation of commissions for the cadet ofii- cers an annual ceremony. His object was to bring about a better corporate feeling in the Cadet Corps. On the first occasion, Brigadier General E. M. Weaver, U. S. A., made a stirring address. After this he presented the commis- sions to the Cadet oflicers. The ceremony, though changed, has been observed each year and is now a regular custom. This year each school was responsible for the presentation of commissions to its own oliicers. ln the past, the commissions of all the oflicers of the Brigade have been presented at the same time. Major McCathran was suddenly called to war in 1916 and of course had to give up his po- sition as P. M. S. E5 T. Consequently, Lieu- tenant N. B. Briscoe, U. S. A., was selected to succeed Major McCathran. During Lieutenant Briscoe's administration, the corps for the first time was organized into a Brigade. However, there had been Cadet Colonels since 1893, when Dr. Luther Reichelderfer, now one of Wash- ington's leading citizens, was the commanding ofiicer. And may I pause here to say that each and every Cadet officer since the Corps' incep- tion in 1883 has done his duty faithfully and loyally and to the best of his ability. In 1917, former Cadet Colonel Wallace M. Yater was appointed P. M. S. and T. to fill the vacancy created when Lieutenant Briscoe was ordered across the seas. This year also saw the inno- vation of the Official Program of the Com- petitive Drill , a pamphlet of twenty pages. But under the capable guidance of Miss Rebecca E. Shanley, teacher of English, the Program has developed into a large and handsome year book, called the ADJUTANT, the purpose of which is to tell the story of the Cadet Brigade from year to year. During the war, the Cadets far from being Ten