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

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DR CHESTER W HOLMES Associate Supermtendent of Public Schools

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By HOBART MUNSON CORNING A Superintendent of Schools Drstrlct of Columbrc It IS wrth pec ulrarly personal rnterest that I wrrte this messaffe to the Washrnffton Hlgh School Cadet Lorps ulte naturally my thoughts fro back to the wears when I was a student rn Central Hrffh School and a member ol the Corps I thlnk I never became a xery 0lltStdllfIlll0' cadet certarnly I never recerved any awards or attamed hr h ranlc l do recall however how rhrrlled we were oxer our HLIIICYBIIIEIIIS No cvperrences rn hwh school were qurte so outstandrnf as the competrtrxe drrlls the ham battles the prr'rde l now know that no srnffle phase of our trarnlnff rn hlffh school contrrbuted more to our personal dexelopment than the tralnrnff we rec erred rn the Cadet Corps All that was years r o Srnce then the Corps has expanded and now no doubt a much hr hcr deffree of prohcrency has been attarned It rs a source of real pleasure rrrd satrsfactron to me upon my return to Washrrrgtcwrr to learn first hand of the progress made rnd to bc assoclrted affarn with the Hlbh School Cadet Corps The trarnrnc whrch hr h school students recerve ln the Lorps rs valuable to them whrle they are students and from rt they derlve benehts that wrll be lastrnfr The value of the tfilllllllff rn wartnne rs very obvious Larcfe numbers of rnductees rrrto the .rr med serx rc cs durrn f the wsu were better prepared to assume therr new responsrbrl rtres and more qualrfred for adx anced standrnv because they had Gone throuvh the prelrmrnary staffes of trarnlnff whrle rn hrgh school Ir would be rnterestrrw to review tne mrlrtarx record of all the Wfrshrn-fton men who had been members of the Cadet Corps Undoubtedly such a record would drsclose manv rnstances of promotions crtatrons rncl drstrnf urshed accomplrshments that were made possrble rn part at least lu the pre mductron trarnrnff whrch they received rn Hrgh School lVlrlrt'rrx lfdllllllf rn the hr h schools however rs not prrmarrly a war preparatory process The present prof ram and rndeed rts expanslon cfm be justrfied abundantlx wrthout any thou' ht of w rr or of serxrce rn the armed forces The values accrue to the llldltldlldl studcnt recfrrdless of hrs pursuits after ffraduatron Whether he rs now aware ol rt or not each student who has worked falthfully as a Cadet has framed rn power Throuf h team worlc the rrffors of drrll the attalnrnff of hrgh standards and the exercrse of control hc his ffrrned rn the abrlrty to cooperate rn phs rcal stamrna and manly attributes rn the establrshmcnt of hwh standards for hrs own personal conduct and rn scll control Of course he has framed too rn porse bearrne and stature l am sure he could not hare polrshed brushed and pressed hrs unrforms o farthfulls whrle 1 tudent without g. nmnc lastrnff habrts of cleanliness 'md Good Uroomr rcf which wlll alwaxs be an rdx 'rntaf c to hrm Mx conc ratulatrons to the Washrnfrton Hrvh School Lfrdets upcrrr the ads antaffes thex hare had 'rs memhc rs of the Corps and upon all thcrr efforts rn realwrnuf tho c rdx rnta 'es Home of the Famous HIGH SCHOOL I ADET SHOES MEN S SHOI- 14th 8. G 7th 8. K '32l2 14th '4483 Conn Ave '3I01 Wrlson Blvd Arlrngton 'Open Evenrngs 15 . . L . M M D D I '- . , ' D cz . f - 3' P- ,-- ' 1 ' c , ,- F , - . D ., -, s -. kc s. ' ' L, - D , K. . . x , . C . fr -V f . A ss: . V., , .g zgikw' . . . L A . -, e, D .U x I . D. 5 . . .K t D D, . , 2 c . ' ' . . . . . - ' r. 2 Tk , D ff .7 . .. Y .h .lr I K .. . . . 2 ' P ' - , -, , ,. , l , F I e xc bl . -I . . ' 5, , lc' 2 , 5. ' - ' r ' 2 r ' f ., , F' C' E' -.,, U - . U , 1' xr ' c. L. ' , - , :. . ' ' ' 'c 1 c '- ,, ' sr 'Q' Y '. '. ' .. ' ' .. F' 'f ,- r ' X, - ' ' ., . ..g'w 9.5. V.g 3 H ,.L . .7 V . 'V I , , ',.', 'tl' ' . lg c Y ' . U' g 'c r 'fc z.. ' , r , ,c c 5 . r ' , f r t' c 'D' . D , , , D . , D , , '- ' ' 1 .. ,z -, ,L , fs' . '. . 5 U . . ' -4, -. - . -s .' ' ' ' -. - . . c, cl, - , U ,. . 2 ' . . . .-, . -s ' ' as ' fz g'.',C '. ' Q.. D C, ':l. ' . 'QQ . a 'C gf ' . . 1- - ' r- r- e - cs x ', .S , , r 1 , r' Z. 's- z 'a 'g,.. Y . , . . . .,

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PEACE HATH ITS VICTORY By DR CHESTER W HOLMES Assoclate Superintendent In Charge of Cadets ln the recent Wcnllcl Wu tllltlllll hoys and curls 1s well as men and women was eager to Illllxth his tltllllllllltlllll tow lrds the Wllllllllff of the vlctory for our country by dome whateyer hc w IS most capable of domff whether It was collectmv Ja er S tlNd0'lll0 tm cans Ol Nllllllf Ill some mmol hut necessary post ln t e auxxllary defense forccs 'lhctc his ln e'1ch person the desire to express ln some useful manner th lt p ltrlotlc lll ft whlch hrs always nvulced our c1tl7en1y when war has come to us It IH elsy to tn thc emotlons of a people when danffer threatens But pe :ce needs md h tth tts ylctory no less than w ar, and It IS much harder to stlr the emotlons of Hood tllllt ns and to LUITXIIICQ them that thelr country needs then contmued efforts thou,,h tppllcd m dill-ETCIII dlI'6Cl1OIlS ln tlmes of peace qute as much a Ill w ar tlmc The llflllllxlllff and the efforts of hlfrh school boys and fflrls need to underf o IPIUIIXCINIUII and leduectlon as well as those of thelr elders A ffreat deal IS llflll f sucl md wrltten now about the duties of good nelgh lors and Hood CIIILCIIS ln our social studles classes we are try mv to brmv home to our future frood llClfl'llJ0I'N and 'food cltlzens some of the problems which they w1ll haye to face and some of the w tys Ill which those prohlems may be solyed I know of no better w ty ln which Washlnvtorm s hlffh school boys can prepare come members of our Cfldct fotps 'lhe meanmr of dlsclplme the abllrtyf to take orders as well 'ts Une them the ctpaclty to meet and master problems satlsfactorlly, the learnmff how to vet 'done well wlth ones fellow workers all of these attrlbutes and qualltles and many others equally yaluahle are part and parcel of our cadet trammff proffram Tllxlll them to oneself and makmv them an IIITIIHHTG part of ones mental makeup durmfr the f0I'l1l3tlW6 years are SIUHS of the aware ness of hlfrh school students of the mtportance of thelr prepar atlon to meet llfe s sltua TIOHS adequately YVhen we sury ey the roster of former htgh school cadets of thls clty who have d1StIIlUl1lihPd themsely es IH m1l1tary and L1V1ll21Il llfe both IH tlmes of war and of peace and when we heal thelr eloquent testnnony of the yalues they found m thelr cadet l.I'Eilll1IlW we ctnnot esc lpe the LOINIIUOII that there IS a very close correlatlon hetween th lt tr lllllllz. md success III later llfe n I'6LOf IllllUIl of th It Nllllt KUIIXILUOII t en urffe 1 1 h schoo boys to prepare themselyes In tnnc of pc tcc to sense then country just as adequately as t ey were so ctfcl o co lll tune o w lr hy cnllstn ln the Hlffh School Ca et lorps and by ,cttm t c tl unm th lt hls brought pletsure food fellowshlp an maternal succcss to so nn my cllstln rushed llllllllll The Natnon s Number One Foods and Services Organlzatuon Congratulates the Members of the Washington Hugh School Cadet Corps Upon Thelr Arrlval at Another Milestone un Their Quest for Proficiency and Knowledge Government Servlces, Inc 1135 21ST sr NW wAsHlNGToN 6 D c 15 ' ' 2- f. ,':z, M 1 W v I i V I -. . Vi L . . F .' ' 1' Z. ' ' ,M ' 'LS . '. ' ro ' ' ' - ' ' l D 1 p , . , tg 'C ' rg g ' '-- j h ' , '2:. l 1 '..' ' 1' . ,.' ' M - 2 2 ' 'gn ag' Q - . , ' ' ' N .. ': a. s '- - ' . - ' D .. z x : 2 r s - y' 3- u - ' 1 ' .y h . V U 2 . . . T. H . . ' s '. 1. ' , '. P -tr - F' ' Z' T ' ' . U ' I , 2, .Z 2 ' , ' - ' ' rs h 0 g t 'A T' ' b E' . .7 D Cf L- rf 5 rs 5 r l .V ' ' ' . , 'Z I' Y ' C V . . v . v V- Yi! V . C k 'U -my . if s themselves to perform the dutles of good nelghhors and good CITIZENS than to be- ' - ' t 2 l ' :. ' ' 5 ', r' ' , - ' .- Z, , . -z -' j ' ' ' J' F ' tl L P ' ' '- ' '- . : ' 1' ' . Y' ' - - ,e cl ' ' 2 R tl f :- , . .V W . ' r- ' E rv ' U ' f x D - . . . W YI ii Sli I i Q .L 7 - ' ,' 1 c ffz . n I ez, 1 sz 1' , h .I ,,tllh'g -,r l , . ' 5 ' ' r 'a -2 - 'x ,' ' H ' . - ' h ' 1 . fcgft l ' ' f 1, new lug' 'F .' ,d f : ff gh- 'c g1 1 as 'f ang :', d . 5 2 -' ' gl 1 '.