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

Page 29 text:

BRIGADE STAFF NIAJ SYIJNIY torus 1 Dui 1110111 NIU LIPHBI-Rl' Ilmmllf ldjulanl llrum llrrlor Supply Officer KRTHUR I 1 urwwmuu N xr :uw Ill I Duvun PHIILIPS I ulor Serqeanl Sr rqeruzl f olor Sergeant THE COLONELS OF THE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CADET CORPS 1893 L Rerchelderfer 1894 F Skmner 1895 W Shuster 1896-J G Sommers 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 F W H C Danrel F Prpes Gunnell Adams E Boesch E Barnes S Brown Lybrand Standntord Threle Clagett Cobaugh C Schreiber C Rathbone B loew J Leonard W M Yater G C C rk J H Fel ows W A Gallahan 1918-C W Johnson 1919-4L S Mann Central Central Central Central entral Central Central Central Central Eastern Central Eastern Central McKmley entral McKmley Central Busrness Eastern Eastern Eastern Eastern McKmley Eastern 'entral Bmrsrness 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 T Lanham Ludlum M Shaw O Embrey Baird F Johnson D Andrus Alpher D Pollard K Lyon C H Stearns Mornll Jr C Guthrie J Davison Andrus A Halsey Jr E Flather r W Green J L Calvert Barnett Broughton David Rhodes R Ashford Eastern Central McKmley Central McKmley McKmley Eastern Central Central Central Central Western Western McKmley Western Central W Wilson Central Roosevelt McKmley Eastern Woodrow Wrlson Edward J Markham Jr Anacostna Roger L Saunders Central Malcolm C McCormack Western Walter H Flnnt Eastern 3 , A ..' 41' . Q .' Sc: '. . .41 I '.l-:Y , . . : 1 ' ' ' f ,co ': ' Hlcv: J len, .. , , ,- - - ' '----------- --W -C. . ,......,,,,, ,,,,--A 1 - ' ----4------- ------- - R. .......,,,------ MA' - - ---f-4-v---- v----- - O. . .....A,--...,,, A ' - - -----A,--4-- --- -H. . ...-.-.., ,A----,- -F. . ' .A,..-,,,-,,-- ,--C ,Ll ' -zwwf----A-A----- --- - -H, A ' -----Af--- .-,----- - R. 1 --H---------qi . -1- Ae-----e ------A.e-- - E. . ee.......e ....... A -R- --------- --Ae------ e -s. .,........,.. ...,,,- -C- - ---e-v-----e v----- - s. . .,.... ,,,-,---- - - -H. . ,.... , .,,,-.... v,v ik- . -w----AA-- ------AMY -R. de . ,,.,....,. ,,,-- 1 J. ' . -g-A------AY -W- l904-G. H. Huddleson ....,.,..... -McKinley 1931-53, Q, pollock ------- g----Aw---- 5 entral -A- W- ---e------ A-e-- - c. ' , . .......,------. iH' R- 1 --------- '---- i M. . ' , r, ....------- - -C, M, - -------Y------- 3 - -G, . -----i-A-----u-- . -M. B. .A.A,...,. 2, ,---- C tp. -M-A------- --w---- -H. A. .....A,,-...,. ' ,ED . I , ----.i-------- g - - - ' ---e---- Mf-- ---- - G . . , J . ..........e . ' ' ' - ----------- --- ' -J. . , r. ........ .---e-, -R. . .......v....., -,-,- 1 G. D -----Y-------- -- - . . la ....... Qlfff - . --.iilifu- ' - - . . I ...e,-....., -,,, - - , I I ------- -

Page 28 text:

HISTORY OF THE CADET CORPS WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOLS 1882 The Washmgton H1 h bchool Cadet Corps was oroanlzed when two TOIIIPBIIICS of 50 men each were formed at Central H1 h School SIHCC onlv fifty AUSTTIBII rlfles had been lssued the two t0IIllJdIIIPN used them alternately Cveor e lsrael a Central H1 h bchool teacher mstructed the con1par11es Later Captam Burton R Ro s who became L1eutena11t Colonel of the Dlstrrct Mrlrtra was formally appomted the tlrst 1r1struc tor of thc Cadct Corps 1883 The corps made 1ts first publlc appe'11'1nce 111 the parade of the Grand Army of the Republrc 1885 The cadets marched 111 the llldllbllldl parade of Presldent Cleyeland and were present at the C16d1C3Tl0l1 of the Wa hm ton Monun1er1t 1888 First competltrye Drlll was held Company A of Central H1 h School won lust place 1290 Four new COHIPHHICS were added to the Cadet Corps Wlth the open111 of four new schools m September of this year liusme now Rooseyelt Fr tern McK1nley and Western 1893 The first Colonel wa appo1r1ted T111 honor was bestowed upon Luther Rerchelderfer r1ow Dr Relchelderfer an ex TOIIIIIIISSIOIIQI of the Drstrlct of C0111IHlJll 1895-The Allrson Nallor Medal was presented to the 1-11 lr School Cadets by 'Vlr Allrson lNa1lo1 The purpose of the medal rs To stlmulate a h1 her de ree of prolicrency and skrll rn Mrlrtary Knowled e 1913 Colonel Ross who had dlscharoed hrs dutres elfrcrently for twenty years and had won the respect and adm1rat1on of ey eryo11e assoclated wrth the Corps dred Major McCathran was appomted to the posltron yacated by the death of Colonel Ross 19141-The late btephen E Kramer AQQIQTJIIT Superlntendent of the publlc schools orlglnated the ldea of holdrn an annual ceremony to present Commrssrons to the cadet ofHcers Hls purpose was to create a feellng of unlty amon, the cadets The first presentatlon was made by Brl adler General E M Weaver L S Army The ceremony has been contlnued and 19 now observed at each school every S rlng 1916-Major McCath1an was called to the Mexlcan border for ervlce For a year the cadets were wrthout an officral Mllltary Instructor Major E Z Steever U 8 Army then a lreutenant yoluntarrly aye the cadets elementary tlallllll m1l1tary sclence Lleutenant N B BIISCOC was appo111ted by the Wfar Department to succeed Major McCathran When war was declared wlth Cermany Lreutenant Brrscoe was assrgned to other dutles Hrs asslstant thc former Cadet Colonel Wallace M Yater was promoted to mstructor and Cadet Major Shoults became Asslstant Mrlrtary Instructor 1917 Cadet Corps was first orbanlled as a brl ade under the d1rect1o11 of Lleutenant BYISCOC The flrst of11c1a1 program of the conrpetltnc drlll was publlshed It l0llSlSl8fl of only twenty pages and eontalned the personnel of the brlgade and the prctures of the oflicers Founded rn 1911 the yearbook we now know as the Adjutant ha developed from a procram 1nto an ofhcral record of the hlstory and regulatron f the Cadet Corps Durmg the World War the cadets recelyed numerous certlficates from the War Department for seryrce rendered rn assrstm the Regrstratlon for the Selectne Draft Many cadets jomed the natlonal forces and partlcrpatecl rn actual combat We are justly proud of the fine precedent set by members of the corps rn such a crlsls 1918-Cadet Major Shoults was promoted to the POSITION of Mllltary Instructor fCOIIllIllI,6ll on page 261 24 I . .U sh , - D o' Y ' ' lo' - ' za ' , 'U ' '. . - ' . ' . U 1 . c c. , ,- , . S, - I A . .L v i . , , , . . . , - - k . . . , , N YW T n. x h CTC 1 I - 1 . . , , j... - -1 I . U -. . I . , - , s g , j . .. . , - s 1 -- . - - . b cc , , 1 c 1 gf 1 I - . , - - . . I x . 4 f , ff n ' ' . 1' . f ': . ss, f ' , ,rs , ch- . 's ' . 's 'c ' , . ' , .-A ' . 1 2. vs 'U , A D . . - . . H . . 1 . 1 '. , , - c 0' U U 'rs , H - - Y , U aa J D .... . U . ,I - v - . 9 4 . .1 w . . V . . . A , . . . , . ,. .cc , , c, g ' ' c I u . -1 I . ol T as - ' g . ' . . , 1. .. F ' I . -.S . '. S .'.' c f 7 . . . , ' ' I U f 1 - ' - ' ' 0' ' ,U , , 1 D , ,, fc I alll -. . . J ' . 'c ,' 1, ', . . . . . X I nn . ' 7 - . 1 . v I1 .r 1 -U l L. c , . t. ,E -' fr' ' W ' S I . ' c I . - - 19 , '.- vi r 46' -5 0, ' .' - . Y 50 ' . .'v I , ,- - -x k g c ' ' Y 'l 1 ,

Page 30 text:

lC0l1llllll6d rom page 741 1919 Lreutenant Rrchard R Day L S WIC was appolnted Mrlrtary Instructor when Major bhoults reswned Fxtended order clrrll w rs rntroduced to lllllx? ltlllllllt tl'llIllll0' more leallstre and praetrcable 1920 Mrlrtary Mrp Problems competrtrons were Introduced to 511111111116 rnter cst Ill mrlltary taetlts lqhe membershrp of the Cadet Corps had lncreased to a total of 1350 men, who wcrc clrstrlhuted throuffh 25 compames Un May 5 the I rdet Corps marched rn the Natronal Arrnv Essayf Contest parade rnd was complimented by qecretary of Vllar Newton D Baker upon 1ts fine appear IIIL C 1921 Brrgade Rrfle Team was orvanrzed by Walter R Stokes who had been f rpt nn of Company 13 rn 1911 A rreclrc rl unlt w rs orf lllllefl In Dr hater but thrs unrt was drscorrtrnued l few years later 1 reutenant Colonel Wallace M CIBIUIC beeame the 1 rofessor of Mllltary SCICHCC and lactrcs Captarn A l Streker and Captarn Johnson were appornted hrs assrstants On March 4- the entrre Cadet Corps acted as a guard of honor for Presrdent H udrng at hrs lnaulfuratron 1922 The Thrrcl Reffrment l,0IlilNl.lIl0' of Western Eastern and Business H1 h Schools and the Junior Hrffh Schools was orffanlzed T e annual Nontomrnrssroned Officers Cornpetrtlon was established to deter rnrne the best Serveant rn the brrgade each year T e Cadet Band w as organrzed rnto two drvrsrons 'll e black leather Sam Browne belt was adopted A summer Camp was formed at Camp Srmrns where boys could further therr c rdet lfdllllllg A caclet court composc cl of the lllfflleqt rrnlcrnfr oflrcers was lIl1I0dU1 ed to try all rnfraetrons of the rules and regulatlons Major B O Kennedy and Captalrr A J Olxeefe hec ame assrstant mstructors 1923 rlhe Reffrmental tompetltlon was mtroduced and bernv successful was contrnued fhe brlffade was presented wrth IIS first Brlfrade colors 1923 Major ,lohn 9 Donoy an 1 9 Army, was trrnsferred from the Thrrd to thc Frrst Regmrent md Major Raymond G Payne frlled hr place at the Thrrcl Refflment Junror lslrffh Qschool Drrll was dlstlllllllllltld 1926-The modern comfortable lapelcollared unlform was lntrodueed and the hr h strff unrform collars were drscarded Captarn Davrd Van Pelt became mrlrtary lll'slIUt10l of the Second Regrment 1921 Arthur 1 J ci 1929 1931 Moor man Commrsslons were presented to cadet officers by General Douvlas Mac' Captarn Vin lclt dled after two year of KOIISLICIIUOUH seryrce beleeted QOIIIIJHIIICN marched rn Presrdent Hooyers Inauffural Parade Colonel Marsh became lll and was replaced by Lreutenant Colonel Frank Colonel Mar h dred rn the fall of this year after ervht years of farthful scryrce wrth the Cadet Corps Captarn Robert W Norton was asswned to duty rt Eastern Hr h Qchool, re pl rcrnv Major Payne who was transferred to Western 1932 The Cadet Corps partrcrpated rn many cerernonres celebratmv the Ceorffe Wrslrrngtcmn Brcentennral Among these was the Army Day Parade Pntlclpatron ln the Army Day lar ade rs now an annual function of the Corps Contznued on page 711 26 ? ' . '. . - 1 A - . ' . . I, . .1 . .. . 1. , ,D . 1 . '15 ' ' ' 1' 1 '1 D : L I D n . ,i. .D I 4 ' u .D 1 v 1 I - , I . Q c , 1 ,, , L - L' . .I 1r.l -1-x 's ' . ' 1 . 1 , 5 . 1. U s . . 1 . -,W ji 4 .3 1 . . . . .. 1 i -. - I fx .- v j' Y - . f 'M - 1 '. l 1 C ' . , . . . - .1 1 ' . . 1 '1 '13 'ga '. , l' '. . 5 ' 1 1 - ' 1 ' 1 1. - ' ' . 1 . ' 4 A f . D , ' 1 15. ' . 1.1 . ' 1 1 1. 1' j 1 D ' . - . . . f, ,C . 11 D .... 11 C, xl sn D 51- s. ' D ' 0 h Y . , 1 .. j . n D 1 V 1 y1 , '1 ' . ..- . . 1, ' -. -' '. -s Us ' - . - 1 . 1 D 1 1 D ,1. 1 I . Y . ,. . . i h 1 n ' Y an I s l 7 C' f . K1 , 1 1 L1 1. 1- 1. f 1 ,.1. ' ' 11 ' x .L U. -1 I. j . A' . I .S j . ,P , X, 1' ' ' :' . . 'U ' ' . . x Y, ' f..- ' , C 1 . ' 1 1 ' 1 1 , . H- 1: 1 1 ' f.1 ' , D - 142'-' 1 ' ' ' S ' Q ' :Q - b . N h . W. j , L-A s N U U 1 ' . 1 S 1 H1'1 C ' . ' . ' 1 115 '1 1 P g 1' - 11. . 1 ' Y rw 1 D . 1 . q ' s Y ' D L- ' ' . ,, 1 Y ---N. . ig 3 , ' , ,1 1 1 . 1 , 1 J 1 1 1.