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

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MCKINLEY

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THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE By MAJOR CHARLES J ANDERSEN McKinley Hugh School A lrttle before 4 45 on the afternoon of Detember 24 1945 Presrdent Truman walked down to the south lawn of the Whrte House to lrght the Natronal Community Christmas Tree and to address the Natron at thrs ceremony It was the first trnre that the tree had been lrghted srnee December 24 1941 Upon this occasron the cornmandrng officers from each of the cadet regrments formed a uard of honor for the Presrdent As Mr Truman neared the guard of honor the officers snapped to attentron and saluted The Presrdent then made a personal rnspectrorr of the cadets speakrng to some and commentrng on their mrlrtary decoratrons Thrs was the hrst trme rn many years that a Presrdent of the Unrted States has personally rnspected officers of the Cadet Corps It rs srgnrficant rn that rt shows the rnterest whrch people rn hrgh posrtrons have for the High School Cadets and proves that the Washington Hrgh Sehool organrzatron rs rn the publrc eye more than ever before After lrghtrng the great Chrrstmas tree and delrverrng hrs address the President descended from the platform and again passed the salutrng Duard of honor THE BRIGADE BALL lhe annual Brrgade Ball for officers of the Washln ton H1 h behool Cadet Corps nas held Frrday evenrn Aprrl 12 rn the West Ball Room of the Shoreham Hotel from 3 30 to 11 30 The ball room was decorated wrth the Habs of the schools and the Brrbade Colors Musrc was furnished bs E Bradley Clavs All N eteran Orchestra The uests of honor were Dr and Mrs Hobart M COI'IllIl Dr and Mr Cirattan Doyle Dr and Mr Chester Holmes and all prrncrpals and mrlrtarx Instructor The commandrng. officers of the Washington and Lee and Geor Washington Hrgh School Corps Sl John s Colle e and the Crrl Cadet Corps were rl o special guests were hr parents Lt Commander and Mrs M B Flrnt Lt Colonel Wrllrarrr F Harlcman Captain and Mrs Paul S Pitcher and the following Major Huh Vromen First Regiment Major Charles Andersen Second Regiment Major Paul C rrrett 'lhrrd Regiment Major David Craban Seventh Rebrment Major lllchrrd Fndres Eighth Regiment Capt un Robert Murray Ninth Re lment Captarrr Richard Hummel Tenth Rebrment The ,rand march was lead by Colonel Walter H lwlrnt md Mrs Peggre Watlcrns A Gentl an and Scholar Send C A D E T S Guqlg FLUWERS EOR THE FINEST POSSIBLE FooD sro? AT ANY ONE or THE 14 To Compliment Hrs Lady Farr v- 1.1.11-UV JJJ all M Hor SHOPPES JW 2 '1'1',N ', 'S CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON ' mf' STREET CAR AND BUS LINES 016 IZIS 39 ' : . . , , ' , . : D . . U D 1 n 7 T T n 1 ' 5 L ' 1 ' ' ' U . ,. . . . N , . U U . C U L L D, , L ' : : . ' U - 1 - - 1 : - L U . L. ' : Y . - g L L ' . ' ' . . g, '. 's. 1 - A . . s. 1 L , ' -' ' ' L ' S. : ' f ', Q ' 'ge . . - L N . C L L ' L, . . C: ,g , 1 L ' ' a s L L. ln the receiving line with the Brigade Commander, Colonel Walter H. Flint. ' 's L, . I - , ' L. . . ' . . ' ' r, ' ' , . ' L. ' f , 2 ' g . . . . . , . 1 I Q A 1 , 0- Q . C L . . . . . N . . . ya ' . 5 ' 1 'U' , L Cf g ' s r 1 5, j r g .' a , , g' g ' ' ' - r , cf' A . , cf ' . L ' L f ' I ' . ' ' a 'Ls , V' ' em 5 . , -L . ,Le I Q1 1 , f 1 L . A . , ,rf W ,fs cc' I Hcp ' . rzr ' wer, N. '. Nation: 4 F Conn l' Ave-,, E ' ' .

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SECOND REGIMENT By MAJOR CHARLES J ANDERSEN McKlnIey Hugh School Th1s year the Second Regnnent, for the first tlme 1n lts hlstory, was organized mth but one battallon This reorffanrzatron, caused by decreased enllstments and the nuposmff of a m1n1mum on the enrollment of a company, was a Cl1S3p1J0lIll.I'HCI1I to us as lt was to the members of the other umts that had to do the same thmff Many cadets were denied hlgher ranks and better posltions, and a number of prospectne officers had to remam IH then old ranks mstead of bemg advanced The SIIUHIIOII, however, was taken by them as a matter of course Other fellows lf faced by the same IIUHIIOII nnffht have qult but these men stayed on and ln dolnff so enabled the battalion to be better staffed and trained than would have been otherwlse posslble An nnportant factor 1n the tralnlng of Tech s battalion IS co operation among all parts of the umt A corporal can do nothnw wlth hls squad wlthout 1ts co operatlon A lieutenant is powerless wlth regard to hls platoon rf the men dont co operate A captam IS unable to handle his company without the co operatlon of every man ln any OFUHIIIZHIIOH of any nature co operatlon IS absolutely lndlspensable Another factor necessary for a top notch organrzatlon such as the Second Reglment IS the ablllty of each member to take and glVB orders lntelllgently and exactly ln the Corps every member IS supposed to carry out any and every order glven to hllll He carrles out the command in many cases because he feels lt Wlll better hls chances for becomlng an officer or for Wlllhlflg a dr1ll or for some other such motive At the trme, that may be the only reason the order was glven Actually the whole plan or final goal of the lssuance of that command IS not merely to help the cadet become an ofhcer or to w1n a drlll but to teach him to take orders and carry them out That Hblllty will be used by hlm long after he ha left the Second Revlment It IS because Cadet Tralnmg so forcefully drlves home the reallzatlon that the glVlIlg and takmg of orders IS so nece sary that every boy should be Un en thls tramma We looked forward w1th confidence to all competltlons Beyond them we could see the dlstant future and realize that the experience Ualned in the Second Real ment would a1d us lmmeasurablv In attalnlng success 1n the future I speak for the Whole battallon when I thank Mr Klehblel for h1 asslstance ni maklnv Techs battallon a first rate organlzatlon Personallx l should l1ke to thank all the men ln the battallon for thelr constant co operat1on THE SECOND REGIMENTAL STAFF McKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL 1 T Lr Srawu-x ARVIENTRUI r Nlu fnxml-s I Xiworznsxfw 1sT LT TXILBIR H l'smrL lcljulanl lommander Supplx Ogicer Junfs A RICHARDSON lsT IT Lovs ARD W Hr TNIIRF IIILAIRL L DECnsT Supply Sergeant Personnel Adjutant .Sergeant llajor NX ILSON I CooPFn 1s'r LT Tnovus Bovs ww RIQHARD A CKSTLE l olor Sergeant' Traznmg F Ialoon Commander C olor .Sergeant NIH ELMER H RRFHBIFI NIA.: ARTHLR E Cook Ilzlllarv Imtruclor FEBRUARY GRADUATES SECOND REGIMENT lsr lT ltnuolxu lx ILF lsr LT GIFNN D TIGNhR 41 -. . . . . I 1 . H . U c c D 1 -, A D' .f l L L . c, c 5 , D 7 f c I D . . , U ' . . .i . . . , U . ' c . . I I Y . . , , . S D . D G ' rj. ' . w ' ' M y V . . . . . . 1 . e C . . ,D ' J . I ' . ' l ' 'S c--L ' C . c I . . , , R . Y - ., ' .. - . . ' . '. Y . . 5 . A . I A. , , I , -. ,A . ,A 1 . L L 4, tl . , . Ac ' . ' ' I' r . .S , . , , . 1' .' . . 'l 2 7. Y . , A ' Tr. T, S ' f - w , - A .' , A' v v - ' 'v w I . , . 1 4 I . , . : 7 . ' ,