Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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THE CORPS OF CADETS

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L. Jacors H. Kennedy C. Brawner M. Snyder J. Carlton RIFLE TEAM MEMBERS D, Simpson R. Warner w. Gordon B. Turner R. Goode A. Edwards I. Redman J. Robey F. Simpson E. Turner The members of the rifle team practiced hard all during the fall and in February were informed that they had placed second in the Corps Area Match which included teams from all the schools of our type in Pennsylvania. Mary- land, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. As a result our team was selected to represent the Corps Area in the National Match which includes teams from all parts of the United States and possessions thereof. Incidentally this is the first time that a team in any sport of our school has advanced to a point where it has had the honor of participating in a National Match and we are justly proud of them and offer them our most hearty congratulations. The individual standings of the National Match were as follows: CADETS E. Turner 734 R. Warner 721 L. Jacobs 713 J. Robey 701 F. Simpson 690 I. Redman 685 R. Goode 682 M. Snyder 677 C. Brawner 671 V. Turner 667 H. Kennedy 660 D. Simpson 635 J. Carlton 63 3 J. Florence 5 86 A. Edwards, Failed to compete E. L. T„ ’32.

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THE CORPS OF CADETS The stern and snappy military air once again invades the regions of the Alexandria High School. The clang of arms, the sound of cadets’ commands at muster snapped here and there add to the picturesque daily drills. On the completion of the Corps’ third year, a great improvement is detected; without question it is a progress with its source in the heart of each Cadet. He made it, he named it, and he will pass it on with honors and a good record. Those who receive its badge will carry it on so that its glory will shine brighter and brighter as the years go by. Colonel Clarence Deems, a soldier and a gentleman, is our guiding star from West Point. From the field of a soldier’s experiences, he appears as a very capable and influential professor of military science and tactics: his instructions, his kind advice, his everready assistance will never be neglected in the memoirs of a Cadet. As we advance along the ranks we think we would be losing an opportunity if we failed to record the latest statistics. This year the military interest of the boys has been challenged by that of the girls. The Girls’ Cadet Corps deserves an equal amount of credit from the school. Between October and January dances, sponsored by the Cadet Corps, were held at Elks’ Hall and the Virginia Public Service Auditorium. Such celebrations quickened the spirit of the Corps tremendously. The excellent record of the rifle team in the George Mason and Third Corps Area matches paved the way for a position in the National Contest, whose outcome is, as yet, undetermined. The Corps’ participation in the Manassas and George Washington Parades was highly commended. Surely, when there is such a presentation, it will not escape the notice of our school and city. Such recognition is a factor in furnishing backbone for the Corps. In every phase of Cadet life an indisputable spirit of cooperation prevailed throughout the ranks. In coordination with Colonel Deems, there is strong assistance in the offices of the Superintendent of Public Schools, and of the Principal of the High School, Mr. Bowton and Mr. Moncure, of which coopera- tion the Corps is highly appreciative. But now as the command “Dismissed!” is heard along the ranks, we likewise “stack arms” and “pass the torch.” George Craten, ’32.