Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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 I Military Drill Till ' tirst battalion of the Central High military training corps was organized in January, 1919, by students, mostly upper classmen, desiring to take drill. The first two months or so the organization looked as though it was to see a successful year, but as the term progressed the shiftless group of students gradually dropped from the ranks, thus leaving skeleton companies. Hut the remaining men of both companies have begun to get into the spirit necessary to make a military organization of this kind a success, and so have made thus far a fair showing. Tactics on squad, platoon, and company drill occupied the time at the loginning of the term under the direction of Lieutenant Allen, gym instructor and former air service man. Following this a little time was devoted to calisthenics, which is an essential factor in all military organizations. When at last the long-expected rifles arrived, we at once took up the manual of arms, in which nearly all the men showed their ability to handle rifles. W ith the coming of good weather the battalion did their drilling out-of-doors. We then devoted time each day for practicing the two-arm semaphore code, which proved an interesting subject. Nevertheless full credit is due to Capt. McWade, whom the government placed at Central, and by his steady method of teaching we experienced a very successful year. Capt. R. A. Fletcher. Capt. C. Fifield. Lieut. J. W. Flory. Lieut. G. H. Sif.nce. Lieut. C. Smith. ilUl ii!i!!||ll«U||||||||ijni!UUffllll = k I 20 |

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 Red Cross Work 0YY HEN the great world war was drawing to a close. Central students were given a chance to serve their country first hand. The Northern division of the Red Cross placed an order with our manual training department for 350 bedside tables for use in the hospitals in 1 ranee. This would have been considered a large order by any factory, and both the manual training department and Mr. Hepp, the director, were taxed to the utmost to turn out this job. In spite of the great handicap of many enforced vacations, Mr. Hepp and his students turned out this big job on time. All lumber came in the rough and had to be surfaced and sized, fops, legs, braces, and supports were turned out. and many original kinks were devised by Mr. Hepp in order to speed up the work. All materials were furnished by the Red Cross, including boards, glue, bolts, riverts, and screws. All these tables were then assembled and packed by the students and collected by the Red Cross. It is no wonder that the boys are proud of their job and feel that they belong to the ranks of men who do things. B1U wmmmm t 30 1 IlIMPMIIIIIKliUlHlIIMIBBM