Miami Military Institute - Bayonet Yearbook (Germantown, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 32 of the 1912 volume:

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' ,nga A t WILLIAM ROSS CRANE. On February 27, 1-893, a small boy came to Middletown, Ohio. His pa- rents call 'him William 'Ross Crane, but the fellows call '-him 4 Bill, Ichabod and Snick. I A About 1907 a military training ap- pealed to William. He had seen the militia at -home and hadalways played S0ldl.i-:I-135 a mere one day -his father said if he wouldbe a realtgood vw , boy he would let him go to a,military school E 4 A Q Crane is a member of the Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity, Cadet Major, as- sistant Editor-in-Chief of 'the IBAYO- NET, president of the Rifle Associa- tion, quarterback and captain of the football team, first baseman, on the baseball team: president of. the Cadet Court of Inquiry, secretary and treas- urervof the Tennis Association. William will go to Princeton next year and we hopethathis college days 'neath the Orange and Black will be pleasant from start to finish. p , . Q . WILLTAM HARNEY HOPKINS was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sep- tember 3o, 1893. He is sometimes known as Bill,'f Hop or 1-IGP- pie, but. there is nothing in a name, is there? Hoppie is Athletic Edif tor of the BAYONET, a sergeant in A Company, and above all a math. shark and a woman hater of the deepest die. He entered in 1910, and is a mem- ber of Delta' Sigma Nu Fraternity. From 'his entrance he started to kill everything in the academic line and has continued, doing it up to his graduation. F J . He takes his examination for An- napolis and it is useless to say that some day he will be pacing the deck of 4 . THE BAYONET . 4 a dreadnaught, decorated with yards of gold braid and giving his orders in his usual digniied manner. We wish him succes in whatever he does, and we feel conident that Bill will make good- in any company. Q MALCOLM E. LANGDON is one of the old boys, having en- tered in 1906. He is from Cincin- nati, but we can forgive him for it. He is the only member of the classical course and will be the only one to graduate therein for some time to come. ' - Dutch is a member of Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity. He plays in the orchestra and band: is a member of the Dramatic Club, and is always to be found on the job where any- thing exciting is taking place. A Langdon will enter Yale college in the fall, and is leaving M. M. I. with the best wishes of all for a successful Q BENJAMIN SNIVELY MOTTER was born in Lima, Ohio, on January 20, 1893. After growing up, as all boys must, he became a member of the school in IQOQ and started right in with the excellent quality of work which has marked his career here. As a military man, he is very edi- cient, rising through the successive steps from a Corporal to a Captain in the brief space of one year. Ben has earned everything he ever got and deserves much commendation on this unparalelled record. He is a member of the Delta Sigma Nu Fraternity ' Next year will probably find Ben future. ' H under the banner of the Tiger, study-A ing hard and making good, as 'he surely will. The best and: heartiest wishes of the graduating class follow him Wherever he may go and what! ever he may do. I. Program for Commencement , I Week. 4 Sunday, June 9th. . 10:15 a. m.-Baccalaureate sermon in the United Brethren Church, by Rev. Cyrus J. .Kephart, pastor First United Brethren Church, Dayton. Tuesday, June llth. 10:30 a. m.-Class address in the auditorium, by Rev. Wilbur L. Y- Davis, pastor Methodist Episcopal Church, Oxford, followed by the graduating exercises and the con- ferring of degress. 2:00 p. m.-Butt's Manual, on the Parade Ground. 2:20 p. m.-Signal Corps, on the Parade Ground. 2:30 p. m.-Company Drill, on the Parade Ground. 2:45 p. m.-Artillery and Hospital Drills, on the Campus. 4 3:00 p. m.-Field Problem, on the Institute Grounds. 3:45 p.. m.-Competitive Drill, on the Campus. ' 4:30 p. m.--Parade and Escort of the Color, on the Parade Ground. 8:00 to 9:00 p. m.-Reception in the parlors by the President, the Faculty and the Class of 1912. Wednesday, June l2th. I 11:30 a. m.-Lowering the Flag, on the Campus. 1 l H -it g . 'PHE - BAMO NEI? The Senior Class. Again the graduation time has come, Exams are over and we're sure we've passed. We'll take a look now, see what we have done And summarize the graduating class. First comes Bill Crane, whom we best know as Snick, Commander of the Corps, a warrior bold, A good athlete is he, agile and quick, He'll make the team at college, so I'm told. Ben Motter next, to us hels just plain Ben, He won his fame by pen and not by sword, BAYONET editorials now and then Predict a man of induential word. , Bill Hopkins now, as Hopie better known, A student pure and simple fnot so purelg He'll have an armored cruiser all his own And be a second Admiral Dewey sure. Why here's Nell Black, old Nell of BAYONET fame, ' Who loves publicity, and girls and fudge, And if his heart's not blacker than his name He's bound to make a wise and lenient judge. Here bringing up the rear fnot strange for himj, Comes now Dutch Langdon, all the name implies. He's not a student, has not wit nor vim, , But he'll sure find a home up in the skies. C l GMX C I znurrf 1 9 HI-IL LHNOAVH isa-,- -..- ,M iiiii-.-?, THE BAYONET 7 A FLAT TIRE. A monotonous, sickly drizzle had beset London for several days, and the faint spark of the street lamps was barely discernible thru the heavy curtain of fog that hung over the street. The yelling of teamsters, noise of automobile horns and the sound of the crowd as it jostled and 'pushed its way along, filled the air The very atmosphere was oppressiveg the rain dropped from the eaves in a half- hearted fashion. The crowd itself was disagreeable, the hack horses in the streets steamed as they pulled their heavy burdens here and there, motors without chains were in con- stant danger ofl skidding,' and the creak of those with chains and the continuous shifting of gears could be heard above the bustle ofthe street. .From his apartment in 'his club John Beckwith looked out gloomily upon the scene 'of struggling hu- manity before him. His man had just lighted the lights, and left him looking out thru the rain-streaked window: The muffled noise as it came up to him from below disgusted himg I say, disgusted him because' he loathed it,'and then he'said to him- self: I :ve never seen anything' to equal it. lWhy do. I stayihere? Noth- ing to keepvme. I might as well be seeing the world, if for no other pur- pose than being away from this de- testable mob. I'll wait and seize the Hrst opportunity to get away. Beckwith, as we see by his words, was entirely independent. His father had left him with more than enough. He had always been rich, his family . I , - before him had been rich, and he was at ease with his fortune. There was nothing in him of the' 'nouveau riche. ' ' He was at ease in any company of men, but his Qwe cannot sayj dislike, rather ignorance of women, gives us a theme on which to write. He had never known many women. His mother had died when he was very young, and an old aunt, his father's sister, was his only woman ac- quaintance. . He picked up the evening paper, turned from the window and started to read. Presently! Kelly, his' man, entered ' p Mr, Wells, sir. Show him in, Kelly. Yes, sir. 5 p Wells was an American, we may say more, he was from, New York and a very intimate friend of Beck- with. He had met him whenghe hap came to England with his crew to row against Oxford, and since then they had been warm friendsj ' Virgil, I 'm so sick of this city that I do n't know.-what to' do. Can you help me out?'T4 - ' l Indeed I can. The Maurtania sails -Saturday. Todays is Tuesday. You have never been in the United States. Come, now, make me a visit. I 've asked you often enough. Now accept my invitation. Sail Saturday? Why, my dear boy. ' Yes, Saturday. You people over here are horribly slow. You have lots of time. Get Americanized. See if you can do it. 8 THE BAYONET Just tell Briggs, your lawyer, to straighten things out and I 'll see about the passage today. Now do n't say no. I 'll try, but four days is n't much time. Just before you came up I swore that I 'd seize the Erst oppor- tunity to break away from this- pointing out of the window-and I 'll go with you Saturday. Good work. I must be off, and I 'll have everything ready. After Wells left Beckwith tele- phoned Briggs, and made an appoint- ment Within the hour. He slapped on his ulster and made his way out into the detested crowd. He walked along briskly and soon came to the building in which his law- yer's oilice was located. He opened the door that led to the left and a woman passed out before him. As she passed he noticed her drop a small black purse. He picked it up and handed it to her. He was struck by her appearance. Tall, dressed in black, and a heavy veil dropped from the little hat that 'fitted over her jet black hair, and beneath it he noticed two pink little ears snugly tucked under the wealth of hair. She raised the veil, thanked him and disappeared as if by magic. The fog had com- pletely obliterated her, and for the 'drst time in his life a panic seized him, but she had gone. Could any- thing be more maddening? He turned slowly, entered the corrider and made his way to the left. He tried to straighten out his af- fairs. Now, Briggs, you do this I do n't feel very well, and I 'm aw- fully busy. Straighten this out be- Q Q 4' . I j , r THE BAYONET 9 with the Farnsworths and just stop- pedefor aminute to say: Well, good bye, n1y'boy. Good bye, Aunt, Martha, and I 'll keep my eye open for the Sheldon girl. She islvery well recommended, but she might have a worth, too. Never mind about that, John, my boy. 'fGood bye. Two days later saw Beckwith at the pier ready to disembark. Wells had not yet came. Soon he drove up and his man brought up his luggage. A little late, Iohn. Was just say- ing good bye to some old friends from the United States, the Sheldonsg' mighty ine people. Oh, yes! Is there a beautiful daughter of an unfortunate speculator? If so, I've heard of her before. Yes, that's the one. How did you know? She sails for America in a month. Well, I would certainly like to see her. I've heard of her so many times in the past week. The Maurtania had a very unevent- ful crossing, and Beckwith had noth- ing to do but think of the girl in the fog. Upon landing, however, be was so taken up with the sights of won- derful New York that he scarcely had time to think of anything else. Wells jvas an ideal host and did everything in his power to show his guest a good time. One day he CWellsj suggested that they motor to his country place and see ' a 'little of rural America The next day was set for the start, and at 7 dclock the motor drove up to theldoor, and in a few, minutes they ,., , , ., . .. ,,,.-., .- 1,13 were gliding in and out among the vehicles in the crowded streets. Af- ter a while the houses became fewer, and truck gardens and patches of cabbage here and there told them they were nearing the city limits. , Over the smooth pike the machine gathered momentum, and under the skillful hand of Wells spun along at a great clip. Thru villages, up-and down hills, thru fields of grain the road led, and the pretty little houses, with their well-kept lawns and outbuildings, told Beckwith that there was country life in America, that all was not noise and bustle.' I ' He had been in the city over a month, and, although New York was different than London, he wanted to be away from cities, and the country was a relief. They had just passed a picturesque little stone house, way back from the road, with a Hagstone walk leading up to it. Along the walk ran 5. well- trimmed box-wood hedge, and near the white fences old flowers could be seen growing inprofusion. The place attracted him, and he thought he would like to live in such a house, plain, simple and comfortable. just then a report rang out and Wells let out his clutch and coasted to the side of the road. ' 'Flat tire, Beckwith! ' So I hear. Well, we can stop here and eat the lunch in that basket and tix the tire and move on. We are only about Eve miles from my place, and we are in no hurry. I'll ix itand you can run up to that house and see if you 10 THE BAYONET can get some water. All right. Beckwith made his way up the flag- stone walk admiring at every step the flowers in the yard and the beautiful simplicity of it' all. He knocked at the front door, but hearing no one went to the back of the house. Wonder of wonders, what a garden, everything that could be grown. He noticed some one in the garden and that was all. Seeing no one else around he walked down the path, and as he came closer he saw a girl with her back toward him, a sun- bonnet onaher head. She wore a blue gingham dress, and a basket lay be- side her on the walk. As he ap- proached she turnedg he raised his hat and-could it be possible? Were his eyes deceiving him? He managed to stammer: Beg pardon, but I would like to have some water. just then they both turned to see Wells coming up the path. Well, for the love of Mike, Miss Sheldon, where did you come from? Why, Mr. Wells, how do you do? I landed just two weeks ago But how did you ever come to be here? Mother and I are living here. You know my father died, Mr. XVells, practically penniless. ' ' All this time Beckwith had been making frantic gestures to Wells, and finally had attracted his attention. This relieved the embarrassment of the situation when Wells said: Oh allow me, Miss Sheldon, Mr. Beck- with. I had quite forgotten you Johnny, in the excitement of the mo- v P 'Q ment. I just ran in to say that Rob- erts is out there with his car and will take us up to my place. . i Not a bit of it, joined in Miss Sheldon, you will stay here for. lunch, now won't you? Why, thank youg we would be delighted, exploded Beckwith before Wells had an opportunity to refuse. All rightg I'll go tell Robertsf' and Wells went oi on his errand.. I'm sure I have seen you before, Mr. Beckwith. , Indeed yes, Miss Sheldon, two ,months ago, I. shall never forget if it, on the first door of the building Briggs is in. Yes, you gave me my purseg I remember I dropped it. , just then Wells returned and they were interrupted it After lunch, before they left, Miss Sheldon said: A How long will you be in this country, Mr. Beckwith? He is making an indefinite visit and he may stay for good, said Wells. , Well, at any rate, I 'll see you all again N If that is an invitation, thank youg you shall see us often. The hero and heroine are at last together. What more can be said? It is true the lovers' way is not always the smoothest, at least that's what they say. Let us leave them. where they are and let them be married eventually and live happy ever after. 'wiflwfiff ,l Q' . .,M THE BAYONET - 11 1v1ART1N's GAME. Three days before the big football 'game between Liberty High and East 'Auburn Academy, Nelson, the star fullback of Auburn, had been accused of stealing examination papers. The papers had been found in his room by one of the faculty while inspecting, and, as a result, Nelson had been withdrawn from the team and placed under arrest until a complete investi- gation could be made at the faculty meeting on the following Monday evening. As the game was on Sat- urday there was no chance for him to play. To be sure the best players on the team pleaded for him and the coach nearly went crazy looking for a good man to take his place. The re- sult of the coach's search was Mar- tin, a player with a reputation which had been exploded on account of his yellowhess in the game. With Lib- erty the year before, Nelson had beaten Martin out at the beginning of the year, and there had been a small feud between the two ever since. Martin, however, was the only one who could till the place now. The next few days seemed ages to Nelson. He argued, argued, argued with the Headmaster, but to no avail. The evidence was too strong against him. 'He knew that he was innocent, but he could find no way to prove it. During practice he would' sit in his window overlooking the campus grounds and the athletic field and brood over his luck. - Saturday afternoon rolled around. Autos, decked with pennants and banners, girls, with school colors and fellows, and boys, with armbands and hatbands with their colors on them, surrounded the Held. He saw the kickoff from his window, and he saw the team from Liberty tear through the line time after time for great gains. There he sat, in his football togs, which he had donned from force of habit, hoping, against hope that he might be able to play. At the end of the Hrst half the score stood 6-o in favor of Liberty. But just then a strange thing happened. His old enemy, Martin, burst into the room exclaiming: They want 'you down there, Nelson, and it 's up to you to pull that team through. I 've explained all to the Professor, he went on. I took the papers and tried to beat you out of your position, but I've failed, for the quarter on Liberty slipped through me for a goal. I guess I was yellow, for they hissed me on the Held. I saw the Professor, so it 's all right. Go! Five minutes later Nelson stood in his old place at full waiting for Lib- erty to kick off. At the kick, the ball came whirling into his arms, and, in a heap of players, he was downed thirty yards forward. The next down, Hackett, the captain, carried the ball through the line for a five- yard gain. The next play, somebody broke through the line and tackeled Auburn for a three-yard loss. . Both teams lined up for a punt, and, as Nelson signaled for the ball, everybody expected a punt on account of the third down. But, taking both teams by surprise, he tore around end 12 THE BAYONET with only four men between him and the goal. The Erst two were straight- armed, the third dodged, and now, on the ten-yard line, he is tackeled by the last. ,Onward he struggled, to drop just over the' line with the precious ball. The- goal was kicked, and the score tied. The rest of the game was uneventful, neither side scoring. Nelson, however, was the hero of the day, for he had tied the score on a nearly sure defeat. Now about Martinz' He-had the papers and placed ,them ih- son's room, and Nelson had, of course, got the blame. So, when the fellows! reached ' the top of the hill, swarmed into Martin's room,.onlylto iind it empty. That worthy was never seen around the old school again. But then, when you think it over, it took quite a little nerve on his part to own, up to his failure. , I .-1 1- I L . THE EAYONET STAFF ' Eff'- 5 THE B YO ET. . GERMANTOWN, OHIO, JUNE, 1912. No. 8. BAYONET is published monthly during the school year in the interests of MIAMI ' MILITARY INSTITUTE, by a board chosen from the Cadet corps. Articles for publication are solicited from all members and friends of the school. Subscription price:-31.00 per year, 15 cents per copy. Entered as second class matter April 15, 1908, at the postofdce at Germantown, Ohio, under '- act of March 3, 1879. n . A EDITORIAL sTAFF. Editor-in-Chief - BENJAMIN S. Mo'r'rER. Business Manager - - WILLIAM R. CRANE Athletic Editor, WILLIAM H. HoPx1Ns. Alumni Editor, CAPT. REED M. BROWN. Military Editor, JAMES NELSON BLACK. Exchange Editor, HORACE FOX. 1. , f'.,--44 - .f?i,. ' W, ef- I ez: fewest- ' W A ,, Q... ig, ': T! - img , 1' At last it is 'all .over and the class of Arorzmakes its exit. The years put 'inproiitably have beenhard ones, but will always be looked back upon with pleasure. ' Ourcompanions in toil will always have , a tender spot. in -our hearts, the friendships' made will :doubtless be lasting. . Just one thing is to be asked inclos- ing. the iifth volume. Support the BAvoNE'r staff next year, the BAYo- NET is a school paper. You don't realize how unpleasant it is to be 'eternallybegging for material, Take ,an interest -in it, the paper is yours, you should' give your best to it, it 'will afterward be a pleasure .to look fbacklon your school days and feel that lsomething was to be done, you were were not a dead one. When -thereto do it. If fear of public criti- .cismg p hinders you, then you are a coward, if lack of interest keeps you from it, you are a drug on the market, if lack of energy stands in your way, then you had better leave the com- I pany of gentlemen and forget that you ever existed. The plea for the sup- port of the school paper cannot be made too strong. It is not just to ask anyone to edit your paper and then fail to give them your unfailing sup- port. We have no apoligies to make. We realize that under the circumstances the paper has been as good as it pos- siblyhcould be. Think of it, two con- tributions from sources outside of the stai, during the year. Can you blame us for laying down our pens with pro- found sighs of relief? For the first in years it has not been necessary to be continually writing on '14 TI-IE BAYONET. Q . ' school spirit, it has been fine. The attitude of the corps toward their work has been admirable. No better example of it could have been shown than in the inspection, it showed that the-fellows have the right kind of stuff in them: The BAYONET staff wishes to ex- tend its sincere thanks to Captains Russell and Seckerson. Their co7opf oration has fmade the BAii61fiE'f sible and we surely appreciateitheii: spirit . .' . t The Alumni has been neglected-L As a source of contributions,iprobQ ably a more complete alumni de art'- . P 3 ment would encouragetthe old men to contribute. V ' 1 THE DAYTON TRIP. On Monday evening, May zoth, the cadet corps journeyed to Dayton to escort President Taft to the Memorial Hall, and incidentally to see him for the last time in his oiiicial capacity as the chosen head of our great and glorious Republic. It was the day of inspectiong and, even though the cadets were somewhat fatigued from their hard day's labor, there was a considerable show of political spirit among members of the corps. The loyal,and enthusiastic supporters of our President were furnished by the Colonel Cnot Colonel RJ with buttons bearing the inscription, No third term! and, when the crowd landed in Dayton, it was a pretty happy bunch. After meeting Major Street and the Honor cadets, who had gone on an earlier car, the corps was formed, and, to the martial music of the M.M. I. band, they marched to Rike- Kumler's, where they anxiously awaited the arrival of the President in his big Oldsmobile. After a wait of about forty-five minutes the Presi- dent put in his appearance, a11d was greeted by cheers from the crowd that had assembled to meet him, and by music from our band, which was promptly drowned out by the Hail to the Chief of the otlicial Repub- lican band ' . ' After he had delivered a short ad- dress to the firm and loyal supporters' of the Government, for the people, of the people and by a representative party of the people, he proceeded, es- corted by the corps, to the Memorial Hall. Here he brieiiy outlined his administration, and spoke for a short time ou his future term of ofiice. He went inside the hall, and the cadet corps marched back to the traction ofhce. They arrived at school at II o'clock, and were truly thankful for the 7 o'clock reveille and the omitted drills the next day , . Any one who heard the President in front of the Memorial Hallrcould not fail to notice the large yellow banner bearing the inscription, Votes for Women May their cause live and prosper, and may they :Lot meet the fate of their sister suifragettes on the other side of the big pond. I . Coming down on the car the writer found a sporting- sheet which ans nounced the sad fact that the had lost to the Giants-5-0. ' , --'. ' COMMENCEMENT. 'Commencement season is looked upon by most students, I presume, as ,thetime when they leave the shelter of academic halls and go forth to fightlin the great battlefield of life. least if we can judge of'most of the commencement essays, that is 'the view. h Arid they go forth, these 'brave young warriors, with colors gay and with av nourish of trumpets and hearts nndaunted to win success. Some of these,l1ave acquired in school days the- eqiripment that will un- doubtedlyattain their desire. In the ofeothers, there is many a weak that veryplikelyi will fail to stand strain. The Children's Crusade ost pathetic thing in history. from academic halls of students is also a pa- and' the fact that it is ' student's own fault does 'less pathetic. The awakening-L is. but the ,Ill lWmIRHYYJ5ik- Y . ' 'THE riavoifmr is nv CAPTAIN F. J. oLDs harder when it comes. Commencement should also be a time of retrospection and introspec tion. A look backward to see if there are not mistakes in the past that ei:- perience should teach us to avoid in the future in a good thing. No ques- tion about the value of the education received in the school of experience. It is even said that a certain quite numerous class of people can learn in no other institution. A look within is also an excellent preparation for life. It is a good thing to know if the ideals are right, if the purpose is true, if the aim is fixed If selishness and egotism have usurped the throne of the soul and cast out therefrom justice and philan- thropy CI ,mean this last word in its 'true-Attic sensej it may not yet be too late to restore the exiles. Such are a few thoughts suggested by they commencement season. The academic editor wishes you all a very pleasant summer vacation. ? XT9l .xy MESS CALL N .n V ..j THE BAYONET 17 aiQlllmr.lQx2a'fl'f y-, f 1 , NM? 1 ' ZW' , - - w H' ' , 4 In reviewing the military depart- ment for IQI 1-'12, the most striking thing is the successful use of the merit system. This system has been in use in many of the large military schools of the East andhas been very successful wherever used. In M M. I. it has certainly been an unquali- fied success and ,Major Street deserves great credit for its successful applica- tion in 'this school. A - Another branch of work heretofore unpursued here is the Field Problemg These problems put into practical ap- plication in the theoretical studies of the school and lecture room. We have had several of these problems assigned to the various officers, and the fact that the inspector was satis- Eed with our Field Problem, proved the excellent manner in which they have been performed. Colonel Brown purchased a fine stereoptican, which haslbeen widely used in the military lectures. These lectures have been -on various sub- jects and have shown us in a forcible way the more important principles of LH? Held work and target practice. Altogether the year for the military department has been a most successful one and we hope that next year will be even more successful. Camp Weybrecht. The cadetcorps, under command of Major Crane, left the barracks on Fri- day morning, May 31 at 8:40. 'The day was perfect and the trip from Germantown to Camp Perry was made in record time. On the arrival at Camp Perry much to our surprise, we found all the wall tents pitched and the conical tents were left to the cadets. In alittle more than half an hour the camp was ship-shape. The eots, blankets, etc., were given out by Captain Derick, acting quartermaster, and the beds were made up for the night. A number of good scores were made on the two hundred yard range and the general average was far above .that of last year. Quite a number of the cadets have qualified in the prone is -Q THE BAYONET A .QQ position for the medals of the Na- tional Riile Association. Due to the foresight of Colonel Catrow, the work in camp was greatly lightened and it is useless to say that we surely appreciated the interest he took in our wellfare. It might be Well to mention that the Colonel made a record of 318 out of a possible 320 at 15 yards with a 45 caliber pistol. The oiiicers club had its usual list of attractive visitors: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Crane, of Middletowng Mr. and Mrs. Cushman, of Sylvania: Noterman, of Covington, Ky.g and Mrs. Voges and Miss Vogesfirif Canton: Mr. and Missy Specht ,f,f - 765' Clevelandg Mrs. Herr, of Springlieldi Mrs. Darling, of Ann Arbor, and many others. E A fi: The lake was exceptionally :calm and in spite of the late springfthe water was warm and the fellows were in bathing most of the time during recreation hours. ' 'A A 9 r v.:,,,q5,-Q-gg: .-3-avvx. Fl., A, K , YN, WY ALPHA CHI SIGMA FRATERNITY 5-ng .- '1'HE BAYONh5'fi i9 THE: INSPECTION. p i' of military service, hospital, artillery, signal 'corps, engineering, etc., and they were all satisfactorily, if not ex- cellently, performed. After these drills was a short platoon, company and battalion drill, in both close and extended order. Dinner and a short rest followed this, and then we were ready for more. ' The afternoon was entirely occupied by military field problems, three in number, namely: Advance guard,' rear guard and outpost. All of the oiiicers taking part in this were thor- oughly, questioned concerning the work, and the way that most of the questions were answered was a credit to the cadetfand to'the'schdol. As it was necessary for Captain Hall to leave at 3:10 'p.V m., our drills were cut short, but every one went down town 'until' 5 'o'clock,.rejoicing that he had passed the test. ., At the request of the few surviving members of 'the Grand Army of the Republic stationed in Germantown, the cadet corps acted as escort in their annual Memorial Day services. The band, of course, went along and showed up well in comparison with the professional band present. The bat- talion wasin' command of 'Major Crane ' andithepvolley firingwhich 'was done as partiiof 'the services, was fine. i With practically no drill' at -all with blanks, the corps did very fwell and deserves to be complimented on its 1 egccellent showing. 1 1 , I I ! 4 5 1 i 4 I l I l 5 i I I 4 f 5 ,1 s E I OZ HHL LHNOAVH DELTA SIGMA NU FRATERNITY if ' L T' A: MM, M14-Rain Q -f ,......n.n........3.12fA1,. o THE BAYONET 21 . A . ,. .,.. ..mu,L,,,m.H.ff .. .- V- 1 ' We played our second game with our boys to iield the ball in old-time Steele High School, of Dayton, and our boys tasted the bitter dregs of defeat for the first time this season. A very heavy rain fell in the morn- ing, and for some time we thought it would be impossible to play. But by 10 o'clock the sun beat down and at 3:30 the team was lined up for battle. Noterman opened the game for us and pitched a good game until the eighth, when he retired to give Reds Weston a chance. The Held was heavy around second, short and third, and this made it very hard for form. johnson was out the slab for Steele, and pitched a good game all the way through. Steele showed up better in the pitching department, but the hitting was about even. Steele's hits came when hits meant runs, and ours were the reverse. The game was very interesting and the count was 3-0 against us until the ninth, when, with the aid of two hits, an error and a sacrifice ily, Steele pushed four runs over the pan. There was no more scoring, for Steele had the game on ice. .. A .i -1gaQ.5fp,..,,,.,,,g H N? i 7 H'mv 'i f' 'm ' 'M TC ifiiiifiorihnt TEAM i Ml A f ar 4c:m,:.al.:', 1 V , 22 THE BAYONET ' --AY .'fEE e 'feL'.f .'P! .- :aft 35244 . V- ffl -fe- ll n li We r Mercersburgh' Literarv ' Maga-E zine. '-'Are' you certain that all of your stories are original? 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