Washington High School Cadets - Adjutant Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Wfasliington is a Coast Guard Camp, and we had the experience of watching, for the first time, a Coast Artillery Night Drill. It was too dark to see much, but what we could see was most interesting. The next morning we had the opportunity of seeing the whole works in the daylight, and studying how the business was done, from the ground up. All of us were as- signed to various places on the gun crews, where we learned all the many things that had to be done in the firing of a big gun. It takes twenty men and two officers, at least, to load and fire the huge piece, about ten more to haul up the powder and shells from the arsenal below, even with the elevator which is used for that purpose, and a staff of weather experts and mathematicians in the sighting room. After the target has been sighted and the range and elevation noted on the sighting in- struments, computations must be added to take care of the elfect of the wind, the barometric pressure, the height of the tide, the sunlight, if any, the temperature, and any other condi- tions which would effect the veracity of the sights or the path of the projectile. There are special instruments for these calculations, but the work must be done quickly and expertly, in time to telephone the corrected range to the commander of the gun crew in time for the next shot. Even then, if the target is mov-- ing, allowances must be made for the elapsed time between the sighting and the firing of the shot, and a special chart by the gun is used to calculate this. When it is considered that one shot is to be hred every minute, one can see how fast and accurate the work must be. VVe visited several other batteries, some larger and some smaller, but none of them were in action. It was interesting, neverthe- less, to climb about on the pieces and examine them. Guns were not the only things which held our interest at Fort Washington. The food was beyond comparison, and those K. P.'s really piled it on when we came back for more. VVe talked about their proficiency and gener- osity all the way back to Camp Simms, Sun- day afternoon. The Annual Cadet Camp will be held again this year at the same place, and the same time, except that provisions are being made to hold the camp for four weeks instead of three weeks as it was last year. So, the number of enjoy- able and edifying experiences, which take place at this year's camp, should be greater than those of last year, in proportion to the in- crease in the length of the camp's duration. Even if it were not, I do not think that any Cadet would be losing anything by attending camp this year. Many who have been there once and twice before are planning to go again, and though there are accommodations for one hundred, applications should be made as soon as possible. Any of the Military Instructors or any Cadet who has been to Camp Simms, would be glad to give any information desired about the camp. Come to Cadet Camp this summer and enjoy the biggest time we've ever had! Famous for Food HOTEL OCCIDENTAL Gus. Buchholz SC Son Proprietors Tl-IE F LEISCI-IMANN COMPAN Langdon Station ' WASHINGTON, D. C.

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The Development of the Cadet Uniform By Lieutenant Colonel Richard D. Schmidtman, H. S. C. f my ,G H12 unifoim is always an important T95 591' l'he umtorm which the Washington I A NIV, High School Cadets wear has been I developing for forty-three years. The uniform in which the first body of Cadets appeared consisted of a blue coat with brass buttons and white duck trousers. In 1901, the Cadet uniform consisted of a cap of the type worn by the Army during the period of the Civil W'ar fwith a gold braid chin strap for offieersj, and a blue coat on which were strips of black braid running en- tirely across the front from collar to skirt. This coat had a high military collar and two insignias of rank Qfor oflicersj, shoulder straps such as were worn by the U. S. Army during the Civil VVar period, and braid on the sleeve such as is worn today by the officers of the Army on overcoats. The trousers accompany- ing this coat were of a little lighter blue than the coat. In this one respect the uniform has remained the same to the present day. Desig- nation of company, together with I-l. S. C., were worn surrounded by a gold wreath on the front of the cap. This uniform was in vogue until 1906, when the cap was changed to one greatly resembling the cap now worn by privates and non-coms today. The officers' caps had a gold chin xv-eq mfr 4 i ' I O X2 1 . at ,- . . . . part of any military organization. X f , .. . . ,, - in I ,'-,-1 .. s - 1' strap. The coat also was changed at this time. The black braid extending in rows across the front was abandoned, and the Ca- det shield insignia was worn on the collar. The officers, as well as the men wore white gloves at this time. The uniform, just described, was worn with- out change until l914. Sometime between 1914 and 1920 the cap was changed to its present form. In 1913, a gold underlay was added to the shoulder strap, and a few years later, the present shoulder strap was brought into use. In that same period, between 19141 and 1920, the present method of denoting service by braid on the sleeves was instituted. In 1922, the Sam Brown belt and cross-guns insignia on the collar was brought into use. In 1926, the collar' of the coat was changed from the high, stiff, military collar to the lapel collar now worn by the men in the Corpsg the collar ornaments being worn on the lapels of thecollar, and brass buttons were used. lt may be easily seen that the Cadet--Corps has kept pace with the Army in respect-Q to uniforms, and while it may seem a great 'step from a uniform of blue coat with brass but- tons ,and white duck trousers to the present one, forty-three years more there may be an even greater change. The Stations of Service No. 1-15th and A Streets N. E., Phone Line. 9415 No. 2-4515 Conduit Road N. W., Phone West 3033 Modern Equipped Gasoline Filling Stations With a Full Line of Auto Necessities E. C. SHERFEY, Proprietor The Making of a Home Nothing is so all-important in the making of your home as a satisfactory heating system. You spend the greater part of your life within that home and you naturally expect to get the best enjoyment out of life there. From a 34-year study of various heating systems, we are prepared to advise you correctly. G. 8 H. HEATING CO. FOUND RELIABLE FOR OVER 34 YEARS 917 H Street N. W. W. H. Gottlieb, Pres. H. E. Huntsberry V.-Pres.