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

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WAR GAME INSIGNIA C HSDRAF T DEPT cial Situation No. I, the team captains were given Special Situation No. Z. Here again only the captains fought Many and varied were the actions taken by the team captains: some withdrew, some took defensive positions immediately, some continued the advance. When all five teams had presented their solu- tions, they stood by for criticism. No names were spoken by the judge, but as he said, The guilty ones know who they are. After what seemed an infinite period of time, during which the hearts of all present stood still or thumped wildly, as the words of the judge directed, the percentage given to each team was read. The teams of Central and Business were tied for iirst place, with the others close behind. Now arose the question: How will the tie be played off? It was suggested that a coin be tossed, but the captains of the two teams agreed to play a third situation prepared by Major Payne, a neutral instructor. After another nerve-racking trial before the map, the decision was awarded to Business. v-- - .-... QContinued from Page lO6j extra activities. A boy who joins the Cadets and later develops ability in some other extra activity, may resign if he finds he cannot carry both activities. 4. Size and age. Some of the smallest and youngest boys in Eastern High School are in the Cadet Corps. The companies are organized on the basis of size. It is very important that a boy join in his first year so that he will rank with boys of his own semester at Eastern. 11151 5. Timidity or the dislike of discipline. Some boys grow to manhood troubled with timidity. Drill and association in the Cadet Corps tend to remove this. Men must submit to discipline to be good citizens. It is well to train early. Boys who wish to join the Cadet Corps, but have difiiculties in the way of doing so, should discuss their problems with the Chairman of the Military Committee.

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THE VJINNING WAR GAME TEAM, BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL The Final W at Game Problem Second Lieutenant Russell Settle, H. S, C. HE l2th of March, 1930, found live War Game Teams, a representative team from each high school, keyed to the highest pitch and ready for the final War Game drive of the season. The final problem which was prepared by the PMSUT was unique in that it was neces- sary for the team captains to plot the position of the advance guard of the enemy as well as their own, and that only one man on each team offered a solution, a duel between team captains. After hearing the problem read by the PMSXST, the captains were given ten minutes to study the problem and map, to plan the best ways to distribute their forces, to formu- late their orders to subordinate commanders. to multiply 88 yards fthe rate of march per min- ute for a battalionU by 55 minutes for the posi- tion of the enemy and by 40 minutes for their own position, to put the pins in correctly, and to try to remember the live-paragraph order. Having once plotted their positions, the cap- tains faced the judge and estimated the situa- tion: then, jissued any orders they deemed necessary. toiisubdivisions of their command. Here was .thereal test: to recite in a classroom, where sly ,smiles from the students tell you of a mistake, is bad enough, but to recite to a group-'lsof well trained cadets, who never give a hint if a mistake is made, to four or five army A silver cup donated by Major General Anton Steph- an, Commanding the Twen- ty Ninth Division to the War Game Team winning hrst place. The cup is named for him. officers who can register about as much emotion as the Sphinx, and to the judge who seems to write continuously, is an ordeal which can never be duplicated in a classroom, or, I dare sqay, anywhere but on the floor of a war game nal. Having successfully or otherwise passed Spe-

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Former Washington High School Cadets Now at West Point Military Academy Second Row Front Row: Left to Right-Lucius N. Cron, Edward A. Brown. Jr., Merillat Moses. Milliard Lewis, Daniel A. Cooper. John Pennell, Richard Park, Jr. -Rush B. Lincoln, Jr., Donald W. Patterson. Horace K. Whalen. XVarren H. Chester Hammond, Edgar N. Chace, Daniel W. Smith. John li. Richardson. Jr.. Hoover, George Kumpe, James W. Park, Jr. Third Row- Charles E. N. Howard, Jr. Fourth Row --Alan J. Light, Joseph M. Pittman, Douglas G. Gilbert, Herbert G. Sparrow. Thomas de Nyse Flynn. I THE BUSES FOR HIRE LATCH STRING FINEST EQUIPMENT ls Out for You for LUNCHEON' AND DINNER Paramount Consideration Cleanliness and Service 612 12TH ST. N. W.. ber. F and ti WASHINGTON. D. C. TRAINED OPERATORS MODERATE RATES Telephones : National IO75 West 0990 District 0609 lNight Calls! THE f,'API'l'AL TRACTION COMPANY 11161