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

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In the Spring of 1922, a most important com- petitive was introduced, that of the Battalion. The year following, another important drill was introduced, that of the Regimental Com- petitive. In this year also the Brigade Band was formed under the supervision of Master Sergeant F. E. Hesse. The year 1924 found Major Alexander Maish in charge of the First Regiment, and Captain Judkins, the Second. Upon Major Maish's resignation in 1925, Major John G. Donovan was assigned to the First Regiment, and Major Raymond G. Payne to the Third. The Junior High Schools were separated from the Brigade at this time. Captain David Van Pelt was appointed instructor for the Second Regiment in the Pall, 1926, During the year 1928 we were grieved to learn of the death of Captain Van Pelt whom we all loved and admired. In 1929, selected companies from the different schools represented the Brigade in the inauguration of President Herbert Hoover. We are now approaching another competitive drill. Who will win? No one knows. But every cadet is looking forward to the great day, hoping, expecting to win. They will all do their best, but those who do better than best will win. Attention!-will be the command. The unit oilicers will repeat, and in a moment the Brigade will stand rigid. The Adjutant will receive his orders: he will march forward: he 'will count: he will turn. The Forty-Third Competitive Drill will be over. Former Washingiton High School Cadets New At Dartmouth College Front Row-Daniel B. Denham, G. Winchester Stone, Jr., Richard C. Squire, A. Wayne Van Leer, Douglass E. Wilson. Second Row-Richard K. Lyon, Gail G. Geddes, James L. Pirmper, N. Page Worthington. Lawrence Reeves, C. Elwood Sayre. Back Row-J. Chester Pyles, Robert Coltman, Rodney N. Hatcher, Charles E. Widmayer.

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THE ADBIUUTANT Volume XI June 2 and 3, 1930 Number 1 ll-llistoiry of the Washington High School Cadet Corps By Colonel Jack C. H. Steams, H. S. C. TTENTIONI-The command is repeated by the unit oflicers, and in a moment the Brigade stands rigid. The Adjutant receives his orders, marches to the front, counts, turns. It is all over. The final decision has been given: the decision to which fifteen hundred Cadets have looked forward. A few have won: more have lost. But win or lose, the spirit of the Cadet Corps remains. Those, who have lost are dis- appointed, but instead of discouraging, it en- courages them to try still harder, and to give a little better than their best the next year. The spirit was the same forty-seven years ago, and has been passed down through the years. This spirit will remain the same and will continue to be passed down through the long years to come. ' Back in 1883, the first two companieslof fifty men each were formed under the instruction of Mr. George Israel, a teacher at old Central. As there were only fifty old muskets available at that time, the companies were forced to alter- nate in using the rifles. In May of that year, the cadets participated in their first real parade, that of the Grand Army of the Republic. Soon after this, Lieutenant Colonel Burton R. Ross was appointed oliicial P. M. S. and T. of the cadets. In 1885. the cadets marched in the inaugural parade of President Cleveland. I They were also present in formation at the dedication of the Washington Monument. Shortly after this ceremony, the Corps received a sorrowful blow by the death of Colonel Ross. Major McCathran was then appointed to fill the vacancy, and held the position until he answered the call of his country, and entered the World War in 1916. The first competitive drill was held in 1888, the winning company being Com- pany A, Central. Under Major McCathran's instruction the proficiency of drill and sincerity of spirit took a decided step forward. In 1893, the high school cadet organization had its first colonel, the position being held by one of the present Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia, Dr. Luther Reichelderfer. A Corps with a real purpose and established ideals and princi- ples was rapidly being formed. The enlistments increased so rapidly that it was soon 'necessary to consolidate the various units. Therefore, under the supervision of Lieut. N. B. Briscoe, U. S. A., the cadet brigade was created. In the autumn of 1917, Lieu- tenant Briscoe was called into active service overseas, and Wallace M. Yater, his assistant and former Cadet Colonel, took charge of the Corps. During the World War the cadets gave great service to their country, either by entering the actual conflict or by assisting in draft work or other administrations. Colonel Yater was succeeded by former Cadet Major Shoults, and Major Shoults by Lieutenant Richard R. Day in the year 1919. Lieutenant Day introduced for the first time into the cadet training, the extended order drill. At this time the Corps participated in many different ceremonies, and in every instance received favorable comments and words of commendation for their perform- ance. In the year 1920 the War Games were in- troduced. This activity has since grown and become veryspopular. In the latter part of 1921, our own Colonel Craigie became Pro- fessor of Military Science and Tactics, and Captains Strecker and Johnson were made his assistants. Dlr.,.'Yates was placed in charge of the Medical Unit of the Second Regiment. Also in this year the Brigade Rifle Team was introduced. During the year the Corps took part in many ceremonies, the most important of which was acting as Guard of Honor to President Harding in the inauguration. Captain A. J. O'Keefe and Major B. O. Kennedy were made assistant instructors in the Fall of 1922, and under their competent guid- ance the Cadet Brigade continued to flourish.

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Cadet Camp By Captain Charles W. Hart, H. S. C. M Q L1 - TUG OF WAR OR three weeks each summer, Cadets are given a wonderful opportunity to know and appreciate each other more. Cadet Camp, start- ing shortly after school closes, gives them this companionship, a fine camp experience, and a military training fully as valuable as a semester of drill, all for a dollar a day. Camp Simms, so generously loaned for the enterprise by the National Guard, has a fine fifty foot swimming pool, a remarkable six hundred yard outdoor rifle range, a large playing field for baseball, and an excellent drill ground. The buildings include the officers' quarters, a mess hall large enough for a hundred and sixty boys, a garage, just recently built, and the canteen, where the boys purchase their extras in the way of food. When camp opened on the twenty-ninth of June last year, the instructors were pleased to find that the number of cadets enrolled came to about a hundred and forty, just twice as many as the year before. Two eight-squad companies were organized, and there was close competition between them in regard to drill, discipline, and the cleanliness of the barracks. Starting Monday, we started a program which rounded us into fine physical trim by the time camp ended. We arose reluctantly at 6.30, went through ten minutes of setting up exer- cises, went in and made up our bunks, had breakfast, fmishled cleaning up the barracks, drilled for an hour and a half, and then, until lunch, attended lectures on such topics as mili- tary courtesy, war games, ceremonies, guard duty, personal hygiene, and hints for company commanders. After lunch, we had an hour free before our period of saber instruction. After our saber drill, we were usually free for the rest of the afternoon. After supper, came Retreat, the lowering of the Flag, and then followed Guard Mounting. From then until the Call to Quarters, we could do anything we wished. At Taps, all lights had to be out, and the barracks were quiet. One of the most interesting features of the camp was the series of war game manoeuvers, worked out with the cadets fighting the assist- ant instructors. The most interesting of the games was a night attack problem, starting at nine and lasting until eleven. This annual series gives splendid training to future war game commanders. Among the athletic contests were a track meet, a swimming meet, and a company base- ball game. The Fourth of July, coming as camp got in full swing, was the big day of the three weeks. In the drill periods, cadets took turns drilling in the positions they would probably hold when they returned to school in the Fall. In the inter- company drill, held on the last Friday of camp. the cadets from McKinley and Western, under Captain Weber, won from the Central, Business, and Eastern cadets under Major Culverwell. On the evening of our last Friday at camp, a battalion review was held, at which the out- standing cadets at camp were honored. First place was awarded to Colonel Stearns, of Cen- tral: second place, to Captain Church, of Western: and third place, to Lieutenant Finley, of Business. When camp ended on the morning of the twentieth, the cadets who had attended camp took away with them many pleasant memories of their three weeks together, and a fuller under- standing of the underlying spirit of the Corps. SACK RACE