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

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Honor Guard, Company H, Western High School The Annual Guard-ol? Honor Drill By Captain Elbridge Church, H. S. C. OMPANY H of Western High School, com- manded by Captain Elbridge Church, won first place in the Honor Guard Drill, held on March 27, 1930. This drill is held annually at Wilson Stadium for the purpose of selecting a company to act as the Guard of Honor at the presentation of commissions to the ofiicers of the cadet brigade. Company A of Eastern, commanded by Captain John W. Nally, won second place. Third place was won by Company F of Mc- Kinley, commanded by Captain George S. Cawthorne. Company B of Central, com- manded by Captain Harry L. Watson, won fourth place, and iifth place went to Company I of Business, commanded by Captain Melville W. Stuart. One company had previously been selected from each school, and these five companies com- peted for the Guard of Honor. The three inspecting oliicers of the U. S. A. Infantry, who were Captain Alexander R. Bolling, First Lieutenant James C. White, and Second Lieu- tenant Thomas H. Allen, judged the precision with which the companies executed the inspec- tion, close order drill, and manual of arms. The decision of the judges was announced soon after the last company had left the field. Drill Day By John Coulter- Archimedes, C. H. S. Prize' Poem Down the field the companies stride, Gun on shoulder, hand at side. Hear each scabbard loose its blade As we start the drill parade. Many a day we wished to shirk, Miss the drill, avoid our work, But our purpose held us fast, Kept us steady to the last. l19l Now we face the judges' stand, Strong our hearts and stout our Let the prize go where it may: We have done our best today. band. Soldiers forward, heads held high, For your final test is nigh, Fix your weapons for the strife, Face the battle-field of Life.

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Alvin W Miller W g By Stephen E. Kramer First Assistant Superintendent of Schools, in Charge of Cadets l Y l MR. ALVIN MILLER The Late Principal of Central High School HE Competitive Drill of 1929 was sad- dened by the untimely death of an outstanding friend and sympathetic supporter of the cadet corps. Mr. Alvin W. Miller, principal of the Central High School, passed away on the 19th of May, 1929. The life and services of Mr. Miller are well expressed in the following reso- lution passed by the Board of Education in appreciation of him: 1Vlr. Miller was a product of the Washington public schools, having graduated from the Western High School and the Washington Normal School. He was also a graduate of the George Washington University. He was appointed to service on October l, 1903 in the primary schools, and in January, 1904 he was promoted to be teacher of book- keeping and business arithmetic in the Business High School. On September l, 1916, Mr. Miller was transferred to the Central High School as a teacher of business subjects in charge of the establishment of the business courses newly created in that school. On May 10, 1920, Mr. Miller was made assistant principal of the Central High School, which position he held until the time of his death. The seemingly untimely death of this splen- did school officer has brought to the Washington public schools a very great loss. He was in the midst of a successful and progressive admin- istration of a great school. He enjoyed the respect and esteem of his co-workers, and the devoted admiration of the entire student body. The loss to the public school system in the death of Mr. Miller is very great. V The Washington Cadet Corps By Lettie Ethel Stewart There was a time when dry and weighty tomes Of Greek and Hebrew occupied the time Of restless youth. Then, life was taught from books, Philosophies, and formal doctrines old. The day had not yet dawned when life was seen To be a thing one lived, and knew, and felt. To-day we look about us and rejoice That books are not our only source of gain. We learn to meet our brothers in the field, To share a common aim, and work as one, To face alike defeat, or victory. We learn to follow orders from above, Or, better still, to give them without pride. We learn to use our powers at the helm, Yet not to lose our own humility. We stand in readiness to meet our world: We know what 'tis to think, to act, to do. 81

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MAJOR JOHN G. DONOVAN, U. S. A. Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics