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

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The Brigade Sttatiff, Cemtredl High SQIROOJI , , . MAJOR AARON GOLDMAN MAJOR LEONARD KAPLAN Adjutant Quartermaster COLONEL JACK C. H. STEARNS Commander HARRISON DYAR MAJOR ARTHUR CONN EDGAR HOWARD Sergeant Major Personnel Adjutant Quartermaster Sergeant GEORGE N. CROCKETT JEROME JOHNSON WILLIAM ROTHROCK CLARK HEIRONIMUS Color Sergeant Technical Sergeant Technical Sergeant Color Sergeant U81

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Cadet llnspeotion by the R. O. T. C. By Captain Arthur J. Tufts, H. S. C. I VER SINCE the Cadet Corps has been under the training of the War Department, it has been inspected twice a year by a regular Army ofiicer detailed with the Reserve Oflicers' Training Corps. It was in the year 1921 thatfthe Corps came under the supervision of the War Depart- ment under Section 55c of the National De- fense Act. In 1922 the first inspection was held. This officer from the R. O. T. C. inspects all the units in the Corps Area in which he is stationed. - The Cadet Corps is in the Third Corps Area. This year the inspecting officer for this Area is Lt. Col. Ralph H. Leavitt. He was appointed by the Commanding Officer of the Area. The purpose of this inspection is to 'see if the various units in the Corps Area are functioning according to the regulations under which they are organized to note what progress they are making, and to check up on the condition of their equipment. Lt. Col. Leavitt inspected the Cadet Corps on December 5, and also in April. His inspec- tion had nothing to do with the standing of the various companies within our Brigade, for individual company inspections were not made. It was an inspection of the Brigade taken as a whole. Each of the inspections this year was completed in one drill day: so, taking into con- sideration the time necessary for going from one school to another, there was not much time left for an inspection of each company. For these inspections, some of the companies are usually in position for a personal inspection, so that when the inspecting officer arrives, he may inspect them or not, as he wishes. Some companies are practicing company movements, some platoon movements, and some are separated and drilling in squads. The inspecting officer frequently asks a Cadet officer to do a certain problem with the unit he commands. The Cadet Bands are also inspected. The inspecting officer makes a report on the matters mentioned above about each of the various units, to the Commanding Officer of the Third Corps Area. The latter usually sends excerpts of the reports to the commanding of- ficer of the unit concerned. An excerpt of the report which Lt. Col. Leavitt .made about the Cadet Corps after his first inspection on De- cember 5, follows: ' The close order drills observed at the five schools were very good for this time of the year. Steadiness in ranks was excellent. Cadet officers and non-commissioned officers gave their commands well, and showed evidence of lead- ership. Simple problems given by the inspector to squad leaders were well performed. The methods used by the Professor of Mili- tary Science and Tactics in training this Corps are excellent, and the results are shown by the interest and support of the student body. FAIRMONT Thirtieth Year. College Preparation, Eight 2-Year Jun- ior College diploma courses. Educational advantages of National Capital. Address Principal, 1713 Massa- chusetts Ave., Washington, D. C. 1371

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The Brigade Staff By Colonel Jack C. H. Stearns, H. S. C. HE BRIGADE STAFF of 1929-1930 con- sists of four commissioned oflicers and six non- commissio-ned officers. Upon these men, falls the administration of the entire Washington Cadet Corps under the supervision of the Pro- fessor of Military Science and Tactics and his Assistants. The Stall' this year, apointed with head- quarters at Central High School, has worked hard and earnestly to fulfill its duties to the best of its ability. The Staff, as originally ap- pointed, consisted of Majors Goldman, Conn, and Kaplan: and Master Sergeants Dyer, Kur- land, Howard, Crockett, and Carpenter. In February, Sergeants Kurland and Carpenter were appointed to other positions. Sergeant Car- penter became a lieutenant on the 2d Battalion Staff and Sergeant Kurland transferred to the new Company to hold the position of Quarter- master Sergeant. Sergeants Johnson and Hiero- nimus were chosen from the Regimental Staff to fill the positions left vacant, Sergeant Hieroni- mus as Color Sergeant and Sergeant Johnson as Technical Sergeant. Sergeant Rothrock was appointed as the second Technical Sergeant. There are certain men of the staff who should be given special commendation. They are Major Goldman, as Business Manager of the ADJUTANT and Major Conn as Photographic Manager of the ADJUTANT. The duties of Brigade Quartermaster have also been ably car- ried out by Major Kaplan. In closing, I wish to express my gratitude to the Brigade Staff for its excellent cooperation during the past year. Working with these men has been a stimulating and interesting experience. I sincerely hope that the Brigade Staff has added something to the significance of the Corps as it has upheld its highest standards and regulations. Approach of Valley Forge By Charles Heyward, H. S. C. View at Valley Forge, through trees in the direction of the chapel l39l As I approach this grey-hilled park, I stop and listen close, for harkl Is that the boom of guns I hear. Or th' echo ringing in my ear Of years gone by, when Washington Led his cold and weary men? The wind cuts through and takes my breath, But I think of how those men met death, And I hope, and wish, that I might know How heroes feel when the wind does blow Much worse than when it does as I Approach and Watch the sights go by. As 'neath the Memory Arch I pass, I see all as through a glass- While the cold winds blow at Valley Forge.