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

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The First Battalion Staff, Seeonol Regiment McKinley High School FIRST LIEUTENANT LEWIS DAWSON Adjutant FIRST LIEUTENANT EARLE B. SAUNDERS, JR. Quartermaster MAJOR HOWARD LARCOMBE Commander CAPTAIN MYER H. STOLAR ALLEN Ross Personnel Adjutant Quartermaster Sergeant CC1raduated January, 19301 The First Battalion, Second Regiment By Major S. Howard Larcombe HE FIRST BATTALION is composed of Companies A, B, and C. They have worked hard, showing that old Tech Spirit which has been so prominent in past competitions. Through the hard Work and cooperation of the oflicers and men, the Battalion succeeded in getting fourth place in the Battalion Competi- tion. ln the Regimental Drill, they showed l46l those same qualities of hard Work and coopera- tion and Succeeded in getting second place, over- coming several handicaps. Now as the Competitive Drill approaches, these companies are still showing those same qualities, and, lighting to the last moment, hope to win.

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'll' he Second Regiment By Lieutenant Colonel Harry Enlow Carter, H. S. C. ECH is at its best this year in Cadets. The size of the Second Regiment has steadily increased until now it is the largest in the Brigade, and every member of the unit a hard- working Techite. Climaxing a year that has been very successful fo-r Tech, the Second Regiment looks with satisfaction on what it has accomplished. Win- ning the Battalion Drill and taking a close second in the Regimental Drill has been no small achievement, and it is a complete reversal of form shown in previous years. The co- operation between all the officers has been splendid, together with that of Major Maish, Mr. Daniel, and the Military Committee. Major Maish has been a faithful adviser and a close friend to the Regiment, and it is due largely to his efforts that the morale of the men in the corps has been so high. With the ap- proach of the Competitive Drill, we place our trust in our well-trained cadets, and have every reason to believe that Tech will again retain the coveted drill flag. Benefits of the Cadet Corps By . S. French, McKinley High School NE of the most helpful relationships a boy can sustain to McKinley High School is a con- tinued enlistment in our splendid High School Cadet organization, the Second Regiment. The Cadet organization cultivates poise and personality.by training to stand, walk, and sit correctly. It aims to teach a boy how to exact obedience of others by first learning how to obey. Graduates of the Washington High School system claim that the Cadet Corps has con- tributed to their manliness more than any other school interest or activity. Among the many benefits, the following excellent features are pointed out: l Morale, involving confidence, manly cour- age, and zeal. 2 Respect for proper authority. 3 Teamwork at its best, ultimately becom- ing automatic: a powerful economic and social asset. 4 Ideal physical training under the most favorable conditions, without injury to person or morals. 5 Discipline, embodying promptness, obedi- ence, self-control, and adjustment to proper restraints. 6 Opportunity for leadership stimulates to greater endeavor. 7 Mental and physical alertness. 8 Organization and administration. 9 Cadet activities involve home, school, and government, implying citizenship, patriot- ism, and loyalty to the Colors. l0 Courtesy and manly bearing. ll Accountability for property, and responsi- bility for duties assigned. 12 The mind functions best where constant physical activities have enough supervised repetitions to develop skill, precision, and judgment-Co-ordination. The Business High School Battalion By Major Philip Tart, H. S. C. HE B. H. S. Battalion goes on the drill field every year under many handicaps: there is an annual fight to combat overwhelming odds. The Battalion has no band to help regulate its cadence: it must share its instructor with an- other school, and thus does not get the full bene- fits to be gotten from an experienced drill master: each year a strenuous enlistment campaign is launched, and often the Battalion must go on the drill Held with blank iles and late recruits who have hardly had time enough to learn the fundamentals of drill. When Company E of the B. H. S. Battalion captured the flag on the Competitive Drill Field in June, 1928, it was due mostly to the fact that nearly all the members of that company were experi- enced. These are just a few of the handicaps which we must overcome, but with the advent of the construction of the new Roosevelt High School, we shall probably have a regiment and an instructor of our own, armories, a cadet oflice, and many other facilities which the cadets of other schools enjoy.

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.-wif. freeman in fa. 9' ,:,-tw. I The Second Battalion Staflf, Second Regiment McKinley High School FIRST LIEUTENANT DELMAS STUTLER Adjutant T . FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM SORRELL Quartermaster MAJOR EDWARD H. D. GIBBS Commander HUGH CHAPMAN Quartermaster Sergeant The Second Battalion, Second Regiment By Major Edward H. D. Gibbs HIS BATTALION, composed of Companies D, E, and F began the year with a flying start, companies E and D placing first and second, respectively, in an early inspection by Major Maish, U. S. A., Lt. Col. Carter, and the three majorsq Company F redeemed itself by placing a close second in the Brigade War Game Finals and winning our Honor Guard Competition. These three companies, none of which are more than three years old and D brand-new, have shown a great zeal and desire to be first from the beginning of the year. In this they have succeeded to a marked degree. l47l Their personnel, headed by Captains Turner, lrelan, and Cawthorne, are those of firm dignity and perseverance, justifying my faith in their abilities as a battalion. When time for the Battalion Drill came, we were thoroughly familiar with the proceedings although we had been on grass only one drill day to practice. On April 10, we marched to Central Stadium in a high good humor with a strong determination to do our best. We did it and are now the proud possessors of the Col. Craigie Trophy.