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

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The 'Winning War Game Team, 119311 Private Draper. Corporal Zepp. Sergeant Browne, Corporal Gammosa, Second lieutenant Chapman. Sergeant Almquist. Brigade War Game Finals By Lieutenant Hugh B. Chapman, H. S. C. xt TUIQSDAY, March 10, five war game teams representing each of the four regiments and the Business High School Battalion met in the Franklin school building to compete for the General Stephan War Game Trophy. The problem selected by Colonel Craigie was of the outpost type developing from an advance guard situation. The red or enemy forces were advancing from different directions upon a bat- talion of blue troops which was attempting to establish a position along the border. The enemy had a great advantage in numbers which made the situation much more interesting. The teams were given ten minutes to study the map and plot their position and twenty-five minutes for their presentation of the problem. Major Hobson, military instructor at George- town university, who judged the competition, marked each team on ten important points, in- cluding tactical dispositions, accuracy in pletting. the estimate of the situation. and orders. After the last team had finished. the excite- ment beganf Major Hobson announced that the teams were so closely matched that he had no idea of what the result would be. Then, after what seemed like almost two hours, Col-- onel Craigie gave the decision. Western, Cen- A silver cup donated by Major-General Anton Steph- an, Commanding the Twen- ty-Ninth Division to the War Game Team winning first place. The cup is named for him. tral and Tech were uncomfortably close, Tech finishing first, Western second and Central third. Eastern and Business, though Iinishing fourth and fifth respectively. were but a few points behind the winners. lll6l

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C t l First Regiment Higl:nSZltiool Company C Third Battalion FIRST LIEUTENANT CAPTAIN SECOND LIEUTENANT Louis Ross CLAUDE C. PIERCE ROBERT T. SNURE SERGITANTS Hammers. William S. Blumenthal, Sylvan L. Dunn. William F. Rose. Joseph S. Wrcnn William G Hobson, George E. Clark, Willson C. Farr, Earl W. Rowe, Richard R. Bogrmvitjoseph B, i Rhodes. Fred B. Collingwood, Cummings Gries. George A. Rubino, Joseph F. Bixby George W. Sappinton, Thomas S. Corley, William H. Harris, John K. Saccardi, William T. Shick' James pg Wildeman, Robert A. Cunningham, Henry M. Hickey. William J. Shaffer, Arthur J. Graham- John R4 Danncmiller, Robert E. Hughes, Albert G. Shaffer. 'Thomas N. -I-umm, Raymond E. PRWATES Denny. James H. Hummer, Richard W. Sisler, Donald G. Benning' John C. Armstrong, William J. Dent, Ellis W. Hunt. Richard Sproesser, Milton T Bailey, Robert W. Dove. Bernard Lamar, Lucius Swayze. Jason C. CORPORP-LS Bennett, Rexford L. Dove, Samuel Murphy, John H. Trego, Linton L. Gilbert. Philip H. Blacher. Fred A. Dugan, Donald S. Robertson, Franklin L.Vanstondeg. Jack Rogers, Melvin Waite, Malden D. The Winners 119311 GUARD OF HONOR INSPECTION Company G, Fourth Regiment, Western, Captain Warren Draper, H. S. C. BATTALION COMPETITION BAND COMPETITION Second Battalion, First Regiment, Awarded Colonel Craigie Cup. Commanded by Major Leonard S. H. S. C., Third Regiment Band, Eastern, Awarded Military Instructor's Cup. Wiener Commanded by Captain John Davis, H. S. C. ' Awarded Cadet Corp Gold Medal. Awarded Cadet Corps Gold Medal. REGIMENTAL COMPETITI Fourth Regiment, Western. Awarded Military Instructor's Cup. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Mattare, H. S. C. Awarded Cadet Corps Gold Medal. I1151 BRIGADE RIFLE TEAM ON Won first place in Sec. 55c Group in the Third Corps area Inter-Collegiate Rifle Match. Third Corps Area Gold Medal to Lieutenant-Colonel John C. Ludlum, First Regiment, for high individual score. Third Corps Area Silver Medal to Major Ross Freyer, First Regiment, for second highest individual score, and eight bronze medals to the eight next highest scorers. Eight bronze medals to ten highest scorers presented by National Rifie Association.

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WAR GAME IN SIGNIA C H .S DRAFT DEPT SECOND PLACE WAR GAME TEAM. WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL