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

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The First Battalion Stalfllv, Second Regiment McKinley High School f?lRST UEUTENANT OIAJOQ QOBEQT A. HILDET2 LCEUTENANT WILLU-NM BETTS commmocn QALDH COLE ADJUTANT QUAQTEQMASTEIZ W. HUNTEQMAN QUAQTERMASTER scncstmvr The First Battalion, Seeond Regiment By Major Robert A. Hilder, H. S. C. HE three companies in the First Battalion have stood high in the regiment since the begin- ning of the year. Companies A, B and C, under the leadership of Captains Mattingly Chick, Frank Murphy and Thomas Corwin, respec- tively, have worked hard the whole year, and not without results. Company C. has especially distinguished itself, placing second to Company E in a tense Honor Guard inspection that took two competitions to decide. The C Company war game team, led by Second Lieutenant Chapman won the Brigade championship. The other two companies show the same hard-working cooperation: and all strive to be worthy representatives of Tech in the coming Company Competitive. l46l

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wqfgzgyrgfgws-gvq-c1,fPii-'fr?ff I -. The Second Regiment By Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Tate, H . S. C. HE Second Regiment was formed early in October. A former officer commanded it until new officers could be appointed. When the of- ficers were appointed and stock was taken, we found that we had approximately 560 cadets in all. The Band had increased to 51 members. Colonel Maish received notice that he was permanently attached to McKinley. This pleased the regiment as much as it did Colonel Maish. Drill was started as soon as possible and the companies settled down to work immediately. In an inspection held early in the semester, Com- pany D showed to be superior to the rest. Rifles were issued in the latter part of November and instruction in the manual of arms was started. The War Game team of Company C took first place in the regimental finals after a very close game with the team of Company A. This team also won the final game at Franklin school. In the Honor Guard Competition at Tech, Companies C and E were tied for first place. History of the Business By Major Harvey L. HROUGHOUT the short period of its exist- ence, the Business High School Battalion has won its share of honors in the Cadet Corps and has upheld the standards of the school. The battalion was first formed as a separate unit in 1927. In the cadet year 1927-28 the battalion, under Major Scolia, won second place with the help of a large number of February recruits. Company E, under Captain Silver- man, won the annual competitive drill. Cap- tain Bowen led Company E to fourth place in 1451 Company E finally won after a special inspection was held to determine the winner. In February, 79 new men reported for drill. Seven of these went to the Band. Company K, under Ralp Donnelly as Captain, was formed from the rest. Those left over went to fill out the original companies. These additions brought the total of the regiment up to approximately 640 men. The Second Regiment is greatly indebted to Lieutenant Colonel Craigie for his assistance in holding the War Games and in making the in- spections for the Honor Guard. Lt. Colonel Craigie was needed to fill the space left by the illness of Colonel Maish. We deeply regretted the fact that Colonel Maish was ill and could not be with us in our recent activities. He was recovering from an op- eration at the time and could not be up and around. However, we felt sure that he was pleased with the way we carried on. High School Battalion Supplee, H. S. C. 1929, and Sergeant Tarr of Company I was presented the medal as the best drilled non- commissioned officer of the Brigade. In 1930, Company I took sixth place in the drill and its war game team took first place in the finals. For two years the battalion had the best percentage of any school. No one can foresee what the future will bring forth, but we are hoping for the best in 1931.

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The Second Battalion Staldi, Second Regiment McKinley High School I l UEUTENANT AJ E46 S fxmzsr utu'rnwAuT MAGEBURGER, Off OR 'B W Noemiw emuittrz A DJUTANT QUARTERMM TER THOQPE MAJOR WINTERY Slsllcmur The Second Battalion, Second Regiment By Major Frank E. Gibson DMPANIES D. E and F have indeed worked together this year with the same perseverance and determination which brought them first place in the Battalion Drill in 1930. Most of the credit for such spirit goes to Captains Dodge. Walton and Graham, who have given me the most encouraging co-operation throughout the year. l47l The results of their earnest work have been very pleasing to me. ln the first Company Com- petition of our Regiment. held last fall, Com- pany D came out victorious. Later, the Tech Honor Guard Competition was won by Com- pany E. In these and in other contests. the mem- bers of my unit have endeavored to be worthy of the school which they represent.