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

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The First Battalion Stall, Third Regiment Eastern High School 1 1 C7ll'ZST LIEUTENANT suomev c,s-1oFFMAN df Quest ututtrmnr JAMES M YOUNG A'-WTANT Amp QMEME QADKZE QuAn'rmimAsvm The First Battalion, Third Regiment By Major Dan Radice, H. S. C. N 1929, Major Donald Craig led the first battalion in the Annual Battalion drill and captured second place. Never in the history of the drill has an East- ern unit captured iirst place. Again in 1931, with a crack first battalion, We went on the field amidst an uproar in the stands and came off second best again-losing only to Central's second battalion. A lot of the credit for our showing goes to Lieutenant Sydney C. Hoffman, Adjutant, and winner of the Distinguished Non-Com. medal, last year. Captains Smith, Crow and Meads all attended Cadet Camp at one time or another, where they learned to be seasoned and capable com- manders. Captain Meads and his C company team rep- resented Eastern in the Brigade War Game finals, and Captain CroW's Company B, entered the Honor Guard Competition finals and took second place. At this time I Wish to Present Arms to those men in ranks and their commanders, for the splendid support they have given throughout the year. 1521

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The Third Regiment By Lieutenant Colonel Israel Shulman, H. S. C. EGRETFULLY and sorrowfully, we the Offi- cers of the Third Regiment, bid adieu to the High School Cadet Corps. For, during the past year, we have found pleasure in working faith- fully and zealously in order to keep our com- mand up to the high standard of the Corps. Besides having succeeded in improving the discipline and precision in drill, we have ad- vanced and carried out certain seemingly small duties which have increased interest in our regi- ment. Among these are The Dflicers' Club and The Ushering Staff. The Oflicers' Club is an organization which has acted for the benefiting of the Corps in all its phases. It has promoted many activities, the most outstanding of which is the Annual Regi- mental Dance. The members of this organiza- tion unselfishly offer suggestions for improving units other than their own. There is no spirit of antagonistic rivalry: all work with a single idea in mind: namely, the betterment of the regiment as a whole. This same spirit shows itself in a different form in the Ushering Staff, an association of approximately seventy selected men. This has operated efficiently and unostentatiously on various occasions both in and outside of school. The giving of pins to Cadets has only been originated recently. The pins are made of either gold or silver, the former denoting the rank of officer, thenlatter the rank of non-commissioned oiiicer and private. They are loaned to the Cadet until graduation, when they are presented as an emblem of an honorable discharge. Cadet nights are another feature of the Third Regiment. These are attended by Cadets and their parents and friends. They have proved to be entertaining as well as educational and we hope that they will be held in the years to come. All these deeds would not have been made pos- sible had it not been for our friends and advisers. We wish to thank, from the very bottom of our hearts, Mr. Charles Hart, princi- pal of Eastern High School, Major Raymond G. Payne, Military Instructor, Mr. H. Daniel Shorts and Mr. Thomas J. Holmes of the Mili- tary Committee. and all others who throughout our high school careers aided us in our accomplishments as members of the High School Cadets. f'To The Victor By Virginia Hoffman,- Betty Vay, E. H. S. SECOND PRIZE POE.M Lines and Lines of boys in blue, Marching there in the sun- Doesn't it thrill the heart of you, And make you proud of each one? Think how hard they've had to work, They couIdn't quit when they tired: Never a one of them tried to shirk- With grit those boys are fired. Mothers proud are in the stands, Amidst the rousing cheers: And though they loudly clap their hands, Their smiles are close to tears. Sweethearts. too. are in the stands, Watchi'ng their boys in blue: And every wildly waved arm-band Means Boy, I'm proud of you. ' l51l Out of these many lines of boys A few will victors be: Donit begrudge their well-earned joys- They've worked too, you see, When they're rewarded, don't boo them down, Give them a spirited song: To the victor belongs the crown- So just keep cheering along. Remember, if you're feelina blue, That each of those who's won- Though it's disappointed you- Is some proud mother's son. Lines and lines of bous in blue. Marching there in the sun- Dor-sn't it thrill the heart of you, And make you proud of each one?

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The Seeond Battahion Statlli, Third Regiment Eastern High School MAJOR NOQVAL E, Ssttmas l Q Z I 1 i COMMANDER Lacurtmm Cm S .Mavis qnsv Liwreumr WALTER Q. Bmw ADJUTAUT QUARTEQMASTEFL 'Yam Qontm- E. HAMANN SERGEANT MAJOR The Second Battalion, Third Regiment By Major Norual HE second Battalion of Eastern's own regiment came into existence in 1927-28 with three companies. G. Company, the rookie com- pany, contributed its share toward a third place victory in the Battalion Competition of 1928, and to further accentuate a brilliant start, this same rookie company proved itself second to none by winning the rookie competition feature of the Competitive Drill of 1928. l53l E. Sillings, H. S. C. To strengthen further its claim to a niche in Eastern's Hall of Fame, G Company, almost in- tact from the previous year, won the Honor Guard Competition of the Third Regiment and put up a stiff battle with the winners of the other schools for the distinction of Honor Guard Company. If anything more were needed to add to the glory of its history, D company fContinued on Page 1025