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

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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

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The Fourth Regiment By Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Mattare, H. S. C. T THE beginning of the year there were only five companies in the Fourth Regiment. In February, however, a sufficient number of re- cruits enlisted to warrant the forming of another company. In the various competitions throughout the year the Fourth Regiment has been rather suc- cessful. In the War Game finals, H Company's team received second place. The Fourth Regi- ment's representative in the Honor Guard Com- petition, Company G, received first place. The Band received third place and the Fourth Regi- ment in the Regimental Competition received first place. The Officers' Club of the Fourth Regiment was formed early in October. Throughout the year four successful Officers' Club Dances were given. The success of these dances was due to the assistance which the Officers' Club received from the principal of Western High School. Dr. Newton, and the two assistant principals, Miss Thonssen and Mr. Nelson. The Officers' Club is also greatly indebted to the help which it has received from its faculty advisor, Miss Richmond. The success of the Cadets at West- ern is largely due to the untiring efforts of Major Raymond G. Payne, the military instructor for the Fourth Regiment. T he Corps By FIRST LIEUTENANT HENRY P. BRAGG, H. S. C. First Prize Poem How softly steals old Time's relentless tide Across the helpless sand. How soon Our future, the calm of morning past, must ride The surging mountain waves of noon. How short is life! Any youth is but an hour That flies behind the blazing sun, And as a bud soon changes to a flower The boy becomes a man. But look behind the rising sun, and Lol There lurks the shade of future years: We see the dark cloud of some coming woe That soon shall flood our way with tears. But yet among our school memories remain Bright glimpses of those days now gone' Our reminiscence must yet the past retain And keep it as a priceless boon. 1 How sweet it is to dream on all that's past On all that we have thrown away 5 The boy is and he must be until the last A dreamer of his last year's May. Fond thoughts of thee. O Corps, again revive Those recollections fond and dear: Sweet days of friends and hopes are kept alive Our fervent hearts their echoes bear. Years are fleeting by 5 O comrades of the Corps Be on thy way for life is brief! Plow deep and scatter seeds of love and truth That you may reap bright smiles-not grief.