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

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ln the Early Days By H. H. Burroughs, C, H. S. Hli social life of the Washington High School, which later was designated Central High School, was in the early eighties connned al- most entirely to the military organization. There were. it is true, a pedestrian club of about a dozen members. and a few other groups even less consequential, but the cadets were the big attraction, and not to be a cadet was to lack the social contacts. thought the most desireable. From a beginning with two companies or- ganized and instructed by George Israel, the very popular teacher of chemistry, the incoming class entering in the fall of 1884 was so numer- ous that four companies were formed and Cap- tain Burtian R. Ross, famous as a drill master in the Washington Light Infantry, was em- ployed to whip the organization into a fine bat- talion of which all Washington was proud. In February of l885 the cadets took part in'the parade incident to the completion of the Wash- ington Monument and a few weeks later in the inaugural of President Cleveland, receiving high commendation from the press on both occasions. Major Sohon was the cadet commander. By l886 the command was further strength- ened and in l887 it appeared in exhibition drill on the field of the National Drill within an in- closure on the monument lot where the best military organizations from all parts of the country were in competition for valuable prizes. Our battalion was not entered in competition because all competitors had to camp during the whole week which was deemed impossible for us. Our exhibition was, however, acclaimed throughout the country. At this time we were oflicered as follows: Major Andrew Stewart, Cassell Severance, Adjutant, and Eugene Davis, Quartermaster, These are numbered 10, 13, and l4 respectively in the group of officers herewith. The company officers were Com- pany B, Captain Horace Reeve, No. 9, and Lieutenants Henderson and Fenwick, Nos. 3 and 4: Company C, Captain M. D. Sohon, No. l l and Lieutenants Knight and Blackford, Nos. 5 and 15: Company A, Captain Burden, No. 12, and Lieutenants Randolph and Marble, Nos. 6 and 7: Company D, Captain H. H. Bur- roughs, No. 8, and Lieutenants Arthur Barton and Clement Dietrich, Nos. l and 2. Of these the writer recalls that Fenwick, Severance Cde- ceasedb, Marble, Knight. Blackford and Ran- dolph all became patent attorneys, Henderson became a realtor and builder, Dietrich became the school clerk to Principal Paul and died with- in two years after graduation: Burton also died while at college. Reeve and Barton both entered the Army, Reeve through West Point and Barton, after graduating in engineering at Cor- nell, from civil life. Reeve died after a few vears of service and Barton just after the Wcrld War at which time he was professor of Military Science and Tactics at Cornell. Major Stewart went to Germany where he became a l 1 5 XVASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOI. CADET OFFICERS OF 1887 l80l

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VJ. W. EVERETT Member of Company D, 1887, now Vice-Presiclenl and Manager of XVoodward and Lolhrop Slore

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PhD. and is one of the government authorities in chemistry. Sohon has taught chemistry for many years in the high schools of New York City and is coauthor of texts on the subject. Davis has been lost sight of after leaving the city for a western location. Burroughs has since l888, with the exception of four years at Cornell, taught in the Washington schools, the last thirty years of which have been at Central. Daniel, No. 7, well known in business and for- merly a member of the Board of Education: Jack Stoutenburgh CDr. Johnj, No. 10, for- merly widely known as a physician. Probably the boy in this group who most impressed him- self on the cadet corps and the school system was Emory M. Wilson, winner of a scholarship to Cornell University, where he graduated and received a fellowship in History and Political COMPANY D, H. S. C., 1887 Referring to the picture marked Company D. H. S. C., l887, the ollicers have already been noticed: there were in this little company sev- eral boys who since have impressed themselves upon the community. Among these may be mentioned Jce Newcomb, No. l2, a local at- torney: Ed Williams, No. ll, Cdeceasedj, a teacher of mathematics at Eastern: W. W. CWillj Everett of the Woodward and Lothrop corporaticn, one of our foremost citizens and men of affairs, No. 2: Steve Kramer, No. 3, who has been a teacher or an oflicer in our schools since l89O and is now First Assistant Superintendent: Ray Goff. No. 5, prominent in the insurance business: Charles Wright, No. 6. prominent auditor and accountant: Ernest Science, teacher of history at .Eastern and Cen- tral High Schools, and principal of Central, and almost idolized by his teachers and pupils. He is the boy between numbers 9 and 10 in the group. There were many others in this and the other companies who might be mentioned but cannot be identified from the existing photographs. You will notice that the uniform of the time differed from that of today by, the display of brass buttons, many of which were made up into hat pins and other ornaments for the girls. There were no collar ornaments and the shoul- der straps were identical with those of the officers of the regular army of the infantry. Telephones: District 7536-7537 Member Washington Real Estate Board A. C. HOUGHTON 25 COMPANY Real Estate, Loans and Insurance Desirable Residence Properties, City and Suburban Homes and Investments-High Class Business Properties- General Rental and Insurance Agents We Have The BEST In Every Section 1516 H STREET, N. W. WAsHlNGToN, D. C. EM ERSON INSTITUTE Established 18 5 2 FULLY ACCREDITED DAY AND LATE AFTERNOON SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL Credit Courses Preparing for College and University Special Classes Preparing for Examinations to West Point, Annapolis, Coast Guard, Flying Cadet U. S. Air Corps W. H. RANDOLPH, Principal 1738-1740 P. STREET, N. W. Phone, Dec. 0551 l90l