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

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CAPTAIN ROBERT M,WEBSTER,JR. LT COL. ROBERT IRONS CAPTAIN CALDWELL BREWER ' PERSONNEL ADJUTANT ADJUTANT 4 OMMA NDER FREDERICK HELIG ISELT WILLIAM H. KERR EDWARD ALLIG SEPGEANI' MAJOR mamma Pmmufv foMMA1vo6f.' SUPPLY SERGEANI PHILIP KULDELI. CHARLES LIPPITT Conor? smefnzvr coma sflzsfmvr 'l'lII: l ul'R'1'Il HICILIAIICIYI' S'l'Al-'FYXVI-1S'I'lCllN linen Sczxuml.

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A GLORIOUS TRADITION By LT. COL. ROBERT IRONS, H. S. C. HE Fourth Rcginwntis rcnownccl list of triumphs has lwuilt il lfiltlllltbll whirh. in ltst-lf, is an Itltilltlitlblt' Zllll in preserving the spirit whirh is rvsponsi- hh- for this vontinuvtl winning strvuk. Thu potvnvy of ll tradition whirh is vnlmm-ml uftcr l'ilt'll cfompvtition is vridellt to Cvcry 1llCllllJCl' of the Fourth RCgilIlPtll. This llvritagv ltvgllll away Inu-k in H395 whvn ,lov rliaiussig. now an zuhnirzil in tht- Unitvd Statvs Nm y. mlptaliilvti Company li to w'7t'SltxI'Il,S hrst victory in the Company Conipi-titiw. lts path is svvn like u hright tln'vzul through the Carly years of this 1-vntury. whvn vuplaiins of Wcstvrn roinpanivs who have suhsvquuntly lN't'0tlll famous inrlutlvtl Cannplwll, now ll lhigaltlivi' Gviiwul in our Ariny. and lllatnd, lutvr ai llhotlvs srhohir ut Uxforci. only to full in l7raim'v in the First Xvorlcl Wiatr. Tll0l'C exists ll multi- tutle of uiivuiotvs :intl storivs com-crning those youths who have won their slmru of glory in lift' as wvll as on the clrill ficlcl. hut lat-k of spare prevents a full account. A lil'illlll't' of this tradition, nvwly inaugurated hut none the less impressiw, has Ut't'lll'l't'tl ut thc prvsvntution of t-onnnissions during the past two ymrs. In l94lt0, Calp- tuin John Donaldson of Company H lvvviwcl his 1-olnlnission from his futhvr, Major Tllonlus llonultlson of thu Thirtl Cz1vul1'y. while in this your, l9l'l. Captain Anton Amlvrson. ll. S. prcsvntvtl tht- ronnnission to his son, Alistvr Anderson, the vaiptaiin of Company K. llistuiirvs like thvsc ure irrcpluccuhlc in the mvniory of cvcry Wt-slcrn cadet. FOURTH REGIMENT BAND Western High School I'll'l'Nf l,I.t'l1ll'lllIltf Captain Second L1'e11lPI1ar1l CKNIICIRUN XLIHN l.l'l0NAltlJ0 'l'lCS'l'A JUIIN MACICNUN St'IItt1li,kN'l'S Colo, Y. Brown, li. 'NtoCliirv, G. Ityinvr, T. , tj . 1 Cox, ll. Nluivr, .l. Svhnltz. W. UV , 4 Divhilmi mul N Dnxis, lt. Nlurrny, J. S1'llWtll'lZ, W. lu-nt, Nl. Milvln-II, W. tiivvrilmiik, lt. Millvr, ll. Junu-s, ll. llorsvtt., W. l t'lIows, I.. Wzilkcr, I.. l,tllYA'l'l'IS lircan, W. tlilliznn, ll. tlongv, J. lluschku, lt. Jonas. l. Laniglilni, .I lA!lUJl'tllilIl, Xloninztn, JN. SllIltlI'lll', l . pill It ' i', . Syoltcs, NN . Peters, P. Vllll0lllS0Il, M. lizindolph, lx. ' N ia, la. . llotlill, M. J. ltoscnhlutt, D. flllf' I1 IIIHJVIVI one

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THE FOURTH REGIMENT WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL By LT. COL. ROBERT IRONS, H. S. C. FTER three years of service in the High School Cadets, it is dillicult to express my emotions. and since the benefits of voluntary training in military science have been extolled so often I shall pass over this phase, which has been lauded so justly. Rather I shall endeavor to recapture a few of the unalterable memories of that time during which I have worn the dark blue uniform. There have been the piercing cold of winter inspections and the blazing sun qrf extended order drills. There have been the taut suspense before marching on the com- petitive field, and the triumphant exultation of hard-won victories. These years, punc- tuated with the pulsing beat of bands and the penetrating crack of rifle straps, are indelibly graven in my soul. The greatest of man's glories is to toil unselfishly with his comrades in an under- taking which consumes his entire attention. Somehow, as the tramp of marching feet reverbcrates no more, I cannot feel that these years have been in vain. Rather I cherish the knowledge that they have been the most profitable and joyous of my life. To my colleagues and instructors, I can say little. Their labors are producing ample rewards which need no additional embellishment. As I relinquish my saber to my successor, I can only admonish him that the blade once belonged to one who loved it and the ideals which it symbolized. THE SPIRIT OF VICTORY By LIEUT. GEORGE A. HAWKINS Military Instructor, Western High School HOSE boys in uniform, ,Q Z , , wearing clean white shirts and clean white belts! They are symbols of a spirit which exists at Western. It is a spirit which we, as Westerners, think goes unequalled, giving, not only an in- centive, but also guidance and direction. Since coming to YVestern I have seen the two causes of this spirit: the principal of Western, Dr. Elmer S. Newton, and the Cadet Corps, itself. Of the hundreds of students who have gone through Vifestern, I think that not one has for- gotten his principal who has always shown such leadership and who has always given to the school an untiring effort toward the bettertnent of the pupils. With such leadership the Cadet Corps has always furnished the student body with a high degree of manhood which has carried over into all extra-curricular activities. It has taught cooperation, leadership, and discipline, invalua- ble assets, not only to the individual, but to the I.rm'1'. Gicoumc A. Ilawmss school and to society. On such a foundation M 'f !l I f'f ' . . . . . . ' '. ' ' 1' ' Westernls spirit has been built. It is a spirit that uwmn I 'gh Mbna' has made Western unique, that has given to Western a glorious record of which she will always be able to boast. Win or lose, the Cadet Corps of Western has always accomplished the purpose for which it was intended. It has built, and it is still building, the moral standards of the cadets. It is giving leaders who will be able to go forth, having gained character traits together with a physical and mental coordination that will enable them to be true leaders. Seeing Western enter into its fifty-first year of existence, I am happy to be able to say that the Cadet Corps is again conforming with the great tradition set forth by the cadets of the first fifty years, and I can not see how the cadet corps of Western can ever die so long as it retains that great spirit and so long as it has the incentive of such a leader as Dr. Elmer S. Newton. One hunrlrcd three