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

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AN INTERVIEW LIEUT. COLONEL WALLACE M. CRAIGIE U. s. ARMY, RETIRED, PROFESSOR or MILITARY SCIENCE at TACTICS By CADET COLONEL DAVID A. RHODES, Brigade Commander, H. S. C. INCE there is so much interest in the increase of our military forces in the United States during 1940 and 1941, I was eager to find out just exactly what a cadet's chances were when he reached the proper age and decided to embark Oll a military career. Lieutenant Colonel Wallace M. Craigie, U. S. Army, Retired, was the man best qualified to satisfy my queries. Lieut. Colonel Craigie has seen active army life both in frozen Alaska and in the dense, hot jungles of the Philippines. One of the Army's Inen who was constantly on the jump, he has a highly commendable record of service earned in many parts of the world. Lieut. Colonel Craigie has faithfully served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics in the Washington High School Cadet Corps since 1921. After a little consideration the Colonel spoke. 1 am confident, he said, that the training received by a member of the High School Cadet Corps will stand him in good stead when he is eligible for the draft or elects to enlist in any of the U. S. services. Three years of training in the Cadet Corps is of incalculable benefit, teaching as it does many most desirable characteristics: leadership, proper obedience to con- stituted authority, ability to handle units of which he Inay be in command, and citizen- ship, with its obligations as well as its privileges. ln addition to the foregoing, from a military standpoint a cadet, particularly if he has reached commissioned or non- commissioned grades, will be in line for assignment in charge of certain military unitsf' At this point I questioned him concerning this military viewpoint in respect to a man entering the service with previous training. The Colonel answered, When a man joins a branch of the service and 'Falls in' for his first formation, the officer or non- com in charge of training units will undoubtedly say to the new men, 'All men who have had previous military training step two paces to the frontl' 'tMen with previous cadet training, the Colonel continued, are much more amenable to discipline. They have a Inilitary set-up and are generally desirable material. Next 1 wanted to know about the chances of a cadet who went on to college and joined an R. 0. T. C. unit there. It was only then that I learned that I had tapped a very valuable source for this information. In past years, before he started on his duties as P. M. S. and T. of the Washington Cadet Corps, Colonel Craigie had served in the same capacity at both the University of Missouri and Washington University at St. Louis, Missouri. The Colonel sat back and recalled, While serving at these universities, 1 came in contact with many young men entering college who had had military training and some who had not. 1 found a very definite advantage was held by those students who had had this training in their secondary schools. Because of my desire to recognize this training. I wrote to the R. O. T. C. section of the General Staff in the War De- partment, requesting information relative to credits for students having previous military training in secondary schools. 1 was informed that credits for such training, to be applied to those students in the R. O. T. C. of the University of Missouri, was left entirely to the discretion of the P. M. S. and T. 1 have observed from my own records and from information furnished me by other Professors of Military Science and Tactics of several universities that the usual credit for military training in secondary schools is one yearf' We appreciate this information very much, Colonel Craigie. And to you, for any advantages that may accrue from our training during our assignment with the corps. we, the officers and men of the Brigade, give our heartiest thanks. For the help and guidance you have given us throughout the year, altogether we salute you, Lieutenant Colonel Wallace M. Craigie, U. S. Army, Retired. Thirteen

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WE SUSTAIN y THE AMERICAN IDEAL By DR. FRANK W. BALLOU Superintendent of Public Schools T IS with real pride that once again the Superintendent of Schools greets the Cadet Corps through the medium of its annual publication, 'llltl-3 An.ltfTAN1'. Uxer the long period of years that this organization has served the local schools, our laith in the young men who make up the Cadet Corps has been profound. lt was upon this same expression of faith-a faith in a democracy-that the American rcpuh- lic was founded. It was this faith which through the years hecame incorporated into the many political. social, economic. educational. and religious institutions that have characterized our national life. And it is this same faith upon which we huild our hopes today lor the preservation of our nation and all the greatness it has achieved and will achieve. The training which the cadets have received has served to develop a spirit of cooperation. to mold character, to create respect for authority. and to prompt dutiful sery ice. ldcals have been set up and attained to a great extent hy all of its mcmlmcrs, which achievements stand as guides in adult life. For those students who aspire to hecome cadets in the coming years, may thc past attainments stand as goals for them. It is through the vigor of a strong and virile pcoplc. and through the orderly development of their capacities and institutions that we must sustain the American ideal and attain a stable and enduring civilization. The Cadet Corps serves to bring this American ideal into reality. May the organization continue to serve the young men. the schools. and the citizens of the District for all time. lhe Bullis A fi School . . fi f At Silver Sprung l .- - W. F. BULLIS, 1 1 QF, 0 . D Maryland 1-F1-5--Fiji U Principal 4' xii! Graduate U. S. Naval Academy 6 miles from The . D 'div E MAHON EY wh' H .2 '. f . t ' 1' ' 'fe ouse V, T Headmaster 'E I ii' 5' if 1 y I 'NAVAL ACADEMY PREP JW 6. df-V. First school to prepare solely for Annapolis. Modern fireproof building in woodland setting. Outstanding record of success. Graduates of Rates moderate-Enrollment limited-Board- Naval Academy on faculty. ing and Day. Write for Beacon Lights if in- Address: iPrincipalJ. Phone SI-Iep. 6600. terested in Annapolis. I ifIcen,