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

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A SALUTE TO TECH'S HIGHEST RANKING CADET- MR. DANIEL By MISS LOUISE G. HART Chairman, Military Committee, McKinley High School HIS yvar IVI1'KinI0y High Svhool has Ivlt that it hall a right. to In' proual ol tlw Svvonrl IIl'fJQIllIl'llI.iIIl0 Iargt-st in thc Iirigatlvg to Iw proud of its .. ,, , oIIu'vrs. who stand unusually high in srholarship and in othvr st-hool avtivitivs. as ut-II is in thtil chxotion to tht H S I' Corp , to hc' proud of its min who Iullum 1- ' ... I. A S' ' - x I I -V- I - that In-ing good 1-arlvts lnakvs them worthy contrihutors to tht- grvat National III-Im-zlsv inowlnm-nt. Hut Inu-k of all 'I'ct'I1's pride in vaflets is its priclv in tht- uniquv flistinr-tion tnjoxul hx no othu I I that of I1 ' ' U 1 - -' st'1oo,- I aving as prinvipal a man who onvv It-II thi- High Svhool Caclvts himsvlf. and who, at heart. is still a ramlvt. Ita- IIIUIIUIIQIIAI ch-hnvs a vaflvt as a gentleman who cnlists in a rv-fiincnt. as a P xoluntccr prixalv. to avquire military skill and ohtain a 1-ommissionf, Wh:-n this young gm-ntl:-ntan vnlistccl in thc' vaclcts. more than forty yvars ago. wc know that his pnrposv must IILIYQ' Iwvn high and his resolution grc-at. Iwraust- hc- SlIl'l't'i'IIl'tI . . . 1 Ill attaining sul-h an unusual clcgree of military skill as to Im awardt-:I .Urn VUIIIIIIISSIUIIS during Ins caflvt survive. After a war as prixatv and om- as a non-4-oinmissionm-QI oIIi4-or, hc' was made a vamtain and lc 'Q ' - - ' I rl In. own ionipanx on tha' tu-Id. NIIIIL' ln Ins scntor yt-ar he was appolntvd to thv m'oIon0Ir'x of lhv Ilri-faclv . Z' ' I,alm-r. as tvam'I10r and prinvipal. he has IIIHIIIIZIIIICCI those samv high stamlards that we- always look for and must find in an idval vaclct. I'rixalv. Corporal. Captain. Colonel, PI'IIlCI1J2lI Frank C. Ilanivlf lhv vacli-ts ol tht- N-vontl IIUQIIIIUIII salutv you. their highest ranking oIIi4-vr. 'Ihvy haw cloni- wt-II this war. hut thvx will try to vncl tho var ' , . . 5 Pun hcttu. to show thvn' lll'ltIl' III your 1'a'm -orcl anal in IN'ItiKinIcy High School. I 1 SECOND REGIMENT BAND McKinley High School I'II.l'Sl I.l'4'lIfl'IH1Il! ffapluin SITUIIII l41'1'Ill1'l11ll1f I'IIII,II' S. I'II'IIICI'I IINYIIJ G. TIIOMPSON ICIHI IN W. IC.-N1II,I'IStIN Slcluzl-1xN'l's I'IIlf.l't'I. .I. IT. I i4'kiilg.:1'1', II. I.. hlaclison. II. II. Slowkvtt. II. NI. Irwin. .I. li. IIiI4Im-Ivrantl. S. I . Ilakv. W. Marcos. 'I'. IC. 'I'In'asIn'r. II. II. II olz. lf. 'I'. IIOSIt'l'llI2lII. .I. II. IIoII'nmn. ll. QX. Millvr, I7 II. 'I'urI1'5.lf. IX. Clarkv. .I. X. .I4!IllIllIl. XI. A. Ilvynolds, NI. II. Waltz. II. li. IIUIIZIIIIIV, IQ. ll. IIIIII' WIIS .Iom-s. lf. IC. Ilyan. IN. XI ilson, I,. I,. Ilosu-zulu-rgvi', KI, II. tflark, G. IC. Julian. II. II. S1-ginak. S. D, I IIlg.!I'l', II. S. NI ilu-r. N. .I. IIl'1lllI'0l'lI..I. I.. In-oslirig. II. lf. Simmons. 'I'. IC. Zinnnvr. II. IC. 1 Dvnnison. IC. Iiilnwr. II. II. Smith, A. fl. I I 'II 5 Ilwyvr. .I. II. Iiinkvad. .I. I.. Smith, D. III. kIIllItllIH'IS, NI. S. I'ftIw:n'mIw. if. I,oI't.us. III. .I. Stauhus, I'. lf. Fifly 81'l'4'II

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THE FACULTY MILITARY INSTRUCTOR By MAJOR WILLIAM E. BARKMAN, FA-RES. Military Instructor, McKinley High School . HE instructional force of the military department is composed of the Professor of Military Science and Tactics and eight military instructors,- one for each school-one of whom, in addition to his other duties, is designated as assistant to the PMSST. These military instructors are regularly appointed members of the faculties of their respective schools, having met the necessary qualification requirements and having passed successfully the prescribed examinations for teachers in one or more of the major academic fields. All have classes in some department of instruction other than the military. Assignment as a military instructor is based upon the training and experience of the individual and upon something else which is even more important-his interest in the work. ' The military instructor is charged with the organization, administration, and training of the cadet unit at his own school. In this he is responsible directly to the principal. At the beginning of each school year, he must select the oiiicers and non-commissioned officers who will command and train the subordinate units. This is one of his most important duties, because, upon the wise selection of cadet leaders will depend the success of the year's training program. As credit toward graduation is given for cadet work, the keeping of accurate records assumes major importance. Machinery is set up whereby certain cadets are assigned the duty of maintaining such records, hut the final responsibility rests with the military instructor. Military training, of course, constitutes the most important phase of the work. All drilling and most of the classroom instructional work is done after school hours. Drill regulations must be interpreted, ceremonies must be rehearsed and explained on the blackboard, questions must be answered, cadet instructors must be trained to command, all before the actual training of the companies takes place. Plans must be made and carefully checked for all competitions and other public appearances. The great size of the cadet corps presents transportation and traffic problems and necessitates proper coordination and exact timing. This work cannot be accomplished without the expenditure of considerable time and effort on the part of the military instructors. Constant study of the regulations is necessary to keep in touch with important details of training. War Department changes in drill and tactics require interpretation and perhaps the revision of cadet drill and methods. ln order that procedures may be uniform throughout the entire brigade, frequent conferences of the instructors are held. At these meetings plans for coming drills and ceremonies are discussed, uniform interpretations of drill regulations are agreed upon, problems arising in the various units are presented and solutions suggested and adopted. These instructors' conferences are conducted in the spirit of cooperation and mutual helpfulness. Valuable information and suggestions are offered, to be shared by all for the good of the brigade as a whole. Differences of opinion and criticisms are stated openly and settled amicably so that no discontent nor discord may be allowed to mar the efficiency of the work. lt is not to be contended, nor would it be desired, that the military instructors remain strictly neutral at the time of the annual competitions. Each wants his own unit to win success, and each gives his best efforts to that end. But the military instructors are not in competition with each other for flags, or cups, or medals. They are a group of interested men working as a group for the development of young American manhood. Fifly-nine