Western High School - Westerner Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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LIEUT THE FOURTH REGIMENT STAFF VV EQTERN HICH SCHOOL 6 l L V V v

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CRA11' RICHARD DEAR senosnnr muon The Bnqade Staff By Colonel Don L Andrus, H S C His YEAR THE Brno ADB STAFF had 1ts headquarters at Western hlgh school To It 1s lntrusted the dut1es of the adm1n1strat1on of the Hlgh School Cadet Corps Brxgade Dee to the fact that the staff has been reduced 1n sve the job at hand has been doubly hard l'ut1t has been as competently handled due to the trreless efforts of the rrembers of the staff The officers appolnted were Major john Rant and Major Charles B1rd ong and Brrgade Qergeant Major Rrchard Dear 'Ile st if has renfamed as a un1t throughout the Cadet year wxth no promotxons demot1ons or changes thus showmg ICS hlgh standard of CIIQICIEUCY and for thxs reason I W1Sh to congratulate lt The Staff has worked hard to uphold the standards and tradrtlons of the Cadet Corps It has performed all of 1ts dut1es to the best of 1tS ab1l1t1es It has adx 1S6d and ass1sted rre 1n tures of stress and has stood by me fa1thfully So at th1s t1me I W1Sh to thank each man and express my extreme apprec1at1on for h1s xaluable and naer1tor1ous ass1stance dur1ng thrs strenuous but unforgettable year I also Wlsh to corrn'end the Bngade Drum Major cn h1s capable leadersh1p and d1rect1on of the Band Lastly I wrsh to thank Colonel Cralgle and h1s assrstants for the1r ald 1D rnaklng thls year a successful one and also ex ery member of the Bngxde for h1s cooperauon And so a the work of the Brlgade Staff draws to a close lt 1s wlth sadness that we say good by to the Cadet Corps but 1n so dO1Ug vxe hope that we hate maxntarned the stand ard md tr 1d1t1ons of the Corp 1nd th xt me haxe rn td them to 1 new hl h lu el o th at tho e who follow n ax I ctttr contmut rn our foot ten af ai. an Je fa Tueulx 1 . . . . . . H V I . . . , , J , . . V . , s , ' o ' . ., ' . ' , . ' ' , . a . , s 7 . V . , 1 . . ,- . . . . . . Y, .W . . s . , , -Q . . ' 7 I 4 I -1 A f , , M Q . , 2 . 7 5 5 J 1 I Q, . . Y V v I , . n ' 5 1 2 I 3 A 5,l l 'C' ' ' X S3 ' I 5 ' I' ' S 1 C V ' v Y V s s s - ' s ' ' Q s 4 ., V-r -K-,.nun1,,. ,, ,, ,K , C -F lf. i'!?3?Eb529'!3573+4E'I .- '7 'Q' 'N V' I A .-r'.ffI55-'fa -L .., --1fi:::t':- -'r -'VJ' 4 ' ., .'7-5,34 ,F o-. - ' 'I 1' ,. .,sch2,,-i.i,Efc:-'- -1' . , 1 . . I , , , .f L. 5. Ric, XI gc. -15 is ,w kts: A f. f an

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The Fourth Reglment Western I-hgh School 5 AT 11 11. OLIUYOIDU 1111711111 tue t1e st1d1u111 T e nut Co111p111y 1111rehes to the g1te ind h1lt It C1pt 1111 reports to the Iudgts for 11s instruetion e rt1o111s 1s 111111 T ere 1 1 l1 t Tlillllltt. 1tte111pt to 1111l1t me ot 1er ne1ttr oxes 1rt 1stene 1111 1 11t1 y 11sten t1ev 111 hsttned t1g1ttr T1 s III 11t 11 1 IU t T1e 11 L11 t1ll1 to e1th otl r 1nyth1ng to shun neryousntss or mer IITXILTX yxhith ern es 1s 1 111tL1 1l tour e to IT ost ycunv II e11 letore t.I1tLI'll1U UI 4 11 ny ytrv 11111 1 It 111t eytnt 111 vx 11e1 t ev 1rt to p 1tle1p1te Th Co111p111y 1111 LI Us t 1tt t t 1 T1e1e ls 1111c111tl1tof 1pp1el1tI1s1o11 1 1111 11 e11t of ehill which tem to deyelop into one imrnense shudder Then there is 1 111111 e11t of ertne e1l11 11t Ex try ll 111 18 re1dx The h 111d Ntlfts up The Clpfllll eo11111111ds M1rl1 T1111t M1reh For1 eeont 11s 111111 1 1l1l 111k 111d 1ust IS u ten ly he Cen es lwelc to hte 11 ent1lly I-Ie re1l1 es th It he 1s 1l1out to enter upon the one 1 yiett ry 111 the A111u1l CC1111 Ill, C01111et1t1'xt If Crifhth St1d1u111 He eo111111111d Fcryy rd March The Il e11 step olI The held is the1rs The1r opportunity h1s CC11 e Such hue l'een tle feelings th If the Fourth Regnnent and I haue experienced l etore L1k.l'1 C0n1pet1t1xe 1nd th It I1111y truthfully 1y h 1s prey uled 111 most of the Br1g1de inte the first Cornpetitixe since 1888 This ye1r hrouvht 111 ll3L1I1dlI1C6 of eadets to the Fourth Regunent Tl1e 1ncre1se yy1s so lirge th1t hy Fth1u1ry there were su 1.11 Complete Con1p1111es ls eo111p1red to Hy 111 preyious years 111d perh1ps 1 Training Pl 1toon Coincident with this good fortune vu 19 the deyelopment 1nd tr11n111g of 1 heretofore u111ppro 1th 1l5lL h1nd Tl11s u111t ls 11eeess1ry for the sueeess of 111y Regiment Hovy eyer IC would not h me heen our prnilege to haye h1d one had It not heen for the skillful and most faithful guidmce of our hand f1culty 1dy1ser Mr Don McAdoo and 1lso for the seemingly 111exh 1ust1l1le efforts n11de to hu1ld it hy its leader C1pt11n Charles Von Lovyenfelt Along with the Officers of the Regiment I wish to express my sincere grati tude to hoth of these men for their work which has heen so worth While To Mr G Iviurphy tur faculty adxiser who sinee the 11o11 appointment of Revular Army military instructors 1D the Washington high schools has assumed that oftiee 1n Western with em1ne11t uccess md also to our principals Dr Elmer S New ton 111d Mr Normanj Nelson whom we cannot hegin to repay for their part 111 the forvsard ing of the Fourth Regiment we wish to express our most smcere appreciation To the Officers of the Regiment vyho haxe so loyally and enthu 11st1c1llv eooper1ted vu ith n1e throughout the ye 11 s e11'11p11gI1, I vyi h to express my most gnteful appreei 1t1o11 To the men of the FY urth Regiment who will soon follow 111 the Othter foot tep Ill their elfc rt to e 1rry on the sprit de Corps vyh1ch 111s so ftrxtntly existed through out thi l1 t 111d preeedinv ye1r m1y I to111r11tnd you to your olhee You xyill eherlsh the thought of the eorp IITLI the Fourth Revirnent forex er 1 I 111d my prede tssor will 111d hue dont Form 1rd to yietory Let th1s he your motto 1nd 1111v the leloytd Fourth Rwiinent lixe o11 etern1lly lu ty 1111 I Hy' l.ivulvl1zn1l-I Iolnnvl Rnllvrl Nl. Rawls. II. 5. C. 111? liIIiI,D 1:1 ES Prix. Tl ' h ' 5 C1 ll 1' l'1 s l ' ' . h' '. , 1 L 1 1' 1x1 'sa 1 s. s 1 1' ' , 5 1 V 'k 'Q l 5 s. H j :h': 1. he s11s ' 52 ' z 'ah l' 11 1. GI '1:1-f1:- -d1 l'fzl Ld,' 'LS' cd lj A ' -if 1 ' 'l '. cxg dlzsaead-sed. ls 1' 11' 11' ie 1 ' 'K J 1' :it , 1 '1 '- ' '.'fjLSi 1 1 ' se 1 5 '1 , 11 11' 1 ' 1' , TT Li ' ' 'I'-I 'lv' 1 1 Ll 1 1. e 1 jC1 f 11i111id lirinhi his 11111 o 1 en icgn wi l111 s1:1p, l 1 ' 1 1' '1 , ' 1 ,. T1 'H' sn sq 1 1' rr: . ' 1111 1, 1 1 '1 1 'ss. '1 I' 11 ': 52 ' A :z 5 . 1 1 1' ' Ia J, 1' Lo. ist' llf' 'dsz A ',z ,-:Usdl f , 1 it ' ,. ' 1 1 1 1 'z : 1 '51 supreme desire of his cadet career that of leading Ll Companyn- to what he hopes will he 1 ' .1 1.1 ,'1 ' 1 1' . 1 1 s, 'zz -- 1 ' . ' ':. ' ' ' 1: 1 . ' 1. ' , . ' 2 y' ' ' ' 11' 12' , , ',z 1 2 'sz Lf 11 5 '1 ' S' -1 x l s I ' ' v 5' s . z D 1 1 z 5 ' 1 . ' 11 :1 Yi V' k' 2 3 I 3 ' 2 3 3 V 3 1 .V 3 v 1: 1 5 2 ' 5: lk' ' L 3 lc ' ' ' 5,2 1 fi ' L . 4 ' 3 ' 'L' 1 vip 5 wx 3 R 2. I i 5 h 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 . ' 1'-J.: : Y: 1 ' ' . 'f Y , - 2 Y I Y' ' Y L ' I ' ' ' ' V ' 1 1 ' 1 1 , . 3' 1 . 5 ' ' 2 3 ' 1 S 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' , 1 1' ' . v ' ' '- 1 v-' ' ', J , - . , , ,'. -' -s. ,I ' 3 A . . . , . , , 5 Y 1 I F 9 A I F ' ' s ' ,z ' . ' ', . . ' ' - - v ' ' - ' 4 I m v' ' , 1 . . , . , s 1 1 : 1 ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' ' sl ' ' 1 I ' 1 ' 'fa '1 1' s 5 1 1 ' 1 ' . 1 1 ' ' : ' s' s s m' Q 3 fl H s cg ' s in 1 ' Elf Lf s vs 1 s 1- a , 's is 1 we ' 5 '11 s, 1 ' 1 ' i ' ' '. 1 1 ' s 1 1 5' P ' , as 1 I' ':'i3 s 1 1 ', 12 U- 'rr' 's K s. lv Y L l, yu -s 15' 'vs s A iv-