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Show ROTC companies during the last two weeks have settled down into their annual spring training, with the newly-erected obstacle course becoming the center of activity with tennis, Softball and other physical phy-sical education activity being pursued pur-sued between training films. Climaxing the year of rigorous training in conjunction with the War Department's stepped-up ROTC drill and theoretical training, train-ing, cadets from the South, East and West high schools marched in review before high military and state officials May 14 in the provisional pro-visional regimental review at the University of Utah stadium. Cadet Colonel J. D. Williams of East high school commanded the regiment during the maneuvers. Regimental staff members were Cadet Major Royal Neilson of South high school; Cadet Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Colonel Maurice Rose of East high school; Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Robert Home of West high school, executive officer, and Cadet Major Chal Goss of South high school, . regimental adjutant. Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Poulsen commanded the South battalion; bat-talion; Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Ray Smith, East battalion, and Cadet Ca-det Lieutenant Colonel Keith Rudy of West high school. Reviewing officer for the drills was Major Harper B. Cowles, who commended the cadets for their showings during the parade and in the calisthenics demonstration, which was commanded by Cadet Major Ned Reid of West high school. Final inspection of the South battalion was conducted, with the following cadets receiving awards: Corporal Keith Crawford: Outstanding Out-standing cadet of the year. Corporal Boyd Larsen: Best dressed cadet of the year. First Sergeant Hugh Bronson: Outstanding noncom. Private H. Marvin McNeil: Citizenship Citi-zenship medalist. First Lieutenant Dick Ceder-holm: Ceder-holm: Citizenship medalist. Company B, commanded by Cadet Ca-det Captain Junior Frenette, named outstanding company of the year and presented with Kiwanis club silver trophy award. EPITAPH OF CO. A By Donald Stauffer There are four companies in South high, But only one can be the best. Is it Company A, with Hansen &ay, And Marsh and all the rest? They walk around with heads held high, And try not to look conceited, But I say this day, in a sad sort of way. "Company A has been defeated! de-feated! "We wuz robbed," they cried at noon today, When the cup was handed out. But 'twill do no good to knock on wood Or sit around and pout. For Company B, those mighty men, The judges proudly chose. I will say no more of the rookie corps . . . Company A HAS KISSED OLD ROSE. Sergeant Redmond's comments: "My first year at South high has been very much of interest inter-est to me. I have found that in working with the students here, I have been able to pass along to them some of the things I had to learn the hard way. If they get any good from the many headaches I have had in trying to teach them, then I think I have been repaid in full. "The ROTC has made a very good showing in all their events. Thank you and good luck to all those who are leaving us this year." |