Show WEST EST HIGH UNIT a i. i IN aIN IN FIRST PLACE t 6 r AS SOlDIER SOLD IER BOYS I Organ Organization Holds Place f as One of Three Thre Honor Honori j i Schools in Ninth Corps 11 Area I The e past year ear t ar has been one of 1 3 tho tha most successful for tor the tile Junior j t nit of of the r reserve serve officers' officers train train- 1 t. t Ing ng ng corps in the Salt Lake High ri schools iCh especially at the West High school according to the officers in charge More l has been accomplished and more more interest shown In the work titan lan has ever been In the years ars The West past High HI at the com com- drill held between high 1 h the two wo woM schoOls In June Junel Was selected 88 as M h having ha n the K best battalion I 1 For some reason the students nave have lacked 1 7 enthusiasm In this work at the East High dur or of f the during g pat pan J year BO so that the I accomplish accomplish- at that school have hae net noc been tap D t to what they have been in the past t t tie the e officers said However Howe the work at the West Mt has as done much to for until they the lack of Interest at athe make malte the Ea East East u un up High Is at the A West Vest est ranked as among the efficient nt l to b be most 1 found high among the It t is schools said of the countr country toda toda today 4 0 o tar far this 3 year rear ear the battalion of or is tar far In advance of the neighboring units in in their knowledge knowl- knowl or edge fdge military tactics according I 00 to Lieutenant Col Colonel the Ogden Knel Sampson of Il High gh the be v school who visited West High H In ln November t the At A the he I first 1 C cold competition competition of or year car held West HIgh in n October at the 1 Jeh an inspection of all companies was vas conducted by O. O S. S Major McClear t p. p T T T. T McCleary C C. at both commander high Jer schools of the L who ho due e to the high standard shown by all cadets was unable to decide the victor MaJ Major r McCleary state l that he be was more than pleased with the showing of ot the men and has no doubt of their I J to 10 Sty yia it the be present Pace is la kept up named the honor school I The West High is now rated as one of the h honor nor schools of or i athe IT the Ninth corps corpa area Ogden and I w Hollywood Cal being the ether either two There are at I present but thirteen honor schools in the coun- coun try ry I coun-I The West High in m all parades or demonstrations will lead the East j High due to their victory in m the competition drill driB Both units will be lie under the command of Senior Major Clarence Brunner k 1 f The organization as now estaba a in the two senior high schools of Salt Lake has a total enrollment of moro more than 1000 cadets cadets ca ca- ca- ca of or whom are enrolled l at I the West Nest High school and at the East High school This unit unite units Ja e maintained s at government ex expense ex- ex pense The annual expenditure amounts to about which In Includes In- In eludes the pay and allowances of ot the two officers and three non- non officers as well as Ehe the expense of the uniforms and equipment of the cadets The unit Itself is organized Into two battalions one at each school and each consisting of four infantry Infantry try companies and a 3 band with the necessary lI commissioned and I nonCommissioned non- non Commissioned staff starr Th Th The purpose of this training Is not to make soldiers but to develop develop de de- de- de elop them physically mentally and ind nd I morally Into the best type of citizens citi citi- zens zene c capable pable of t defending our flag nag and capable of becoming leaders of men Wen In any of the vocations of peace they the he ma may maj choose to follow In ad addition ad- ad aUton to certain elementary and ands essential s military drills this training train train- Inn ing Ih Involves physical training rifle marksmanship and above all those Ir 1 Virtues as necessary to fhe the civilian as' as to the soldier namely nameh honesty honest Ju Justness I ness obedience nce and co courtesy t erther with a high sense of or duty TH ther the task be large or small t Discipline Is merely the habit of Tt It implies a control of or orid fth id f inner man and cannot he be ac- ac tred fn to a cIa day daj or a week As soon oon is one learns to obey willingly to tove give ve no on e everything thing that conflicts with duty dut he hav having Ing learned to obe Is capable of command and J leadership Euch Is the value o of f discipline to the citizen as well as 0 to the soldier This Is what Is strived for In to the the boys through giving the it tars TY training In the two schools |