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Show jILITMT PRILL' OF TPr BOYS 1 Military drill is now being given at le Ogden high school on a very com-rehensive com-rehensive plan. After lagging be-veen be-veen desire and indifference for sev-al sev-al seasons, the students have made n rm stand in favor of it and; with sun-art sun-art of the board of education and iperintendent, have shaped up one of le finest battalions of cadets in the ate. Those who attend the charity Ul tonight in Berthana hall will be iown the work of the cadets in the ig drill which they will present. The ittalion is also making plans for its mual military ball, which is always e primo social function of the year the high school. This will probably : given on Washington's birthday, as at date, through custom, has become e most appropriate of the year. The organization embraces three impanles this year and all of the boys ill three times a week. At present e extra fine weather Is being eager-taken eager-taken advantage of for outside aneuvers and drill. When the win-r win-r season closes in. the cadets will ive to drill iaslde the school bulld-g, bulld-g, when the open order and skirmish-g skirmish-g formations will have to be studied theory only. At present the cadets are being Illed on close order formations, man-.1 man-.1 of arms and genoral calisthenics, jey will take up extended order, skir iah work and other maneuvers retiring re-tiring lots of parade ground space. wever, very shortly. The section of adison avenue immediately east of e school building serves as the pa-de pa-de ground. One of the stimulants which have, re-lted re-lted in a lively participation in the ills by the cadets is the presentation a bronze cup by Dr. R. Kanzler to ! drilled for by the companies, and of medal to be drilled for by individual adents. The cup must be won three nes consecutively by one of the coiu-nios coiu-nios to become its property. As there e three companies to contend for is honor, the competition will be f)ne of the companies is formed of ier boys and boys who have had drill Btruction previously and the other rb are composed of the new bpys at e school. Whenever an assembly riod is held at the high school the lor guard presents the flag. The stu-;nts stu-;nts rise at the call of the bugle and lute and give the pledge of alle-ence. alle-ence. This ceremony has come to be ie of the institutions at the high hool and is doing much to preserve good patriotic tone. The commandant is W. B. Woods of o faculty and his efforts arc credited ith the success of the organization, iie personnel of the commissioned id non-commissioned officer's staff is i follows: Commissioned staff, H. Meissner, captain and adjutant. Commissioned line Co. A, William Blackman. captain; Walter Browning, first lieutenant; L. Blake, second lieutenant. Co. B., Fred Conway, captain; Frank Raleigh, first lieutenant; Jack Holther, second lieutenant. Company C, D. Graves, captain; Ed. Randall, first lieutenant; Ed. Woods, second lieutenant. Non-commissioned staff, B. Black-man, Black-man, sergoant major; Wm. Bowman, battalion quarter master; B. Halver-son, Halver-son, senior color sergeant; J. Little-field, Little-field, junior color sergeant; E. Cannon, Can-non, chief trumpeter. Fjrst sergeants, L. Wallace, J. Stevenson, A. McCul-loch. McCul-loch. Quartermaster sergeants, M. Gill, G. Mitchell, J. Maginnls. Sergeants, Ser-geants, G. Taylor, C. Jensen, C. Balch, M. Runyon, W. Ogden, H. Gray, M. Gray, M. Howe, J. Taylor, A. Stevens. Corporals, H. Peddler, G. Newton, D. 1 Rowlands, B. Becker, F. Pingreo, A. I Ward, H. Pingreo. P. Voasy. |