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Show I OGDEN HIGH, NATIONAL RIFLE CHAMPS, AWARDED HEARST CUP Presentation Takes Place at the R. O. T. C. Dance Held in Berthana; Major Nelly of Chicago Presents Trophy Offered by Publisher I Headed by Miss Paulino Storey, sponsor for the Ogden Rich School rifle team, ,mci with the rifle team an :lp various companies standing at attention. at-tention. Major H. M. Nelly. U. S. A., f Chicago, as the personal represen-latlve represen-latlve of William Randolph Hearst, presented the r. o. t C. rifle team With the Hearst trophv. It large sliver loving cup, at the Bertharia lasl night.! The presentation brought a crash of applause from the throngs f dancers attending the annual cadet hop and a second outburst followed the accept-1 anco speech on behalf f the school by Principal A. M. Merrill. Miss Sfcor- , pn behalf of the team accepted the I. CUP-Lieutenant CUP-Lieutenant Col. C. G. Lawrence, commundant at the high school R. O. T C., Mayor Frank Francis and W. Karl Hopkins represented the city and the school board WIN PRU l ( ci VM si Phillip Lewis Ring, captain of com-pany com-pany Ii. was swarded the lomg cup for the best drilled team following the competitive drill between A company which was put through the Butts Manual. C company which was put through the guard mount drill; F company com-pany which went through the physical exercises drill and 1-1 company which gave an exhibition of the silent manual. man-ual. The judges were Captain W. JT L.ndquist, Lieutenant Ted Conroy, Captain Cap-tain J Ray Ward, Captain E. A. Wll-fong Wll-fong nnd Captain Rvder Principal Merrill made the presentation presen-tation speech of the rup which was received on behalf of the company by Miss Hazel Kemp, sponsor of the company. com-pany. In his presentation speech. Major Nelly spoke of the value of tin It T C. training, and called particular attention to the value of training that produced marksmen such as were members of the gden High school It O. T. C rifle team, whom he designated des-ignated the best In the t'nlted States. LAUDS 111 VIM. He said In part "The trophy which goes to the g-j den high school as the winner of the. national gallery rifle target competl-l iion has been donated by William I Jtandolph Hearst, that prominent and! patriotic American eltlzen who has taken a strong personal Interest In not oniv tbis competition but in the defensive needs of our country Through his man' newspapers throughout the United States he has 1 been and Is fighting for a sane policy I Of preparedness of our country In time of peace. "Through his personal efforts and through his newspapers he is awak lenlng the people of the country to the fact that we are no longer isolated from the affairs of the rent of the world nnd to the great need of 'his country having a .sound and definite military policy, MILITARY POLICY ' "This definite military policy does inot mean a large standing army nor idoes It mean th;t ihe war department 'is trying lo (Oliver! the country to the -"! military idea such as we aaW iin Germany and now see in parts of Europe. But It does mo.in that the citizens cit-izens of till" country must realize and, I sec the crying need of our country be-llng be-llng ao prepared that we will never again experience the lack of trained! ! officers, lack of supplies, lack of pre-I Iparedneas thai ws saw in 1917 when 1 we entered the world war I come to you In the spirit of a friendly enemy, friendly because I wa? stationed at Fort Douglas for two rears and learned to love thLs part of our country, as an enemy in that as an assistant R. O. T. C. officer of the sixth corps area I naturally did not like to see this trophy leave ourj corps area ( I ,R MIL VI Ks TEAM. "I bring on s niessngo from the Chicago high schools carrying their . i.mrr ' - ; Ogden High school , i and individually, but with' the warning that they are determined! to carry the trophy back to Chicago next year "To Mis Storey as sponsor of the: rifle team, Colonel Lawrence, the in- ; dp (duals of tin i':;m :ind o the high j school I offer my sincerest congratule-1 t ons on our success. It gives me great pleasure to pass the trophy to your keeping for the next year and with the hope that your efforts will always be crowned with the success you Have had In this competition. " I |