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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1904)
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It Is an exhibition of the drill work of the entire year and to those Vitu) re Interested in military matters and for thoso who ure not it ha never ye fulled to evoke great Interest. The prow gram of exercises Is inmJo comprehensive covering the entire scope of the drill man uul, und is u severe test of the proficiency attained by each compuny. The drill I4 Judged by army oftUers and the order o merit of each company as decided by the) Judges duterintnes the rank of the cap tulti and consequently tho company fof the ensuing year. Tho drill this year wa Judged by these ofllcers: Captain ,C. W. Castle, Thirtieth Infantry; Captain I"ranl4 A. Cook, Commlssiiry department; Captain Harry O. V lllard, 1fth cuvalry. It is often not un easy mutter to deter. mine tho relative prollclency of the com peting companies. Each company has itfl circle of friends and admirers, and they havu mado up their minds long before tho competition us to the merits of the com panies interested, so lhat the decision of the Judges Is often hailed with disfavor by the Interested students; but tho com panies thetnHelves have always accepted the decision with the grace of disciplined cadets and students. In addition to deter mining the rank of tho competing com panies for the following year, a prize id given the winning con. puny in the foim of cup. This Is known us the Omaha cup, and was won in a military content in Omaha In 1X92 by a selected company of cadets from tho University battalion. Blnce that time It hus each year been placed in competition and held by winning company fur tho year, or the succeeding competition. It has uccessfully won by the following punles: Captain Captain Captain Captain the until been ccm- 18US Com pany WiM Company 1SD6 Company 1X96 Company Wick. 1W-Company r. H. H, F. J. c. J. D. It. A. A. K'lgar. Dixon. Klliott. 8-dg- n. Captain R. C. 8 ix ton. 199 Conn any It, Captain J. 8t l.bins. 1900 Company D, Captain F. II. Wool land. 19ll-Compny A, Captain II. A. Tukey. 1902 Company 1), Captain A. 11. Unrr.es. 1903 Cumpuny l, Captain J. It. Furney. In addition to the prize of the Omaha cup to the winning comiiuny, three, prizes In the form of medals aro given for the three best drlllixl cadets. Four cadets aro Nclocted from each of the competing com panies and a "spell down" is conducted by tho Judgos. The three burvlvlng cadets aro awarded tho medals. At tho closo of the drills parade is held, and the huccc-s-ful cudeti arc culled out and the pre sentation mado. Tho medal-t this )oar were , presented by the governor of Ne braska. The Cadet battalion has the following org'.inlxatlon: Wilson CIihho, captain Twenty-flrst Infantry, IT. S. A., commander Af cadets; August liagenow, conductor of tsnd; : V. Hewitt, cadet major; C. 10. Jiell, cadet first lieutenant und adjutant; J,. M. Huntington, cadet flrst lieutenant and signal oltlrer; W. P. Kimball, cadet first lieutenant and artillery oitleer. Company A K. D. Stanley, cadet cap tain; A. H. l.undin, cudet flrst lleulen.'int; C I Waldron, cadet second lieutenant r o - 1 1 a VI .7 H - 1 COMMANDANT CIIASH AND CADET OFFICERS OB TIIF1 BATTALIOff, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. Company B C. A. Mohrman, cadet cap tain; F. R. Beers, first lieutenant; C. a Shorey, cadet second lleurenant. Company C O. V. Brown, cadot cap tain; C. J. McNamara, cadet first lieu tenant; A. H. WUlensick, cadet second lieutenant. Provisional Company (E) B. O. Lewis, cadet captuin; O. II. Mother, cudet flrst lieutenant. Tho Cadet battalion numbers about 250 men. Competitive drill is an Interesting Novelties in Graduation Gifts t tOMMKNt'EMENT day without a I I bunk of iloral offerings would bo L"' J worse thun tho uroveihial iht- foriiianee of "Hamlet" without the melancholy Dane, yet all Indi cations point to a more durable form of graduation day souvenirs. The shops re port un unusual demand this year for cm Inencement day gifts of conxldcrnblo In trinsic value, of lasting quality und afford ing a place for monogruins and dates. From fashionable Jewelers comes the In formation that the flO gold piece will bo largely used us a souvenir of the memor able Juno day. It is polished until free of tho government stamp, then engraved on one nldo with the recipient's initials and on the other with the date of the com mencement exercises. It Is then attached to a watch chain for a young man of to u slender, tlght-tltting neck chain for the girl. The chain should be worn above tho stock, like a tiny gold beading, and the gold piece takes the place of a brooch. Another popular neck chain for fair graduates Is a light-fitting string of penrhi, listened with a clasp which has a pearl for the center, encircled by blrlhHtoucs. A graduation duy bracelet for a young girl Is inset on the top with a tiny, open face wutch, and the date Is markeU on Its face. Shlrtwnlst and buckle seta jtre popular gifts, and here the extremes of prices meet. A new design in shirtwaist sets shows tho lucky four-leaf clover In sterling silver for. $2.4!i, while u xlmple buckle set in pearls is Offered at l'9.60. Commencement fans are ridiculously small, recalling Mine. Pompadour styles. They ure of Ivory und spangled gauze, measuring not more tlinn nix Inches from end to end. They are attached to fine link chains of gold, set with birthstones. A pretty und always acceptable gift Is a card case. Cases come in delicately tinted leathers, silk, plain or lace covered, and most extravagant of all, in sterling silver und guld, the monogram In filigree and the date In tiny birthstones. These metal card cases ure duplicated in styles to plea. 10 masculine tastes, opening Just like tho ordi nary leather card case. For the women, they are usually hung from u lino link chain. The pins set In birthstones, suspender clasps in filigree with the dale, watch charms und small penknives, to fit in pocket cases set In stories, or to be suspended by a link chain from tho watch like a charm, are gifts for tho young man. Books are always appropriate for gradu ates of either sex, und special graduation bindings In white or delicate leathers ure offered with the suggestion that the recipi ent's name and tho date will be stamped on the cover In gold lettering, or In the mall metal letters ujmx4 for purses and Uvga. feature of the military work, but It repre sents only a part of the instruction given at the university. The cadets have ilvo hours per week of Instruction. Company and battalion drills, dress parades, guard mounts, reviews and Inspections, artillery and signal drills are matters of dally and weekly occurrence. At the close of the year the cadets are placed In camp, and camp instruction, target practice and prob lems in minor tactics are worked out. In addition courses are given In theoretical work, such as the drill regulations, guard manual, firing regulations, urticlts of war, army papers, etc., and the cadets are re quired to pass a satisfactory examination in such subjects. Military drill and Instruction Is becom ing better appreciated as the subject la becoming better known. Its great benefits, physical, moral and mental, sre sure to leave their Impression on tbe hundreds of young men who pass through the institu tion, to their own and country's advantage. Many volunteer regiments which served fn .Cuba and the Philippines were oificeied almost wholly by young men who received their military education ut a civil institu tion of learning which had a military de partment. This system of Instruction 19 peculiar to the United States, and wa3 brought ubout by the lack of competent officers with the volunteer regiments dur ing the late civil war. Aside from the benefits resulting to the country by sucJi a system, the military Instruction and discipline aro beneficial to the student. A prominent army officer recently remarked on this subject: "The effect of compul sory military training on the German re mains with him through life. He walka better, works better, lives a more healthy existence because of it. Much of this ttenetH could be secured for the youth of the United States by oil schools making military instruction part of their rout