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Portland's rodeo fans have witnessed many an unscheduled thriller in their arena but none to equal last week's performance of San Francisco's dude riders. In "threading the needle" (forming and maintaining a figure eight at full gallop), daring climax of their 20-horse drill, one rider misjudged his horse's pace. Men, horses and white sombreros went sprawling. One rider dropped his false teeth. When the horsemen picked themselves up, one hobbled off on a sprained ankle, another required three stitches in his gashed leg, a third had to have his cracked wrist...
...purely military affairs that this problem exists. In drill and on manoeuvers, as in actual warfare, there must be some one man who is responsible for giving the word to march, to charge, or to fire. There is no question but what the wisest, the best trained, and the most experienced soldier in a squad, a company, or a division has to have the absolute authority of a dictator...
...vigorous practice session yesterday with the squad working out against Hanover plays, followed by a regular 30-minute scrimmage between Teams A and B. Once again the white ball had to be brought in as darkness descended on Soldiers' Field and the team climaxed the afternoon with a signal drill under the lights for the first time this year...
...drill against Big Green plays, the potent Indian backs all but made their appearance on the scene as they were impersonated even to the white jerseys backed with the correct green numbers...
Adjutant of the Regiment, which begins drill this afternoon, is Thomas L. Higginson '42, who will hold the rank of Cadet Lieutenant-Colonel...