Alpha Delta Tau X

PHA Delta Tau was originally established over twenty years ago at Tom e School, Port Deposit, Maryland, as a national honorary fraternit y in private preparatory schools throughout the United States. About ten y ear s ago , however, there was a great deal of agitation against Greek letter fraternitie s among boys of high school age. In consequence to this popular disapproval , Alpha Delta 'Tau gave way to Cum Laude as a national organization. The chapter at Howe school was retained as a local honorary society. It has always been a gre;t source of inspiration to those striving for academic excellence.

One of the qualifications for membership is a constant average of eight y per cent., not an easy thing to achieve in these days of College Entrance Board standards. Membership is confined to the Fifth and Sixth Forms and cadets in the Fifth Form are not elected to membership until toward the end of their junior year. When elected as juniors, the same high standard must be maintained as seniors in order to retain membership.

Sword and Sheath

TH E Ca de t Office rs' Club, known as Sword and Sheath , was founded in June, 1926. The purpose of Sword and Sh ea th is to develop and strengt hen t he milit ary standard of the School , through the co operation of the cadet officers. The membership include s a ll com mis sion ed officers and first sergeants who li ve in Gray Hall. The gra duat e m em ber s of the Club ar e all m embers who have honorabl y gra du ated from Howe School. Honorar y memb ers, ex-officio, are the Rector, Com mandant of Cadets, a nd members electe d from the Ta ct ica l Office rs a nd Fac ult y.

The pledge of Sword a nd Sheath follow s :

In acce ptin g membership in the Officers ' Cl ub of Howe Sc hool, I pl ed ge myself without reserve to main tai n the ideal s a nd s tandard s of Howe Schoo l , to fu lfi ll all dutie s entrusted to m e, and to u se m y best en d eavors to upbuild the li fe and spir it of d1e Corps.

M EMBE RS 19 27- 192 8

Cadet Major Roland G. Lett

C apt. Loadama s Dcligiannis

Capt. J. Va nce Di xon

Capt. Adt. William G. Hottensen

Capt Jacob F. Ren z

1s t Lie ut. F r:ink S Jenkin s

1s t Lieut. William A. Summ ers

2 nd Lieut. Wes ley L. Nev ill e

2nd Lieut. \ 'Vi lli am W. Putn ey

2 nd L ieut. Be nj amin F. Lehman

2 nd Lieut . Orison Y. C haffee

2nd Lieut. Quartermaster Leonard \'V' hi te

2 nd Lieut. Lawrence L. Umphrey

Sergt. Major John P O ld

1st Ser g t. Drum Major Dona ld 0. Boudeman lst Sergt. Pau l C. Loeber

1st Sergt. Willi a m J. Bosworth

1s t Ser gt. E Nafc Bo yer