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London, July, 1913
By Harry Hinchley
At Seaforth Collegiate Institute
in the days before World. War
the cadet movement was never
taken too seriously. For a few
weeks after Easter each year the
boys used to finish dinner a bit
early so that they could line up at
1.00 o'clock for thd Cadet Corps.
Then Col. Wilson would instruct
them and march them around the
yard for drill for half an hour.
On in May there was Inspection
Day and an officer from Military
Headquarters resplendent in his
well-preSsed uniform would
watch the cadets go through their
manouvers. Afterwards they
would all line up and the
inspector would congratulate.,
them on their smart appearance
and on their general excellence.
Then the whole company would
march off down town to Oscar
Neil's REstaurant - where the
McConnell and Stewart law office
now is - to be treated to ice cream
sodas - vanilla. strawberry and
chocolate.
For arms the cadets had large
bore Enfield rifles dating back to
ti -e va
The cadets of SCI -
on short notice a company of
about 15 cadets was rounded up
and to swell their number to more
respectable proportions 8 or 10
public school boys were also
recruited.
A uniform was a necessity for a
trip like this so each boy had to
buy at Stewart Bros. a pair of
khaki breeks and a military style
shirt with brass buttons. The
Board provided a hat -- a sort of
cross between a Mounty 's
Stetson and a rather under-sized
cowboy hat. No two hats were of
just quite the same shape but
they all had one thing in common
- they drooped.
On Monday morning, July
22nd, the contingent assembled
at the Seaforth station and took
the 8.00 o'clock train for London.
In charge were G.F.Rogers and
Col. Alex Wilson. The former
went along more or less because
he could not get out of it and the
latter because as Colonel of
Huron's 33rd Regiment he could
not very well do otherwise. They
travelled together and once they
reached camp at London neither
one ,vas afterwards very_ much in
Seaforth's -plain shirts and pants
apparently just bought for the
cocasion. They seemed sort of the
poor relations and were more or
less kept in the background. Not
that there was anything wrong
with their drill but their
appearance went against them.
Seaford] was placed in C.
Battalion.
But 'in sports and athletic
events it was a different story. C.
Battalion with half the team from
Seaforth won all the football
games. The city boys just did not
seem able to compete. In athletic
events it was the same only here
it was Seaforth all the way.The
boys cleaned up. They took first
prize in most of the events and in
several took 2nd and 3rd prizes as
well.
In rifle shooting it was the
same-. In the corps were a few
boys who had been well trained
by Col. Wilson, an old Bisley
man. They had done a ,lot of
practising at the old rifle butts
cast of Egmondville and had
competed in the big Association
matches at Long Branch and
to
the Grip House dressed up in
their blue tunics and white pants
stood the Citizens Band all ready
to head the parade.
The Cadets fell in behind the
band and were marched to the
Town Hall. Here, on the steps,
the reception Committee gave
them a proper welcome back
home, Mayor Greig spoke and so
did Rev. Berry, Chairman of the
School Board. When their
congratulations , were over
G.F.Rogers and Col. Wilson with
fitting modesty made replies on
behalf of the boys.
Then to do it up right and
assure the Cadets that the
welcome was real, the company
adjourned to Oscar, Neil's
Restaurant` or a treat on the town
- ice cream sodas - vanilla,
strawberry or chocolate. •
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