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Company B, 1st Regiment, Pershing Rifles, attempts to promote character and leadership, and to establish drill units of the highest military caliber. It is affiliated with the national fraternity of Pershing Rifles, founded by General John J. Pershing in 1894 at the University of Nebraska.

Early last fall 70 new members were initiated into the society, and participated in individual, squad, and platoon competition within the company under the leadership of Major Edgar A. Keltner, U.S.A ., faculty advisor, Cadet Captains Thomas P. Rab and Bernard F. Hollenkamp, regimental staff officer, 1st Lt. Earl P. Wiley, Jr., 2nd Lts. Frank J. Schmitt and John J. Lemming, and 1st Sgt. Robert Q. Jones.

Social high spots of the Pershings' year were the annual Military Ball and the Pledge Dance.

For the first time in its history, the Dayton unit was host to the annual regimental drill meet held May 12. Teams from Ohio State university, Akron university, the University of Kentucky and other schools met in · the stiff competition.