Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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The equipment of the laboratories at Went- worth Military Academy haa been earefully selected with iiarticttlu nrfaMnee to the need of the school and includes all appanttos, iM«e«sary to teach thorouxfaly the bW(B J jM i ' - Ud eat in the emiMca tif vStody

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typhoid fever, two of tbe most prevalent diaeues in community life. It is interestinjr to note that since these reqalrementa have been ntude there ha been BQ QMV Of a lsr disease at the Academy. The Hotpitel The Hospitiil is Ifx-atrd ono-hnlf block frnm the Academy, a distanre which ia convenient- ly close and at the same time far enough away to iflolate completely any ra»e of oon- TrainMl Nunes The hospital ia under the care of two grad- uate nurses who are employed by the Acad- emy and whose services are always available lor those who may need their attention. •ywiuiuuB rooi Adjoining West Rarnifks is an (intdnor swimming pool made of foncretf. ' I ' lii.-. p ol ia 20 by 50 feet and has a depth raiijring f rom S ta 10 lert. At the deap end i» a div ' tajrioii. ' ' or infwlious diseaw. It is a ninc- r(H)tii Ivuildiiig and is complelfly i ' iiuip|» l for itif iuitiilling of any cane of illi;. which might arise. There are twenty-five beds in the hospital, eight of them in the large ward and others in the smalh ' r rooms. ContagiouH diseases are promptly placed in isolation wardk The Wentworth heapital is one o f ti» moat thoroughly « pt|«|«l iM p al ftftiiae in theatate. Main Ward in HoanTAL inif stand and »prin(r board. Cadets derive much ph ' asuri ' and healthful exercise £nltt ' this pool in the fall and spring. There is also a splendid swinmfiing pool in the basement of (he gymnasium addition. It will be lined with white tile and the water before goin into it will be filtered and ehlo- rioated. Probably it will be zeedy for mtt before the end of aomraer. —IS—

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I bravy wd RMding Room A ktef well Ughted and well ventilated tMdiiV nKun and library han been provided fMrHie use of cndets at (ill mo9.. Reference books to be used in rtadiriK ' ii.s.si{fned by instructors, and modern encyclopedias are alwaya available. The best works in English Btefniiire, in udlns the prodoctions of the New Gsmuiuium The new gj mnasiuni, 220 by 55 feet, ia boUt of pressed brick with stone triniiniiis,v. It lias |H|9««d. ' iM|| . |M!nil ,4|| A CtMINEK or TUK LUMABY most popufair modem writers are in the cir- fiiliitinn department. On the tahli-: arc Ui bo found current numbers of the best magazines and periodicab. An attendant la in charge during the momi2ic:i|i HN jtatatt atld 9k til recreation limes. work as well as the pleasure of the entire corps. Below the main floor on one side there ia a large, well-lighted room entirely aim ground devoted » tiie iiHuuial tnii aric of the schooL Thc Kiver at Lkumoton