Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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need of hi- --i tiodl .uid includes all a|)i)aratus nepcnary lo tench tlio roughly the branches Udd out in the courses of study. Lfljrary and Reading Room A large, well ligltted and well vt ' iitilaled nladinfir room and library has hwn provided for the use of cadeb« at all times. Reference booics to be used in rL a(liiig»; assigned by instructors, and modern encyclopedias are alw.iv- ' ! ' Ic, Tlie lK- t works in English iiiontliH. It furiii.slifs (li ( ' rsified recreation fur the boy without making it necetiiiiary for him to sedc fltfKiiecreation out of doors at » tf iw « J %[Kia the weather is bad. A roR nsB or THB LnmART literatwr ' , iiiclu liiiK lb ' ' pruduL-tion ni the most popular nioHpni writors are in the cir- culating department. On the tables are to be found current numbers of the best maga- ii- ' -s .ind |)eriodicals. An atttiidant is in chaise during the rooming school hoiixii and at all reereattoi timea. New The gymnasium, 220 x B6 feet is a source great pleasure and pride to all cadets. Its DBi floor ha.H 10,000 square feet of playinc floorvhich gives ample space for two baski t- IMI games, gym claasefl, boxing and wrest- fingt to be going on at the same time. By drawing the slajre curtain dramatic iia.sse.« may also be in progress. On the groimd floor there i« a manual tralninsr room, the iiuartermfister ' s department, Y. M. C. A. room, swimming p Kil, 60 x 20 fe(?t, locker rooms and shower baths. This building is i almort omutant nw doclag the winter The swimming pool is particularly attract- ive. Every boy loves to Hwim. Here he can. without any danger of catching cold, engage in thi. t wholesome sport throughout the en- tire winter. The water in the pool i.s always warm, kept so by a special heating plant in- stalled for that purpose. A Ufa guard la present in the ]KM| |sO(itt 1|fl swimming. A Vam w AosMinc Oaoinaa —20—

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and is open, under the supervision if qiuJi- I Th Laboratories ffed life savers, during nil recreation hours. The equipment of the labomtories at Went- WentwoHh students have the advantage of | worth Military AcadHniy has iofn carefully swit-rToiMt 1 ..-iliti.- ... ■ ■iMil I .• • ' • ili III, 1 I .■ ' ■.•r. ' Iir.. |i. I ' n '

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Mkthodist Chi kcii PusTOFViC Catholic Church Baptist Chuech Osgr lAiii GQunr House KrmoruiOmsaaa ClIKISTlW ( ' MlKCll PRESBYTKRIAN ( ' IIUKi H SOME CHUKCHliS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN LEXINGTON