Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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AIIMINISTHATIIIIN BUILDING Wifliin VVenfvvorfh's Adminisfrafion Building are handsomely fure nished parlors, corridors and recepfion rooms. Among ifs furnish- ings and decorafions sfudenfs and guesfs alike find many arficles of inferesf and rare beaufy. lfs comforfable furnishings amid peaceful surroundings afford a homelilce afmosphere where fhe new cadef readily adapfs himself fo a wholesome, happy experience. l-lere in an afmosphere of guief dignify, every sfudenf is privileged fo enferfain his guesfs or fo spend his leisure momenfs as governed by his daily schedule. None of The comforfs of fhe modern home have been excluded in Wenfworfh's plan fo provide fhe finesf frain- ing and guarfers available. flRigh'fl This view parfially illusfrafes fhe homelike sur- roundings of fhe rccepfion rooms. i' ln fhis view of fhe main lobby of fhe Adminisfrafion building cadefs are shown admiring a replica of fhe Dec- larafion of Independence and Consfi- fufion donafed fo Wenfworfh by fhe lafe Mr. L. Fred Evans, Vice-Presidenf of Emery Bird Thayer of Kansas Cify. W lAbovel The corner of one of fhe af- fracfive parlors where cadefs receive fheir guesfs.

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Y Y r .kv fpafriolism is no sham af Wenfworlh. Every cadef is faughf fhe real meaning of our flag. Each day, wilh appropriale ceremonies, lhe Slars and Sfripes are raised and lowered on +he lower- ing flag pole. The cadef whose lace shows under lhe curve ol fhe flag is now Ex4L+. Wm. Bafes, who flew a bomber in The European lheafer of opera- lionsz conlrolling lhe flag ropes is Kennelh Winlers, lale of lhe Navy, The buqler is Lieuf. Max Condron, a flier lrilled in The service, 1' This monumenf, erecfed on fhe campus by fhe Alumni Associafion, fo lhe memory of Wenf worlh cadels wh fypifies fhe loya o died an fhe World War No I l spirif of generahons of former Wenfworfh cadefs.

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MUMZWZQIZ MP Na+ure and man have ioined forces al Wenlworlh lo produce a campus of oufsfand- ing beauly. Magnificenl lrees, of many vari- elies, blend in perlecl harmony wilh modern, allraclive buildings and spacious grounds. The Academy is localed iusl al 'rhe edge of Lex- inglon and covers 52 acres. The lronl campus exrends over four cily bloclcs and is dolled wilh massive elms and glorious flower banlcs Thai provide enchanimenr and inspiralion. The baclc campus includes arhlelic and milirary fields and The new sladium. There are eighl Thoroughly modern buildings on lhe campus, each buill lor The exacl purpose ir serves. They are ol briclq and slone conslruclion and fare healed by sleam and hol wafer. 4' In fhe shade of 'lhe elms. 4' A parl of lhe Quadrangle where Wenlworlh Baffalion assembles. i 'B Barracks. -.,..l, eg.