Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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■HE iparicling, .crystal-clear water of hn trimming pool ft mviting to cadets the year round. The poof is of regulation alia [20x60) s ihfl scgrto of Fraqunnt woiar sport and eqiwtic fW«t5 + It is ■the purpose to teacJi every cadet to iwirfi well. The water Is warmed to a hsaltfrful tempera hire and kept purs by efficient filtration end chem- ical treatment,

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in wlnkr mwihx 6w bay turm hfi ittwitrtn io berictbill and other T 1 RAINING for leactersnp i 5 important on the football tie ' d ftfl well as everywhere el» at V enrwor+h. Mors than fifty cadet answer ttie vanity call each ytiar and large squad turn out for company tarns, All players receive Intensive training, both in the art pf Hie {jams arid ifi clean sport imansMp. Football ranks as the number one sport, and the Red Dragon elavens ana consistent win- ner . The fine spirit of players and corps ifi credited with being a strong determining factor in every contest. In trie winter months be lceibflrJ tomes 5nto the spotlight. Again there are the varsity and company teams and a place fc every cadet who. desires to pJay. Home games ar played in me- spacious gymnasium wh r there arcr two courts and ampto space for i. a membar of the Missouri Junior College confanpnce, dn 0 ciation numbefsng ton schools a: members. Almost every major and many miner sports are on the WeflNorth program — al; played under competent coaches — and every coder il required to parhctpale.

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+ jAbiQ iij Hi d«-liol; Hafliifl and liii friends tunc er fl,rftrn during thff ne rfatio-n p»np£i immtdiately Hewing Hre inning mti E. Just before the evening itudy Si the favorite tune- in timrj for Cadet Harlan and other radio devotees Perroii- sion to have a radio in the room is re- garded a privilege, the abuse of which causes the student to lose Ni« favor. After ihlrty-fiva minutes, of foLrsarhCWl following the supper hour, evening study ■s begun d J 7 o clock. Ed-! - ' cade I retire to his own room r O r fl tw -hoyr period of quiet. There is no stuffy, noiiy hall in vv- ' rh cadets dr confined. Instead, mdr- yidtrtl initiative is encouraged. Faculty of- ficers are rn constant attendance through- out the pir. ' - ' vJ :pvT.r| ,invi-:e where it is needed and encourage man r af aN fimes.