Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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and Consultant to tko O at fte «.U. ▲ life 6i ; Aviation Wentworth participated in the Civil Aeronautics Administration Chilian Pilot Training Program from ih Inception in 1939 through the change to C. A. A. War Training Service until June, 1943. when ell but 80 out of 712 college! and universities throughout the country were eliminated due to curtailment of this type of training. However, the academy administration, believing aviaton training to be very ' mportant now and in the future to the youth of the nation, secured permission from C A A officials to continue fl.ght training on a civilian ba«i» and at tht eipenta of the trainee. The pait year 52 cadets have quelif ed for private commercial or license . Most of these men ere entering the army or navy corps M certainly improved their rtanc. of making the grade at pre-service training. this The ground school 8 d flight program ii tdenticaWy tno wime as given the Army and Navy w. ' ien they used C. A, A. facilities. It consists of 45 hour actual flight end 24 hours navigation, 24 noun meteorology. 18 hours Civil Ai Regulations. 6 hou ' s General Service of aircraft Wentworth 1; one of the few school In the country possessing its own i port end conducting ih own aviat ' on training. The records of ma graduates of the Wentworth Right Training are out standing. Of 222 graduates 173 are commissioned officers in one of services. 5 have been i lled in service 4 have been wounded, one is miss end one a prisoner of war. They are Fighting on every front where Amet ere in i |R M| (.all to ..o Caaitala. tUm ! ' •--• Jim and -.. Hainai. ffiekt inrrr«cterv Con.. H.ln.i « thiol Fliebt rfwtvvct a d oeoratloaa raanaqor. Hoto ) Instructor Gwlt.a ei ' at Cadal Hall Instruction ba- foaa talaofl. Salary aad annlly • flying ara warali»«rafc h rorth fllohi Tralniae. Not ona ttodant fiver nos ivf ■ an Injury tinta taa rlart ol thn p o«rai in IW.

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A D A Y AT WESTWOBTH Ik I O TWO days at Wenrworth ore quit© the same, for a widely varied program of schol- astic, military, athletic and other activities is used to keep the interest of the cadets at high pitch and their appetites for learning well whetted. Furthermore, no two students have quite the same duties to perform throughout any given day . There is, however, a definite routine that all cadets follow each day. II is used to instill perfect regularity and promptness in attendance upon all duties prescribed for one end all cadets alike. While it requires some adjustments for new students to become accustomod to this rou tme any slight hint of monotony is soon lost in the kaleidoscopic whirl of the school year. To give parents and others a better insiqht, the following pages have been used to set forth, pictorially. the day ' s activities from Reveille to Taps, of a typical Wentworth boy whom we will designate as Cadet Harlan. The p.Ltj ' vi m tfcil Mafia »•» «gn Mr.- . ' , alan ft... IILitrata Ma (I Wt.hr.rt4 „ ' toja, c, .,. n TWf a ' a ' atainad bacaaaa «a way f k ta4«H iha . trtw Mrvi.f i» 4to Ahbm 4 fvfin ol Hi.if tow 4 ' y .frd m lllwifrai. thai • ■ ... «4 rtra military Ha lniittj i • . ' . .. w+lla at Wtfttwof .