Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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I ' faculty mtmbAn liv In Hi bwracki wtKi e»4» h , teim AII ilifnt l up for ir Cad«t r»c«ivM pcneiul «H«nhon from i {MuHy !• il p fur Kr T tl al OlFlcaf. Jamai Srmment, tOr«iti« ' « of W« t rar»l), ' i t ttm m Llavt Cot. t« H Ufti «d Vtafn Armv. Ha partic pa»ail in fW capfrura H »t 9 hhn, Ltaiftasa«t Oman. para roooa«, who oi paH In Iha S liaii c« (»ai9n snd 4h« c«p ur« ot N«ifat. aiHt w«t on KorTna ' ' rfv baach On tia rtfW, C«p ll Jaain L Gii). Army A.ialvt iilM 1 W itaa «w JapM. iEli$ONAt attend is nof confined to rho ■ classroom nor the avening ttudy periods. Harlan and many ofhar eadaH sa«i: assiitance ta Hie jpaciouj Acade-iv ihrary h» faculty ofR- c«r in charge is always leody and willing: to ha any student, no matter what fits proUam. What ' ever the subject, the faculty offianf El; C||iilifUd to qivB the guidance needed. Wentworth ' i library is one of the most iirport- ant placet on the campus. It contains mora than 7,500 boolts on nearly every subject one could imagine. Reference boolts include the famout Ox foixJ English Dictionary and many sets of encyclo- ptidift. Lit J -

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(M9 | Ojr Inood «Hrndi a ch«p«l fUtM, IwM twipf Mctt tMMk. «|ilkw) We nMHt 9et h Mw «id fIgMI My H«H«n «» ht (mIw • dwrt p«p tdk m the « • of « 9mmw CAOET HARLAN «ttanc|s an !nf«r sKng, In- formativs and inspirational roesfing In fhe diopsl, immadialety befora luncK. Thaso maat- ings are conducted by the Acadeniy Chaplain, but ara not strictly raligious. Travel talks, haaith lectures, scientific, damonttrations and iftoirt serrniMi, p)«B«iifit«d by outstanding speak- 9ts. are fraquantly on the program. The serv- ice is opened wJtti a hymn, player and respoA- i}ve readings, and closed with the singing i)t HVentworth, the Academy song. Pep nDeettngs, preceding important ath- letic contests, are also held in tha chapeL These aM always occasions of great fun. Studants and faculty make rou g speeches. The cadet band furnishes gay. martial music and everyone antic- ipates th« big gama on the morrow. Athletic contests are important nscriMtional events. Eyvy attsHKfs tham;

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lasn l Hit .mdt mn m Willi tool No ■1f h- tkl ilmtiik»mr boy tumt h s at1:nl on » Moor tpotii. T ' RAINING ' or ' oadership is irr.p-ortant or. fne fooHjall field at w«Jl everywhere alio at Wen!worifi. More than fift) ' cadeu answer the varsity call each year and large tquAcb turn out for company teams. Ail players receive intensive frftining. both In the «rt of: iiti fMlM ' tttd h dVta ipbrfiniamhipk Football rank m the niimkwr one spoirt artd the Red Drospin advent arar bonMtsnt nen. The finetpirif Qf|A«pi»«n -flPP»« « w Ht Jbmng a 4H«n9 ■n every contest. In the winter months basketball comes into the spotlight. A in there are the variHy and company teams and a place for every cadet who desires to piay. t-lome games aed played in the spacious gymnastum where there are two courts and ample space for spectators. Wentworth ti a memt»r of the Junior College Interstate conferennt) an ethletic asso- ciation numbering six schools as members. The Wentworth High School teams are mam bers of the Pony Express Conference of Western Missouri. Almost every me|or and minor tportt are on the Wentworth pfogr wn — al l f ywl under comptotent epdchve— and Mrf cadbtit rMluirfd ' lp porficipah .