Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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,V A I Q' CANT GET 'EM UP, blows The bugler, buf he does, and al 6:35 o'clo-ck anofher day is under way. Cadel' l-larlan goes firs+ fo 'rhe sanilary lavafory on his floor. A good washup is parl of lhe roufine, for a Cade? is expecfed 'ro keep him- self clean af all limes. A+ 6:50 he goes 'ro a well-prepared breakfast Affer breakfast rooms musf be cleaned. One of fhe basic aims of our sysfem is To form personal habiis of order. Each morning l-larlan makes his own bed, puls his clo+hes in order and helps his roommafe clean fhe room. 'l 'Harlan makes up his own bed. l . as has s . fi i gif ii' A ,na if 1 'mp' Q af 2. ' A 3, K' O ,J .Sk 5 an ,,.....--

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: ' , Qin- r if Harlan a fyplcal Wenfworfh cadei' ERE is l-larlan, a fypical Wenfworfh cadef-a fine young Amer ican-manly, scholarly and uprighf. l-lis respecf for dufy and responsibilify has won for him The rank of sergeanf. l-le may have come from a large cify or a very small fown-fhaf makes no difference fo fhe democrafic spirif 'rhal' prevails af Wenfworfh. l-le may be from a wealfhy family or a family in meager circumsfances-mosf of his classmafes would never lcnow, nor even be curious, unless he chose fo fell fhem. Buf he fypifies all fhe fine qualifies of a deserving and ambifious youfh as he goes fhrough 'rhe fried and age-proved Wenf worfh process of becoming a real man, a real assef fo himself, his family and friends, and sociefy as a whole. l-larlan, like all fhe ofhers, parficipafes in many acfivifies besides fhose shown. Buf lef's follow him Through a Typical day. 1 if af Harlan Bufcl1 Heffelfinger, who gradualed in 'lhe class of I937 and posed as the model cadef in fhe view book, served as a Major in lhe last war. His brofher, Hugo, anofher Wenfworfh alumnus, also a Maior, and served wifh disiincfion wifh fhe Rangers. Arfie Heffelfinger served wilh fhe Navy Air Corps as an Ensign.

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4' Harlan is ready fo r 'rh e inspecior - brass gleaming, shoes shined-room as clean as fhe proverbial hound's fooihf' Sfricr inspeclion of guarfers is a daily roufine. Formal inspec- 'rion of l-larlan's person, room and equipmenf occurs on Sunday morning. A+ rhis lime unusual care musi be Taken in cleaning fhe room. Our friend sees lhaf hidden corners are carefully dusfed, chairs polished, and everyfhing puf in order. Then he lakes care of his person. Theres brass io shine, lealher io polish, hair To brush, and whiskers fo be removed. A ceriain lime is allo'r'red for Jrhis preparaiion and all worlc musi' be done wilhin fha? lime. This young fellow lcnows rhal' any deficiency in fhis worlc receives whaf is known in Academy language as a skin -which counls agains+ one's company in color comperifion.