Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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ff Our Cade? goes Through a course of calisihenics To promofe grace and healih. All The cadefs shown in The picfure were in The Armed Service. The second from The leff, Lieulenanl' Tom Henderson, Jr., of Haynes- ville, La., was killed in The fighiing for Munda Airfield. IWSTHENTCS play an imporTanT role in The physical educaTion oT CadeT l-larlan. No eTTorT is made To indulge in This or any oTher exercise in The early morn- ing hours when The body is aT iTs lovvesT ebb. All such exercises are Taken by our cadeT aTTer a hearTy brealnTasT and morning classes. The exercises are inTended To promoTe graceful movemenT as well as beTTer healTh. The calisThenics used by The UniTed STaTes Army are Tollowed. They are led by senior cadeT oTTicers. So long as The weaTher permiTs, The calisThenics are held in The open, buT They are Taken in The large gymnasium, where an enTire baTTalion may Talse parT aT The same Time, when rain or cold is in The air. fThe Ten excel- lenT Tennis cour+s are always pop- ular.

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A 4' Here Harlan delves info fhings scienfific. Modern equipmenl' is provided for all labora+ory work. wky, 'l' T 8 CTCLQCK in 'rhe morning, classes convene. l-lar- lan makes his way +o a small class on his schedule where personal affenlion is his al any 'rime ir is needed. Qur cadef is carefully inslrrucred in lhe handling of deli- cafe scienrific equipmenr. l-le is noir forced lo qrope blindly for informa+ion. Thal which is Jrrue of lhe science laporalories is equally 'rrue in all olher classrooms. Time passes rapidly in fhe classroom or laboralory because The work is inleresrinq. The scholasric day is divided info lwo equal parls, wilh Jrhree classes in Jrhe morninq and rhree in +he afrernoon.

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4' Cadef Harlan reporfs fo fhe Professor of Milifary Science and Tacfics for drill dufy. -in-1 Cadef Lieufenanf Jack Ramsdell commanding fhe plafoon shown in fhese fwo views, parficipafed as an officer in fhe landing on Norfh Africa. He was deccrafed wifh fhe Silver Sfar for heroism in acfion and Purple Hearf. RILL is a very formal affair. If is on fhe drill field fhaf Harlan learns much of courfesy, discipline and alerfness. l-le, wifh his enfire baffalion, is fhoroughly schooled in good cifizenship, laugh? fhe proper respecf for superiors and frained in leadership. Learning fo drill a squad is fhe firsf fraining in leadership. Throughouf fhe year squad drill and compefifion is a parf of fhe regular milifary roufine. The squad is fhe smallesf milifary unif and con- sisfs of nine men. one of whom is a corporal and anofher a firsf class privafe. All insfrucfion is con- ducfed by cadefs under fhe personal supervision of members of fhe milifary faculfy. Alfhough milifary work falces buf one hour each day, fhe fraining is infensive and much more fhorough fhan fhaf found in larger unifs. Personal affenfion is given fhe individual cadef on fhe milifary field as well as in fhe classroom, and each cadef has an equal chance fo advance fo imporf- anf posifions in Wenfworfh's milifary realm. ln fhe army, fhe navy and fhe marine corps Wenfworfh is glorified by ifs alumni who have received fheir commissions and are disfinguishing fhemselves in official capacifies of fhese respecfive branches of service.