Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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HERE is HiiiM, ' a typical Wentworth cadet — a fine young Arwrr ican — nnanly, scholarly and upright. Hij respect fof duty and responsibility hes won for him the rank of targeanf. He may have come from a large dty or a very nnatl town hat maitos no differance H »Ho democratic spirit that prevails at Wentwcrth. He may be from a wealthy family or a fetnily in meager circumstancei— most cf hii classmates wouFd nevdr InMw, nor even be curioas, untrnt he chose to tell them. But he typifies all the fine qualities of a deserving and ambl-iious ycut. ' - n:, ho goes through the trJod and age-proved Went- worth process ot becoming a real man, a real at$at to himself. hU family and friends, and sociaty as a whole. HlHan, Rlw el the others, parfidparies in many activitTes betides l(i« .sM m B«i ' l« fstbw him through • lyf||fii|4tla« ♦ ♦ • M«rl« liiMl Whlb««r. i lu yWuM la IW ci«| •( h Mw UtI «r. Hh IrcDiw, Hiif k —An W«iit ra «li i ln i— i. alw a M iKi aMl

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A D A Y AT W E T W D fl T II O TWO dayf at Wantworffi an quit the fam . for a wtdety varied program of ichot- attic. Rtilitary. ath ' «tic and otfier activiti«g ii used to koep tfw interert o the cadets at high pitch and thet ' appetitK fc learning weS whetted. Furthemjore. no two rtudentv have quite tfie tame dutiei lo perform throughout any given day. Tliere is. however, a definite routine thot all cadets follow each day. It is und to initiil perfect recpilarjty and promptness in attendance upon all duties prescribed for one and all cadets alike. Whila !t reouires some adiustmenh for new stucUnts to become accustomed to this reu tine, any slight hint of monotony it soon lost in the Icaleidotcopic whiri of tfte school year. To give parents and others a better insight, 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 Merlan. T v pictirti « ' lii ' t m4»«p «t«« Ult i M«tfW imtn s . Hiiv«««f, (Wv Antral M at Wan mirtli ■ tod it. • » « •• iliMly. r«»T M f«4«MvJ b k«uw ■■1 ml ik mrw In tiat liar« M « aiillatm «hM aa mrf W ta bf ftaff af Itia Millet Bi WM «ar 4i luSlmrmm.

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t l CANT GET tM UP. Mowi ths buglor, buf be does, and «t 6:35 o ' clock ' enother day it under way. Cade Harlan goes first- to -the lanrtary lavatory on hit floor, A good wathup ii paH- of Hie routine, for a cadet ii n| ec1«d to kf hirri self dean at ell times. At 6:S0 he goei to a well-prepared braalcfatti After breakfast, rooms must be cleaned. One of the basic aims of our %y Mrr is to form personal habits of order. Each morring Harlan nri4|kes hii ojf»n bad. puts hit clott«et in order , and helps his roommate clean the room.