Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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•WMIe « majority of tlw faciAy mambtrt l «e in tha bvraeU with c«d ti, em «7 •All ililiia4. tt|i lor ' 40v CMM HHiaim poruwvil attantion from a facility iMoibar In tita Sbnry. i« tki| pittan. Am TwKcal Offitw, Jiimi SmiMac MaAiat at Wmtvwfti, h •• • • U«ul, C«l. In (ti U 1M t(al i Ahh. H a «ial»«M IW tmm m» Nrif le him. UtalMallt Omiii, p r »rMpw, wli« OeRSONAL attanfion » not cpndncd fo the clauroofT) nor In th« «v«ming study periods. Harlan and many other cadets seek assUtance m the spacious Academy library. The facuHy oKl- fear m diargs is aiwa ready end willinq to help any «t«de«t, no motter wliat hij problem. Whot- ever the ubjpr ' tt, faculty qftH k G ad to give the guidance needed. Wentworth s library it one of the most import- ent places on the campus. It contains more then ' 0.000 he-: U on n«fl ' ' y t-vp-y tubiect one could imogine. Reference boolis include the famous Q» ford En9ll$h Dictionary and many sets of ancydo« n

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•{Below) ' Wb mh» sat in Mm md pap talk on Itia aM al a m I CADET HARLAN dttwidiintvmti ' ng, infomv ettwe and Jnspirefional tnsatln t in liw chapal, imnwdlataiy befora ImocH on Wednesdays and Saturdays. These meetings are conducted by the Academy Chaplain, but are not strictly teliigiout. Travel tallif, health tactures, scientific damonstratlpra and diert sermoni, presentad by outstanding jpeakars. are frequently on the pro- qram. The service is opened !fh a hv p-i v. nnd rp ' spo ' iiive readings, and closeH wi»K the sing- ing o ' Wrn ' tv.orth. the Acaderry ?nnn. Pep meetings, preceding important ath- letic contests, are hald in the gymnasium. These are alwfays occasions of great fun. Students end faculty make rousing speeches. The cadet bend fu ' ni ' .hiji oay, martial music ar d everyone antici- pates the biq game on ttie morrow. Athletic contests are Important recraatkmal everits. Every cadet attends thein.

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,?5 H fl«n pl«y« football — tnd mi kly tool N» TRAINING for leadersnip ' i impottan ' on the football field ai well as everywhere aUs dt Wentwofth. More than fift- cadeti answer the varsity call each year and l«rg« tquadt twm out (or company team . All p)«y rs r«c«]va intemiva trsln ' mgi both in the «it Of Kw 4«im » and In dean spcAtAttMi FpoHiail ranb at the miniVar era qibrf and th« Rad Dragon etevens are consnfent win- nsrt. The fineifiWt of y ctaiMl elMpj iKccadtM. »fiili Vlng a. lreiig iti {aetar in every contest. In a winter monHis baslceiball comes into the ipottlght. Ag«it» tf«re are the vanity and company teams and a place for every cadet vyho desires to p)ay. Mome gemw are.; played in ttw spacious gymnasium where there are two courts and ample ipace tpectetori. Wantworth ii a memiser of the Junior College Interstate conference, an athletic osstK ciation numlDerlng seven schools as members. The Wentwe Hi School teer s ere mem- bers of the Pony Express Conference of Western Missouri. Almost every major and miner sport? sffi p- -iii. Wontworth pr oi cwTt— ji l l | |p)| d iD ijlfr c o | iffw et i t q»sjlH!»— e(»d eyejy, !dfl1 is required to participate.