Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Our C«d«t rKvivn pwuml •♦♦•ntui MMIRMf 111 1t||: M fliry mnni, MHi iMtt rwi. H» (Mrln hd In Hm tnluti •f At1«. Khh, KiMjahiiii, Urt . OtliiMt mi4 On» P4 j« af K«fM. Nu» I ktn, limtHut Omuii, p»n n»pmi, otx ■art b Ik ShMo unviifn tti tin cmf w • N«»tH. On A ritM. Cw tln Jmwi L Siit, Armr nERSONAL ottention i» not confined to fi» ' clonroofn nor to tho evening sHidy periods. HArtM And meny other cadeH wek ossisf ' ar.co in Itle iptteious Acedemy library. The faciiiy oHi- oe in charge it alwayi reedy end willing to he any sfudanh no meHw wliaf hi problem. What ever the lubjecf. the (acuity Q Scflf f»: ;(|u9llf»e l to give the guidance needed. Wentworth ' i library i» one of tlia most import- ant pieces on the camptn. It contains more than 10,000 books on nearfy every subject one could {Reference boplis include ttie famous Ok ibni GnigMi Dictionary and many sets of encyel»

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Our fritnd tltvnds « clMpol dariod ImU fwiM Mcli wmL vvww ■i jp , 1 w wpw (8«low) Wa iMMl 94 ta KtM and iightl »yt hUrUo M h iukH a timrt pap talk on riw «( a Sana. CADET HARLAN ottandsinteresHng, irrfbrm- a4iva and inspirafionol meetings in ftie chapel, immediafoly bafora lunch on Wednesdays and Saturdays. These meetings ofe conducted by the Academy Oiaplain, but are not strfctly religious. Travel telksj health lectuTM. tctentlfic demenstratidns end short siermonf , presented by c u ' tr ding fpealert, are frequently on the pro- ' --.rnr ' r. ■;(?rvice is Openen w ' t ' h ,=i liynr p ' r ypr and responsive readings, and closed with the ring- ing ol Wentworth, the Academy song. Pep meetings, preceding important oth- leiic contests, ere b in the gymnasium. Th«i|t era oiweys oeeationi of greotfun. Students and oculty make rousing speeches. The cadet band furnishes goy, martial music and evoryoie antici- pates the big gome on the morrow. Athletic cont0sh are importMit recreational events. Ewaiy cadet ottends thstiv.

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T ' RAINING fof Iflaoc-r ' . -ln I ' ' rrporTan ' on the football field as well as everywhere else af Wontworth. More r-an ntty caoets answer the varsity call each year and lar e squads turn out for company Mmt. All players raoiya Int nnva traming. boH in tha orf Fbotball ranb M th numbar ona sport and tha Rad E agon alavant ara cbrtsittant wbi;- nars. Tha fine pii{t:9f fijloyaniflnd ' GKVPf » C7 i4i«iHb bi . a i tqii in aviiy eentait. In tha vifintar months basdatbalt comas Into tha spottight. Again fhara ara the varsity and company teams and a p)oca for every cadet who desires to play. Mome game; ore played in the spacious gymnacixm witara there are two courts and ample space for spactaton. Wantworth ' n a mambar of ttrn Junior Cpllaga Interstata confarenca, an attilattc asso- ciation numbering seven schools as membort. Tha Wantworth High School taaira arffmt members of a conference at this time, Almost every mofor end minor sports ore on tha Wenfwo ' th pwtgram -attplayadiiiidarwnpatawt co a ch a t and Wify cidat- raty iiad to participate.