Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Strict inspection of Quarters is a daily routine Formal inspec tlon of Harlan ' s person, room ond equipment occurs on Sunday morning. At this time unusual care must be taken in cleaning the room. Our Mend sees that hiddon comers are carefully du:fed chairs polished, and everything put in order. Then he takes care of his person. There ' s bross to shine, leather to polish, hair to brush, and whiskers to be removed. A certain time is allotted far this orep-aration and all work must be done within that time. This young fellow knows that any deficiency in this work receives what is known in Academy language as a skin — which counts against one ' s company in color competition. ♦Harlan is ready for th» inspector — brass gWarmnq, shoes shinsd — room as daan as M provarbial hound ' s

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« HUrUn ' t firtf duty it « thorou K, Ml CANT G£T ' EM UP, blows the bugler, but he does, and at 6:35 o ' dock anothor day is under woy. Cadet Harlan goes first to the sanitary lavatory on h ' is floor. A good washup is part of the routine, for a cadet is expected to keep him self dean at all times. At 6:50 he goes to a well-prepared breakfast. After breakfast, rooms must be cleaned. One of the basic aims of our system is to form persona! habits of order. Each morning Harlan makes his own bed, puts his clothes in order and helps his roommate clean the room. Hajhw nulm up hit

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Here HarUn delvet info thing icientific. Modern •II laboratory work. if provided fo AT B O ' CLOCK in the morning, classes convene. Har- lan mates his way to a small class on his schedule where personal attention is his at any time it is needed. Our cadet is carefully instructed in the handling of deli- cafe scientific equiornent. He is not forced to grope blindly for information. That which is true of the science laboratories is equally true in all othe ' classrooms. Time pastes rapidly in the dassroom or laboratory because the work is interesting. The scholastic day is divided into two equal parts, with four dosses in the morning and two in the afternoon ■ ■ (i atfflMl