Lary Smith shared this on June 11, 2023:

Did you know there once was horse racing in Wenonah? This undated postcard shows cadets from the Wenonah Military Academy racing at what is now Langston (Cedar) Field. The athletic field and grandstand were built by founding father Stephen Greene.

The Wenonah Historical Society received an amazing donation from Brad Heaney on January 2, 2023. Three of the items donated by Brad were these dinner plates used by the Wenonah Military Academy.

Dinner plate used by Wenonah Military Academy; manufactured in England by Adams (Donated by Brad Heaney)

Dinner plate used by Wenonah Military Academy; manufactured in United States by Ideal (Donated by Brad Heaney)

The New York Times
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1935

NOTED SCHOOL CLOSES FOR LACK OF STUDENTS

Wenonah Military Academy in Jersey Produced Many
Athletes in 31 Years.

Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.
WENONAH, N. J., Sept. 13.-The Wenonah Military Academy, which for thirty-one years has instructed some of America's foremost athletes, was closed today. Major C. Meade Lorrence, superintendent, said the action was taken because of poor enrolment.

Click on the link at the bottom of this page to access the book.

From the Library of Congress
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00158974885

Personal name
Harley, Lewis R. (Lewis Reifsneider), 1866-

Main title
Confessions of a schoolmaster, and other essays / by Lewis R. Harley.

Published/Created
Philadelphia : Lippincott, 1914.

This book contains a few essays the second one being the 1914 Wenonah Military Academy Commencement Address.

Many students attended the Wenonah Military Academy but we know little about their life after the Academy. A search online turned up a lot of good information about Roy Valentine Bolig (1913 - 1988). Click on the links below to read a number of clippings.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/383483/roy-valentine-bolig

How many US presidents have ever visited Wenonah? This is the only one that I can find and he was here a few years before he was elected.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson

CAMDEN CADETS WIN HONORS AT WENONAH

Diplomas Awarded to 17; 13 Complete Post-Graduate Work

Wenonah, June 8 Seventeen cadets received diplomas and 13 postgraduates completed their work with the 30th annual commencement program at Wenonah Military Academy today. Clifford Greenig, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Greenig, Jr., Wenonah, received the highest honor, and a number of other South Jersey youths won prizes.

In the same crash the 1929 WMA graduate and class president, Charles T. (Pud) Renshaw, 20, and a girl 18, were killed. See attached article for full story.

Larry Smith wrote:
The Wenonah Military Academy fashioned their uniforms after those of the West Point Military Academy. The uniforms in this picture were prior to World War I. The field outfit shows the influence of the Spanish-American War, and the model of the rifle (1896 Krag) is one used in that conflict. The uniforms were produced by Jacob Reed of Philadelphia, and the insignia and swords were made by Bailey, Banks and Biddle.

A list of textbooks for the Wenonah Military Academy cadets (from "Catalogue of the Wenonah Military Academy" for the 1907-1908 academic year). A bit different than we see in high school today.

Photos of the military academy from "Catalogue of the Wenonah Military Academy" for the 1907-1908 academic year.

PARK FACING ACADEMY

A CLASS ROOM

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL LABORATORY

GENERAL ROOM AND LIBRARY

ASSEMBLY ROOM

Here is an annotated schedule for the Wenonah Military Academy's 1923 football season from Paul Mossberg's donation.

This invitation to the Wenonah Military Academy's Mid-Year Drill and Dance in 1924 was included in the donation from Paul Mossberg.

The Wenonah Historical Society received a nice donation of Wenonah Military Academy memorabilia from Paul Mossberg. Here's one item --- a program of the activities associated with the graduation of the Class of 1923. The names of the graduating class are listed on the final page.