Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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wcatve fawtnwtfoo in penmgiwfiip rota be hm impuwd aaflWaBtty to to «atciia«A fkom ttiit canitiM. Mutie, In ttn wvj of • genenl edncatkm Umi fkokfaMMBtal wmAo win be taught to all. Instniction in instmmotal jnmle oa-. the piano will al 4o lie iven to any who desire it. by • gentlenuui wbo acquiseil hi» muaieal educ»tk n in U«niuuj uoder the bMit Khcutiim. Tto aMUigr to spMk in pabUo Is « very neoeaflMy part 4tf s Pflucatli ' i). AlthoiiRli he does not oxpcot to b« ' ron)e n pnifwj ional public .s| uiker, piiM ' tii e in tlii! line is of great adYHnUige, mH-lally and in buBineaik As teacher of elocution we hero engaged ttie ser» ▼toeeof PRir.O.O.BfHdcer, wbohas been fitted bf Mime finrtbie work. wht {ui.4 studied the rtnltjfrt uiiderttebBet turtWH Of t » eounlry wmi who hue dvvoted lita lifo to thfl HrfiMlOO ' As an aaxiiiary to tins work A Literary and Debating Society has been in operatii ii for seviTal ywirs. A library and tvailiiiR room am operated in connei tion with tiie society and its members iiave tbe opportunity of nuulijig » oniribttOf weQ MlMM birtki tfii peiiodienle Examinations. At the end OfeMh ten weoks an examination will beheld on wbat has been gam over ; and at tbo end of the le: sion. after a leriew id the year ' s work, a written examination, covering tie Mttie tobjwt, niU to beld. JUportS. Attbeendof evsiyflT«iVMta»ieportor tlwitindiiiffof eadi papfl In acbolaahip, pnnctuatity and deportment wiU to MOt to bii pan ' ntK nr rn ' irdiRn, and a]iv a printwl report of his relative stand- ing as compared witbtbatof ail other pupils of the school. This printed report la a great incentive to onr atndmts, every one atiiving to flit as nav ttw top of tiie Itdder M to MMu Prm$ tomalield medals an flllM at ftobeglnnfaigol each searion fdreoDBellency in different studiea and In tto militacy drill, and for poetnality and deportment.

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Plan of the ScJiool ' ' We ftTp frequently askeJ what InJiicements we can offer to penoDs to beud us tbeir boys instead of Hciidiug them to aome well ItlMHihgi woA mttnttify axlowU college or tOiivcuHgr, lodwt tfufDflOtetror, under thbluwl, to give oar answer to woh quesdone. Btit Ik ' It tiiKlentiMKi at the out3« ' t we claim no rivalry with real colleges or uiiivursitiei«. We rcoogniie our work as l)elow Uielrs in llie leuse that It is prepantuiry to theirs. The foundation of a hoase tobdowtlieaiipentiuetai«,botttoiiBthetoMlmportra Otirwork taltontlMps ' iinnr ' ]e| aitTnent to college rlasj4t ' !t. With mnHt ppr ions, therefore, thf tirst rcanou for patronizing n mIiooI of tiUs kiixLt la based upon Lbo t ci Umt the boy is not ready fur odlege. He haa, BJiaftfMwedMfldeBUy Intatoatddiiato entaroBlkge claasesand hiaamnl ehaindier is not sufBcien divdopdt lOe U t kaglViB tliatEWdom of a college student. The second iwukmi grows out of the drst and is based on the fact ttukta a idiool tf ttikildnd ttie pupils noelTea more indlridoal attantlon. We have more teaehen In proportion to the number of students. 0«ir tetu ' liern occiijn tlit smw hiilhling thiit unr pupils (kk Tiiey are wiUi tlteiu m the night study tiail, they are with thm at their meals and they see rauoh of them during tadtatioa , bona. Tiae opportonlfythaa afforded ua for knowing the Individ nal wiint:4of onr W mOfal and mftntal wdftlg tnyplyinKtlllllHI, la apparent and needs not to be elaborated. The third reason is that we attend to tb physical develop- ment whUevocy fbw ooHeges give anv attention to this work. To sum np, we take the plaee of the parent to the boy. nirhing ' hfs extra vjigance, correcting his manners, nhieldinj? him frmu toinp- tations. sUmulating him to study and doing luany other things whMi this in toco parsnfif relations enablea na to do. Out eoatM of Instruction is thorough and we grant no certifl- catesor ttploma9 until the suhjwts embraced in the courses of study have been mastered. Our graduates have no diOiculty in gaining atfintttaoee tothsbiglwr daanaoC the bait edUagn nod UMvenwui A apeeial teacher will be secured for Book-Keepiug. Penman- ship and other neceantiie bcanebes fm the ooming sesdon. 8t«ilBBl[i,irtkilepa ndii|ttbelr other studies, can take the commer- dal bmodiea al tbe aue tloe. Evefy one wiflbe nQidwd to

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' Graduation. Them who oomplete aid Mlwtorily any one of the ootuBW A •ttuly. and whaietlfportment iluriiii; coiiueoUott With the school bM li4 ( ' ii i?(KMi. upon tlio pnynicutof the gmluaUoa fn of ftfOdoUuif Hill beawanletlmliiiloiua. Jf ilit ir{j Dt ' innimfiif. At the he id of ihia depHi-tment we haven man whotpeot wvend yran as a cedet and as an inatruetor at the Virginia liiUtaty Insti- titt»«ftMbool8aeoBdoiilTti WcatMnt For abc yens we ham had thiataittirc in tlir srliool.nnd from it have derived moetgratify- fngTesnltt). liavt ' ine r|Minit.Mi n :i.it f. r the purpoaeof tniuing our pupiiS fur miliuo ' Ix t?. iii ucxotmi of the mao; advaiiUiKe!) itarived ftom it In acbool govenuoent and onaeoooDtoC the many Ix ' ni ' lilA which uur HtudeniK obtain from the aysten. It oonffUOMI no tinif that u • uld otiierwiiie be devotfd to study, as tine hoOB mad tor il would in i»Uii r schitola Ix ' nivcn t« reomition. To sum up a few of the auuiy reasoua for adopting the military fliatiDiewebeileve: Iflt Ttaatiteratribates to dlligmoe in itody. The bent tten in the ddn at » mle are the beat in their stodiea. 2d. That it contributes to ffood behavioc. Thp penalties are of adignifirti chamclor ; and whUo ' wel! ffradwl aworfliiiK to the offense, and 8ome uf tlieui severe, they are not such as lu crush the spirit oCaboy. Bdngreeogntxedaaapartof the military discipline, th are reoeived without the protests fliat are fraqnenttr nada agalnal the peoaltiies inflicted in aohool. ?d. It oultlvaten the habit of ininu«dlnto. implicit and nnques- tiooiug obedience tu rightfully coustituttid authority, aUo habits aflMMMay than theee hi eirtt life r iCb. The drill is fine phyaioal exeraiae. especially tor boys who are in tliP plasfir fitntJ . HtMit f irin« ni;i Ih ' •itraielilfiieti. hollow diestA may he di vel ipe !.an ( m t caixiage andauaoiy addieaa may be acquired and he ilth promoted. 6tik. The principle of self-goTemmeot is thoroughly brought oat. Ofloecs are sdeoted from among the oldest, tiM most studioas and the most tnistworthy of • ' • ! ' nJ these areof mueh aervice to the teachfrs in ih :i a i. of the school and in oontrolUug the pubUc umeui oi lUt luiicuta.