Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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WEKTWOKTH MILITARY AOAURBIY. the State Univenitj of Eanns, and Centnl University of KentQcky. Wftshiiigtoii and Lee University of Virginia has reoognized ns by offering the scholarship mentioned elsewhere. Military Department. This is the oldest military school in the Stnlc of Mis- sonri. The niilitarv idon is jriowinL ' . and inauv schools aw ail(t|itiiior till ' frutuie. Its full beia-lils. however. r:m- nol lie rcuii c ' d in aiiv Imt a u)iir i r school, where the Students are all lotrether, an l wliere their risin ;, retiring;, assenihiiii ' for iih mIs and for study, their aro for their rooms and their dres . and in fact all their daily diilief , are regulated l y the military retiuirenieuts. For ten years we have had thi feature iu the school, and fnun it we have (h-rived iintst iiratifvioL ' results. We have int ' nrjto- rate l it. not f(»rtlie puipose itf training; our pupils for military life, hut on aee iuut of the many ad antaL ' es de- rived from it in eijool frovi rument. and i ai ' « ' (mnl of the many I cnetits which our (Mdriit obtain from the syt tom. It rousumes nf» time that wuuKl oth« rwisc lit- devoted to study, as the hours used for it would iu other Hchuols be given to recreati(Ui. To sum up a few (d ' the many reai»oQti for adopting the military featun-, wr hclicve: 1st. That it rniit ributes to diliL ' ence in tudv. The best nieu iu the drill, ix a ride, ai-e the best iu their stadie.s. 2ud. That it euutributeti tu good beliavior. The

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n WIMTWOKrU MILITABY AOAXMUfr. Prizes and Scholarships. Several gold medals are offered each year for excel- lenojr in aoholarship and in the militaiy drill, and lor punctuality and deportment. Washington and Lee UnivenHtj, of Virginia, and Central University, of Kentucky, have each offered a scholarship of free tuition for one session to that member of our graduating olasa who shall attain the highest rank in scholarship and deportment during the year of his graduation. The pecuniary value of this prize, should the winner attend either of those in s tlt tt t i o ns , is about |75. Graduation. Whoever completes satisfactorily anv one of the courses of study, and who v deportment ha i l een good (luring his connection with the school, will receive a diploma. Those whose proficiency will warrant it may receive from the Superintendent a letter recommending that they be received by any college or university to which they may apply, vdthout further examination upon the branches embraced in the course whieh they have taken. Recognition by Higher Institutions. So successful have we been in preparing students for colleorcg and universities, that several prominent institu- tions have agreed to receive our students without examin- ing them in the studies Ihey havi ' lakt n with us. Among these may be meatianed the State Univeraity of Missouri,

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34 WENTWOUiU MILITAUV ALAHHMV. peualtiea are of a dignified ebaraoter; and vliile well graded aooording to the oifense, and some of them severe, they are not sueh as to emsh the spirit of a boy. Being recognized as a part of the military disdplloe, they are re- ceived without the protests that are freqnenUy made I4 tn8t penalties inflicted In school. Brd. It ooldvates e habit of immediate, implicit and unqaestioniog obedience to rightfolly constitnted aothority ; also haHts of order, neatness, piincttiality and self-reliance. 4th. Tbe diUl is fine physical exercise, especially for boys who are in the plastic state. Bent forms may be straightened, hollow chests may be developed, an erect carriage and a manly address may be acquired, and health promoted. 5th. l e princii of self-government is thoroughly brought out. Officers are selected from among the old- eiat, the most studious, and the most trustworthy of the cadets, and thes6 ara of much svrvioe to the teachers in the management of the school and in controlling the pub- lic sentiment of the students. While the milit ary feature was introduced primarily for the advantages just mentioned, every effort is made, consistent with other duties, to bring it to the highest de- gree of perfection as regards proficiency in all the details of the system, thst every cadet may have a feeling of pride in bis work. As evidence that this has been in some measure socomplished, it is worthy of mention thst invitations sent to the various military schools in the State to compete with us, were with one accord declined.