Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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gloeation. We hftveidwaysgivcn oonsiderabUiaUetiii ' II i.. tins bmiicUof ' itodjr, MwebeOevt voice oultnra to be an imporUnt part of ui edacAtlott : md soompeteot tMobersbaUbeBeoarad. As to Aoxilfny to this depftttaent we bSTe A I itcrary and lDs.bating goeiety by mBRna of which uiir studcuts are euouuni il U accuHtom lUcuu- selves to piiUie speaklDs. A JCibrary. of several huudred cuivfulh selected books uiul paiupUieU Las been •oettttidatad andfreeiueof Itlqr thestndenls teenooatsced. Jxamindtions. Kre |tieiit revifw aiv tu i le na the subjects studied and twice eacU soAAioti rigid nritu !! exa(niimtion. » tire Iteld. (Reports. At the f lul of every Hvp weeks a report of tlu stnndlnjf of every pupil ill suhulanhip. puuotuality aud depariiu jut will be seul Lu bis , paientB or goardkn. and also a printed report of his relatiye standing as compared with that of all other papUs of the BcbooL This printed report is a great bioentive to our students, aveqr one Btrlvinf; to jfet hs noiir the top of Hip laflkr m lie can. Sj»«i;il nttfiition will I , ' ivi ' ii to SiHilling. Rl1i ' Jill {, Wriiiim. Arilhiuoliu and Kiiulisli ( uLuposilmu, n» we believe tliat too uiiicit ftttaition cannot he given to Uum mdiments. On account ol tlit uiuslcul tideut iiccumiiltiio ] tu re tliruugli our three young bidy colleges we can oflSer to our patrons unusual ad vantagea in both inslaruinntal and vocal mnsic Mm KatiH Hoiiis. Dtifof tbemosr : i nfal teachers ev i in l xinjttmi, will teach vocal mosic aud wUl io give lessons on the (ilUUO. Prof. £donard Blitz, of fore bbrth and edveatioo and an ope- ratic composer of reputation, wiU give lessons oa the violin and other string instmnients. Tln cssict terms, whirh an» similar to those utiuall} ' diaiged for eucli iiisU ' Uuliuii, will be givi ii oti uiJiilu ' aliuii. 11

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Ks ' oLii it :—McGuff«y ' a Speller: Webtrter s IIIkH Rehnol Dic- tlonArjr; Manry ' ft (ieiMrmphies; Reed and Kelloflj ' s Englisb Crrain- mar; ( ' liu»iL s (t r ( ' liiUin n: Swinton% Aul] ; Chittenden ' s Coin| iti iii : Kelli»j:i, ' s HlieUtric. MAiuii.MATicr :— Ka 8 Eleuwiitry Arilhtuelic; V|jiUi » Com-. pIftU) Arithmetic: BAmm Advanced Arithm( tir : Wentwortb s Alwbra. (.leomoliv atul TriRoiiomeli ' y; Davii Sii, eying. L TIN : -llaikiieHs ' IiitKwluctory Lain llixik. (JrAinuiiir. Hsadsr, CumiHmitiuii. and i. nim in Ca siir, .Salliia t aud Ctoeru ; ClMue and Stuart !! CtasBical Secies ; Harper ' s Lexicou. (iuEKK :— viiit s l irst l essAnsin Greek: CfOodnin ' sGraminar atui Anulmsis: Joui ' s ' ( Miiiiiositioii ; Westoott norths UxwdC Testament ; Uddeil and SioU ' s Lexicon. RiKTOBY :— tioodrich ' a Stslory of the World ; Scudder s History of the I ' lHt. I - tat»H; Th h«tiserHi finish. AoeieDt aod MeditBvat and Miuleni lii ti)ries. Sc ' iKNCK :-lJuutt ' a Minei-alogy auii Geology; Ilimstuu ' .s Nat- nrol Philnat:ipby ; Steele ' s Chemistry; Houston Pbyiiologyt MMiry Physical Geniiiaptiy Clinliin ' .H ( ■(UuiJiL ' ici.il ; Vni.iij- i il l H.vn niiiiMit . PltmdJT B apon the ( oarse of §tady. Three e« urHe9 0f study Imv l)wn ananjcwl. tin liussiail, the Elective and the Busineia. The first two are tned in preparation for colleBe. the last for business life. In all departments tiiuruugh- iH s nithor tluiii scup w ill hp our aim. Th« ' nirrir-ilum has butii bmuglit striri! uitliiu aradctnic ninffeand tin Hiii.ji-rt will bopnaseJ ovw until nuLiii iv ]. A Urj{(? majority of our pupils laki- lUe ness conrse and In order to meet the vraots of this chiss special attention will he given to Penmanship, Book-Kee f, Gominat Arithmetic and rummei ' cial Law. Tl»e Kli ' ctivi ' course leaves out. tliP(M mnu ' rri)il lii!iiifhe . includes s )ui« language and is in a line with the H. S. degret; in (killegt . The Gaaslcal oonrae is Intended for those preparing for college and having in view the A. B. degree. Onv trarlif-rs iuu ail m» ' ii nf lihcr.vl pduoation and lukVL bwn, with very ti w exceptions. gradnatHx mI Ifa.liu insiiiutiouii in ilie East; and while we have bad t» iv.iu i jirominence than we would prefer to commercial branches in order to meet the wants of tlie majiM ' its r nm ji.itrons, wed ) Vl■ ran to create within the minds of our pupiU a dtsalve tor the lujtbet education. 10

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friees. S« vpml polil meUuIri arc f)lTew1 nt ihi- n|if ' i;iiit: of cnrli so isiiui foi eAwUfcucy in dlircreul stmUeu ai U iu the tuiUlW) drill. auU tor panettttUty and deportment. Washingtpn-I ee Scholarship. Tbe Vu»luiigton aud Ijee I ' uivcrsily lltLt•xiI glotl.Va..ha8ulIer- ed• fldiolanblp of free tattJon for one year to ttut nunnber of our graduating class vho tduOI attaiu the tiighest rank In flohotarabtp iiikI ileiHirtiiiciit iliiiiiii; tlic year liis i nuliMtiou. The pecuniary v.itiHMif Uiispiiie, sliouid the winner attead that iiiBtl itii}n« is ( atdteiation. Tboae who complete tatiefactorily any one of tbe courses of study, and whose deportment daring connection with the school has lii ' -M K(M «1. upon the payment of tlie gnMlnatioa fee of five doDais, will be awarded a dipUtaut. Origin. WKNTttrm rn Mam=: Acat kmy liml its nivjiu in a ilc in ' (»f r. s t«|)lK. ' ii (.«. vveuiwuitb to erecL u UHtiiuiueiii to the memory of bhi deceased son. tillhun Wentworth. In tbe yesr 1880 a snitaUte building was porchased. and, in September of the same year, the lichool opened, lii v ; i ii iss) , iinrter ra» .umI tbe school wns nuthorizH tn ( ..ni- i mhIi .icuurs and marks of (li9linction.aa axe utiUttliy );ruiiU-d by lUenuy iii.siitiitiuns. A buurU ui ' Uiistees was appointed, eonsistinff of members of tbe dunaront protestant ofaurehes of Lexington. From year to year, as the needs of tbe school hAve demanded. Mr. WeiitwurUi lia-s cnitribtitnl new h v ] - tit ' s, until li( h»fl moiv thiui IrcMcd hi- ' •li ' iiial rlmmtion Tin- citiztus of Lt ' iiiiKlou Hiid l. ifayelle coutily hiive not willdu ' ld tlitni support, but have lent eneounMreoMnt by liberal patWHuwe and br giving nxmey to aid in theerectioii of uew buildings. The Academy lias 1k ' »mi ill (ijMT.iliitii i)iiH ' ywirs. and diiritip timt time has stwulily grown. The exiieriinc tit;il yeara of its iUstory are now passeU, and its foondation is securely laid. I oeailion. LcxiNu roN, Miss4 c lu. is a town of five thousatd InfaaVitants. about forty mllea eairt of Knoaas Gty, on Che Missouri Paeiflc rail- road. It tins waterworlia. gas and a street railway. Sitiial l on t sotttbem blofb of the Mtaioari river, it hi tmsorpMSSid in hfialthful '