Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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baa A 1«BM of thirty yean on the sobooi, and, havii oondaotet) it through the atrogglas of Its youth, feehi ' Wamnted in believing that the same anoceaa -will attend it in the f oiuro na in the past. Tln» fiirpfT if lh« KcliiKil. Iiowitt . ' ils 8(eudily increasing pntronn o, Hh vtionr;Uu ' ning hold on pojniliir fiivor, its broadening curriuiiliun, Ixtlii ut tnifniiu tmd niilitAry, bmpoaka the luviit and 8 i ' iuuMioti8 of its work. I ' lbtulilubod not aa a flnaneial enterpriae, but as n grntoitnna monumeot from the edncational impulaea of a worthy foander, it Uvi-s ii diiy one of the uuraxu »iutaky scuooi in tib9 Wcat haviatg tepv d diiMi ltaiwhl diAereot bascH, hiiTe lieeii unnbtts to surmount. Recognizing tbo virluo of the work ut Wenlwurtb fidililary Academy, the merit of its perseverance, it8|ptt» uinpness iw nn bocoatob of rocNo mbk, the (Jammoawenlth of the State of Hiaaonri haa gained for the inatita OB naticmiil ii ii!ri , rcKiiIlinf in llu- (i« ' tHil of a Uiiilcd StnloH Army offiorr who nn|)oriiilrri(ls our militM v rimlitw, aeourea for ii. ' :t ct]uipaicnti», nod intruduoes ouok funturcauf Ucgnlar Army life u» muy bo c4 u8idored advftuLMgoou« and fmnbie for a school for boya. in l ' .Kt ihu Miaaouri Leg ir ' hit ore (m fd an niukiug this school a post of the Nntional Guiird. This act provide .--! for un annuni ins| e(!tion liy the Sinte nnd for thr rominis tiontng in tho Niitional (iutird of nil the officers ami faturn gniduittes of llie school, iilxoepting ihe matter of approprialiona, this fstabli»bes the tsame relation l|i|ftw«en the A tadamy anil the Stata aii«jtiet betwciit Weal Eohtt and Unitad StetiMk ftLAN OF THE SCHOOL. ria the purpose of the prMent management of thia aehool to. nae thoae methods which will devalop moat Kucci ' ssfully the iNTKLLEtTUAl MORAL ami I ' ursic. L powor of i!k students. To insure tho l e»t mental train- ing, nunc but men of lilwrni and tboraugh educuiiuu and of uuucuHtiful uxperienoe in teaching are employed. Idbernl expenditurea bare been made in aecnring the best medianieal aide for ioBlruotion, aooh aa chemical and [ liy. ' ' icAl nppuratUB, nuip.-«, t■llarl , inntlu-inaticMl iii!-lruiiicnl8, etc. Thnt currt i-t nuirnl nud rt- li ;ioaa inatrnction may l)o glreo, the t achcr arc rr |uirc(l to Ix. Christian nion, mombore ingood sUinding of bonic evangeU lohuroh The atodenta are required to ailoud liome cliurc-h wory tiunday in a body, accompanied by a teacher. The Bible