Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Summary of Advantages I. It is the oides and iargftf Military School in th« Middle Wcstt and has been iitiii ' r thr nimt ' mat ff0a fakn dift rtry Kgtnning in becppj; — a pmod of 5 !ii|cnr -mil ' - c;ir-. II. It Ua£ tlie services »t an i r nv I . S. Anii oiliLtr, iltuilt-il hy xUv War lh pajtmcnr. ns Professor of MilitaT ' Science and Tactics. It is rated by the War l e- ivirniit ' in in C ' fa-- ' A. rlir ht{ h« .clffi pf Alllti iry ScbCKiby Tbov ioic ; in|y ' IQ;. this ilas in tin I nirc.l States. III. rii ■ , i , ' . ' . r. ' i-onKidering tlif tuhaniu ;!-- ufTt rul. I . I lic l«vation lb in «i ; . » tff sehotthy and this colltvtion ol m-ImkiIs secures many advantage- iiic iliilir aac posiMitt.. It b only 43 oaiies from Kaxam Gity. V. It i» not an hulividintl enter prht. hxix. is hit orfuirjffd and belong to a ifuard of Iruslt ' Ci. It has « f i7 whatever. Tlicsr tai ts in.surr iKrrmancm ' c. A ' l. Situated on the bltife of the Missouri River, with natural dminn our eith rtgprd is utirivaled. U. Our buildiivi9 earceptinj: rhr armor} ' haJl, are of hrh k- .nut r-nr. were con- rrtl( ' teLi t«ir their prinKnt u , are hcuh J by ot imt r tUfd ih ' ' iuui are lighced by tjiU and electricity. Vm. We believe the first duty ttf a teaeher of boys to be the development of irui man ' ' ' ' l. and In prindpal labor r wr.vr tT iri ny. and we work to these ends. I I lir I i;,t Ije islarure ot Missouri aiiien |pd the law inakiri{; militar) mIumiIs posts ot tlit Natidiial Criiard, so as to eliminate all schools not recognized by the War Department. This ban-. m, -h» V6 tmBitt m privilr jes conferred by it. X. Our is the only nulitarA ' school ra the Middle West placed in Class in iCratk Athletics and the only one to compete with St. Louis, and Kansas City Hi ' Schools. XI. It prcpans for the Icadinjj ( ' olI( 9 and I nivi rsitirs. tor the National Arade- iuie«, or tor life. It is a xrredited by the North Ccuu.al v sociatioo pf Schoob and iPbilcRes. XII. It ro ai ntaitte a department in Manual draining, and a complete BtiaJ nrss C ' imrse. XIIL A sepaiiaic d qau r hii e n t is maintained foranwll bojtt f ran 11 tp 14 yesua df XIV. Improvemrats and additium to grounds and building aggM gsdng in cost $; ooo have been made witbm lOK iltt) X ' I wo (neni|3!m « (be facwl devotte five nii ts vmy itttiek in iwtpriqg. Wfc ward tudentJ».

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WAR DEPARTMENT. WASiiiNOTONi DeetHtber t oi, [Ejttract.] y. Ily ilirciticn of the E ri3 ldem. Capli.iii ,i.i .- Mriteherd, Jr., 5th Cn -aln ' , U dctaiU-il as pri fcssur ' ; f militaiy science and tactic at Wcntworth Military Acsftany, j:xiagton. Miwuturi, to take effect Janwan- 9, l ' W . Captain I ' ritchanl will prrvtrd at omT t« Lcxinj liii) nnil ri-i»ir! in piTKin tlic iiiKTiti- tendcnt of the acatUiii) ' for hity Acconliugly. ' I ' hc travel di- ifcetcd U ne(c««ar ' in the militaiy iwryice. BV nilNUI Uf Tllk SRCItET.VRV uf Wah: I. I ' K NK!.I I:KI.I„ Major ijt in ' ral, t Uwj vf SluU. Oma.M.: HENRV P.,McCAIN. Aitintiln ' t Ck-ii,-rnl. of Bc»t Drilled Cointi|Nuty