Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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t gXiy O T QN H I 8: 8:P P It I y ehemlcal and physical apparatus, iBKpt, and many other modem conveniences, It ia charis, nmthf ' miiticnl instriimenli«, etc, not an active businops place, but Is really an That correct mural and relixioua in tnic- eddy amid booming: VVi Mtfrn towns, where tlon may be flfiven, the teadlin iliv MiQi students may pursue their studies in unin- to be Christian men, members in good stand- terrupted quiet. Situated on the southern inn of .some evangelical church. The stu- bluffs of the Minaouri River, and more than dents arc rc iuircd to aU mI some church 200 feet ab« o, it is unsurpassed in iicalth- every Sunday in a body, accompanied hy a fulness by any point in the State. Lexington teacher. The Bible is read daily. I Is well known in the Weet as an educational A Symnasium is alway-t np n for use, and center, liuvinfr. in addition to Wcnlwoi-tb the daily miHtar ' drill is as regularly re- Military Academy, iwo large uiid nourishing quired as recitations, atfording one of the cullcps for uung ladles. The educational best exercises for physical development. advantages have attracted and retained a re- All pupils from a distance, and teachers, flned and cuttivated citizenship. Being one Iward and lodge in the .schdol, in order that of the oldest and most si t tied towns in the the influence and auperviaion of the teach | State, all things conspire to direct to haWts vt ttofUk ' fbtD niinds if ' tti. tlwii ' nt who as- semble here from all parts of the South and West. This collection of schools gives to each many advant.iKf ' - whic li one, or even two schools. Would not poissfjis. They unite in sccurintr lA ctiin- Courses and special teach- ers of Music, Elocution, Art, etc., and therfr by obtain the best talent tn Lexington was fought one of the important battle,s of the late Civil War, and the Academy stands quite near the scene of conflict. This fact renders the place exceedingly appnpriatefor a mili- tary school. New Buildings. The addition constructed three years ago is a brick structure, 108x30 feet, consiatins of three .itories and basement, mi-ili l, .1 ;iffer the plan of barracks at the Guvenmieat; achool at W«st Point. Tbi bMeaaint ii may beconslantl and mo-; -m .--i iilly ex- ercised. By this intimate a. sociatiQn be- tween pupil and teacher, thai part of the youth ' s ducat ion which i outHide of the t.; xt-li.mk can l)e t ]»? accomplished. They jire Hhi ' ldi-d ffotn evil inlluenceH atul taught habits of gentility, neatness and punctuality. The careless are required and taught bow to .vtudy. and ih ami i(ioiis are encouraged to ' greater eniicavur. The school is, as it were one large family, in which each teacher oc- cupies the pbioe of a parent or «a dder brother to the students. Location. Lexington, Missouri, is a town of six thou- sand inhabitants, forty miles from Kansas est} ' , and is acces.sible by the Missouri Pa- dfic, the Wabash and the Santa Fe railroads, i lindls it has water wodcs, gsi deetri«Iij I

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21 WENTWORTH MILITARY A«A M i Y In llMJiJ, Coi. W. AL Huffo, lor many years iiioiinccted with Kemper Military Sehool. resigned his position as Inspector of Accred- ited Schools for the University of Missouri and WU.S cliu.scn uh Ass K ' iate SuiN3ril|(ntd fent and Principal of tlu- Aeadomy, In 1905, Capt. E. A. Hickman, 1st Cav- alry. V. S. Amiv. ;i ;rradiiate of this acad- vmy, (if the V ' ii;. inia .Miiiiurj ' Instilulc. and of Iht ' C ' .ovt i nii.. ni S liool for Army Officers at Ft. Leavenworth, was detailed by the War Department as Military Instructor. In 1907 he purchased an intcn st in llii ' iii adt ' my and became an equal partner with CoU. SoUers ilB4, ' 9o£c. His antirine energy, good judg- Bwitt, and interest in boys, together witii his egc rience as an officer la tJie U. S. Axiay, hii f )9en a most p6tent factor in placing the academy in the very front ranic Of tliK military ' schools of the United States. Starting- as a small day sehool with only local pHtiMniiKt ' . it uniform growth has con- tinued throuifli various stages of development and experiment until grounds, buildings and equipment, comparing favorably with the he«$t military schools in the country, have Ikcii s tired and until an attendance ha-s been reached equalled by only t few military sdMMdkiiitUiailJr Stattta . Ptaa of the Sehadf ' It 18 the purpose of the present manage mcnt of this school to use those methods which will develop most saccesafolly the IN- TKLLErrUAL, MOR. l. and PHYSICAL powpr.H of the students. To insure the beat mental tr ining, none but men of lilieral and thorough education and uf successful experi- ence in teaching are employed. Liberal ex- penditures finve l)een made in securing the imi mechanical aids.iQ Joatr( 9il« oucii as TSKNM OMSnS ANO USAM

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WENT WORTH M I L I T A» Y -C mmMY great p»it iilxist. ' Kriiuiid. and in ndcJition to providing a furnace room, alao contaiTis u litrpe resort and amusement room designed e»iKH:iall. ' for use of cadets during the in- clement weather of winter. The first floor is divided into a number of Uirge, well Hirhted imitation rooms, while the am)nd and third itoont furnish thirty-two cadet rooms, accom- tnodatinK sixty-four cadets. The ontiir build- injr is hoat4 d with steam, lijfhttd v:th jra.H and electricity, and is provided with ample Mb and toOet tatSma, H«aldi A m«tlt ' r of j riine iiileri ' st in Helectintr a flcbuul i» IlcaiUi. lla the town in which the aehool Is situated a reputation for healthful- ness? Is il.« I ' li ' val iiiti sm li :irnl Jii e it» sjiiii- tar ' conditiun.s mcU tin to mal e it a tfood place in which to live? Has it ever been ' as sailed by epidemics of any kind? Then if the Hchool tH a iKtardin scl ol. what atten- tion is K ' ivrn in itr uppointnn nt.s tn the liiw.s of bealtl] and what rules are mailv and en- forced to insure the health of the student body? These are qu eatiims of jrreat Impor- tance to ever - parent BelLttinjr u school. Ill :uis MT to thi ' .sf i|uestion.s we winh to say thai Lexint ton challenges comparison on this score with any town in the Missouri River Vulley. Tn the thirty vtarH his- tory of th» ' Academy then ' ha.s never Ikkh an epidemic of any kind in Lexinjfton. Situated on the southern blutf of the Missouri River, two hundred and ten feet above the river, r in(| ii ' ' :uiiage and pure air. free fmm itiu- iarial inlluences of aQ Idnda, are .m-ured. Ibe rttfii commneat iiupeetiau of all mili- tary schools under government supetvfiinin nnake it atisolm- 1;. iiuiierutive that these aebools comply with all the laws of health in A DRMONSTRATtOHr tbeir appointments and nmnagement. It would be difficult to secure more com- l etent men for looking after such things tiian the U. S. othcers detailed to thet»e si hools. They have had extensive experience in the field and in fcifeij.ru tri ri; -iil eountrieii m contending witli di: e;i-ie in all forms, and this experience is put to practical uae in these schools. At considerable expense we have provided apparatus for caring for our di inking wiitcr. which i.s boiled wHfM IHmhW, aary for the -elionl ' s entire us4 ' . Progi ' i ss and Improvements MATERIAL in this age of activity and development nothing can stand still. If there ia no for- GALubiv PaAcnee N n v. ' l| ilandinK the expenditure of $40r iKKt.OO in grounds, buildings and eQufprneot f completed three years agn, we qwnt |ljKr