Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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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

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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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L R X I N 6 T aa II I S 9 Q y ft I (XH ' .oo during the past year ta UMJ-pin •■ q£ llfty aeras of additional land to be uised by the school. Horws hav e been purchased for the cavalry, and completo f iiiipmHnf of fifty aaddleH, bridlen, etc., hua Lwen furnished by the Governmait. Additiona to our library and apparatus have been made, and in many other ways the nidMW c MfitknM have beeo faB|rra»id. SCHOLASTIC WhOe this in a military Hchool iind every fliflbrt U eonatantly made to insare the great- ist cfliciency in this department, that in the future, as in the past. !t shall continue to rank in the hiKli -»! vlnss -if srln.nls recog- nized by the War Department, it must not be thon t that the academic worlc is side- tracked or tri ' ated a of secondary impoH. The Aame numl)cr of houra are devoicd to recitation and study as in the public and pri- vate schools in which there is an entire ai - soice of the military leatui . Our teachers are ni».n o{ culleg ' e duates uf leading instltations of wot country and experi- enced In thrir respective depart- ments. The aver- age number of pupils to each teacher is consider- ably lesK than that found in the large majority of the high schools, where frequently the pu- pil recites not otf- tener than: tmot or twice a week. Here E V K R rVPlL REt CITES EVERY LESSON EVERY DAY. In a d d i t i ontO this djiily work, from two to three hours of night study are re- quired of all, under the di- rection and suporvi: ion of faculty officers. These con- ditioaa can be fully cealiMd KrrtAN From Enc only III ii Ixmrdini? school, with military system and discipline, where the military and athletic features, instead of bcinsr a hindrance. ar« a positive help in securing (food aeademii ' work. A recent ptilron remarked: My boy never took any interest in school work until hjB cntvrtd yonr sclnwil. Thl- Ixiy wuh active in athletics and mili- tary through his entire coarse and graduated at the head of the ekwa- ATtfLBTIC ' I ' ll i- . ImmI has taken the liad 111 lurrn ' tintt the evil in school athletics, to which writers have frequently called attention. This evil is the lOMcentrntion of interest in me winning team of football or baseball, resulting in nS ' aurtion on the p«rt d itii IT