Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Annual Cotologue Announcement 1909-1910 1910-1911 JliNliltQtiitt, Mens Sana lit Corpbre lano '

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Special Attention 11 you are Joln to patronize a military school, whether you select this one or not, be sure to select one under ovemnient supervblon Why? 1st Such mfliiary schools, and only such, enjoy, bee of expense, the services of a hl h-saiarled officer. The money thus saved can be expended on additional teachers and equipment. 2d. 5uch schoob are equipped with government property worth thousands of dollars which other schoob could not afford. 3d. To iet and retain these advanta a certain standard of work, of equipment and sanitary conditions must be maintained. 4ih. Thus equipped and officered, these schools secure such organization, discipline and efficiency as to win the respect and conlidence of their students, and inal(e their worii in all depart- ments better. 5th. To secure these ends the vemment makes ri ld inspec tions, and when the requlteroents are not met these aids are withdrawn. The Pictures The design of the numerous Illustrations found In our catalogue is to set before the patrons of ihe school, both actual and prospective, the dally activities of the cadets in the most real and Impressive manner possible. Comparatively (ew patrons find it possible to visit us personally. These pictures, many of them snap shots, show the dally life and activities as they ARE, as hr as it is possible to thus represent them. Necessarily the work of the Academic deparlnent must, In larje part, be set forth in the printed matter of the catalo e. This explains the fact that the pktures are largely laken up with lUuslnittni mlUary and athletic events.