Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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4 WjiKTW()RTH MILITARY m$Mft Saturday, September 20, 8 p. m. — Old Boys ' Etrp. Friday, October 31, 8 p. m. — Hallowe ' en Reception. ' ihctiay, December 19— Christmas holiduvs imgiti. .Frii i, i:«liusry Z, 1914 — Christmas holidays end. Hondty, ll| tfH i » GUIciMkitt ' s ChOtm Dance. VfiutoeBday, itay 20 tar da] t Ifajr i) M!ii«l Exuniiuitenit Sunday, May 24, 11 a. in.— Baccalaureate Services. Hlonday. May 2o-Tuesday, May 26 — Military and Athletic ExereiaWK

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LEXINGTON. M I S S O T R I 3 bflitie.s and is hrane st, Wontworth Military Academy otTerH him aii excellent oj DiWllitjr for developin r his best qualities. If your boy has possibiHties, if ytiu want thoM poMlhiHties n ali- ' H. the histor - of W«nt|Vorth tb« cbarncter ot ' it£ stadentii and teadMSli, atuidinff wttti tbe UMtcd States Government and with the best univcr- sittes of the country, its purpose nnd nimi should appeal to you. Thett. if you send him to Wentworth. your fondest hopes and the hij?he.sf desire of the sch ' p ' i! liorilieM will be the development of the body, the mind. Thii Impuximica a d Meaning of; If y((U wish ymUs tna to enter ii military school, it is important to chooiie one which is directly supervised by the War Depart- jncrit of the I ' nitcd States Government. Such miiiturj sch -ol-, mnl imln Htich, enjoy. free of fxpenyt ' . the services of a hi h-Mi- •ried militHry otlicer. The money thus saved tb the :icho( l iA. in Wentworth Military Acad- emy, exiieh.N ' j »: «dditl(m«l tMiefanei «nd superior equipment. Schools under Government supervision are also equipped with ! ivernmenl appanifiis worth thousands of dollars. This, otlier sctaoots cannot alfpi To iivl and retniii these advantage! a cer- tain high standard of work, and of equip- ment and sanitary conditions, must be main ' - tnined. Thus equippe l and otficered. schools under Government «iupervlKion secure such organi ' tation, discipline and efiicieJicy as to win the respect and confidence of their studentsj, and make work in all departments better. To secure these ends, the United Stat«l government makes riRitl inspect ions, and, when the requirements are not met, these «{ds are Withdrawn. THE ILLUSTRATIONS The design of the numerous illustrations found in this catalogue is tn set before the patrons of the school, both actual and pros- pective, the daily activities of the cadets in the roost real nnd impressive manner poij ' ble. Comparatively few patronn find it pos- sible to visit the Academy. These pictures, ntaay of ttem mm9tiMBti:ilbow tluttftaflir 1 . and activities as they aB£. as far us it ia possible thus to represent them. Necessarily, the work of the Academic Department mu»t, in large part, W avl forth in the printe l matter of the Catalogue. This explains the fact that the pictures are largely taken up with illustrating milituy and sth-

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L It is the oUlevt and hrgett Military Schoo) in the Mfddl« West, and hu been under the .iii;;if muinnji incut frcim Iho ven, ' beginning of iUi history — u period uf Uiirty- TI. It has the services of an aetive U. S, Army officer, detailed by the War l eparl- mcnt. ns Professor of Military Science and TaclicB. It i5 rated by the Witlt DffMUlinent iB ciMs V tipe em «f vmxtg Sefiodis. liJ. It ts n post oi the Kctfawml Gmrd Oif Missouri. iV. The «iep«Rte« un U ' U con.sidcring the y. The location i« in a taipn nf achoobt, and this collection of scIi m.Is siH-ures many advantages that one alone doen not possess, li ts only forty-three miles from Kansas City. VI. It in not an imlividual t utt rin iM:, but IneorporaM and belmqpt ttt a doerd of trutteea. It has fMi whatever. Tbeaa facts insure jftnimxmuiL VII. Situated on the blulTs of the Mia- itouri Ri -er, with natural AmilMCag i)t }m - fj)h)iiV f lirnlth record. V I I I. It bdieves the first duty of a teacher of boys to be the d«v«t»pmeat 0 true moa- ing. IX. It prepares for the leading colleges and universities, for th« Hational Academies, X. It maintains a depurate department for small boys I rom 11 to 14 years of age. JCIf A momlK?r of the facult} ' de ' otef« five nights every week in tutpring backward stu- dents Xn. rt has a unique system of athletics, rcK-hin!; f-ry pupil ii school. In athletics it iiurpi«M .e.s ail utlter preparatory schools and aisnjr eolleges of the Middle WttL Cadkts ax Wmrwosni ar Ujtt