Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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« X|N !B T O N. M l S SOU R I 17 THE SANTA FE TRAIL the Location of 1 t ' yini;lnn, Miuouri, and Wrntworth Military Academy In a strip of country sixty miles wide and 260 miles long. embradnR the windings of tho Missouri River ;iiros!» the State of Missouri, i» tn iv fimrid pLrhapi the mn»t re- inukalile aggregation of educationul Institu tioDB in tile world. It follows the old Santa Pe Trafl and has been aptly termed ••The College Route. The reason la not fur to iseak. During the Ant half of the last century the Hisaouri River was the great arterj ' of cMnimcrce and travel from St. Loom westward. Steamboats rarrird f ' re ' ght and passongerB and deposited them at various landings along ita turbid course. Thence transportation by wagon and by stjiKP co.-ii li was niiide Inland to coanty capitaU: uiuI nthfi- tnwns in contfgu- iHaa territory. V ' ry natmiilly the.so towns became the seats of denominational college and of the state ' s edocattonal and ekwmoq Most of the towns had their beginninga before the daya of steamboats. They were along the pioneer trails tending w«.stward from the Miasiasippi. They grew with the passing years. When the building of rail- ways came these towns refn- f I to have the iron road because the slave-owning popular tions thoufrht the railroad would offer eaiqr means for their iu ' jfr(« ' v tn run aiway. There- fore many of these towns ore oiT the trunk lines of railway and have long suffered bt convenicnce«i because of the blind policy of the forefathers. It is I ' tnitiftUly appropriate that the old trails — the Daniel Boone and the Santa Fe— uM be n juvcnated and tiiadt ' inld one vreaf ami c i!iti?iiiiiiis highway acro.s.s tl e .ttate, and thai tliese pioneer cen- ters of civilisiitlon be tinM tc cether by that UxIngtMi is ittie a r «nilar landing for the. m w lint of MiaWOll ' ' Riv«r rtwimhMits.

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.,6 of West Point barrackK, and in eon- stnieted in four sections, each hn inp its ' iwn Mtrancc and Rppftrate hull, tht-rfby prevent- ing a largf miniKpr of cadets lonirre jitintr in any one hallway. The cad t quarters are of • aniform aise and farniahed viith sani- tary U ' ds. talil e, chairs, toilet i-nnvenieme. and radiator. The buildings ure .mpplied with hot and cold water on every tloer end meet every sanitary requirement. All the buildings are heated by ritiier aleun or hot water and are pro fii yillOt sanitary plumbing and scwpmiri . depth rangrinir from three to nine feet A rlivintr stand and nprinpr lumrd nrc at thp dppp end. The stuclcntt receive much pleaj urc and iMlttrfllli (HtWNiiMrM New Gymnaaiani Beiny Bufll Significant improvements are under way this huinnier. The mwt ini|M;rUtnt i« a new (;ymna.siom, a briclc batldinir 60x100 feet, which will provide ample faeilittee for basketball, handball, calisthenics, indocn 1iu.- el)all, some forms of drill, and entertain- tiient.s nf various kind?. It ia cxpe?ted that NfW GVMNA.-llM The grounds, consisting fif lUtt n acres, are elevated, well drained and covered with a rich growth of blue-graas, and are adorned with shade trees. The raeilittes for develop- ing the various forms of athletica carried on in th« school are excellent, the grounds e- ing ample and well nuited to practice of football, baseball, track and tenni.s work, as well as the militaiy drills. West of the New Barrack » in an outdoor swimming pool, which is open tn the fall the Gymnasium will be ready for use next seaston. Library and Readmg Room New quarterft will We provided for the library and n adinj; nxirn. Reference Ixxiks. to be nsed in reading assigned by the in- Httuctors. and modem encyclopedias will be availttlile to all students, The Ijo.st works in English literature, including the products of the mo.st popular mixlerti writers, will be in the circulating department. On the tables will be kept current numbers of the country ' s

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VVENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY OommB of Stadir Most of the atudento at Wentworth are |ire|»riiv tfaemwlTes for college entmnce. So the curricuium in arranged with Hpeciat attention to the m|uirements for aiimis.sion to the leading universitU»9. Liiuduateii of Wentworth are prepared to enter without IBxamination any college or univeraity which accepts certificates from preparatory schools. Last year thvre. uvd ' ' •rH lll; tt•H iif Wentworth in the University of Missouri, e Unlversityof Kanwui, the UnivereHy of Wiaconsin. i w Univeralty of Oklalinmu, thi Mkittt wiU be fdmitted to the College Prepar- atory- Oepcrtment. In case he is defldent in some braneh be may make it up in the Grammar Department. Work done in other academies or high schools of recogniaed atnndinK will be accepted to count toward graduation. A »tudtnt m entering ahouhl bring with him a nUUemefiit nf hi» previom. (!■ .,■ ' : from Ui» rrineiKai 9f attt nih il. WF.ST UAJIR.MKS University of Chicago, the Univerrtiiy of Col- orado, Jdtna Hopkins University, the Uni- versity of Virginia, Columbia University, Westminster College, Washington and Lee Univt r-ity. and the United Ststsa MiHUay Academy at West Point. ADMISSION Any boy of good character who has com- plated a GnaaaoKt School ooinse or tts e ttiv- The College Preparator) ' Courtte is con- structed with reference to the ihcreaaing ten- dency on the part of the higher institutions tri allow (I witio rhniro in ontrancp require- meitl.-!. Thutj u widf. numUvr uf viectives is ottered, whereby the attident ts enabled tp prepare hirnst ll ' for the particular IIq Iplf «ta4jc lie wiehes to,puna» in eoUcfffe.