Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY Cilitidar 1914-1915 CUflRifieaHon of New Cukta. Thursdajr. September 17, » ti. m.— Clanifiefttion of Old Cxlcta, Thursday. {tTovonber 26— Thaninsfvitiff Day. a holiday. Friday. December lit. 1:15 p. m. — Chri«tinaa holidays begiin. Wednesday. May 19-MoDday, liay fil Eneampment at Lalce Vinfta; Wedaeaday, May 26-Frid«y, M«y 28 — FinaJ Examinatioits. Sonday, May SO, 11 a. m. — Bofcaljimeate Servictsg. Monday, May 31 — MilitAry Exercibeti, Senior Reception and Ball.

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LEX in QT O Si „ M I 8 S O IT U I 3 Wentworth Military Academy offers him an «sceUcnt opportunify for develaping bis best tt yonr boy has possibilities, if you want those poMibilitietj n:ali%ed, the hiMtor ' uf Wentworth. the character of its students and tcwdtttfii tut hl| l wiUttt viU). tha United States Government and with the best univer- sittes of the country, its purpose and aims should appeal to you. Then, if you send him to Wentworth. ymir Ciinflfst hnpeti nnd tho hiKheHt de.Mirv of the .Hchuul authorities will be the development of the bodjr, tiw nUad., Th» Inipoitaiice and Meanlilii M Govem ttient Supervision [f you wish your win to enter a military I school, it is important to choose one which is diriftly supervised by the War Ht part- ment of the Ifnited States Goveraniftit. Such military schools, nml nnh) xiwh, enjoy, fr«e »f ej ' x iisr. the sei viies of a hi rh- aalaried military otllcer. The money thus Mved to the school is. In Wentworth Military Academy, expended on ad to »t tgii m and superior e(|uipment SdiOipitii mifttr Government aupexvision are aim equipped with Government appatntiis worth thousands of doUara. This other ItiliUlc lM M mIKnmA, To get and retain these advantages a cer- tain high standard of worii, and of e 4uip- ment and sanitary conditions, miiBt bcf iaaiii tained. Thus equipped and officered, schools under Government supervision secure such organ!- zation, diseipliiK ' mikI etiiciency as to win the respect and confidence of their students, and make worit in an diqiartments better. To secure these ends, the Utiitad States Government malces rigid inspectiona, and. when the requirements ue not met, theav .aida:4«» wtthdiswiin. THE ILLUSTRATIONS iClie design of the numerous illuHtrations Hljind in this catalogue » to »et before the patrons of the school, both actual and pros pecUve, the daily activities of the cadets in tihe most ri ' iil and im|)re-SNive matiripr possi- ble. Co nparatively few patrons find it pos- sible to viHit the Academy. Thos pictures, mojf of ama snai ihoU, aiK tt£e and nclivitiey as Ihcy akh. as far a«i it is possible thos to represent thenu Necessarily, the worli of the Academie Department must, in large part, he set forth in thr [jrintt ' ii matter of the Catalojfue. This explains the fact liiat the pictures are largely taken up with QIustrKtiB; miUtaqr awl a tbl a tfe evsBtVf

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n. MMi T Q -M IS8Q P R I Su n iiaiy of Advantages Oifmd by Weatworth Mllitacy J kii mj I. It is the oldest iaA lanjist Military School in the middle West, and has been under the same munuijement from the very iNtginning of its history— a period of thirty- f einr yem, II. It bjui the services of an active U.S. Amy olllcer, detailed by the War Depart- ment, as Profetuwr of Military Science and Tactics. It is rated by the War Departmoit as one of the ten HONOR SCHOOLS, the b gbeet cbMM of MUiUry InskitutiOM. III. 1 1 is a 1 flf AM HailD MiMouri. IV. The r.,i . ,i. . X a|V. foi ,ei«t4l4iviili. the advantages utlered. v. The liiciition in in u town nf ifchooUi, and this collection of schools secures many advantages thfit ona akne doea not poMew, VI. It is not an iudii ' idual cnttniirinv, hut is ,ii, ' ' iri ' i ri(lffl and belongs to a board of (rutilet ' s. It has mo debt whatever. Thfoae faeto innir pwmaiwincy. Vn. S tad on the bluifs of the Mia- flouri Bivcr. with natural Amiiu| it bH ft splendid heaUk record, Vin. It believes the first duty of a teacher of lM)yH to lie the derf! i i»n:iit of true manhofMt, and his principal lahpr ctumeffir IX. It prepares fur the leading colUilfiil ' and univeraittwit for the National Atfadf tto, or for Ufa. X. A member of tika taeoltir devotes five nights ev i itt pAvAag IwdtWIUNd: .students. XI. It has u unique ay-stem of athletics, reaching ercrj pupil in school. Attention is given not only to members of school teams, but to every cadet wbo shows a«6d or dtairft of jttldaikie bvstow