Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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4 WENTWOKTH MILITARY ACADEMY Calendar l l -l m IVadOiMday, September 15, 1915. 9 a. m.— Semion begins. MatrieuUttfon and Classification of New CadetB. Thursday. Scptoml.or lt . f) n. m. — riassification of Olrl radotn. Thursday, Nu eml)L r 2ij — Thanksgiving D.-iv ' . :t holiday. Friday, December 17, 1:16 | . nj. — Christmas lioiidays liegin. Tncadajr. Jattotry 4, 1 16, 9 m. m.— Ghriateuu hoUdays «nid. Wednesday, May l7 - 8aturday, May 20 — Annual Encaminnent; W ednesday. May 21— Friday. May 27— Phial ExaniteeUnpui. Saturday. May 27. 2 p. m. — Field Day Exercises. Sunday, May 11 a. m. — Uaccalaureate Services. Monday. May 20— JlilitaiT Ebcenisea, Swutor Reeeption and BiiB. THElLLUj Thm design of the nunierou.s i Must i at loos found in this catalo e is to set before the IiatTons of the school, both actual and pros- pective, the daily activities of the cadets in the most real and impre.H.sive manner possi- ble. Compai ati I ' iy few palruns find 11 pos- sible to visit the Academy. These pictures, nuigir thema tiie daily life and iii ' tivitif.-. as thin- are. as faj .ai it j6 possible thus lo represent ihem. Neeessarily, the vrotk of the Aeademk Department m tat, in large part, be set forth in the printed matter of the Catalogue. This explains tin: fai t that tl;t iiictuies are largely taken up witii iiiustraUng militaiy and at)i letic ev|Bitt9»

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8 DESIGNATED BY THE U. S. GOVERNMENT AS ONE OF THE TEN LEADING MILITARY SCHOOLS OF THE UNITED STATES The military schools having Government supervision undergo a thorough inspection by an officer of the Army eadi year. The ■qhooU are then classifi on the basia of sbe, efficiency of work done in the milittuy department, udcquacy of buildings and grounds, and achoiaatie standing. For the last two jrean Wentworth has been deaif- nated an HONOR SCHOOL. tb« l tm rating given by the Government. IMPOiriANCE AND MEANING OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE NORTH CENHUL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Intpectort. The Asiwciation maintains Membership, The mcinlKivhip of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools is composed of the lead- ing colleges and prep«ralor ' schools in the following stales: Colorado. Illinois, Indiana. Iowa. KansM.-t. Mulii f;ui, Miiuiehota, Mis- Huui ' i, Montana, Aebrii ku, Nurtik Dakota, Ohio. OUahdua. South Dakcrtik, ioA Wis- consin. Stniulant. The standard y-i Ihe As- sociation for the Secondary schooU is that the curriculum aliall be broad enough and the subjects thoroughly enough taught to amply prepare the student who graduates for the lx»st colleges and universities in this coun- try, including the Government academies, j WMTolntwd Jcaapotl ; ( Board of Inspectors, the members of whidlf by means of written reports and personal inspections, keep in closo touch willi the work of each school and make a report of their observations to the Association eadi year. If tlio work of my school is not up to the r ' i|uir ' d standard, this school is, of course, dropped from tho Association. The fact that Wentworth is a member of this Association assures the patron that the scholastic work done here is of a high stand- ard and that the graduates of the institution will he fi ' ceivfil witti ' iiit i-xarnination by all the higher institutions which accept students :4n: CMttificalti THE IMPORTANCE AND MEANING OF GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION If ymi wish yiiur son to ontt ' i ' . i iiiilit UT Kehool. it is important lo choose one which Ui fectly supcr -i.sed by the War D Mit ment of the United States Government Such military schools, atui only aueh, en- joy, free of expense, the services of a hi| - salaried military officer. The money thus savwl l i the srhool is, in Wentwoi tli Milit.iry Academy, expttuled on addilinnul tcacheis and superior wjuipnitnt. Schools under (jovtrnnuiit supervision arc also equipped with Government apparatus wortit thouflanda of doQarB. ThU otlier achoola eaniiot afford. To get and ret.iin these advantages «. certain high standard of work, and of equipment and aanitary eonditiona, most be maintained. Thn.s etiuipped and officered, schools under Government supervision secure such organi- zation, discipline and efficiency as to win the respect and confidence of their students, and make work in all departments better. To secure these ends the United States Government makes rigid inspections, and when the requirement! «re not nxet these aide ain withdiswit

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LEXINGTON. MISSOUBX 1 Siimmary of Advantages Offered by Wentworth Military Academy I. It is the itlili - t and nr rcii Military School ill the middle west and the iHrvwt the Missouri River vaOey« and has bom under the soms mamgemeni ttxm the verjr li Srinnin? of (» hllliMjHHI five years. IL It has the services of an active. U. S. Army officer, detailed by the War Depart- ment, ft8 Professor of Military Science and Tactics. It is rated )i ihf War Department as one of Uie ten HON UK SCHOOLS, the highiest class of Military Institutions. in. ixu 9ijs iaxt»iim« ktiuAvt IV. The expenses are iMVy «0liaiaBrilV the advantages offered. V. The location Is in a town of nekoolt, and this collection of schools secures many ndvantiigu-s th;i1 one alone does not possess. It is only loi t -ihi( « ' iiules from Kansias City. VL It is not an individuaJ. enterprise, but is ivcorporated and belongs to a Board of Tr lltees. It luis un debt whafeffiwr. Tllicse fttola insure permanence. I i, Sitoated m tii« blBf r flliil 1 souri River, with natural drainage, it has a splrndii) hiolfh record. VIII. 1 1 believ es the first duty of a teach- «r of boya to be the dtvttopment of true bttildinff. IX. It prei)are.s for the leading colleges and universities, for the national academies or for life. X. A member of the faculty devotes five nights every week in tutoring backward students. XL It has a nnique aystem of athletiea, reaching every pupil in school. Attention ts jfivcti tint iitily to niotiiln i ■ (if school teams, but to evi-i-y cadet who . -Imw. need or desire of athletic iiistnictioii. XII. A new gymna iuni, 100x50 ft. un- surpassed in eompletcnesR, by that of ai other militaiy academy In the middle west has recently been completed. XIII. Accredited folly by North Central Association of Schools and Colleges; its g rnduates are admitted to leadin{f univer- sities, colleges, and West Point without jnental oeantiBatidiL