Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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I I L K X 1 N G T 0 N MISSOURI SB Liocatlon Lexington i« the county seat of Lafayette Coiintw It hii.s :i [Mipuliitiori of ill out ti.OdO lind it) rcmarkubly well equipped with ex- c«Uent store buildings. pnbUc edifices, hand- flome reiiidences and lirmd lurlclc streets. It has excellent ayntmn at electric lijrhts, waterworks, gas, «n l i -uf iav ' . Sunt ' two hundred and ten feet above the river, a more be«tttiful and healthfal location could scarroly I :p found. Thf vipw acroflBthe broad Mi: s4jui-i HiviT ;»lloy prt ' sents a magnificent phyKiogrraphic st i ly Jiri ' l in one which iS: scarcely rivaled for scenic beauty. Dn one of the bluffs of the river not far from where Wentworth Military Academy stands was foui t tb« battle of Lexington, Civil War. Lexington is an old town and its population iiuludes many of Ihe oldes t and most cultured families of Iho state. The cadets are thervfnrt thrown witli cultUCd and rflined people in their social life. Besides Wentworth and the city high school, there is an excellent girls ' college in Leidngton. Being a county seat and an educational center. LexiniEton draws to it many well educated, public and profetuional t)enple. The town ia just forty-two inilcs from Kan -4 IS ty and is casi jr reached by t s o braiiche« uf the Mitiitouri Pacific from both Kansas City and .St. liOuiA. Being on the historic Santa Fe Trail, there are splendid rock loadscfor tourists leading into t«3dng I I Tbb CMsits Xtnoi ns TUnttns Coufeft tmo Biu«uia sucis

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tUEOJhUIB Lexington is located in contral clintste herv is ideal for a school, since cool e i u ugh to Iw invijror- .d intr ami to ofTer the winter sports such as skatinK and sleitrhintc. ' iii nt the samo time il ia mild enough not to .sub- ject the iitudenta to the rigors of a m« ro northern locality. The cadets can be out of (lours lomfortably practirally all of the school venr. A Virar or FHokt l wv m Wmnp

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WORTH MILITARY ACADEMY ThbOoum THE iDBiBililOS The piTiiinds, conaisting ' of H ' xff-fn jn-rci , are elevated, well drained and covered with tt iri growth of blue rnss, and are adorned wHh stMde trcw. The facilities for devdop- ing the variouH fni nis «jf nthk-tics carried On at ihe s )i »i| Jiic exioUont, the grounds being ample and well suited to practice of all branches of athtetlm and miliiary drills. Th« beauty and (ippropriitloness of the frroiinds Oan best be appreciated by u study uf the BUILDINGS AND F.QV ' IPMENT All the buildings of the Academy are con atraeted of brick and stone, with the exc«p tion of the old Prill IIhII, wbii-h is :i wixHlcn structure used for drilb uiul variouH indoor athletic Mportt . The buildings have all been designed for their prsMnt use and they are thoroug:hly adequate and exceptionally won suited for ti c-.s to which they are Th ,jarehe;it. ' M iiv ki.,.;,,., ;,iid hot water. Cadets ' Quarter The rooms are designed for two boys each. They are large an l well ♦ iilil.ited. and in eveiy eaae there is at least one large outside window whldi niMttil i biftKitifid «f«w ClUra. fiUiUMNQ .icross -iiime portion of thr rampiis. Kin-h room iu provided with a apaciuus wardrobe, a comfortable iron doable le !k bed, twoi chairs, a table With the best atodent stand electric liirht. and a mirror. Of lioorse, the niK and :iiiy decorationa are furnished by the cadet. £ach room is well heated by either hot water or steam. The rooma aitt comfortaljlo and attractivi- Wash busiiis, which are furnished w;th hot and cold riinnm r wnti i- at id! tiiiii-s, ;iri located on every floor, making them very convenient to each room. The toilets are also convenient to cverj room and they are of the most modem and sanitary design.