Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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4 W E N T W O R T H MILITARY ACADEMY Wednesday, September 13, 1916, 9 a. m. — Session begins. Mittriiulafion and Classificiition of New Cadets. Thumlay, seiuvniber 14, 9 h. m. — Cla t»iIkHtion of Old Cadets. iDhundBsr, November 30— Thanksgiving D y, a holiday. ISinrilhy, S«bmlM 1:15 p. m.---Chrititma8 hoHdaya bogin. Wednesday, January S, 1917, 9 a. m.— Christmas holidays end. Wednesday, May 1») — Saturday. May 19 — Annual Encampment. Wednesday. May ' 2 ' . ' , — Fri(i;iy. May 2o — Final K.vaniiniUiona, Saturday, Muy 20, 2 p. m. — Field Duy Exercises. Sunday. Miy 27 11 a. m.— Baoealaureate Serv CHEii. Monday, May 28— Military Exercises, Senior Reception and Ball. The deali!m of tfte numerous illustrations found in tlii.-! cataloinic is to sot t ef(irc the patruns ul ' tiie scliuol, buth actual and pru:!.- pective, the daily adtivities of the cadets in the nost real and impressive manner possi- ble. Comparatively few patrons ilnd tt po» sible to vi.-«ft the Academy. Tiu-si- pirture.s, many of thenijMlwhote, show the daily life and activities as they ARE, as far as it is pDi ' .sllilc thus Id ri ' pri ' Hpnt thcin. Necessarily, the work of the Academic Department muHt, in large part, b« set forth in the printed matter of the catalogue. This explains the fajct that the pictures are largdy taken up with llb tBpddl i infiS letic events.

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LEXINGTON. MISSOURI 9 BY THE U. S. GOVERNMENT AS ONE OF THE TEN LBADOIQ MILITARY SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES The military fichools hnvin Covernmenl superviBion undergt) a thorough inspection by an oflker of the Anny each year. The schools are then chusified on the bWBte of ■fate, efficiency of work done la the mtUtary department, adei|uac.v of buildings and grounds, and achuhi.- ttc standing. For the last three years Wentworth has been design nated an HONOR SCHOOL, the hlKheit ratinf given by the Govemmettt. TANCE AND MEANING OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE NORTH CENTiHI ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Mr-mherHhii ' . The membership of the North Central Association of Cnlh f and Secondar ' Schools is composed of the lead- big colleges and preparatory schools in the following states : Colorado, IlUnois, Indiana, Iowa. Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mia aouri. Montana. Nebraskii. North Dakota, dhio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wis- consin. Sfnii l(tnl. The standard set the As- sdi-ialion I ' nr tho Secondary S i ' l.ai the curriculum shall he broad ctinuKh an l the subjects thoroughly eniiuijh tauj hi to amply prepare the student who graduates for the best colleges and universities in this ooun- try. including the Govcrnma|t im«j tw West Point and Annapolis. itm nctorn. The AtMocitiliun maintains a Board of Inspectors, the members of which, by means of written reports and personal inspections, keep in close touch with the work of each school and make n report of their ohser ' ations to tho Association each year. If the work of any school fat not up io. the re jiiin d Standard, thi school .ii courso. ilfiipped from tlit- .Ass H. ' iatlon. The fatt that Wentwurth is u niciiiljiT of this .A. ' sociation assures the patron that the Ki huia tic work (Ume here Is of a high stand- ard and that the graduates of the institution will be received witliout examination by all the higher ins ttl k)niiilKb on oertificatft. THE IMPORTANCE AND MEANING OF GOVERNMENT SLJPERVISION If you wish your son to enter a military school, it is important to choose one which is directly napervised by tlie War Depart- ment of the United States Government. Such military schools, mni •■.■.■hi :i rli, en- joy, free » exptme, the services of a high- Sjslaried military ofllcer. The money thus aave t t the school is, in Wentworth HilitBr - Aeadcmy, e.xpended on additional teachers and superior equiptmnL Schools under Government supervision are ako equipped with Government apparatus worth thousimds of dollan . This other schools cannot afford. To get and retain these advantages a certain high standard of work. And of equipment and iomitaay eonditioiM, must bii mahitained. Thus oQuipped aadoitnnd, aehpob nndiN ' Government Supervision setsure itifEh ot ni zatioii. (iiscipline and etriclen! aS to win the ru8i ect and confidence if their students, and make work in nil depariment.s iwtter. To secure these ends the United State Government makes rigid inspections.

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LEXINGTON, MISSOURI Summary of Advantegm Ottend Iqr WiiitivwOi MUttaiy Acttdamsr I. It is the oldest niilitao ' srhoiil in the I Middle West and has been under the same i BHUUIgiiBCDt for thirty-aix yours. II. tti location is « town of schools, upon tiw high bluffs of the Misaoari River, forty- j Ufet ' nil Iff ' fast of Kauris City, on the Mis- Mltri Paciitc Kailroad and the Santa Fe trnlL m. H is rl Hi}fniite l liy Ihe War Depart- ment ik one of the ten HONOR SCHOOLS oftbe United States. IV It in apCMicrf ti|l»N«aMljal .l of Missouri. V. While not denominational, it ia a Christian school and all teachers are re- quired to be members of some evangelical church. VI. It is a member of the North Central Aaaodatkn of CoUegea and Secondary SchooK and its t?ra !iialfM Htv admitted tO hiKher inatitutiona without examination. VII. It hB-s a new sn -mntisium affording unsurimssed fadlit ie a for physical instnie» tion. VIII. it has a Hv.stem of idldatteS irftldL reaches every student. IX. It is not an individual enterprise, but in incorporated and belongs to a hoard of trustees. It has no debt. These facts insure permanence, X. It believes the first duty of a teai her of boys to be the development of true man- hood, and hitkiMrincipa] ujior diaradw build- ing. XI. Individual instruction for backward boy8, manual training, a separate hospital with a trained nazae, and a awimmins pool