Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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tm dROUMDS The grounds, ooiutistinv of gixteen Mm, an elevated, well dniined and covered with (ijridi growth of Uue grass, and are adorned Wl Qi shade trsee. the f adlitieB for develop ing the various forms of athletics carried on nt the school arr excollpnt, the irrnunds being ample und well suited t practice of all branehei of athletiea and military drills. The Loauty and approiiri;itc-no- s of the grounds can be t be appreciated by a study of the ilkptraiiane. BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT An the bntldlnsB of the Academy are eon structed of brick and stone, with the excep- tion ui the old Drill Hall, which is a vrooden structore used for drills and various indoor athletic agxirts. The buildings have all been designed for their present use and they arr iiiiiV ' iiiv ' hly adeciuate and excci)tionnlly well auited for uses to which they are put.; Th are hotted fay steam and hot water. Catlaii Hwailsf The rooms are designed for two boys each. They are large and well ventilated, and in eveiv case there is at least one Uurge outside wfndow- wlddi iewiuIb e be auUIui vittw Vmseana:» Rssmanar: across some portion of the campus. Each- room is provided with a spaeioos wardrobe, H comfortable iron double-deck bed, t Mt cbairSt a table with the beat student stand eleetrie light, and a mirror. Of course, the rugs and any deforatirm- an fiimishcd by the cadet. Each room ia well heated by dther hot water or steam. The rooms ani eomfortnl It ' find attrartivo, Wu.sli baains, whiL-li are l ' urni«hed with hot and cold running water at all timea, are located on every floor, making them very convenient to each room. The toilets are also cMMvetiient to t ' very room and they are of the moat modem voA sanitary dwigii.

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EXlNr.TON is the county s«at of La- fayette County. It has a population of about 6.000 and is i ' t ' niark!ilil. v i- ! 1 equipped with cx- edlent store baild- Ings, public e d i- r i (• 0 fi. )iniui.4ome r» .s i (i e n (■ es and bnwd brick street . It ha» excellent Wystema of dectrie lights, waterworks, gas, •Bd aewerajre. Some two hundred and ten fttt above the river, a more beautiful and On one ol the blufT.- of the river nnt far from where Wentworth Military Academy stands was foo t the battle of liexingtoil, which was an important battle of the late Civn War. Lexington is an old town and il.s population includes many f the oldest and most cultured families of the state. The cadets are therefore thrown with euttuml iad refini ' ti people in their social life. Biesldes WentwDith and the city hl school, there is un excellent vrirls ' college I in Lexington. Being a county seat and aa educational center. Laxington draws to it many w i gjjjgllX, iwhtte people. The town is |tt| fiKty-two miles from I K ]M9a Qity and ft «iriUy Tmboi by tWQ Till ' ii w utToss the broad llftMHnnl Biver valley pre sents u magniAcentpliyii- (Rign ihic study and is OM wfaieh is tieuoiif rivaiad lor tMiiie bMMty. branches of tlio Missouri Padllc fnirii l oth Kansas City and .Si. L iuis. Boinir ii ti ' e istorie Santn Fe Truil. there :ite si !en(lid ' i-k roads for tourists leading into Lexingr n.

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29 Im : BSimiiM Wnc ml Danamip aoi Tmxn pmmmt Vne Every precaution with reKard to cleanliness and sanitation is takan. Shower baths are aho conveniently locnted in the barracks and hot and cold water may » hnd at all times. The rooms are all convenient for escape in cam of Ore, and sufficient fire drill is itad to insare abaotnta aafatgr to an eadator Th« daaa rooma are well aquii ad with all aeceaaaiy apparatus ; tiMir aMI yr0i and well ventilated. Dimnji Room and Kftchcn The dining room i.s n beautiful large room decorated in liKht brown and white. It is eomfortable and dalig ' htful at all times. The kitchen Is thoroairhly equipped for the preparation of the food in tibe mwt llllQlS- ■orae and healthful fashion. Food Supply After thirty-flve years of experience, the manasement of the Academy realises that no school for healthy red-blooded boys can be successfully conducted on a scanty food .suj - ply. The Academy table is set with the n)o»t whole«iome and nutritious of well cooked food and an abundant supply is al- ways MTved. Every possible care ia tdtaa sith n-riirt! to cleunlinetv-i. i%Hnititj||MI 4|B4 proper preparali ' in nf the food. Water Sopply The water of Lexington ia fnmlahed by the Missouri River. Before being pumped to the city, it in (tettJed and cleared. The Academy, however, is not satisfled with this general treatment and has installed a spten did two hundred gaBoB atone 61ter wUeb fiimistie an ubsoluttlp. ' jliipijiwi alnBldiltt supply of water. Wentworth Ifilitaiy Academy, and in fact the entire community of LexinKtun. Mis- ' souri, enjoys a most remarkable health record. Situated m the Botithem bluff of the Missouri River, 210 feet above the water level, good drainage and air pure and free fn m mulnHM flllUMmnWI Of IHfl MI secured. The Academy is lirrattd on the outaUrta. of m mmTmif miMt pOr imi iHwm tna Boshtal buaineaa diatrlet lite air is fresh and pure at all tiniOK and a more healthful l K!alion could not be found anywhere in the country.