Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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The dcsisrn of the numcroua illustrations fotmd in this catalogue is to set litii r ' Ui IMtroitt of the school, both actual and proa- peetire, the daily aetMtifls of the cadets in the most real and im- pressive manner jpossi- bl Compsrathrfliy few patrons find it pos- sible to visit the Acad- emy, These picliires. many of them snap- sbots, show the daily life and activities ' as Oif y AKK, as far aa it is possible tixmmnmm sent them. jNecetisarily, the waAi li Academic Cfii it printed matter of the catalogue. This ex- pl.iins the fact that the pictures are larerely taken up with ilhatrrtiniM of militMy and atiUetic events. CAI NDAR 1918-19 ynamtAiy, September 18. VSItHf; Session l)efriiis. Matriculation and Classiltcation of CadetA. ' kmntiVilflovmber 28— Thaiiksgiyinsr Day. a holiday, Saturday, December 21. 1:15 p. OBv- Christmas holidays begin. XKinnSday, Jannaiy 2, 19 . 9 a. m — Christmas holidays end. WedneAOajr, M«y 21— Sataxday, May 24— Ammal Eneampmfnit W«AMad«3r» May 28— Friday, May 30— Fbud Exttmination . Saturday, May 31. 2 p. m.— Rfield Day Exerciser. Sunday. .Iiine 1. 11 a. m. — Baccalaureate Services. Monday, Ju:u; 2 — Militnrj ' F-xercises. Senior Reception and Ball. Tuesday, June 3, 10:30 a. m. — CommcQcement Exercises.

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wuU ' hwdrdH, lud besidf b«iii( pliy ic Uy lit for tlw trt ' iii ' heii, he U tillMli0 fitKt ' ' iit th bit- tlttoflirv. Contrmut hU w«ll ordered rxUhHicc frani ItevelUe t» Ttpft with • fivc-hottr it hool day umI tight or Uo Imta of irracpotudbili . iropurtunc futR-tion. It in tlie Ulwratory in whkh ■U thr theories of •ducatiOn llAvv Iwrti ilRVflop«d •ad tested. Th mndersutan, tlie higlier edoai tion «f lirli, UmimI Training, the Gymnwiuin, had it» origin ia ttw • fiaMMU lY xm oowpdimbmt as om or tub tri iJUDan MiuTAKv aeaoou m the uNrtBD states -3ft MMMl)f %ch xiln haviiiK (iovRrniMnt atptr | gmiiui.-. ami .i-hulastit ' Btunding. For the UhI f ur vitJoD ondento • th r iiich liiKim tion liy on Officer of I ■«■» Wentwortfa boo been dodgBjit» on HONOK tlM Army each .vioi The nchools Dr« thvn dnKMUnl SCHOOL, hl fimt mbttt i ' : ' )y ' jii. i flWiif tt - (fn tho bosio of oito, efficiency of woric done in the i pitilKrjr i l nN utj iw ui , «d«iHMy of ImiMiivii M l IMPORTANCE AND MEANING OP MEMKRSHIP IN THE NOKTH CENTKAL ASSOCIATION or COLLEGES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS M ' n iirrtiii j. The mi ' mhcrshlp tho North l.Vn- tru: A -fj-: ill I ion of Colli ' L ' t ' i -. uil i .1 ly Schuu s ii oompoapil of thr li adintr I ' nII. frin ami pn ' paratory H •hool in Ihr- fol-uwiMv; KtJites: ( uliii ' iuiu, Illinois. Indiana, Io»h, Kuiiku-. Miohi tun, MimMOOtOt Mls- iMmri, Montana, N ' olirnnkii. Snnh I i»k to, i kHi ' QUa ' homo, Soutll iMkoU. unil Wiicoriuin. SUndard. The stondnnl svi by iht? A» ocittiluu isK the Secondary SfhouU i» that tht curriculum ilwtl Ik) brood enough and tlie lubjvct tboroutrhly ononsh toujrbt to amply prepare the eUident who irraduatea for tlio lieot colieceo and nniveraitieo in (hie coDntry, inelodinr the Oayonuaaat MtdrntM. W«ft ryfait MMi AiimpoHa. Inff. ' erlnrt. Tlie Aaaociation maintainF a Moan! of Inspivtors, the membera of which. Liy rnvnne of vm: li-ri ri ' fHirtii unri (x-rsonnl inspdtiiiM., kii-p in cinif liiuch witti thr «iii , 11! ' ai-h irhofil jiml miikc u n-jxirl iif iti.-ir niimTVtttionii to Ihf . ;■- ■nutinn ,ai h y- ur 11 ih ' ' .vurk of any eehool - : .• .p c ; i n ' ;iniiui-ii, (his school ia. of couriic, dropped from the A±i 04 ' iutlon. Thi fact that Wcntwortb ia a member of thio Amo riatlcin tk MTVf the patron that the scholoJitJc work done here ia of a high otondard and that the graduates of the institution will be received without «muninati«D hy all the Ughcr tnatttntlaoi ac- cept atadents en oertlAesta. THE IMPORTANCE AND MEANING If you wish year aon to ent«r a miiitary .4;:haol, it is important to choOlUi one ;Wiiid» is ditocUy auper- viM ' d by tho m m mmtMiamxmkm Covrmmi-ht. Such iiiililurs aiii niy mu l,, rnjoy, Irtt of tx)Kn t, the K-rvicca of a hivh-MluriiMi military officer. The money thus nved to the school Is, in Wentworth Military Academy, expended on addi- tional teadiers and snperior eq ipnent, Seboola under Goveronwnt •aperridon an alio ii i i il|H »e J with Govomment appantM WorQi 1h«B- C|ii4a o( iMIank. ThiootfatridtoplacMHMtaMMid. OF GOVERNMENT SUPOmSKNI To get at. ' l ii ' un iheoe adTontagce a certain high ctandani of worlc, and of e4|iiipmeiii.aad ' --aKaltaiy conditions, mast be maintained. 1hu!- ' . ' iiiiip ' wd and elliceii ' d. ' ' h ' -«tt ' ai 4lir ' i|DWR nu ' ni rtupi ' i vihion secure auih oiifi ' iii«atlon. dtictpltne and « ' (li i«nry a Ki win the re»ip« ' it iinil ciitirnU ' i-. ' T of their atudenls, and make work In all dopurlmenta bettor. To aeeuro theoe «nds the UHftOd 8Mm a«f«i» «ifat nuduf rigid Inapeetiono.

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Sl ' MMARY OF ADVxVNTACiES OFFKRKD BY WE iTWOKTH MILITARY ACADEMY T. It is the oldest militaiy aehod in the | IV. It it a post of the NtfUonal Gottd «t Middl West and hafi been under the manujfement for Ihirty-fitrhl years. II. Its location U a town uf achoob, upon viw high bbiffo of ilM IfiMoni Rfvir fdrtr- three mile.s east of Kaiutas City, on the Mi flouri Pacific Railroad and the Santa Fe TnlL m. It ia designated by the War E epart- mmt a» a«|e of the tea HONOR SCHOOLS MisAouri. V. While not denominational, it is a Christian school and all teachers are required to be m m h m of loiae wn gdjed drardi. I. It has a well etiuipfK-d irymnasiam af- fording u n su r pass e d facilities for phjriic ior straetioiu VII. ft has a systen of ctUettes wldehj readiea every stodeat. V ' lII. It is not an individual enterprise, but iH incorporated and belongs to a board of tiustees. It lUHtnodibt Thrin firtii iwiwiro pvi nmiience. IX. It believes the Aral duty of a teacher: of boys to be the devekqioMnit of tnie man- hood and Ids flriDClBal JilMv — teOjU ing. X. Individual instruction for backward boys, manual training, a separate hospital: with » ttabiad ntaiH and an eatdoor sv in jaiiif pool MiBe apedal fisatuM ot Vbm mm