Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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VWToKs KRiiM St. JosKPii. MlHOOHLvW tW fWr Club Fctc, Mrs. MASint CSMOiMUtM Ml T inuHC 13le8cl»oiil of for.H fxraptionul uppcirtunities to bbys who have musical taleut in iU band, orchentni. And elee club. Frequently during the past twi year.-i rhf Academy Band has been culled upon lo l unut h music in parades in Kansas City and nearby cities, and in ex- ecution and appearance it did not suffer in eompariKon with the large professional bands appearing on (he samv i cca i ,in.s. Hie iiuarlel ia in lienmiid fur various Hoctal fonctions and religious services. The or- chestra jitgfftiw reeoaptions and dances. In the meslr hiin th«ni is a piano. From time to time solo numbers are ffiven and the corps engairea in conununity singing. The singing of the cadela at xeligiotia services haa been a awttir of comment by many visitasiu Pertonalitie Devdoped WhiK ' the discipline at Wentworth is firm it is not at all harsh. Very littio punishment of any kind is inflicted. The punishment that fs assigned ia always of a military na- ture and not the kind which will in any way humiliate a boy. Students who cannot be handled without physical eompnision are sent home. The aim of the disciplinary department H the development of peraanalitiea. Hence a great deal of responsibility rests on the students theroeelves. The Academy is in no lowed consldmable freedom in regard to their personal conduct and there is no elaborate or rigid set of nilea. Many cases uf disci- pline are handled by the itadenta thenstfvaa and the conduct of the student body is the result of populnr sentiment rather thatLff an oppreattivc eyatcm of regulations. In short iiie plan of Wentworth has sa its object the developing of American citi- SenS — men who are mentally alert, phys- ically sound, and courageous enough to take prominent parts in the educational, religious, cwuneceial and politieal life of jlheir com-

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W Clot MASQinit.u 1 It.M.i SocmJ Life mmmmf ' m Smt iifx to noil clean ami neat, to huvo his hair cut |)ri p . ' rly, and to see Lhut his shoes are pol- ished. In the Mess Hall he sits at a table presided over b) ' a member of the faculty or a responaiblf tiuh nt officer and receivei Any attention he may need in the matter of table manners. Ijpxington furnishcM abundant ipportu- nity for social enjoyment. The ladit s ' cnUege gives frequent entertainments, wtuch the cadets are permitted to attend. The best liomea in the town are often open to the - tlMlsqtili; be at eaw in company is a valuabl ' .is-., t. So cadets ut Wentworth arc rncouragi-d in such •ocial activitiea as will not interfere with tlwfr school work. KUUM

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oLj( LdCATIOX EXINOTON is the county aeat of Lafayette lOounty. It haa a popu- lation of about 5,000 and is re- markably well equipped with exoeDent store Imildings, pub- lic edifiiHs, hHmlsome resi- dences and liruad brick sLreets, It hm excellent systems of electric light, waterworks, gas and sewage. Some two hundred and ten feet nbove the river, a more beautiful and healthful loCU ' ' i r-nrlH ■■arr. ' h- • school, there is an excellent girls ' college in Lexington. Being a county Heat and an edu- catfonal center, Lexington draws to it many well-edueated, public and professional people. The town is just forty-two miles from Kannati City and is easily reached by two branches of the Missouri Padfie from both Kansas City and St. Louis. The view across the broad Misaoori River valley presents a magnifioBnt physiograiriiic study and is one wMcbJkf ««rafi K tor Ob one of the bluffs of the not far fmn where Wentworth Military Academy stands wus foutrht the battle of Lcxingtan which was an important buttle of the late Civil War. Lexington is an old town and its population includes many of the oldest and most cultured families of the state. The cit ' lets are therefwe thrown with cultured and refined people in their social life. BeddM Wentworth «iid Oe eily hl| TbeCKmale Lmdngton is located in central Missouri. The climate here is ifh ' al for a school, .since it is cool enough to be invigorating and tu offer the winter sports, such as skating and aleighing. and at the same time it is mild enough not to subject the students to the rigors of u more northern li)i;ih ' 1 . The cadets can be out of doors comfortably prac- tiealljr aU of the school year. -41-