Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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THE MftCH£STRA Il.UUil , iJOWMNO, ilAMKK, Kl ' CUat. The sthool offV-i-s oxooptiona! oiH ' x tuiiiru-s to boys who have musical talent in its band, orchestra, and flee dub. Frequently durinir the put two yean tin- Ai adi n v Bniid hii» been caU«d upon to furnish music in parades in Kansas City and nearby cities, and in ex- •eution and appearance it did not suffer in comparison with the large professional bands ••ppt ' iirin nil llie saitio occasion. The quartet is in demand for various social functions and reli ous services. The or- dlCBtra plays for rw ' iitions atul dances. From time to time solo numlK rs art- g-iwri and the corps iMifrjij c ' S in community sing- ing. The singing of the cadets at religious aervioea has been a matter of comment by mm Vttdtors. PcrMMiaUlies Developed While the discipline at Weijtworth is firm it is not at all harsh. Ver ' little puni.shment of any kind is inflicted. The punishment that is assigned is always of a military na- ture and not Ihu kind which will in any way humiliate a boy. Students who cannot be handled without piiy ie«l eoiniiiuItiMi aM The aim of the disciplinary department is the development of personalities. Hence a great deal of rcapunsibility rests on the stQdsnts thonsehres. The Academy is in no way A penal institution. Stud nt. ; are al- lowed considerable freedom in n gai a lo their ppisonal icnduct anr| there is no elaborate or rigid tml of rules. Many cases of disci- pline are handled by the students themselves and the conduct of the student l ody is the result of popular sfntiment rather than of an oppressive system .if regulations. In shoi-t the plan of VVentWOCth has as its object the developing of Amniean citi- zens — men who are mentally alert, phys- ically sound, and courageous enough to tiStit prominent jwrts in the edoc onal, rdigioti commerci4;|| y|flii|| JU ; of fjbOlt t i munities. z- ' C CoMMMV FoaiuNfl fna Warn

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SoeUUfe lOlp ability to mt-et cultured i)oop!e jinri t be at ease in cutnijany is a valuable asset. So properly, and to see that his shoes are pol- ished. In the Mess Hal! h ' sits at a table pietiided uver by a rcKpunsiblL ' student of- ficer and receives any attention h« nuy iMiii) in the matter of table manners. Ix-xitigltin furnishes abundant ()|)|KMta« nity for social enjoyment. The ladie.s ' collide giveft frequent enteitainments, which th« cadets are permitted to attend. Hie beat honru s in tlMt.telfm ' fW ofteft ' ' Oglfm tO ' tiM students. A i-HtU-Ui at Wentworth are fii. i)iii;,|T(.,1 in such aociaJ activities aH wjJI not interfere with thte ' r school work. Kvery student is requin d to keep his pcr- iwn clean and neat, t j have hia hair cut Street PAnAM —11—

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9LJ( LOCATION EXINGTON is the iunt. seat of Ljifayette ■ County. It haa a popu- B .ition of about 6,000 and is re- arkably well equipped with - cellent store buildings, pub- lic edifices, handsome resi- dences and broad brick streets. U has excellent systems of rl. i ' iit liglit. waterworks, gas sewerage. Some two hundred and ten tuflL above the river a more beautiful and hMtltfdtal loeatiiim school, there is an excellent girls ' coUcire in Lexington. Being a count ' seat and an edu cational center, Lexington draws to it man wen-educated, public and professional people. The town is just forty-tWo miles Croni ' Kansas City and is easily reached by two branches of the Missouri Pacific from both Kansas City and St. Loaia. The view acrosst th ' hroad Missoni i River valley presents a magnificent physiogri ' apbic study and is one whidi ia i(aanbd|3r rih Iad On one of tht- liliiff-; of the river not tKt from where Wentworth Military Academy stands was fought the battle of Lexington, which wa an important battle nf the lato Civil Wai ' . Lexington is an old lown and its nopulation includes many of the ddeat and most cultured families of the state. The ttulets are therefore thrown with cultured and refined people in their .H( cial life. Wentworth and the ettjr high The CHaato Lexington is located in central Missouri. The climate here is ideal for a school, since it is cool enough to be invigorating and to offer the winter sports, such as skating and sleighing, and at the same time it is mild enough not to sul».ie :l the students to the rigors of a more iiurUiem locality. The cadetH can i e out of doors cotttfottaldjr itrac tically all of the school ywr. —18—