Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Baildtnfr All the buildings uf the Academy are con- structed of brick and iftant, with the excep- Sonm VAX li »i) III Marine Hall. The buildings iiave uU been designed for thflir pvesent uh« »nd they are thorougiUy adeiquatfe and well suited for uMJs to which they are put ' iflUT are heatt ' d by steam and hot wattT. Marine Hall is a fine new building eon- ttmeted along the lines of the cantonment buildings with siuli !idHt ' l p-fin ' tiiontM an are best suited to its use here. 11 has hard- wtMx] f ' loois Uu ' iiigliiiul, a fiiii ' rccrealion t ' ouni, and large cadet rooms. A moiit mod- em and thoroughly equipped buaincaa bttftiMNit ikWbm Iffciit ' Bd in. this VmiMing. The grounda, conaisting of forty-five acres, are elevated, well (iiainofl, eoverod with a rich j Wth of blue gvuss, and adorned with homes with beautiful lawns and trees. This gives Wcntworth space for three fine athletic fields and facilities for eanying on all

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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—

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hi: branches oi i ) I ticH with students of all «gM. It slso givc« ample room for the aiili- twty woric and campintr. Room and Kitchen The diniiv room (a « beautiful targrc room dteotated in wh ito. An nddition has rwently bwt built to nccommodale the enlarged en- rollment The Idtchen has also been ettlarsed and many needed conveniences added so that %M now one of the beat equipped school Mteluas ill fii» eonnfa Ca det s Q i iii a i i ' I ' lie HKims aredesignwl for twri l ms filcli. TJie art ' large and well ventilated, and in emurjr ease there is at least one largpe outside window. Each room is provided with a 8pa ' ious wardrobe, a comfortable iron double- deck l)e(l. two liairs, a table with the best student stand electric light, and a mirror. Of course, the rugs «nd any defooratknui am fumidtfld Iqr til! ;;! .AsswMNT SvfaninEiriiBKfB Hbridrncr heated by rither hot water or steam. Wash Kanins, which jire fumished with hot and cold running water at all times, are Itjcatod on floor, making them v«iy conveitiimt to