Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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1 • r THE ORCHESTRA Xuouni;, Ju iux Gun Dowmito BcxiAiiot wipp Jotuwoiif V. VwmoK Kmmm Tlie schoul uf fera exceptional opporlunities to boys who have musical talent in its band, oidieatra, and g oe club. Frequently during tile past two years ttie Ai ;; Inny Band has been esUed upon to furnish muBic in ] arades in Kansas City and nearby cities, and in ex- (viition and ni)poaranfo it did not SuffVf in cumiMiriKun wiili the large professiODal band» appearing on the same occasion. The quartet is in demand for various sncial functions and religious services. The or- chestra ]ila s for receptions and dances. From time to time wAo numbers are given and e corps engages in community singy Itik. The singiiiR: of (he cadets at religious services has been a matter of comment biy tnaiqr visibna. Perionalitiet Developed While the discipline at WViitworlh is firm it ianot at all harsh. Very little punishment if kkad is inflicted. Hie i mjuibinent that is assigned is always of a military na turc and not the kind which will in any way humiliate a boy. Students who cannot be handled without physical eomiMilsion are sent home. The aim of the discipliiuti-y department is the development of personalitica. Hence a great deal of responsibility rests on the students themselves. The Academy in in no «ay a ix ' iial iii.sUlul ion. Students arc al- lowed considerable freedom in regard to their pnvonal conduct and there is no elalrarate or rigid .set of rules. Maii easi of disci- pline are handled by the .students thenuielves and the conduct of the student body is the result of popular sentiment rather than of an oppressive system of regulations. In short tlie plan of Wentworth lias as its object the developing of American c{tl sens — men who are mentally alert, phys- ically .-lound. and cooragcous enough to take prominent parts in the educatiunid, religious, commercial and physieal life Of tiU r ttqim- munitiei.

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W cum MMtqnsium Baix Social Life l3w sbjJity to niwt rulfiinHl Ko )le and to be at esse in company is a valuable asset. So cadets at Wentwoi-th are encouraged in such social activitieR as will not tatoxfjora vri their school work. Every student ia required to keep his per- ■on dean and nent. to h-.wi- his !i;iir out properly, and to ' r. ' th;i- -n- -h.., ;- .nv |„il- i ti (l. In ihv Mess Hall he sits at a tatilt preiiided over by n responsible student of- ficer and receives any attention he may need in the n atter of tahle mannerfi. Lexingtun fumishtw abundant oppoitu idty for social enjoyment. The ladies ' college ghrea frequent entertainments, which the eadets are permitted to attend. The best homcii in ih»Kimm-m » ■ai --jtmsk students. WEIVTWORTH DE MOLAYS Top Rw-NrvMAN, Hry,M , Nnre M. MATnits, J. C, Ulttaker. Robrkts. L K. Hansos W«m. „..,, „ „ llAs:,i TON. L.. Faxon. • . Middle Row— ScHiu-J.SEa. MKinnicii N. M..«ii-r, ( ,nn..v. rv.Tv Mmitjn r v Frvi Watsi.n n;„, I n m. i» „ Klj.i v. fi l... MsyThus. W mmm aaw AwonaoN. Warn, 0. C. Kimball. Uiwiwick. Blku, Kawjin. Patkck. Uojuiuyuc, Hvjm.

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LOCATIOX E X I X ; 1 ' 0 N U ti»e county «eat of Lafayette iCoan . It has a popu- laTii-iti (.! ' .iliout 5,000 and is re- tuarkAbly well equipped with cxedlent itore biiildliiflB, pub- lic edifices, handsome roai- deticos and broad brick streets. It has excellent systems of electric light, waterworks, gas and sewerage. Some two hundred and ten fetl above the river, a more eautiful and heiillhful icK.ith !) 1 MLiliJ scarcely be found. school, there is an excellent girls ' college in Lexirifrton. Being a county srat and an r u- cational center, Lexington draws to it many weU-edncated, public and professional people. The town i.s just forty-two mil. ,s from Kanuas Cit ' and in easily rrached by two branches of the Missouri P«dfie from both Kansas City and St Louis. The view across the broad Missouri River valley presents a magnificent physiographic study and is one wlildl is; ' for Rcenio beauty. On one of tlu bluffs f«f the river not far from where Wentworth Militaiy Academj ' stands was fought the battle of Lexington, which was an important battle of tlie late Civil War. Lexington is an old town an l its population includes many of the oldest and most cultured families of the state. The cadets are therefore thrown with cultured and refined |)eoj lc in their scxial liff. Besides Wentworth and the oity high The Climate Lexington is located in central Missouri. The climate here is ideal for a school, since it i.« cofd p(u)Ug:h to he invij orating and offer the winter sport.s, such as •VytiT ' g ami sleighing, and at the same time it is mild enough not to subject the students to the rigors of a more northern locality. The cadets can l e out of d(MM ' Witt9tfiiiiy ' fflii tically all of tfa school 18