Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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lU Ji.DIXGS AND (VROl ' -NIXS Tut Wt.NTWOttTll GVMNAdlL.M Ifitm larcut aelioiil k i ' ' ' i l» Mlnauurl unU oni- of iiir Ijuc ' hI in Am rii ' ii. ::. ' i x.i faft It rontutnii two NiMl«ur. M ( |t U vuurt , » larn m M e, A ■wlmmlnir pviil «a»x«« tval). Uh:R«» tiwM% alMWara. k ' 1ii- .L the bu0dings of the Acad- iiiy art ' coiislnictetl of brick ami loiic witii the exception of Marine Hall. The buildings have all Iwen designed for their present mo. and they are tboroughly iidequatL niid well suited for uses to which they are put. They ore heated by steam and hot water. Maririf Hall is a fine new biiilrlinK ' con- structed along the linen uf the cantonment buildings with such added reftnementa as are beat suited to it u»u here. It haa hardwood floors throutrlKiLii, a fine recreation room, anil large cadel rooms. A most modern and thoroughly eciuipped buslneaa d 9 Sirtinent is alHO loeated Jn th{« bulldinir. Tha The grounds, consisting of fifty acres, flare elevated, well drained, oovcnned with a l beh growth of blue gtasg, and adorned with shade trees. The tract contains two statdy homr with hcaiitifu! lawns and trees. This givcK W entwuitii 6pac« lor Utree liue utlUetie CoMMAimANt ' s KHtnimai branches of athletics with students »f all ages. It also gives ample raon Cor the mili- tary work

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LOCATION IIXINGTON hi the county seat of Ijiif. ' iyel tt ' ( ' ounly. It h;i.s ji population ut about h.Wi) and IS remarkably well equipped witii exoflltMit store buildinffH, public v(lltlcet , huiuisoiiie rt sideitces and broad brkk (streets. It has excellent sjratems of electric light, waterworks, gas and sewer- age. Some two hundred and ten feet above the river, a more lit iiiitifiil and hffHithfwi Ift cation Quuid .scan jf be foiupid.. jCHi Ott© of tfte ' Mtt -w river not fnr Lexington. Being a coanty seat and an edu cational center, Lexington draws to it muny woll-edui ' atfd. public and pnifessional | eople. The town is ju.st lorty-lwo miles from Kansas Gitjr and ia easily reached by twtt brarifhos o ' the Missfuni Pacifiefrojn hfBfOi Kansas City and tft. Liouis. The view across the broad Missouri Biver valley presents a mapnificcnt physiographic atudy and is one which is scarcely riyakd for scenie beauty; Thk Poiar irom where W ' entwortii Mflftiuy Academy stands was fought the battle of Lexington, which was an important liattli- nf th» latp Civil War. Lexinjrlon i.s an oUl town and its population inoludr.«5 many of the oldc ' t and most cultored families of the state. Tlie oadets are therefore thrown with cultured and refined people in their social life. Bandes Wentworth and the city high Mhool. there b «n moellot girls ' college in t1i« Climala Lexington Is located in central Missouri; The climate hrrc is idpal for a school, since it i.s cool enough to be invigorating and to offer the winter sports, such as skating and sleifl ng, and at the same time it is mild enough not to subject the studonLs to the rigors of a more northern local it % Tht cadets can be out of doors comfortably, tically all of the school year.

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nwT or AtoMMt AaaocunoM, FmHtDora; Cou Tlic (lininjr room is a beautiful ]ar|ire room decoiattHl in whito. An addition has recently been buiJt to accommodate the enlarged en- rollment The kitchen has also been enlarged and many needed oonvenimoQS Midedao that it is now one of the beet jBqtt i9fli$ sehiwl kiichciui in the country. Cadcto Qpartars TUB Memosiai. Status. J. G. Crbimbaw. to , Fatsi- E. N. 80PKIN8 DEUvnuNo AdhuUb. ' I ' hey are large and well ventilated, and in 1 evci-y case there is at least one large outside window. Euiii room is provided with a sfta- ciou.s wardrobe, a comfortable iron double- deck bed, two cl airs, a table with the best student stand electric light, and a mirror. Of course, the rugs and any decorations art furni-shed by the cadet. Each room is wdl heated by either Iml water or steam. Wash basins, which are furnished with hot aiid ccdd nuininjr water at all times, are located on