Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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ENT 70KTJH[ MILITARY ACADEMY lir im- Muic The school offers exceptional opportunities to boys who have musical talent in its band, ordiestra, and jr ' ' ' Frequently during paat years the Aaidemy Band lias been called upon to furnish music in parades in Kansas Tity and ii.arl y .•itics, and in ex- ecution and appearance it did not suffer in comparison with the large professional bands ippwring on the same ()cc:ll ion.s. The Qrehestra plays for chapel, receptions anA dancea. From time to tbne solo ntnn- bers arc eiven and the.eotll!B «|n i munity sinirri p. uassar ' Personalities Developed While the discipline at Wentworth is firm it is not at all harsh. Ytaey UtUe punishment of any litiil necessaiy. The punishment that is aligned is always of a military na- ture and not the kind which will in any way humiliate a hoy. Students who cannot be handled witliout jdiysiaU compulsion are sent home. The aim of tho di ' ciplinary department is the development of personalities. Hence a great deal of responsibility rests on the students themselves. Students are allowed considerable freedom in regard to their per- onal conduct and there is no elaborate or rigid set of rules. Many cases of disci- pline are handled by the students themselves and the conduct of the student body is tiie result of popular sentiment rather than of an oppressive system of regulations. In short the plan of Wentworth has as its object the developing of American citi) zena — men who are mentally alert, phys| Ically sound, and courageous enough to take prominent parts in the educational, religjoin conmterdal and physical life of thdr-cnnii f)iMiiBf!iif ' ' 1fPt)$apil iiiiw

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VENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY Work in die During bid weatber, wImb it ia iinpoMible to have oiitHonr driU much of the drill period b devoted to gymnaaiton work. Thia work it very interesting and hl| boiefidal for physical development. The jrvmnasiiim is open at all times and during recreation houra IIHW7 of the eadeta find prafitaUo tiliiaiiiMm in boxing, wrestling, and worliing on ttit gyaaMMdm Apparatus. SoeU Liie The sodal Hfe of the Academy is abund- antly adequate to give the students the recre- ation, culture, and ease of numner wliich protwrly go with a good education. Parties and entertainments are given at intervals at such times as not to interfere with the regular work. The spirit of chlv- i l it i.rallv lUTomimnii ' s military training and the i earing of the cadets in social coo tact ia alwajra a matter for favorable eom nMBt. ' —18—

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E NTWORTH MILl T A R Y AC A D EM Y LOCATION Mm lEXINGTON is the county seat of Lafayette county. It ha» a IKtpulation of about 6.000 and is well equipped with excellent Store boildings, public edifiom, handnoBe reaidenefls and broad streets. It has excellent systems of electric light, waterworks, gas and sewerage. Some two hundrad and tea feet above tbe river, the kt- eation is a fanMitifill and lisiddifiil a «bd be found. On one of tixe bluffo of the river not far from where Wentworth Military Academy stands was fought the battle of Lexington, which was an important battle of the late Civil War. Lexingrloii is .in old town and its population includes many of the oldest and most cultured ftonilies of the state. The cndets are then Tore throWK. :!l|4th; nj Sttdd people in their s icii Ufa. The town is j i-t fo)-ty-two milfs from Kansas City. It is ea ily reached by two branches of the Missouri Fadfic and tiie main fine of the Santa Fe and the Wabash, of whkh the L exington station Is Henrietta. whan Lexingfton buses meet aB trains. liOC- ington i- . ' n iji ways 20 and l. of the Missouri syttlcm and two bus lines operate over the luird surfaced road between Lwing- ' t(i9i.4tad) Kaasa Th9 Cliouite Lexington is located in central Ifissonri. 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 sloisrhing, and at the sanM time it is mild enough not to subject the students to the rigors of a more northern localKy, The cadets can be out of doors ooadfOMI ] ticalljr «U of, the school year.