Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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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.

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WEN TWQKTH MILITARY ACADEMY .Aii w w« ' yqwWi w WtM vimi tB WiurMnr Ac»nnnr BtMani BUILDINGS LL the buildiuga of the Acad- emy are eonstracted of brick and stone with the excc-plion of Marine HalL The build- in -ra have an been designed for their present ise Jiiid hey are thoroughly adequate and well suited for Dsea to which they are put. They ikk heated by steam and hot water. Marine HaQ is a building constructed alonir the lines of the cantonment buildings with such added refinements as are best suited to its use he re. It has hardwood floors throughout, and comfortable cadet rooms. The Groaods The jrrounds, consisting of fifty acres, arc clevfilt ' d. well drained, covered with a rich growth oi ) lue jrrns.s, and adorned with shade trpes. This jrur, WVntworth riace for athletic fields and Uciiiliesi iuv carrying ID GROUNDS on all brandies of athletics with students of all agsa. . It also gives ample room for the Cadets ' Quarter The rooms are designed for two boys taeh. They are comfortable and well ventilated. and in evrry case there is at least one large outside window. E ch room is provided with a wardrobe, a comfortable iron double deck bc i. two chairs and a table with stu- dent stand electric light. Of course, the rugs and any decorations are furnished by the cadet. Each room is well lieated by either hot water or steam. Wa h basins, which are furnished with hot and cold running water at ail times, are located on the various floors, making them very convenient to each room. The toilets are also convenient to every room and they are of modem and sanitaiy design. Every precaution with re —17—