Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Top RoW: Ririrmt. llAMMtxs. Ku.-tciii;k. Hm.i,. M Mk.M ' . Mlilillr Ki.tt l im.r . f ' . lux km. fUni, 1 UKK. SMtod: V«x«TMA)«. Spatz, Luts. Kkcwlne. Moork. Siresters and the school W lette» are awarded cadets placlnir on any of the varsity athletic tfanip. Han (Ui ' ts and other awards Hre givea a occasion ariii«;tt. Uold iunblems KTB generally furnished to ConlereBce 6hainpioiiship teama. Mpmbors of company tpam arc allnwcd to wear Uieir company l ttci-t and Huitable tkwarda are givtte wisning company teama. In Track the custoniaiy medals and nijis are presented in the various nieets in which the teama compete. The Academy annually offers a cup to the be- all around athlete and a silver medal for the Meond plaea. Tl»e Athletic aeetion of the catalog fur- niilMiB further information concerning aOlMtic awuniH and the VV Club, which is composed of all cadeta winning letters in one «v mora of the na or aporta. . R. CONKLIN. STEINHfgniffiR. CXKWS, EtXIS, LAKDON, K . HvMTiiMAN, (kJouMAN, MiLucK, R., Good, Cas- V, I., UoNNtn, J. T„ BukNroao. BAyusa, Hau, H. CbataelMr A gold medal is annually of fered to the student having the highest record in deportr ment for the year. A silvw nadid IsiMwdid for the second place. Students having superior standing in de ptH tment are announced by the rommandant at the close of each six weeks ' grade period and these students may wear service bars on their unifoiTns to indicate- their slandingr- Suitable privileges are granted the»e cadets.

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tioi swirt mvumi mmm MMwnwtf geiwMit caMr, t.PB«M wai mi aoiwwir; SMlMfii SiiUnttl Host, WAuniii. Gtaci A. « P»nia BMia. K. At tlio closf of eiich flix wpfks itrrado period idl studtfiiLs having su| eriur standi ti$r iti achoUrship are announced by tin- Wl-.ji ai Chapel and throusfh the columns ot the school paper. The Trumpeter. Such students arc accorded special privileges and m y wear the Academy Coat of Anna on the lapels of their unifojms. The Colonial DaniiV ' ' t-iii li l ar nt ' ft r a ipold medal for the Best Patriotic Essay t or which all eadets may eompete. The Dnuglitors of the American Uevnlution Annually offer a gold medal to tli.e student havinir the highent grade In American HiBton ' . Medals or aultabie awards are offered for st)|i4«nta who are auperior in orttory and MiEtary Cadets who are apixiinted to military of- fice wear insignia to designate their posi- tioiiH and are accorded suitable privUegea. Students muflt be proficient in aeholarship in Older to tuMi otSm A ffi l(I medal is annually offered tn the ( aptaiii of thi ' IJcst Corii|Kiiiy ah dftoimined liy general efficiency throughout fhe year. A silvt r medul is presonttd tht First IJeu- tciiatit and a iMorizu tueUal lu lite Second Lieuttnant. The (- ' Hplain of thf Hcst Drilled Company is presented willi a sabre and the Lieutenants are awarded other prizes. Bronze medals are furnisluK) to the I ' est R. O. T. C. Students of the first, second, third, and fourth year elaaaita in miUtirf science and tactics. The General George B. IJuncan gold medal is annually offered to the atudaat writing tfct liest niilitarj- e iy. A gold watch has annually been offered by the Spencer Printing Company of KaoMf City. Hitaoari, for the cadet having tti« highest score in rifle marksmanship. Sharpshooter and Marksnuuiship badge may be won by studenta meeting the Govem

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€urp Dum approach to LtuiNu-rox Bbidck SCHO LASTIC AND MILITARY RECOGNITION wa-s lukoii a» lliR thirty third annual moptiny of the Association held in Chicajjo, March 15-16. 1928. It may interest you tu know that similar recognition was extended to more than two thooMind aecondary achook in the twenty aitalm iB theMortiL Cent ciation. The Academy lias been accredited |ai yems 7«ar« by tfa« Association. Junior Collce Work Accredited The work oJ the Junior College department has been carefully planned aeeording to the specifications of the University of Missouri and therefore uf the leading universitieii in all states. This department Ik regularly in- ' spected by the University Junior ( ' (iilege in- spection tMMtrd representing the stiindards of the Association of American I ' niversitiea and all ootirses have been accredited. Any eredita received may, therefore, be trans- lad Mflaaing of McmbenMp is Am Nordi Central AwociaHnii of Collai»S the Secondary SdMols Memberskip. The membership of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools is composed of the leading colleges jBind pr B|MM3ltairy schppji) in twenty atatcs. Standard, the 9tMai i .l0 Mie A.sso- ciation for the Seeondaiy ' SehoolB ]■ that the carrienluni aiiall be broad enough and the .-fl jeeta thoroughly enony.-l, t. U ' ' :t aMir ly to prepare the stodent who gruduate fur the best colleges and universities in thia cotmtry« including the ( ' lovemment igjlBlwlfij Wirt Point and Annapolis. inspectont. The Association maintains a mMUrd of Inspectors, the- memWr. ' of which, bgr means of written reports and personal inspection, keep in close touch with the woric of r:n li vchool and make a report of their observation to the Ansociation each year. If the work of any school is not up to the required standard, this school is ijif cdonM, dropped from the Ass(x;iation. Extract from Prtwidenl ' a loiter: We take great pleasure in informing you fh;it your school has Iw ' t ii [ilj i:-cd on II. i- aii- i pjoved list of the . orti) C entral Association of CpUcfes and Secondary Schoda for the ilieiiod jMidfi Ifsi Th|S! •e jirjn e and Meaning «! meal Supervision Wentworth ia directly supervised by the War Department of the United Slalea Gov- ernment. An active army officer. aBsisted by an active army non-commissione d officer, charge of the military instruction. Fifty thousand dollars ' worth of equipment Is fimdahed the Academy by the War De-