Kemper Military School - Yearbook (Boonville, MO)

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HISTORY Kemper is by far the oldest boys' school in the West. It was founded by Frederick T. Kemper of Virginia in June, 1844, and has been in continuous existence since that time, a period of eighty years. It is one of the pioneer institutions of the West, coming down through the years, rich in tradition and full of achievement. Its history and development have been contemporaneous with the history and development of the West. Its standards have been the best standards of the time. Its graduates have achieved distinction in business, professional and political life for three generations. They have responded to their training and answered their country's call in time of need from Monterey to the Marne, in peace and in war. Its fixed purposes and its steady growth have been due in no small measure to the fact that it, like other successful schools, has had few changes of ad- ministration. The founder conducted the school for thirty-seven years till his death in 1881. Colonel T. A. Johnston, the present head, has conducted it since that time. He entered the school as a student in 1867, graduated in 1869, and except for the time he spent at the University of Missouri, was associated with Professor Kemper as a teacher until 1881 when he became superintendent. EQUIPMENT With the completion of the new fire-proof barracks in September, 1918, Kemper became one of the best equipped private military schools in America. It has ample accommodation for 400 cadets. There are four large barracks, a gymnasium, a power house, armory and other buildings. The buildings have been erected with a special view to their use, and are commodious and well adapted to the needs of the students. The first Hoors of the barracks buildings are used for class rooms and oflices, and the upper floors for cadets and teachers. The cadet rooms are of even size, and are furnished with a double-deck bed, table, chairs, wardrobe, toilet conveniences, etc. A fac- ulty ofiicer lives on each hall. Each floor is provided with first class toilets and shower-baths. The buildings are heated by steam and lighted by electricity from the school power house. D Barracks, the new fire-proof building, is U-shaped, and 180 feet square. It is probably the largest and best arranged barracks building in America. It will accommodate over 200 cadets. The space between the wings is one story high, and contains the mess hall, a spacious room without obstruc- tion of columns, with ample seating capacity for 500. An assembly hall, 38x87 feet, occupies the first floor of the west wing. A considerable portion of the basement is turned over to the drawing tables, benches, lathes, and forges of the manual training department. P N

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AxnMPnnmM1L1TARYmsci1ooL . ,-' X!! V ,V7f,.TI,,. X Z!! I ' V' ' 1 1 If Y V. V h If iff, X ,I X by ,- A , 4, 3' -f ?- In lg I P If ' , 'a f , N ,' f 1. I, I .fl View of Buildings From Lake A Barracks is a commodious three-story building erected several years ago. The first iioor and basement contain most of the class rooms, laboratories, agid the library, and the upper floors accommodations for cadets and faculty o cers. B and C Barracks form another large U-shaped building with quar- ters for cadets and teachers on the upper floors, the main floor being used for class rooms, music rooms, the quartermaster's store, the tailor shop, radio room, post office, superintendent's and principal's ofiices, and the school par- lors. The superintendent and his family occupy a portion of this building as a residence. The school grounds com- prise over thirty-four acres of rolling land, well set in trees and grass. They contain a lake of nearly two acres, fur- nishing skating and swimming in season, two of the best fields in the State for football and baseball, target-ranges, tennis courts, parade-grounds, ' a quarter-mile track, etc. CSee insert in back of cataloguej 4.4 .I if f ivs.. '..i,Z.-V -'. ,, Pagv Elcvvn