Kemper Military School - Yearbook (Boonville, MO)

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inet -Seven Years of Growth and Service For nearly a hundred years Kemper Military School has grown-in cadets, faculty and staff, in acres, buildings, and equipment, in method, effective- ness, and spirit. Such a school is like a tree. lts usefulness depends upon its continuous growth. School records, like the rings of a tree, calibrate variations in growth. In some periods this growth is luxuriantg in others, sparse. And, like a tree, a school's steady growth puts down tenacious roots deeply into the earth and sends forth glorious branches into the sun to bring refreshment to the hearts of generations of men. A Long History of Progress Of the ninety-seven years of the existence of Kemper, the past twelve months constitute one of the peak years in the flourishing growth of the School. Founded originally as Kemper Family School, the institution later became Kemper Military School. From an humble beginning the School has attained its present magnitude and today it ranks as one of the great educational institutions of the country. lf a school has real vitality, however, its history is a ccaseless evolution and progress may not be left to a blind natural selection, it must be directed. Its work must be based upon a principle of growth. Looking to the Future The School has recently completed a compre- hensive survey of its program and equipment in con- nection with the nation-wide Co-operative Study of Secondary School Standards. Its aim was to formu- late the needs of a perfectly efficient instrument of education, an institution distinguished at all points. We examined our present condition, clarified, corre- lated, and listed our aims in the order of their im- portance. Then we decided how best to attain them. What the future requires is a further perfecting of what we have, securing better personnel and im- proved physical equipment adequate to the standards of all-around education on which the School's repu- tation must rest. The welfare of the boy is always paramount. What we build must be devoted to the end of raising our real work to still higher levels of distinction. On no other basis can we justify our continued exist- ence with conscience and sincerity. The buildings and campus of Kemper described and illustrated in this viewbook are worthy to be cherished in the memories of generations of young men. In this delightful environment Kemper cadets lead a normal, healthy, student life.

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