Kemper Military School - Yearbook (Boonville, MO)

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ne Hundred Years of Growth and Service For over a hundred years Kemper Military School has grown-in cadets, faculty and staff, in acres, build- ings, and equipment, in method, effectiveness, and spirit. Such a school is like a tree. Its 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 one hundred and one years of the existence of Kemper, the past twelve months constitute another peak year in the development and growth of the School. Founded originally as Kemper Family School, the institu- tion later became Kemper Military School. From a hum- ble beginning the School has attained its present magni- tude and today it ranks as one of the great educational institutions of the country. If a school has real vitality, however, its history is a ceaseless 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. f3l Looking to the Future Only recently the School completed a comprehensive survey of its program and equipment in connection with the nation-wide Co-operative Study of Secondary School Standards. The aim was to formulate the needs of a perfectly efficient instrument of education, an institu- tion distinguished at all points. We examined our present condition, clarified, correlated, and listed our aims in the order of their importance. Then we decided bow best to attain them. What the future requires is a further perfecting of what we have, securing better personnel and improved physical equipment adequate to the standards of all- around education on which the School's reputation 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 existence with con- science 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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