Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Abov It pIcHmd th« fmt company mar m Miyibtud WanlwcM Hi, ptoitt iHn Kucib -baQtii- iting, AewWy hu rnaicliMl torutrd ovar a Ml of davaoprrcfit that hai placed m Hia ' irt -nn ' i - A-nnr-i ' ; b«tt milif«ry tchoois. W TODAY The Wenfyforth Military Acadwny ofiotfaiy h viitly difforertt from th« W«ntworth of 1 88Q. From yaar to year it Iku mlar Hs fadKfiM, Sncroflwd it -«nrallriitont and chang d ttf piiyiical apptanne until -Hww is Rttla to rwnind one of the early day . Numerous rrwdem and ettracfivs buildings have been erected as they wtfo eeded. Old buildings have been om away when they wefe no longw usefu ' . Spacious mJlitor and attiletic fiolds itave been added. Ooe of the finest gymnasiums in tha country hu bean budt, Every naw method hi taschtng that hat biMri ' Found definitely supertor to older metinxk has been adopted. Yat, some of the fundamental principiat fhiat 9dd0 Hh ' Mt cemfMfiiy «M: acfiwred to ' iuct at strictly tteday. L

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Tke MiHouriOUSMtaFaltii A t»My Spat e i tl» AM HISTORIC BAGliBHO VND ThrougKout over Mi a century fha WonKrarfh pur- ptm ha% romained undianged. The ideals which led to the Acaderrry ' t founding anrJ ».i-i-f- nave carried it steadDy forward, shine just as brightiy today as •vbt: Mm desire to give each youth every epper tunity to develop fkrfly his own individual personality: the aim thaf every cadet shall acquire a keen sense of duty and raipensibility, both to himself and toward others; that he shaN have fhe mental and moral power tc mare accurate udgmanfi befween right and wrong and the physical ppwfr to sterai by his con- yfctlon . These high ctendardt have dominated WenWorfh for generations. But to maintain them and assure their full and co itinuous application, it has been found necessary to limit the enrollrMnt. Wentworth today b a relatively small school — many iimes larger then In 1 880, to be sure, yet small enough that every indi- vlduol student is given the private attenticn sc ajsen f il to htt el- ' round davelopment. Urn surrounding country affords b weaHtt of his- torically important Civil War sites and the town of Lexington itself retains much of the tradition of the old south. Her enthiitiasm for the reminders of our country ' s glorious past is combined with the enthu- siasm for modem adventure to promote the rapid de- velopment of ihe boy ' s nwntali morel and pH ysicel rwKwrce . Vm Klitoric OM C«w« HmiM le NetiM the ommm UU hmt tiw top of Urn Vrit The modem, prosperous little city of Le« ng- i- 41 f ' :rn f. inos ' 5 C of America. This proximity makes flvai.oble by train, motor car, bus and air all the desir- able cultural advantages of a taiq cHy w tilW any of Its disadvantages. |I«II-IS97] 11846-19311 flrirt4iiii| ,ef WeMworth Mltaty

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InttnictbM ' t ' Tlw i irf ay iM . MMg» wfc r» Mwy smM (mcw.«wiI anw IMiig. M I L 1 I A Y n£PilBXM£JX MILITARY -framing af W«ntwoHh hat always been a strong feature, buf it h never permttted mierfere with fha icholastic wfk of the Academy. It can be shdwn, mortwvBr, datsroom worl. In rBcogn;tion of the superior military wort done at Went- worth, in 1889 the Academy became a po$t of the Mi»ouri Nafional Guard. Graduates of tfw Academy who faslded In Mis- Wentworth has been under fhe dlltaci Jupervision of the War Department of the United Stattei Soverriment since 1895. when the first active army officer wat detailed to the Academy. This officer, auitted by active non-commisiioned officers of the army. W 5n charqc- cf sl ' ml ' l sry worlr In addition, th© War Depart- rtient fumishei around $SO,000 worth of equipment to be used for instruction purposes. Weifitworth is oae of the original Honor Schools of rhe United Slates,.t 6 ht W rsirng gmm by the War Department. The Academy has been n unit of the Reserve Of- ficefs ' Training Corps from the time that organiation was as li nieittretiMt. bi «ll the