Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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- P«MaliMi ii no tlMni «f WtnhreHii. Mdt Ei iaufht the real mamiBq of our IU9. Each d«y, wItK appropriate carvmoaioh the Start aad SMpw ar failed mi ivumni on Hw tottv Ik tmM •bM« t»tt iln i miiw Mi« at Mt fl 9 It MvtUi.WM. I l« . »)» Am :a,te w hi»r In tW iiif« uii Mt a f of epMe Wliwi, !•«• •! «• Nmv. Ikt hntar il tt|«k Mt M..a afar HM iTlM

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J ' TlM,lBiloof fifli mtpv wl)if9 vcty cvdit iMnw mpmI nii firli9||i: MILL I 1 A Y DEPAHTMEJVI MILITARY fraininq at WenfwoHfi has always been a strong feafure, but if Is never permiited to Interfere with the scholastic woHc of ihe Academy. It can be shown, moraovsr. that military dsclplnio h « d« i(|ec $dW«M«gaPM « classroom work. In recognition of the superior military work done Went- worH), in 1889 the Academy became a pod of the Missouri National Guard. Graduates of tfia Acadamy who mtdtd In Mi «iBUfi, became eligibia ' for o mStribmt Iii ihts orgaidntton. Wentworth has been under the direct supervision cf t ic Wt P partment of the United States Government »nce 1895, when lie first active army offiar was deteiled to the Academy. This ofRcer, assrstad by active norHMinMtitiened offleiilsisf the army, is in charge of all mSifary Wori. In addit nr the War Depart- ment furnishes around $50,000 wortii of equipment to be used for instruction purposes. Wentworth is one of the original Honor Schnr: of fhe United Statn, the highest rating given by the War Cilipartment. The Academy has been a unit of the Reserve Of- ficmi Training Corps from th» tirm that orgaflization was

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In tMi vi«w of th« mtin lobby of ihm Adfflin! fr (ioii bulldbiq e d«h ar ihpjm MMrinq • rtpRM of the Dae- ynMtA t wrf ipa ro fanco ana CamN. UfB Mr. L Fr«a Evanir Vtc«.P Md««l J WTth[n Wantworth ' t Adrnrnisfr fion BuiMInq at« handnnwly fat- ntshed parlors, corridors and recepHon rooms. Among its fumtsh- ings and decoration;; itudorts and guests alike find rnany articles of interest and rare beauty. Its comfortable furnishings amid peaoeful surroundings afford a honwiils atnKisphere where the n«w cadet rMdify adapts himself to a whoietorne, happy experience. Here in an atmosphere of qutat dtgnity, svsry student is privileged to enfertnin Y ' . ' , oue5+s or tc r rq ( , .-,ts gj governed by his daily ichedule. None uf the ccrr-ic-rts ot fhe modern home havie been excluded in Wentworth ' s plan to pravjde the f»r e5t froin- totgaod cpwrfars avetlable. (Above} T ie cemar of one of ie al tkMT guastk