Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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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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YESTERDAY AfaoM h picttirad Ihe f ' rit company tf tr «- MOiUmI 4( WaMworth. Fnan thii humiit iMgIn ' idnfli 4h« AcadeiT y has mgrch»d forvard ovsr a (nil of dMbpment Hw hm placad it In tha Ths WaniworHi Mil ' itary Acfldamy ( f foday it varily diffiMnt from the Wentworih of 1 680. From year to year if has enlarged ih faciiiHe% increased its enrollment and changed its physical aopearance until t+ie ' o it little to remind one of Hw early days. Numeroui modem and attroctiva facitldingt have been erected es they were needed. Old buildings have been torn away when Hiey were no longer useful. Speeioio niJIrtary end athletk fields havet be«yi edded. One of the finest gymnatiunr)s in the country has been built. Every new method In teaching that has been found definitely superior to older methods has been adopted. Yet. some of the fundamental principles that guided the first company are odheMd to {uct as itii(;tly May.

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