Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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YESTEHH Y' Above is picfured lhe firsf company ever as- sembled ai Wenlworfh. From fhis humble begin- ning, fhe Academy has marched forward over a 'frail of developmenf lhal has placed il' in lhe fronl ranlc of America's besi' milifary schools. TUDAY The Wenlworfh Milifary Academy of loday is vasfly differenl from +he Wenjrworfh of l88O. From year 'ro year if has enlarged i'rs facilifies, increased iis enrollmenf and changed i+s physical appearance unfil 'rhere is liffle To remind one of Jrhe early days. Numerous modern and aHrac1'ive buildings have been erecfed as lhey were needed. Old buildings have been Torn away when Jrhey were no longer useful. Spacious milifary and afhlefic fields have been added. One of lhe finesi gymnasiums in 'rhe counlry has been builr. Every new merhod in 'reaching 'rhaf has been found definiiely superior +o older rneihods has been adopied. Yei, some of lhe fundamenfal principles fhaf guided 'rhe firsl company are adhered ro iusr as sfriclly foday. 4' 'Officers Froni' and Cenier

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tTi19 Missouri Old Sanfa Fe Trail Marlrer in Lexingfon. i'A Beaufy Spof on fhe Wenfworfh Campus. ST.-IOSIPUI ll ING? N KANSAS CITY OCMUMIIA O SPRINGIIELD The modern, prosperous liffle cify of Lexing- fon is 41 miles from Kansas Cify, The l-learf of America. This proximify makes available by frain, mofor car, bus and air all fhe desir- able culfural advanfages of a large cify wifhouf any of ifs disadvanfages. HISTIJHIII BAIIHEHIIUN Throughouf over half a cenfury fhe Wenfworfh pur- pose has remained unchanged. The ideals which led fo fhe Academy's founding and which have carried if sfeadily forward, shine jusf as brighfly foday as ever: fhe desire fo give each youfh every oppor- funify fo develop fully his own individual personalifyg fhe aim fhaf every cadef shall acquire a lceen sense of dufy and responsibilify, bofh fo himself and foward ofhersg fhaf he shall have fhe menfal and moral power fo malce accurafe iudgmenfs befween righf and wrong and fhe physical power fo sfand by his con- vicfions. These high sfandards have dominafed Wenfworfh for generafions. Buf fo mainfain 'rhem and assure fheir full and confinuous applicafion, if has been found necessary fo limif fhe enrollmenf. Wenfworfh foday is a relafively small school-many fimes larger fhan in I88O, fo be sure, yef small enough fhaf every indi- vidual sfudenf is given fhe privafe affenfion so essen- fial fo his all-'round developmenf. The surrounding counfry affords a wealfh of his- forically imporfanf Civil War sifes and fhe fown of Lexingfon ifself refains much of fhe fradifion of fhe old soufh. l-lere enfhusiasm for fhe reminders of our counfry's glorious pasf is combined wifh The enfhu- siasm for modern advenfure fo promofe fhe rapid de- velopmenf of fhe boy's menfal, moral and physical resources. 'The Hisforic Old Courf House in Lexingfon. Nofice fhe cannon ball near fhe fop of fhe firsf column-fired during fhe Civil War. M sfmzaiav qua: I - I897l 4' Founder of Wenfworfh Milifary Academy. I - I 1- . A Y -n. ..xn... . lI846-I938l 'A' Presidenf of Wenfworfh Milifary Academy from l880 fo I938.

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4 The indoor rifle range where every cacleT learns small arms firing. ILIT!-KHY DEP HTME IUTARY Training aT WenTworTh has always been a sTrong TeaTure, buT iT is never permiTTed To inTerTere wiTh The scholasTic worlc oT The Academy. IT can be shown, moreover, ThaT miliTary discipline has a decidedly advanTageous eTTecT upon classroom work. ln recogniTion oT The superior miliTary worlc done aT WenT- worTh, in I889 The Academy became a posT oT The Missouri NaTional Guard. GraduaTes oT The Academy who resided in Mis- souri, became eligible Tor commissions in This organizaTion. WenTworTh has been under The direcT supervision oT The War DeparTmenT oT The UniTed STaTes GovernmenT since I895, when The TirsT acTive army oTTicer was deTailed To The Academy. This oTTicer, assisTed by acTive non-commissioned oTTicers oT The army, is in charge oT all miliTary worlc. In addiTion, The War DeparT- menT Turnishes around s5o,ooo worTh oT equipmenT To be used Tor insTrucTion purposes. WenTworTh is one oT The original l-lonor Schools oT The UniTed STaTes, The highesT raTing given by The War DeparTmenT. The Academy has been a uniT oT The Reserve OT- Ticers' Training Corps Trom The Time ThaT organizaTion was esTablished. Class in FirsT Aid. 'T-K lnsTrucTions and demonsTraTions in all The lnTanTry Wea pons. 2 i g i'f.'k'Y1x0 '- V p' We ii . fl' 4' ' A T f f, A A ' . Ay ' ' iii3?fm4' f x . 1 1 f .x -, A J T 4. s 5 xg ish I Q iii X 9 ,. Xi,,,l,N.vLi x 5 Sv , V ,. ph K 1 . ,,..-wi KV T 'ella Q' f ' - .. .. .P ' ' ' 5 'Fil 1 f ,ls Q . A A vi , N . l JM' T , ni if' 7 1 Q .-,Q 1 - 4- as - , c -0 a t lk ly., , ,, 'ivh M' ' jig Y V. if 'A 'tu-M ' ,ff SY, 'Ct M J ' ' fan. my -. 'U ' ' - ' ' ,.-5,-.7' 'X iisfg 5 v i .cg . T .1 fxx- if' ' , K,. -,aus-'. 'V' ,ix hi., ! ...vip .s H.. W-L .R ,, wg l- f.' Si. .4 s ' i 'w':kf-'3ff7 -