Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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jAlumni AmocmKoa, ie tfw memory of Wm t ' wor h udah who diad in 1«ie World W»t No. I. •f«lrloi:im no ikam »♦ Wentworth. Ekwy Mdat it taught ftie real iDMiiing t4 our flag, EmIi day, wMi •p priato c«nnmitM Mw Statt and SMpat ai«nrfMr.«rf:t«iHMrf:4Mllli»-« tta fbg h ■«. £ .l . Wm. Bilu. kIo Am • WiiUr I Hw tovpHii Hnwcr •! oat« , twin; •Hl»«U « tlw tbf Ma

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l(tf«Btry W»4poni M J I 1 T A R Y Di:PAHTM£i l MILITARY framing at W«()tM Qrth h«s always baan a tronQ iaature, but it it na«ar paMiiHiKl fo mfsrfere with Hia lfiibolfl5tlr. work of the Acadaitiy, It can be shown, moraover. t military discipline h«t a c addbidly advantageous effect upon danroom weric In recognition df the supiribr miUfary work done at Want- worth, in 1889 the Aeadatny became a post of tiw Missouri National Guard. GradiMtes of the Academy who resided in M . SOtiri, became eligible for commiuions in this organtjatkin. Wentworth has been under the direct supervisien of the War Dapartmant of the United States 6ovemmeflt since 1695. wKen the first active army officer was detailed to the Academy. Now 3 officefs, 4 non-commissioned officers and orte civilian assistant are in charge of military initruction. In addition, the War Depart- ment furnishes around $50,000 worth of equipment to be used for instruction purposes. WentTAcrth is one of the original Honor $ch oo{9 of the United States, the highest rating given by the War tJapartmant. The , Academy has bean a ur f of thia Rasarva Of- ficers ' Traininii Soipc flom 1i» fifw (Hat orgamtMion was eitabiishMl. 4

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AdmanMraHon boUing m I«H «M ihowfi tdrkinq a rap Be of ttw Dm- Icratian of MopondMiea •od CooiMi tut on donafwJ to Wa n lwuftti by tk Ute Mf L. Frod E»«n-., VIcs-PrMMsnt of Emory Bird Thoyor of Kmim CHy. laMiiHiSTBmaiy ULiLmiyG Wl+hln Wenfwoffh ' i Admtnitfrafion Building .«r» handtornely fuf- nished parlors, corridors and recaption roows. Arrkong it« fumiih- mqi and decorationi studenh and gttesh ailka find many articles of interest and rare beauty. H comfOrtebIA ' furnishings amid pMciflil iwnoundingi afford a homdike atmotpii re Whera the mw cactet readily adapts himself to a wlwJetome, ftappy experience. Here In an atmospliere of quiet dignity, every student it privileged to entertain his gu«sts or to spend his leisure rrome f? as governed by his daily schedule. Nooe of the comforts of the modern home have been excluded in W«ntworth ' tplan to provide the finett tram- ing and quartart avai (Above) TiM tr«eftva tboir ' MOili of Iboal.