Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Abow U p:cture i thn fM Mfn|»Miy vwir m- .MRibM at W«ntwof h, Fram thli humbls bvqin- ifim , Mm Ac«ei nty h«i m«rdMd (ohratd ovsr a trail of davatopmant ttict hai piscad il in the • T ' 111 of Ano ' icai b« ♦ mHilHy kIwmII ' TUDAY The Wentworth Mlli+Ofy Academy of today is vasfiy different •frcn the Werrtworfh of 1 880. From year to year it ha enlargsd its facilities, incrsased Hs mroBrranf md ciwnged its physical is liHIe to ratmnd one of ifw eoriy days. Nunierous madern and attraetivs buildings hava baen erected as they were needed. Old buildings have been torn away when they were no lonqe- j ' s fuf. Spacious military and athletic fields have been added. One oi the finest gymnasiums in the country has been built. Every new method in teaching that has been found dafinitaly superior to older methods: has bean adopifsd. Yat, sa ne of the fundamental pnnciplM thaf Quided- -ltrst- ee««ipany «i

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' Tht Miiswri OU SWa Fa TraS MtiiirliUi l iil l li ifc A Baatrty Spot on tKo Wanhrertli CampiN. AW HISTORIC BACfiGHOUIiD Throughout over half a century the Wentworth pu ' - pose hfts remained unchanged. The ideals which led to the Academy ' s founding and whic fits e c-imed it steadily forward, shine just as brighlly today as ever: the dasSra fo gtv each youth every oppOt tunfty develop folly his! own individual personality: the aim that every cadet shall acguire o deen sen$e of duty and responsSritity, both to himself and toward othets; that he shall have the mental and moral power to make occurafo judgments between right and wrong and tiw jj tyslcal power fo stand by ins coq- victioni. These high Standards have dominated Wentworth for generatioot. Butfo maint ain th«m and assure their full and co-tnjcj ' i aoplication, it has bean found necessary to limit the enrollment. Wentworth today is a relatively small school — many times larger than in IMO. fo W iiti«,.yet sffial anough iitat every indi- vidual student Is given the private attailKiim eo Mian ♦iai to his all- ' round dovelopment. The surrounding country affords a wealth of h k torieaRy important Civil War sites and the town of Lexingfon Itself retains much of the tradrtion of tha old south. Here «nthusiasm for the reminders of our country ' s glorious past is combined with th« enttiu- siasm for modem advenforalo prampte the rapid de- velopment of Hit; Itifyk aiMfol, mpijai .«n|d j hy resources. The modem, prosperous little city of Lexing ton is 41 miles from Kansas City, The Hearf of America. This proximity makes available by train, motor car, bus and air all the desir- able cultural edvantagM of a larg« city without, any 1 n Tll HillarSe OW I ' l Hc uie In Lexipqton . tiM CfMWM ball nmu (ba top ef the fint fminiir if WMlwarlit l (ia46-IV3«| lihvUmA sf Wantworth MIBtary Acadamy (rom 1880 to 1938.

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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