Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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YESTEflDAY ' Abova it pichired tfift Uni compwiY Mr M t«mblad at Wnn ' wor ' K Frofn tWj humble b«gitt- ftlfig, fini Acadeiry hai Tiarchad forytttd ovar a |N of d !vabpm«nl ttiaf hat pl«oarf H to -tfw Wrt rani o A nar!c» ' i bail mlBtory lidbaob. W TODAY The Wentworth M ' litory Acodefry of today is vastiy different from the Wentworth of 1880. From year to year it has enlargftd it facilities, increosed snrollment and cha- ged its physical appaarancA unfi) fhani is llftio to remmd one of tha aarly days. Numerous modem and attractitfef buildingt koim tfaiMn exacted as thay warn needed. Old buildings have bem torn away when they wera nc I -ut u « ' uI. Spacioui military and atUefic fields hovo been added. One ot the finest gymnasiums in the tounfry has been built. Every new method in teaching that has been found definitely superior to older methods has been adpplad. Y(E ; tome of Hm fundamental principles tfcet q HM itf» : ' iBtti » l| » H» w

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Tlw Mmuri OU S«iit« F Trc A iMufy Spot on fha HISTORIC BACK 6 ROUND Throughout over hali a cerrtury the WentwOrth pur- pose Km rsrnaSnfid unchanged. The Ideals which led • • Academy ' t founding and which have carried it itcadily forward, shine ]uii as brighfly today as ever: the desire to give each youth every oppor- tunity to develop fully bis own individual personality; the aiTi i iat every cadet s lal ' acquire fi Vrsirti ss-ise - f duty and responsibility, both to himself and toward others; that he ihell have the iDentet and mofoi power to melte accurate {udgment between right end wrong and the phyiicfll poMMr to staind by hii ton victions. These high standards have doffAiefiki Werttworth ' h r generations. BvMo nwrnfain thenn end assure their full and continuous application, if o ' . been found necessary to limit the enrollment. Wentworth today B e reletlvely smell school — nnany times larger then in IfflO. to be sure, yet smell enough that every Iniifti vidual student Is given the prlvate aftMHon jn eiMM ' tia) to his all- ' round development. The surrounding cduntry affords a wealth of his- torically Important Civ9 War tites end the town of Lexington Itself retains much of the tradition of the old south. Here enthusiasm for the reminders of our country ' s glorious past is combined wifti the enthu stasffl for modem adventure to promote the rapid d»- vfllopment ef that btlft ' fflof i ilM ycied resources. ♦The HIttwic Old Cewt Houm ie NMiee the canaeii bal iwar the lop elite AM ierfuwii Brtil H» CM Wab The modem, prosperous little city of Lexii 9r. !on is 41 mites from Kames CHy. ' The HaOft -f Amenca. Tl-is proximity makes svailabia ny train, motor car, bus and tir all the deslN ble cultural odvantagetof a tar cHy MffthHit [1811 1197) PrMid«iil of Wtntworth mkuf Ac« » my (fom ISM le I9M.

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T(w Mnor riti Mug whara «wfy ««M iMnwamll «|in» firing. MILITARY D E P A R T M E i T MILITARY training oi WentwortK Kas alway, f 96n a ttrong feature, but it it oever parnnticKj tu intmieie with th . scholotflc work of ttw AcodBmy. It can b» ihown, mor«ov«r» that military ditciplte»1«it» to thrfly «i| on. elai iic ctff woffc. In recoqni ' -ior ' tKi- !.upe ' ' ' or military work done at Went- worth, in 1889 the Academy b«cama a post of the iuouri National Guard. Groduatn of tha Acadamy who ruided tn Mw- tqv i beicama aiCgibIa for sonHTUcrionf m thh organsatlon. Wantwprtt) hat bean under the direct suparvltion of the War Oepartmant of tha Unifad States Government lirtce 1895, when the first active army officer was dataSlad to tha Academy. Now 3 officers, 4 non-commissioned officers end orte civilian ossistsnt are in cliarqc of r- litary Instruction. In addit ' or ' lu- War Depart Riaht furnisries around $50,000 worth of equiprr ent to be used for imtniction purposes. Wantvyorth is one of the origiinal Honor Schools of the United States, the highest rating given by the War Department, The Academy has been a unit of tha Rasarve Of- ficers ' Training Corps from the time that or anizatSoa wM