Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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YESTERDAY Abovs it picturad th« tint comptny m- teoibtod at WtntworHi. Ftom thii htirpH- Le -j ■ ring, he Au my hai mardMci iorward over « irall of dovelopnivit that hn pttctd H tit Aw freni nnk of Amaricc ' t 1 «f mttlaty kbadk W TODAY Ti n Wenfwor+k Military Aeademv of today b vastly d ' fferent from tho V untworfh of 1880. From yMr fo y«ar it hat sniarged iti facilitiat, Inoufed Us enrollment and changed Hs physical appearance until there Ss lft)4e to remind one ofllw early days. Numerouc modem and attractive bulldtngt have been e«ecfed as they were needed. Old bulldingf have been torn away when they HV9 no longer u»ful. Specious military and athiofic fields hove been added. One of the finest gYrnr«a5iums in ttie country hat been built. Every new method in teaching that has been ' ' found definitely Eupenor to otder method hat been itdofited. Yei, -fome of the fundementel principles tliit ' |ttitfMi(: i»-4ii ««.

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• TIm MiwMrl OU Swito F« Trali AN HISTORIC BACKGROUND Ti - ij -ui over half a century fha Wenfworth pu ' - fjt-i ' j -a; icmoined unchanged. The ideal which led to Acadetny ' s foundinq and which have carried it steadily forward, shine lust as brighHy tp ey as ever: the desire to giva each youth every oppor- tunity to develop fully his own Individual personality; Km dtm ikif every cadet shall acquire a Veen sense of duty and responsibility, both to himself anc tr w s-i ' others; that he shall have t)w mantBl and moral power ' to :,e ccu iia fa |ud9nwot byht eefl right and vjctioni. These high standards have dominated V ent worth -for generations. But to maintain them and assure their full end continuous apptlcaKon, li hat bean found necessary to limit the anrollmenf. Wentworlh hM itiy is a relatively small school— natiy times larger than in 1 680, to be sure, yet imall enough thaf every indi ktudent h given tiie private tAmmt WSfilfi tiel to hit all- ' round development. The surrounding country aftcydi a wea th his- torically important Civil War sites and the town of Islington itself retains much of the tradltioo of the old south. Here enthusiasm for the reminders of oflt country ' s glorious past is comb ' nad with ihe enthu- siasm for modem adventure to promote the rapid de- velopment of 1he boy V mitntal, ma «l and pihyuqil Tne modern, prosperous RtMe city of LflUBngr ton is 41 miles from Kansas Oty, The Heart, of America. This proximity makes avaiteble by train, motor car, bu$ and «lr all the desir- able cultural advantages of o lorgn) city without any of Its dItsdvantAget. Thm Hiiteric Old Court Hoom in Luinqton. NoHet tht cwnon b«fl natr th» tap ef tha first (ISII-IWT) (IB46-I93SI Ae«J»fry fr-jTi 1830 (o 1938-

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flw new if 4Mr rM9« taliar ovary c«d«4 le«nn a« wnw firing. MILITARY DtP lHTMENT MlUTAR-f Iratnirjg at Wentwortfi has been a-ihwig feature »NM 1895 when the first active army officer wat detailed to Hie Academy but has never betnptmMti to.intorfsre with scholastic work. Today tf» Re»ry» Officer Training Corps progrom 1 T at Wentwortf) is admmtjtered by Regular Army per«5r nel, cyn itilttng of three cofmissiooftd offieart and ■five non onwnii| j t officer , who are in cHarq- nl instruction. Cadets are taught the theoretical atpecfi of the basic (ttlHteiry subjects through formal classroom type instruction. Each Wod»e»- day afte -iocn during the raqulaf drill period t e : ..j. ••. HtCse fundamerrtais teamed. During the fah and ip- r.g .. c- u n school year the cadet corps participates in a field traininq pro gram during the drill period. Initially, stress is plorod or pro- ficiency of the individual in such subjects as fifit eid. pnyiieal fitneis and ir div dua combat training. Later through instruction in contbat formation, battle drill, patrolling and bivouac training; During the spring this training ii culminated when tbeudet corps participatas in a tfM txmn$»» whidb {(wMm a .ind tmrch and overnight bivouac. Through participation in the ROTC six year Military Schools protjram, a cadet receives all necessary ROTC trnining tn 1 ' , for a Reserve Army Commitsion once he has attained a bacca- laureate degree. Wentworth is proud to be one of ♦ti-- n- (- if or Schools of the United Statat. the highest ' atlng - . ' .r, L tnc Dapartnu nt of ftMiAnny. A Fint Aid Dt«noratr«tlaii WEATONS INSTRlCnON MyiScatiCeMtMt P f al t o h e cy T««l