Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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YESTERDAY AbGvfr ! t plrtir d th first ccrnpflny s er n L «rbW at Wvtworfh Ft-pm ih j hpnal b r- Fnhi ?r dfvE :r n nl at h. olacta «t in the flan r«™ c r Annpfca ' i bost mFJita y tchcah. The Wentworrh AwJemy pf tcdoy .5 vastly different from fHi We nr worth 61 I B O. F cm year to year it has fltfarged its facilities increased ' H enrollment and changed «H physical appearance until th re Is- IrhHB ta remingi bne of the eor| s days. Njmflrous rnDd T: and arhrrat+ive buHdin tavE? baan erected as th y wira na dad. O ' d bmldrngs- ha- e bean torn away hen they were no Ifrioer i Fyi, Sp c-us miFi+ary and athistic fields h v heerr addtjd. One of the fine Field H uss in he country hai been buNt E ery ne meshed «n teaching that has been r?und definite 1 y lupariur fc o(d» T rrethc-di na baa adopted. Yftt some of the fun aanenrar princes that gyided +He first company --re =adHared tc fust afi stri;t4v today.

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' Miiinuri Did Santa Fu fr l| A taauty Spat »n I he A iM HISTORIC BACKGROUND Throughout over halt ntury the We.nt worth pur- pose- na r mamed unchanged, He fdaa ' -i whith led t c the Acaefemv ' s Founding and which hnvg carried IS FToadlly forward, sVilne [ust 09 brSohtly today a aven tnc desiTe to Qi v-?i Erdch youth every oppor- tunity fo develop fully h« ov indiv)du a£ persona I iry rlw aim [hat every cadet shall acquire Q teen en a of duty end responsibility, bath to himself end fowero ;rhe that he shall have tha mental and moral power ■te mile agfcurate fudgment b twean right s«d wrong. rW tfce physical power to m a by his Can. vidians. Trwe htgri standards Hav demisted Want worth f r operations. But to maintain them and anurtr ike-ir fuH and continuous epp atforv, hes been found necessary to limit the enrollment Wsnrworth today a restively iniall school— many times arao-- than In 1980, o bo sure, yer small enough that every indi vJouaJ student is a?ven the private attention u esssn- fW to ft| nll-Vound development. The surrounding cqtiniry aFf orris a wealth of hii- ' orca ' ly important Civil War 51 to and the town of LeK-n-aton Itself retains much of the tr d ' .tlort t e 0;d south. Hera anthusrasrn for the reminders of our country ' s glorious past 1 combined with the enthu- siasm tor moderrvadvflfitufe 1r promote the rapid de- velopment of frta .boy ' s mental, meal and The HiL+oric Old Court Haut lir Lacingltrt. Metiu tlw unMn balE rw r r lep af Ihe Rfarl Tries modern, prosperous little tity of Lexing- ton 3 41 infos ' from Kansas City. The Heart of Amarica. This pKutEmrty TTiate available by train, motor car, bus and air all the desir- able- eumuraf advantages of a larg city without b ' ny of its disadvantage . Fo«dir«E w wm man (I Eta- 1931)

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thfl rttW iTidedr T [flr r d n ? n whprn -very ctdnt learns Iffl jl m finrtg. MILITARY DEPARTMENT MILITARY rr aifiint] at Wentworth has b en a strong feature since I89S whan the first active army officer as detailed , D Aceideniy but has never been permitted to interfere with scholastic work, Today l-he Reserve Officer Training Corps program |ROTC) at Wentworth jl administered by Regular Army personnel, con- sijtung ol three commissioned pfficers and ti». ngn-cc n missioned officers, whg arc in char go oF instruction. Cad f afe taught me theoretical aspects o the basic fhifltary subieds 1h rough formal classroom type instruction Each Wedges day afternoon during the regular drill pen c-a the ccJc ' i apply rhose fundamentals learned. During the fall end spring ? F eac « school year the cadet corps participates in a Jiold training pro- grurri during the drill oaried. Initially, slress is ptaced an pro- ficiency of the- individual in Such sublets as firs nic physical firnest and individual combat training. Later through instruction in combat formation, battle drM. patroWng and bivouac training, During the Spring h ii Training is culminated when the cadet corps participate in a lie-lcf exercise which includes a tactkaS march a-nd overnight bivouac. Through parHcipaiion in the ftQTC si year Military Schools Drogram, a cadet receives all necessary RDTC training to qualify For a Reserve Army Commission once he has attorned a batca I aureate degree, Wentworrh is proud to be onR c + ' t n -e anginal Kcr.o? Schools of the United States, the highest rating given by tho Department of the Army, A Rril Aid rj E r™mh 4 tign wfcAPONS INSTRUCTION Ph o t P r .li B i my W Individual T ' minq m: Training Patrolling