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July 19, 1909.
A Splendid School
For Boys
The Kearney Military Academy
THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.
T"or the purpose of providing a thorough
preparatory training for college or for
business for boys and young men at a mod
erate price and under the best influences,
this sohool was founded by Bishop Graves
In 1891
The academy commends Itself to parents
desiring; for their boys a school e .sly
reached In a country unequalled for Its
healthy climate and one In which, while .
very care is taken to provide all equip
ments essential to the proper instruction
and well being of the boy, and such as may;
, be found In the best schools of Its type,
nonessentials are kept down In order to
allow the management to put the fees at
such a moderate price as to be within tie
reach of all.
The discipline and Instruction are of ths
blghest order, the boy Is taught to worlc
from right motives, every proper effort Is
made for his comfort and happiness, and
the fact Is never lost sight of that mere
proficiency In studies is no more Important
than the development upon right lines ot
the boy's character; and this is the mors
readily done as the school Is not so 1-irgs
In numbers but that every boy must corns
Into Intimate personal relationship with th
principal and Instructors.
The academy Is pleasantly situated In the
valley of the Platte, about a mile and a
half from the city of Kearney, a station
on both the Union Pacific and Burlington
railroads. The location Is an unusually
healthy one and the distance from town
sufficient to insure freedom from Infection
in case of the outbreak of an epidemic.
The buildings are large, commodious and
tn good condition. Kearney hall, the main
building, is built of brick, four sturie
high and contains the rooms of the head
master and family, study hall, office and
dining room, recitation room, sick room an 1
quarters for teachers and twenty-two of
the younger cadeta.
lwls hall, which has been almost en
tirely remodoled in the interior this ye.ir,
contains the gymnasium, a large, well
lighted room with about 2,000 feet of floor
space, completely equipped with apparatus
horlsontal and parallel bars, traveling
rings, trapeae, etc. One end has been
specially prepared for hand ball. There is
a shower bath with hot and cold water
and dressing room in connection. Here are
also the carpenter s shop and the black
smith's shop for the department of manual
training, the chemical and physical labora
tories and the chapel.
Cochran hall, the main dormitory, con
tains quarters for forty cadets and two
masters. Each cadet has a room to him
self, heated by steam and furnished with
the usual bedroom furniture and bedding.
It Is the Intention of the founder of this
school that nothing shall be left undone
that can help to make the work more effi
cient. In this connection attention is called
to the following alterations and additions
COMPANY AND MA TV PTTILPTNn
made during the present year: Electric
lights throughout all the buildings, en
largement of the workshops and chemicil
laboratory, additional and more convenient
bathing facilities.
The grounds, twenty-five sere In extent,
are level and afford excellent facilities fur
drill and for the various forms of ath
letics so essential to a complete education.
Ample space Is given for foot ball, base
ball and tennis, together with a small but
good golf link.
Long experience has shown that a system
Of discipline, senil-mllltnry in character is
most efficient in cultivating the essen
tial habits of
obedience,
prompt ness
p u n c t u ality
and neatness.
Regularity of
routine incul
cates a me
thodical habit,
which the ca
det soon ap
plies to all
branches o f
his work, thus
becoming
better and
more efficient
student. The
daily drill of
the school pro
vides a regular
physical exer
cise which
ehows Its effect)
in better,
health, a mors
rorrect carri
age and In
creased men
tal aptitude,
while prompt
submission to
authority
teaches habits
of e I f-restraint,
and
the exercise of
It a proper
sense of per
sonal responsi
bility. The fact
that the disci
pline I s a
means and not
an end Is nev
er lost sight
of, thus avoid
ing as far as
puHMimo the
danger of
nuking a per
formance o f
duties mechan
ical. For the pur
poses of dlclpllne and for Instruction in
infantry tactics the cadets are organized
into companies, each company be
ing commanded by a cadet officer, who Is
under the direction and supervision of the
commandant of cadets. The officers ere se
lected from those cadets who have the best
record for study, conduct and soldier-like
deportment. Length of attendance at the
academy Is not a necessary qualification to
enable a cadet to receive an appointment.
During the year the cadets have been
divided Into two companies, officered by
a captain, first and second lieutenant, three
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sergeants, thrrs corporals and a musician.
An Important fact, which shoukl not bS
omitted In this sketch, Is the efficiency of
the teaching corps. They are fitted by
training, experience and travel for the
work which they are successfully carrying
on. Bach is a specialist In his department
and the work accomplished by the students
Is abundant proof of It. There Is no hurry,
there Is no half-understanding of a subject,
and the patient, persistent mastery of ths
work In hand Is looked upon as an essen
tial part of the training which Is a lead
ing feature of the school.
Thus equipped and thus officered ths
academy finds Itself In a position In whloh
It can offer Its students advantages whlcB
the bent public school can never c'.alm ths
best course of study, the best teaching and
a home life and an Influence which can
not be surpassed. From this last the stu
dents are never freo From morning until
night and from September until June ths
home Influence never slackens. The best
ordered home Insists no more strenuously
for personal attention to the requirements
of cleanliness In self and Its surroundings
than the academy. The untrained boy may
bring to the table the habits which a car
less home life have allowed, but these ars
corrected. His language drops Its mis
takes under tho conn t ant watchfulness of
the teachers, who, lino upon line, precept
upon precept, here a llttlo and fhere a little,
often work wonders In the boy committed
to his care. He In taught to stand and sit
erect, to hold up his head and to look men
In the face, and after the lesson has been
taught It Is followed up until It has fas
come a dally practical reality.
Th real trouble comes when the cadet
begins to practice here the vices which
too many homes permit. Profanity must
be stopped. Vulgarity In speech and action
must cease. Lying and underhandedneas
must be given up. Tobacco Is not allowed
and all habits which prevent wholesome
living and wholesome thinking must bo
changed.
To accomplish this tho Kearney academy
does not resort to violence. "Kindness Is
, greater than violence; God la love," and If
this last should fall, the academy Is no
place for that kind of a boy the risk Is too
great and the results too disastrous. This
is a conclusion of the whole matter. Ths
I Kearney Military academy has for Its aim
' and purpose a home school which shall
bring to bear upon its boys a rigorous
training, morally, mentally and physically,
with the single thought of making men of
them, ready and eager to do the work that
the world demands of American manhood
and of American citizenship. With Its lim
ited means It has so far been able to real
ise Its ldeala With these means Increased,
as It hopes that they will be, It Is conn
dent of correspondingly Increased results.
Progress of Work on the Omaha Auditorium
HTE cuts here presented were made
from photographs of the Omaha
Auditorium taken July 8. The
wider view of the two was taken
from Howard street, east of Four
teenth, catching the northeast corner of
the building and giving some idea of the
full length and width of the structure.
The shorter view was taken from Howard
street, Just west of Fourteenth, at close
range, and shows a part of the north front.
The contractors permitted their workmen
to enjoy a breathing spell of a few mln
' utea while the photographer trained his
camera upon the building and builders.
Ths walls of this immense structure ars
up to the floor of the gallery, but. they
will go up much higher before they reach
the point where the roof will appear.
Since these photographs were taken sev
eral of the main steel pillars have been
raised In the interior, around the ma n
floor or arena, rising to a height of ovor
seventy feet above tho arena flo.r. On
top of these giant posts will rest the
trusses that are to support the roof. This
mammoth structure covers am entire halt
block. It Is 264 feet long and 132 feet wide.
It will seat comfortably over 8,000 people
and will have a stage more than ninety
feet wide by fifty feet in depth, with a
curtain, or proscenium arch, over sixty
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feet wide. The bulliling will be fireproof,
being built cf buff lledford siono. pressed
brick und steel, it will co.Vt when com
pleted ready for use In the nc.Bliboii.ood of
$Jii0,0O) and will lo otiu of tlio liaudsuiiieat
and moNt suliistaiitlal buildinss of Uie kind
In the country. Put three cities In ths
United Ktatex have auditoriums larger than
this, New York, Chic igo und K insa: City.
1'nlcKs there should b- uiexect l d lays
In the progress uf tht work, t i An lit' ii una
will be completed alniut Uie niidiila of
December.