Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Wkktwoktii Mai,k At ' Ai»KM luul it8 oii iii ill u dflriraot. Mn Stepben 6. WentworUi to erect a nunrameDt to the memory of 1)18 deceased son. Wiiiian) Wentwortb. In the year 1860 a miltablo. biiiliiinft was jnirchiisisl, lun!. In Sopt«tnl cir of tin smie ywir, the aohool ojiened. lu April, IHAI a charter waa aacurixi aiid the nchp . ma aothorfaMd to oonfBr audi de gtm and marin of dlatlnotloQ u are nmally granted by litemy inatittitioas. A board uf trustees w.i-t uiip.-.itit 1. oonsislinjj of lui ' rnbprH of tin tUfTcrciit I ' roU ' stutit rhiin-tit ' s of I, From year to year, M tiie iu ' t5(ls of the Hcluxtl luikoduidiiJed, Mr. Wetiiwrorth has oontribuled uew facili- ties, until he has more than trebled bis original donatton. The eltlKensof Lexini;t(iii and Lsifnyette county hHvo not witlihcld their ' 8»Hport, bill have I(miI fn(!oiiniirein ' ' iil by liberal patronaR«aml bv gtviiiK uiuuuy to aid iti the erecliuu ul new buildings. The Academy baa been in operatim eight years, and during that time haa steadily- grown. Tlie experimental feaa of its tiistory am ttoarpaissd, and lis e andatiim ia aemuMljr L xiNa-rosr, IClSMKriU. isatown ol livo Lliauaand inbabitauls, about forty miles east of Kansas City, on the Misaouri Faeific vail road. It li:i» waterworks, gas and a street railway. Situated on the »»Mtln ' rn ItliifTHof tlip Missouri river, il h unsiirpuss ' d in liPiiUliful- Dess by any |Mtinl iu the tilMtu. Only one dvatU Imu uccuxreU in t mT AoadeiBy sinee its Ofipuitott Lexington is wen-known hi the wesfc as a sohool town, haviofi- in addition to Wentworth ilaht Academy, three large and floarlsh- iug colleges for yoinii; litilies. The Otlncitiona! Milvntitau ' i ' s huvp attractnl ntvl rctuiiiad h reliutvl and cuUivat« l -1i ' of people, and being oti ' ol iiiu oldest and most settled towns ui the atato, all thtagioonspire to dhrect the minds of stndoita who aaeemUe beee flranaUpwtsof tbeW ' eattobabitBorsta . ' -

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■4 WAIID, A. L, y y Lrneh ' i Ttiflolt. •— lUBBKM, A.L. ' Aim . Missouri. WKffinnt, A. T. PnoU, J. iL.Jr.K .OtaM. IUmouH. wit.TRrr. V J BantoMindfl WaEV, CALVIN., KUMMCttr. 4 WISEMAIf, W. D.y , v...Oor« WiM)i», Hl). J. B I,«xlnjrton, • YoLMU, T. C.... Lexlii(tua« BtilM lad Twlte«iai «wt K « M»lo d,IUMoari.!KwiiMi Qhtei Vtiglsbi, MoaaMH. Jiopors. Medals were awardfHi at ttie dose of waaion ihht hr, follows : For Pnnctnality and Dupurtment, MarUu Gauldin ; iMjcoiid uun tesburt, T. a Tmmg. For scbulanhiip, B. P. Bbwkwtll; mqoimI eonteifeint. F. H. Ostmnder. For Military Drill, J. K. Edmonda; aeooud coulesUiul, G.

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COURSE OF STUDY. t • 1 BUOUM. lUnmiATioi SpdUng. BawUnff. OwBporiUon, 0«ogf pliy- ■iotm OmnoK Roadliiy. OfuuBar. AriOOMUe. nmnDfTOioii.. Ailthmetio. Algtbni. Oranmar. HmiHt. fooamilrniioii Ctmpmitiaa. TWnil lwiUm amort. Fnin Bbetorii- Cknopovltlun. Otatlon. Triffnni lint ' try. Hurveyint- VIryrll. ' ict p». Prtwe OompotUlon. AnalMHta. lf««r fl 1 1 li 1 II 1 vQwIvQBiKIOvM LttmtBn. Alt of IMmooim. Analytical Linr. BcnM. Prow OOHpOlttlOO Horadotui. MowowMlfM TBk CLMSiOuu OouMS enlMces ooluiiw The Eunzzm OOUBO embtaoM oolumiis 1, 2, 7 S, a put .of - — 8