Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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I Wentwpptl Ff ilitary Qcqdern HiaTORT, WKNTWoBTn Mritary ffiDisMY lijiil its origin ill a (U ' sire of Afr. Stf»plien G. Wentwortli to erect a mnnnmont to tlin ineinory of Lis (U ' C-( ;ish(1 son, Williaiu Wentwortb. in the year 1880 a nuitable boildiDg was purchased, and, in September of tlie same year, the school opened. In April, 1881, a char- ter was seonred and the school was authorised to confer such d rees and marks of distinction as are nsnally irranted by literary institutions. A board of triistfH s was appointed, consisting of meinhHrs of the (lilTt rent Trotcstant churcluis of iif ' xiiii toii. i ' roiu yoar to year, as the n ftils of the school have demaaded, Mr. Wentworth has roiitribnfed new facilities, and citizens of Lexington and Lal« ayette county ha?6 not withheld their support, but have lent eneoonigemettt by liberal patronage and by givUig money to aid in the erectioii of new buildings. The Academy has been L

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H0NQRS. At the oloM of aemoD 1800-Hl priMt wen awurded m foUowi : PunaivusUty and Dtportment Jiedak, to O. P. Btadkiidl 8oholnr«hip Medal, to E. S. Jonefi. Military Driil Medal, to E. B. Murra ; s6conil oootestant. 0. R. GRADUATES. 1MB. 1886. 1H.S7. Q. B. Silverouui. LeeOttTii. HblLDMbniMi W. F. Ahrans, T. n. rrunslin w, , f» a I ovaU, J. B. Andrew. A. I. Caiujpbell, W. S. A Hon. Robert AtkinsoOf H.T. BlMkweU. B. H. Brown, I Calkins, C, G. WoTthington. mu 0. B. Strfckkr. V.J. WilMI, J. K. Edniondii B.C. Hyde. L. W. Crenshawr, Martin Uauldin, W. R. MoO nB, J. (;. Hussoll. W B. WttMUo, J. C. Fonlkft, a. S. tiutUaoit, Ouy Bbliiiei» K. B. RuiMiU,

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hk Qilgmikm e)e?eD yean, and daring that time lias grown from a tmall day mhool of twenty-five or thirty [)upi]B to one with an enrollment of one hundred and twelve. The territory from wliich we have drawn extf ndti fioiu K» iitucky on the east to California on the west, and from 2iebraslva and Iowa on tlie north to Texas on the south. Oar emollment might have been even larger had not onr eapaoity been limited ; for 8HU|y have been tamed away for want of room. The adhod baa steadily grown in attendanoe and in i ut)Iie favor aa onr students have gone forth into jinhlic life or to distinguish tliemselves in universities for wiiicli v» ' h;ivi ' j»ivj aiv l ihfin. Such ha s he(Mi our work in jn-eitarinir youn ; men lor a lUiiverNity course, that we have been recognized hy several insti tations in tlie West and in the East by offers of free aoholarships to the beet member of the gradnating eiaatssandto fsosive onr gndnatea wfthoat farther eiamination. • With these facts to look back upon and with new buildinfi s an ' l improved facilities to work witli in the future, we feel assured tliat eoutiuued j)rosperity and siirrt ss will attend th Garuei ' pi Wentwotth Military