Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Wientworth Military Academy. History. WENTWOUTil MILITARY ACADEMY had its origin ia a desire of Mr. Stephen G. Wentworth to erect a monument to the mem- ory of his deceased son, William Wentworth. In the year 1H80, a suitable building was purchased, and in Seplemher of the same year the school opened. In April. 1881, a charter was secured, and the school was nu- thorised to confer such degrees and marks of distinction as are asttallj granted by literary institntions. A board of trustees was appointed, consisting of members of the diifwent Protestant ;harohes of Lexington. From year to year, as the needs of the school have demanded, Mr. Wentworth has contributed new facilities, aod citi- zens of LenogtoB and La Fayette County have not with- held their support, but have lent encouragement by liberal patronage and by giving money to «d in the erection of new buildings. The Academy hie been in op«nition

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QnuhiateB. J. G. Creaiduiw. J. Q. OhuiUMn im. Lee Davia. W. F. Ahn-ni». T. B. rcii hsiw. F. li. Duvall. B« SOvermsft. 1888 G. B. Strickler. F. G. SiithprMn. V. J. WUleU. J. B. Androw. A. 1. Campbell. W. 8. All«a. Robert AtliJnison. II. v. H!:ukwoll. B. II. Brown. CoUioan CalUaik •J. K. RdmondB B. C. Hyde. Tf 0 Toimg. IMA 0. L. llari er. 1890. L. W. OreatiMiw. Xnrtln Gauldln. W. R. McCann. J. G. Rowell. W. B. Weedfn. G. G. WorOdngtoii. 188L JJ. T. ( iiKTh ' raan. S. Innlimk. J. { ' . Kiuilki. (Jiiy Holmes. Kuuucu Gurdou £. li. Uuitsell. 8. B. Thontoa. im, J. II. Bolide. N» IV Ta ' -kson. J. A. IK-Arniond, W. Kelly. £. A. Uickiimn. Clarke MeOae. S. X. BtnUn.

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n WENTWOBTIJ MIUTAKK 4tADfiMV. twelve years, md during thst time hM oosstantly improved in faeiQities and in numbers. The territory from which we hive drawn extends from Kentucky on the east to the Rooky Mountains on the west, and from Nebraska and Iowa on the north to Texas on the south. The school has steadily grown in public favor, ns our students have gone forth into public life or to disliiiL ' uish themselves in uni- versities f(U ' which wo liavf prepait J them. Such has been our sucoeijH in prepariut: yuiiiiif ruen for a nniverjiity course, that we have hven rt ' oogni .ed by several inslitii- tions in the Wost and in the ICast by offers of free schol- ar. hi[)s to the best iiu inlu ' r of tlir iri adiiatinfr classo, and to receive our jii-iiduaU ' williDut fnrllu ' r rxaininalion. The school has always Iumm) under the same niaiiaL ' t-niiMit, and the Supt ' iintcndenl has just cnnsnniniatcd a lease t f the property for thirty years lonircr, and no expeiise or lahor will be sparf- l in keepin ; abreast with the times. Extensive iin|jn) enients are now being uiadei ttuU every- thing poiuts to a prosperous future. Pfam of tiie Sdioal. It is the purpose of the pres( nt management of this school to use those methods wbioh will develop most suc- cessfully the intellectual, moral and physical powers of its students. To insure the best mental training, none hot men of liberal and thorough education and of sncoessfol experience in teaching will be employed. No exiionse has been spared in securing the best mechanical aids for in- strnotioo, mck m iMiieal and phyakal ipfmntxnnt map«,