Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY. HWTOmr Aoademy had il8 origin in the denire of Mb. Stvbjcn G. WKNTwoimi tu iiruct it monument to the Hobaon, now of the MoConnick Tboologkal Semioury, w«» eboKo u Prinoipal, nad tbe preMnt SoperinteBdcBt WM •elfcttMl 118 hi( Kftsocinte. In ApHl, 1881, h rlmrti t wmk st-nind, nrui the idiool was iinthnrized to confer such d reoH and lu rks of distinction as ate asually granted by literary inslitutiooa. A board of aeren truatMs was appointed, cooahMing of members of tbe dUTerent Proteataofc ebnrebee of Lexington. At tbe end of the irat year Dr. Hofaeon retired to ent»r tbe ministry, and tbe preaent Sap«rintendent, wbo baa ever since been at the head of tho Bobooi, WHR h ' ft in fharpp. niirin j the wcrmd y ' nr Ihi- milit.-iry foaturc was added, in-ikini; tliin tin- piimoor of military scfaools in the Middlu VYuaU ll waa aoun duvuiod udvimiblv to mnltu tlie aobool u l ourdiug-acli ul ; und tlM Hbenlity of tbe fomder at onoe prorided a soitable boSdhig. Thh boikling toon proved inadcqnate for iBi ' iMMHring pntrnnHge, and Bfr. Weotworlh donated tiR- | ioNcnt grounds and bnildiBga then standing. Tbrougfa tbelbetering out of the founder fln l tlx- liberality of tbe cittKens of Lexington and Lnfayette Onm , improvements bave been luiulo as ttie necKls of Um school have dennndod. The school baa ateadily grown to ftiaMlo favor, aa its stodrata have gone forth into pnUie tile or to diatingaiah thenMelvna In naiverritles for trkWl tt piep«re«l th tn. Sovond nniversities in the Enst nnd in tho West hove rrropni .cd tlio morit nf its wi rk by offaring 7BKS scuoiiAiiaHirs to its graduates, and by reoeiviog them without further eiuuuination. Tbe Miwtouri Lq tare baa made it a poat of the National Gaud, and provklea tor tbe oonmriaidonlng of its gradostea aa second lieatenaots and for an annual inapection. The United States Government bns selected it as one of tbe thrre schools, iiidiulinp the Stn to University, npportiotu ' d to Mi ' nonri by Act of Congipss nntitlinp if to the detail of a Kegular Army officer for military ' iostructiuu and to ordnanoe stores. Tbe present uianagemeni

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QRAOUATES— CONTINUED. T. M. Cobb. E. R. CorlH tl. B. £. G. liousUio. H. M n. L. B. B. A. 1697. Muffett Ow«o. ton lit bL uoz. A. JS. ewwyw. r . 1 . ' .Till ' . 1 . r . r iuM . ■ I ' - lliiiriu 11. 1 . 1 1 tl 1 1 l-H. W 1 1 i( 1 . r. Li. |ii lnrr. I XT tl..l.«i..n Mdliiian. W T c ; . W. 1. St me. A. W. Nelaon. 1 C. M. Thorn. B. W. Carter. D. Kolh r. T. K. CatroD. E. A. Lilos. II. N. l)e MenU. W B McAlMter. B. U. DatohMT. O. F. Ormsby. L. B. Emhrey. H. A. Sawyer. C. B. Kellogg. 0. R. Sellers. a p. Kellogg. £. D. Wi Iling. It. 0. Slushor. 1 T. A. BnUia. C. F. Paltcraon. W. C. E lward», Jr. G. B. Ru88«Il. U. K L. HiokUii. M. A. Terbutm. C. F. Haokier. C. W. Vaogbaa. J. W. Holliday, Jn. D. P. VJoIrtt. K. S. KniilitlR ' init ' r. n. L Williaraa. J. B. Mitcb«ll. U. C. Young. H. C. Aitlinp;er. Lilbuin t ' ole. C. S. Eldrwlgv. Ball W. 0. Ackley. C. £. Brink. B. R. Qirpeator. WikU- Evans. N. C. ilall. U. H. Holdbatg. C. E. I cwiH. K. L. LueweottiHl. ( ' . W. Haird. K. W . Cole. A. Ji. DftriK W. Pouter. J. K. (toodwia. N. L. Graban. P. L. Hart. B. €• BeiiiMt. a ' Iftai 4 JlBMlflttBi ifot. W. C . Jaiuiauo. Earl Howett. George Kcrdoltr. J. W. BownUm T. N. McClelland. C. S. NichoU. M. W. O ' Roiirk. n. T. Pitviu ' . F. M. i ' hillips. L. F. Sumpaon. T. K. Simmon. E. T. Stier. T. wi» KmmIr . B.B. King. H. A. ] ew!s. W. B. Quigley. G. E. Stuokey. J. N. Stargia. J. B. Vance. ILN. WUktB .

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baa A 1«BM of thirty yean on the sobooi, and, havii oondaotet) it through the atrogglas of Its youth, feehi ' Wamnted in believing that the same anoceaa -will attend it in the f oiuro na in the past. Tln» fiirpfT if lh« KcliiKil. Iiowitt . ' ils 8(eudily increasing pntronn o, Hh vtionr;Uu ' ning hold on pojniliir fiivor, its broadening curriuiiliun, Ixtlii ut tnifniiu tmd niilitAry, bmpoaka the luviit and 8 i ' iuuMioti8 of its work. I ' lbtulilubod not aa a flnaneial enterpriae, but as n grntoitnna monumeot from the edncational impulaea of a worthy foander, it Uvi-s ii diiy one of the uuraxu »iutaky scuooi in tib9 Wcat haviatg tepv d diiMi ltaiwhl diAereot bascH, hiiTe lieeii unnbtts to surmount. Recognizing tbo virluo of the work ut Wenlwurtb fidililary Academy, the merit of its perseverance, it8|ptt» uinpness iw nn bocoatob of rocNo mbk, the (Jammoawenlth of the State of Hiaaonri haa gained for the inatita OB naticmiil ii ii!ri , rcKiiIlinf in llu- (i« ' tHil of a Uiiilcd StnloH Army offiorr who nn|)oriiilrri(ls our militM v rimlitw, aeourea for ii. ' :t ct]uipaicnti», nod intruduoes ouok funturcauf Ucgnlar Army life u» muy bo c4 u8idored advftuLMgoou« and fmnbie for a school for boya. in l ' .Kt ihu Miaaouri Leg ir ' hit ore (m fd an niukiug this school a post of the Nntional Guiird. This act provide .--! for un annuni ins| e(!tion liy the Sinte nnd for thr rominis tiontng in tho Niitional (iutird of nil the officers ami faturn gniduittes of llie school, iilxoepting ihe matter of approprialiona, this fstabli»bes the tsame relation l|i|ftw«en the A tadamy anil the Stata aii«jtiet betwciit Weal Eohtt and Unitad StetiMk ftLAN OF THE SCHOOL. ria the purpose of the prMent management of thia aehool to. nae thoae methods which will devalop moat Kucci ' ssfully the iNTKLLEtTUAl MORAL ami I ' ursic. L powor of i!k students. To insure tho l e»t mental train- ing, nunc but men of lilwrni and tboraugh educuiiuu and of uuucuHtiful uxperienoe in teaching are employed. Idbernl expenditurea bare been made in aecnring the best medianieal aide for ioBlruotion, aooh aa chemical and [ liy. ' ' icAl nppuratUB, nuip.-«, t■llarl , inntlu-inaticMl iii!-lruiiicnl8, etc. Thnt currt i-t nuirnl nud rt- li ;ioaa inatrnction may l)o glreo, the t achcr arc rr |uirc(l to Ix. Christian nion, mombore ingood sUinding of bonic evangeU lohuroh The atodenta are required to ailoud liome cliurc-h wory tiunday in a body, accompanied by a teacher. The Bible