Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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LEXINGTON, MISSOURI 19 Bill Ofg«iiiiiilta BatUlion. FUM and Staff OOmk CAPT. ( . B» PRITCllARn, 5lh Cavalry. T. S. Army, r jmrnandwil BlUtot|. F. A. I ' ATTILLO, Cada Captain and Adjutant, i W. PEWAR, Cadet Lieutenant and Qu«rfaigiiiir R r. WILSON. Ciul. t Sergeant Major. H. M. WHITE. Qujtrttrmaster Setfceaiit A. RANIM tLl ' lI. Ciidet Chief Musician. C. L. V. UEDRICK, Cadet Color Sergeant. H. 0. MATCHETT, Cadet Color Sergeant. F. COrLTAS. Cadet Principal Musician, H. E. MATCHETT. Cadet Drum Major. Co. A. 14. % XJlxaeBi 1 Co. B. Captain Co. C. Co. D. St 9. Bay, A H. Engd. 8 is. A. Gwrm, 4 C. F. Vore, I nU W. S. Mann, 5 Pint SwrgranU K. Campb V 2 C. II. Gundladi, $ M. W. Gouffh, 7 U. E. i ' arkii. 4 A. Bour. 6 Sergeant F. M, VVritfht. 1 W. B, SeJf, 3 C. Bwttan, 4 VTi ]| Duke, 8 W. W. Browne 2: C. C. Cullers, 8 W. L. BuUer, 6 B. D. Grovesi, 7 F. H. VoM, 2 EL B. SfcCtnre, 6 D. Hombuckle, 1 F. WasMe. 11 KMH PiiMiE— i- ' icLi AMD ShPAfT inicMmv

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WOmmOmwBBm ' Wentworth is a well known English name •nd mnny piomincnt mi-n of Kurope and Aniericft liii f lictiti iiw pniud possf-sKorn. The anccHtors nf the founder of this Kchool. Stbphkn G. Wentwortr. came from Eag- tend, settiingr In the ITnlted States In the early piii-t «r the IHtli C iilury. Mr. Went- worth, himnelf. coming West when a boy, Bet- tied in Missouri. He was a prosperous bturt- neiiA man and concluded his lonir and Huccess- ful business career as President of the Mor- risoii-Wtnlworth Bank, at Lexinjfton, Mo. In the ye4ir li he founded the Went- worth Male Academy in honor of his de- dMMd Son. William Wentworth. During the second year of its hi.stor -, the militar} ' feit- ture was added, the name was changed to The Wentworth Military Academy, and thus was begun the pioneer military school of the Middle Wi ' st. H. L. liolxon. now Pnifosnor of Apologt ' lifs in .McL ' crnucJ Theolugicai Seminary, was st U cted a. the first Principal, with S«ndford Sellers as his associate. At the end of the first year Mr. Hobiion retired, ami, with tln ' t ' xcciu : ii of diiir year. Col. Sandford i elier» Itas occupied the po.sition of ) y i j B i ! ilMBiw i i t , ver since. in 1889 the Academy wa, madi a Post of the National Gtnrd of Missouri. By this .11 ' . iH ovisions were made for an annual in- spection by State officers for granting com- missions, by the Governor of the State, to all officers and graduateH of the Academy. Ex- ceptintr the matter of appropriations, this es- tablishes the same relations between the Anartemy and the State as exute betman fha West Faint Military Academy and the United ' States. in 1895 the War Pepurtment of the United States, recognizing the worlc done by the Academy in its military training, de- tailed an offieer ftom the Begular Army as military in- l riictOT, and supplied it with urdnunce hihI ordnance stores. This dutail has continued to the present time, and .sup- plies have been increased until the school is now provided yriib everything neccaaary for infasd w iMnitM axtuW wA mnk! drills. The literary work has kept pace with the military, as shown by the fart thut its . »tu- dcnts are received, without examination, by maiiv (if , liL- leading universities of the coun try. It has been admitted to memberabip In the North Cent AMkodatkm of SdiooJa