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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
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21 WENTWORTH MILITARY A«A M i Y In llMJiJ, Coi. W. AL Huffo, lor many years iiioiinccted with Kemper Military Sehool. resigned his position as Inspector of Accred- ited Schools for the University of Missouri and WU.S cliu.scn uh Ass K ' iate SuiN3ril|(ntd fent and Principal of tlu- Aeadomy, In 1905, Capt. E. A. Hickman, 1st Cav- alry. V. S. Amiv. ;i ;rradiiate of this acad- vmy, (if the V ' ii;. inia .Miiiiurj ' Instilulc. and of Iht ' C ' .ovt i nii.. ni S liool for Army Officers at Ft. Leavenworth, was detailed by the War Department as Military Instructor. In 1907 he purchased an intcn st in llii ' iii adt ' my and became an equal partner with CoU. SoUers ilB4, ' 9o£c. His antirine energy, good judg- Bwitt, and interest in boys, together witii his egc rience as an officer la tJie U. S. Axiay, hii f )9en a most p6tent factor in placing the academy in the very front ranic Of tliK military ' schools of the United States. Starting- as a small day sehool with only local pHtiMniiKt ' . it uniform growth has con- tinued throuifli various stages of development and experiment until grounds, buildings and equipment, comparing favorably with the he«$t military schools in the country, have Ikcii s tired and until an attendance ha-s been reached equalled by only t few military sdMMdkiiitUiailJr Stattta . Ptaa of the Sehadf ' It 18 the purpose of the present manage mcnt of this school to use those methods which will develop most saccesafolly the IN- TKLLErrUAL, MOR. l. and PHYSICAL powpr.H of the students. To insure the beat mental tr ining, none but men of lilieral and thorough education and uf successful experi- ence in teaching are employed. Liberal ex- penditures finve l)een made in securing the imi mechanical aids.iQ Joatr( 9il« oucii as TSKNM OMSnS ANO USAM
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