Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Reception Pahijor asp Mess Hall.

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L % X1N6TON, MISSOURI Thta m opeiated by cadet safely down pit from where they r»l«e and lower the mark the shot nnd set the Hfrnals to ' iri ' iimcv of shootinp The ruiiKV lit Wentworth cover nearly 100 acre , and i»t time of »hootinjf practice 1« «lway» guarded to prevent any porsible mixhnp. How It Look Inside the Pit Thin grow one target lowered i in order to mark hot I. The other i raited in preparation for — Th.re I. no

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I 1. x i x c; J ox. mis 5 o u B I The History of Wentworth, Oldest and Largest IVMitary Academy in the Middle West (Ni.tr. Thiw ure ..Wit . »• •chiml in this territory, Irut Wentworth was the firet to adopt the military ffaturv. ) Uattlx of Lex SrrTtMBfR l»-2l. lH.il I ' tmtKirrai ' h ! fnwn mn . l i-»intim In frtim tlw r tuf tif wKil hi. llu K Ouminki ■ thn Hm.hi « H-ir. e%ll who nutol the i«rtrhe» duni.ir ln« twIUo. Th IFnrUwt »tltm flair f • r Jlc bjt ntiMT l» ii M I m mit t.f ts» lutlitin of tHe I ' mtml ( otliarp for Wnnrn. Thr wtr ..f Wmtwiwth M-I.lnrv Acmlrmr - KNTWORTH is u well known Er k- lish name and man) prominent ■ ,. W mt ' ti of Bntopt and America b»vc been its proud pi ; The ancestors of the founder of this school, Stei ' Hf.n (i. Wentworth, came from Eng- land, settling in the Inited States in the early part of the 18th century. Mr. Went- worth, himself, coming West when u boy, settled in Missouri. He wus a prosperous business man and concluded his long and successful business career us F ' resident of the Morrison-Went worth Bank, at Lexing- ton. Missouri. or. thi- » tt ' rni wf 1|m (ik ' turti. In the year 1880 he founded the Went- worth Mule Academy in honor of his de- ceased Hon, William Wentworth. During the second year of its history the military fea- ture was added, the name was changed to the Wentworth Military Academy, and thus was liegun the pioneer military school of the Middle West. B. L. HoLson, now Professor of Apologetics in McCormick Theological Seminary, was selected as the first Principal, with Sandford Sellers as his associate. At the end of the firnt year Mr. Hobson retired, ind, with the exception of one year. Col.