Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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11 alJ officers and gruduulei of the Academy. Bxoeptinff the mntter of appropriations, thin establiaheH the same relati ' n; n v.wn the Acadetoy and the State as vxat between the Sta ' L ' s. War Ocputnumt Datai Aiaqr Oflk«r to wawTwonH In 1896 the War DqMurtnMot of United States, recognizing tho work done by the Academy in its military trainiiiK. d taik ' d un officer from the Regular Ariiij as l roiVs« r of ViUtaiT} ' Science and Tactics and supplied detail hu» coiiliuued tu the pre eiil time, and mipplies have been inereaued until the school is iiuw provided with ever ' thing neceasary for iiifuntry, mounted artillery, and cavahry drills. The literary work has kept pace with the military, as shown by the fact that its stu- dent.s are received, without examination, by all the leading universities of the country which admit Freshmen on eertiticates. Went- worth is on the list of schoohi fully accred- ited by the University of MisBOuri and Wash- ington I ' niversity. It is a memijer. also, of the North Central Association of Schoolf and BATTIT «F t.r.TINr.Ti ' N. MiSi-iiiKl Suii.M.k.: I:i-2I. IHlU. ftmMM| l f ' ' ■ I ' ' ' ll ' iK liv I ' ' . Ixini.nlr.i. „ llunc.irlun l-xliv ntlu ikiiI.- Ihi ' lOn ti hi ' ii .lurinu ' .114- l i tt£t OMWiI MIKi ' ' li ' g til ! (I ' uiu thf ruuC ■ ( wmil yma Ih,-!) Itir M«h)III ! k ' uUrs °. I ' Ut 1 uxij u unn

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Thm History of Wentwortli, OUprt iiki| ' liiii!Mii|.|ifltt HMMn ilNiie ' ' .iili ' pi ilK ' iiiiiii.ir Icaiiirr. I IN the year 18tH) he founded the Went, worth Male Academy in honor of hJs de- iiasi ' ij son, William Went worth. Duriiijf hi ' .-;4 i ' uii(l ywu- of its hiatorj ' the miliury fea- ture wjia added, the name wax changed to the Wentworth Military Academy, and thus wa-s bi jrun the pionw r militnry school of ths Miilillc VVe.st. 6. L. Hohson, now Professor of Apolugetica in McCormick Theological Seminary, was selected as the (b st Principal, witli S.-uiiiford Sellt-r-i lii-; jiHsocialc. At till ' iiul 111 ' the first year Mr. llob.son retired, ami. w itli the exception of one year. Colonel SiiiMtford Seilers haa occupied the position of Superintendent ever since. Ill l ' .lo:5, (Vil. W. M. Ho;;e, fur nuniy yeur.t roiuiecleci with Kemper Military Schoal, re- sifmed hia position on Inspector of AocrcJ- ited Schools for the University of Missouri, and was chosen as Associate Superintendent nnd Principal of the Academy. In IW5, Capt. R. A. Uickman, Isl Cav- airy, U. S. Army, a graduate of this Acad my. of the Virginia Military Institute, and 1)1 the Government School for Army Ofhcars at Ft. Leavenworth, was dotailiKl liy the Wajr Department as Military Instructor. In 1007 he purchased nn interest in the Academy and became an ei|u;il p.irlner with Tolonel Sellers and Colonel I luge. II in unlirinx energj ' , Kood Wi;. i t )R ' i 11 is ii A .-11 known Enjt- iutig ment. and interest in boys, together with lish name and many prominent i his experience as an officer in the United men of Burope and America have States Army, have been a most potent factor been its proud pfisse.ssora. The I in placing the Academy in the very front ancestor.- of the frmnder of this school, rank of the militury «:h«x»ls of the United STEt ' HEN G. Wentworth, came from Eng- Statea. land, settling in the United States in the early part of the Eighteenth century. Mr. Mhioari MOitk Mains Wentworth m Port Wentworth, himself, coming West when a Nation ! Guard tioy, .Heitleil in Missouri. He was a prosper In 1889 the Aakdemy mm made a Post of ous business man and condudod his long and the National Gnard of Missonrf. By this successful business csreer as Preudott of act. provisions were made for nn annual in- the Morrison-Wentworth Bank, at Leking- spection by Stable Officers for granting com- tm MiiiKtarf;;. J mMams.hif!- ' Oowmsor. lof fte SiiH to

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12 Aim of the School youth ' s educaiion which ia uuUide uf the It i. the purpose of the m inatfement of text-book can be»t be aceomplished. He Wentworth Military Academy to h8« those ' ed from evil itillue.iLVK and laujthl huh- tMtbodtf which develop most successfully the it o£ gentility, neatness and punctualitj ' . MWWiLECTUAL, MoRALj AND FHYsicAL power | The oifeleas wre required and taught how to PUYSICAt, Laboratokv Tl e wioipaiviit of the Laboratories at Wentwortb iBdllil«a all ap)»fxtwi HM iUiy ta tMob tta Mttfehlir all bnuiehes laid oat in Ui» tMuiMi ef Ma4y« ♦WifWt ffg i I ' lit men of liberal Jiinl : v r- 04 g]i edueatiun uiid uf succetiiiful experience ' pi teaching are employed. Liberal expendl tlire huve iK-en made in seouring the best mechuiiiciil aids for instruction, guch aa- eheniii.al aii l phy. iic.il apparatus, taagt chartti, tiuith :iiiati«al instruments, etc. All pupils from a distnncf, and the teacb- ars, board and lodge in the Academy in order that the influence and auperrision of the teacher may be constantly and most succei s- Mly exerdaed. By this intimate a«»ociation | etwe«n, papU and teacher tiiat part of the K ' reatcr i-mieavur. The sclioul is, as It were, one lari;e family, in which each teacher occu- pies the place of a parent or aa dder brother to the students. an Ummialiy Appropriatil SpM ' fnr • Military School 1t Lexington was fought one of the hn- portaiil liattli ' s of the late Civil War, iimi Weiilworth Military Academy Mutids near the ticenc of conflict. The town has about 6,000 inhabitant) , and has water works, gM,, electric light, and other modem conveni- ences, II i- ea ii;. an i ' ssihle from the great railroad centerx of Kansas City and SL Louis by two differmt linte of the Hfflttouri PiidfliB