Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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HARuefa AOKT ihUBVaa bt Wmrmmv Guae Cum Tho schiMjl (ifters exceptional opportunities «w City, at the opening of the new Union to boya who have musical talent in its baod« Stetion, heading the Kansiw City Athletie orchestra and dee Club. In October, IftlS Club and it bad the honor of bdnar the 0nt -Aii»aadei band nUared ift Vi n ' Vt irwl Ihat- iMiiylb ' ■ili riBi ha l wawiHlnwrfi ttiiniHiWi GUB Cure avi«r meiu liAxiiiiuiid M«ru WaMl, C L«d6r« Sittna Kallir SCMm

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20 WENT WORTH MILITARY A OABBHT atDCULUFE The alwlity to meet cultured people and to lie at ease in company is a valuable aaset. !8o cadets at Wentworth are encourajred in GaAMo WAMoa at thb Saiinna Mornt nil Msiri6Na|r flieh aocial activities as wiWi Mt littniCare mith their school work. Every student Is required to keep his per- son fk ' iin «n l ne«l, to h:n« ' liif- hair ciii properly, and to m; that hi« whites are ixil - PL In the Meas Hall he 8it» at a tablt- pi ded over by « member of the faculty ' and receives any attention be may need in th« iDHtter nf tHtile manners. Lexingtftn furnishet abundant oppor- tunity for Hocial enjoyment. The ladUi eol- lege gives frequent entertainmetita, which the cadets are permitted to attend. The best homes in the tip!|mi9|tt ftftaii oj n to the atu dtnt a. The cadtU have themselves developed a Student Council, cpnsh ngr of seven mcm- txTs. The Coundl is elected by the cadets and its purpose is to maintain a hiRh i«tatid- nnl of honor among thf- cndets. It takfs up cat e3 uf miHconduct which may affect the morals of the corps and which may escape Ihi ' faculty however vi rilant it.s members iiiii.v Thi- work of tin- C ouin il ih entirely open and above l) );ird and is done in ac- cordanca with the highest prineiplea of honwr pod justice. The Cadet at Wentworth does not Isrk in opportunity fof getUaa elm aaton.

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W E N T W O R T H MILITARY A C A D IS M Y HiBtoilcal l; TTi.r. «)»• |j:xi.vnn).N M: n ;i m iTKMmni H Mt WUi i 4twrt| hcd froriv un oil i inntinp by F I ' rrmir.Ko. n ilim tniian rxile, who made ht t1(«trhi-t during th t tetUcL The Unlteil sinir. ' . n. i.: Hihf Uniw tht- n uf i,( ulml waa thm hr Miisimir ( ' ollng , ]iak now ifl im«d M one of the Uutldinga of lb« ConUiU CaU«t|« for Woman. Tha slUr ♦ WENTWORTH is a weU- known EngrKsh name and many prominent men of Kurope ami America have b«4;n its prutul jxtssessora. The ancestors of the founder of this ftchool, Stephen G. Wentworth. came from Eng- land, RPttlinpr in the t ' nited States in the enrly part of the eighteenth century. Mr. Wentworth, himself, coming West when a toy, settled in Misaouri. He was a pros- nerous butfinens man and (oiu liKied his Ioiik and successful business career President of the ICorrison-Went- wor ,fiiNlt,. at I«xfogtoii, Mo. In the jrear 1880 he founded ihe Wenl worth Ai-;ult ' iiiy in honor of his deceubed sou, Wilhani Wentwortlt. During the second years of its history the military feature wa« added, the iiatnc was chanfod ta. the Wentwoi-tli Military Aoadc-mv. and thus was liegun the pioneer miUtar - school of the middle west ' B. L. Hofaeon, now Profeesor of Apologetics in McCormick Theological Seminary, was selected «s the first Principal, with Sandford Sellers as his associate. At the eml of the first year Mr. Hohson retired, and, with the exception of one year, Colond Sandford Sellers has occupied the posftiflat of Sttpenntendent evtt aiiMie,