Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY .7 Major W. F. . Jr.. Qtat. Stait U. S. Army. With Major Moss Watches Drill at the Annual GOVHINMENT INSPECTION SCHOLASTIC AND MILITARY RECOGNITION Importance and Meaning of Membership in the North Central Association of Colleges the Secondary Schools Membership. The membership of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools is composed of the leading colleges and preparatory schools in the fol- lowing states: Colorado. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Michigan, Minnesota, Mis- souri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wis- consin. Standard. The standard set by the Asso- ciation for the Secondary Schools is that the curriculum shall be broad enough and the subjects thoroughly enough taught amply to prepare the student who graduates for the best colleges and universities in this country, including the Government academies, West Point and Annapolis. Insyrctorx. The Association maintains a Board of Inspectors, the members of which, by means of written reports and personal inspection, keep in close touch with the work of each school and make a report of their observation to the Association each year. If the work of any school is not up to the required standard, this school is. of course, dropped from the Association. Extract from Inspector ' s letter: Graduates of North Central Schools are admitted to any college or university in America that admits students on any kind of certificate. • • • The action of the Asso- ciation insofar as it affects your school was as follows : accredited. College Work Accredited The work of the Junior College depart- ment has been carefully planned according to specifications of the I ' niversity of Mis- souri. This department is regularly in- spected by the I ' niversity Junior College in- spection board and all courses have been accredited. Any credits received may, there- fore, be transferred to practically any uni- versity. The Importance and Meaning of Govern- Wentworth is directly supervised by the V;ir Department of the United States Gov- ernment. An active army officer, assisted by an active army non-commissioned officer, is in charge of the military instruction. Fifty thousand dollars ' worth of equipment is furnished the Academy by the War De- partment for instruction purposes.

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¥E N TWO RTH MILITARY ACADEMY Looking West on the Campps All cadets arc taught to swim and I team is developed to compete with other school The gymnasium. 220 x 55 feet, is a source of great pleasure and pride to all cadets, lit main floor has 10,000 square feet of playing floor which gives ample space for two basket- ball games, gym classes, boxing and wrest- ling, to be going on at the same time. On the ground floor there is a manual training room, the quartermaster ' s department, Mili- tary Tactics Room, swimming pool, locker rooms and shower baths. This building is in almost constant use during the winter months. It furnishes diversified recreation for the boy without making it necessary for him to seek this recreation out of doors at a time of year when the weather is bad. Deiik-ation ok Hickman Hall

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¥ENT¥ORTH MILITARY ACADEMY AFF FACULTY Major Sandi-ord Seluirs, Jr. Swrintrndent Rorkrt G. Moss Proft«Aor nf Military Science and Tactic: Col. Sandfokd Sellers, A. M. President Centre College, Danville, Ky. Instructor in McAfee, Ky., High School one year. Professor of Hitrtory. Austin College, Austin, Tex., two years. Superintendent Went worth Military Academy, forty-nix years. Itililr History. Major S. Sellers. Jr.. S. D. Staff Specialist. Officers ' Reserve Corps, U. S. Army. Wentwurth Military Academy. University of Chicago Superintendent Commissioned Captain of Infantry ' , l t Officers ' Training Camp, Ft. Riley. 1917. One year overseas service 342nd Machine Gun Battalion 89th Division. Toul defensive. St. Mihiel offensive. Graduate Army School of Line. Langrcs, France, 1918, and 2nd Corps MachlM Gun School, Chatillon-«ur-Selne, 1919. At Went worth eleven years. MAJOR ROBERT G. MOSS, A. B., M. A., L. L. B. ProiVs«or of Military Science and Tactics. Captain of Infantry U. S. Army. SI. John ' s College. Annapolis. Md., 1911. University of Maryland, 1913. The Infantry School, Ft. Benning, Ca., 1922. Overseas !7Vfc months during World War. Ii8th Infantry ' Ird Division. Aisnc defensive. Champegne-Marne defensive. Aisne-Marne offensive. St. Mihiel offensive. Meuse-Argunne offensive. Two sliver star citation . Wounded in action. Gen. Pershing ' s Composite Regiment, 1919. A. 0. 0. and Office Ch. of Inf., 1920-21. Wa.hington. D. C. 17th Inf., 1U22-23. At Went worth three years. -22—