Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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¥ENT¥ORTH MILITARY ACADEMY ACADEMIC STAFF AND FACULTY Major J. M. Snjjqw, Commandant Major A. W. C Principal Major James M. Sellers, A. B. Commandant Wcntworth Military Academy. University of Chicago. Member Phi Beta Kappa. Commissioned Second Lieutenant. U. S. Marine Corp , in 1917; First Lieutenant, 1918; Captain, 1918. Commanded 78th Company, 6th Marines, 2d Division. Par- ticipated in Chateau Thierry action, Blanc Mont offensive and Meuse-Argonne offensive. Wounded in action. Decorated with Distinguished Service Cross, Croix do Guerre, Navy Cross, and one citation star. Instructor in Wcntworth Military Academy one year. Assistant Commandant three years. Commandant four years. Major a. W. Clemens. A . B. Principal Missouri Valley College. University of Missouri. University of Colorado. Five years principal Watson Seminary. Ashley. Mo. Six years Principal High School. t xino ton. Mo. Principal Wentworth Military Academy, eight years. Hittnry

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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—

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¥ENT¥ORTH MILITARY ACADEMY ACADEMIC STAFF AND FACULTY Major S. E. Kelsey, C. E. Assistant Commandant Engineers. Officers ' Reserve Corps, U. S. Army. I- .Hi- Seminary. Lawrenceville Academy, Hudson River Institute. Cornell Uni- versity. Holder of Kansas City High School and Principal Certificates and Mis- souri State Life Certificate. Teacher of Mathematics in Central High School, Kansas City, Mo., six years. Principal Franklin School, Kansas City, Mo., eleven years. At Cornell University, Lieutenant-Colonel and Commandant of CadoU, one year. Captain Missouri National Guard two years; Major eight years. Major 3d Missouri U. S. Volunteer Infantry in Spanish-American War. Com- mandant of Cadets. Kansas City High School, three years. Graduate work. University of Chicago and University uf Kansas. At Wentworth Military Acad cmy seven years. Malhemaliai. Major F. A. Day. 13. S. D. Director of Music and Instructor Warrensburg State Normal. Instructor Wentworth Military Academy for i wrnty-f ive years. Commercial Uranchv . :-.,., , «l ttrrht tm ( apt. L. B. WlKOFP, A. B., S. B. in Ed. Director of Athletics and Instructor University of Missouri, University of Chicago. Holder of Missouri State Life Teacher ' s Certificate. Instructor in University High School, Columbia, Missouri. Inntrurtor Wentworth Military Academy, eleven years. Erotiomie . Mhlrlic . GAFT E. IIakky GWBWlLLi A. M. Instructor University nf Missouri. Member of Modern Language Association of America. Principal Ridgway, Colo., High School. 1014-16. Superintendent Ouray County, Colo.. High Schools. 1916-18. Superintendent Breekcnridg . Colo., public schools, 1018-20. Superintendent Everton, Mn., public schools. 1920-24. At Wentworth two years. Capt. R. Edwin Figlestad. A. H.. S. M. Instructor University of North Dakota. Member of Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, and Phi Beta Kappa. Graduate assistant in General Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, I ' tiivirsity of North Pakota. 1923-24. At Wentworth two years. Zootomy. Hotany.