Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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♦ WENTWORTH MILITARY ACAD E MY Post of the National Guard In 1889 the Academy whs made a Past of the National Guard of Mis- souri, and provision was made for annual inspec- tions by State Officers and for granting commis- sions to graduates who were residents of the state of Missouri. Ex- cepting the matter of ap- propriations the same re- lation was established be- tween the Academy and the State of Missouri as exists hctwoe n W est Point Military Academy and the United States. Recognition by the Government In 1895 the War De- partment of the United Slates, recognizing the work done by the Acad- emy in its military - train- ing, detailed an officer from the Regular Arm as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and supplied it with ordnance and ordnance stores. This detail has continued to the present time and supplies have been increased until the school is now provided with everything necessary for infantry drills. The Missouri Ou Santic Fe Trail Makkui 1-oCATBti IN L.BHINMTON BECAUSE OK ITS iMItlHTANCB In 1903. Col. W. M. Hoge resigned his po- sition of Inspector of Accredited Schools for the University of Mis- souri and was chosen As- sociate Superintendent and Principal of the Academy. He remained in this position for twelve years and had an impor- tant influence in develop- ing the standards of the Academy. Col. E. A. Hickman, then a Captain in the 1st Cavalry. U. S. Army, an alumnus of Wentworth, was detailed as Profes- sor of Military ' Science and Tactics. His untiring energy, good judgment and interest in Iwys, to- gether with his experi- ence as an officer in the United States Army, were a most potent fac- tor in placing the Acad- emy in the very front rank of military schools of the United States. Major R. K. Latham came to the Academy as an instructor in 1914. As Assistant Superintendent he rendered much valuable service during the difficult war period. The World War in 1917 stimulated the . interest of the country in inilitHry truininj£ F Pag, Srvrntfrn

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♦WENTWORTH4MILITARYiACADEMYf The Fuwt Company at Wkntwortu HISTORICAL Wl ' ENTWORTH is a well known English name and many prominent men of Europe and America have been its proud possessors. The ancestors of the founder of Went worth Military Academy. STEPHEN G. WENTWORTH, came from England early in the eigh- teenth century, settling in Mr. Weritworth came West when a boy and settled in Missouri. He was prosperous in business and concluded his long and successful career as President of the Morrison-Wcntworth Bank at Lexington, Missouri. Mr. Wentworth was always a literal con- 77w A.m. ' New England. tnl»utor to educational and benevolent causes, and in 1880 he conceived the idea of founding, in honor of his deceased son, Wil- liam Wentworth, a school for the Christian education of boys and young men. Suitable grounds and buildings were secured and the first session opened in September. 1880, with B. L. Hobson and Sand ford Sellers a ciate principals. At the end of that Mr. Hohaon retired, since which time Col. Sellers has remained the head of the Acad- emy, and in active management of its affairs. A charter was secured in April. 1881. and the name Wentworth Male Academy, under which the school Iwgan itn existence, was changed to Wentworth Military Academy. Thus was started the first military in the Missouri River Valley. On thk MifcHouw, 1880 f ' ow Sixlrrn

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♦WENTWORTHfMILITARY ACADEMY4 A Cannon Bali. Was Firm Into thic Fii.i.ar or Lexington ' s Famous Coprt House During Civil War. Umk Close. It s Stim. There so that all the military schools of first class were compelled to enlarge their capacities. The attendance at Wentworth was doubled. But. while the war increased the attendance and the enthuaiasm of the students, it worked a hardship on the school by taking many from the Faculty aa army officers. Since Wentworth furnished more than six hundred and fifty soldiers, sailors and ma- rines to the country, the days of fighting in F.urope were days of anxiety at the Academy. This and other incidents of her history, however, have only served to enrich the glor- ious traditions without which no school is worthy of the name. Through nearly half a century Wentworth has builded traditions of honor, patriotism and industry which well justify her position among the leaders of the country ' - The now spacious grounds and numerous buildings are but. the cumula- tive results of years of honest endeavor. Col. Davk Fleet, the First Commandant. Visits Colonel Sellers After Forty Years ' Arkncx. — — Ay 1 f I • ' J • Salutinq the Colors While the Band Plays at Dress Parade rafft Eighteen