Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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WENTWORTH FHDM THE A I H No. t. Administration Building, Mess Hall. Library and laboratories. No. 2. Hickman Hall. No. 3. Gymnasium, Recreation Room, Quarter- master ' s Store and Rifle Gallerv No. 4. Marino Hall. No. 5. B Company Barracks. No. 6. Acadamy Hospital. No. 7. Dean ' s Residence. No. 8. Commandants and Athletic Directors Residences. No. 9. Alumni Stadium, No. 10. Drill and Athletic Field. No. 1 1. Second Drill and Athletic Field. No. 12. Locet.on of the new Sellors-Wikoff Scholastic Building. No. 13. Beginning of Golf Course.

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WENTWORTHS PURPOSE It it the purpose of Wentworth Military Academy to provide the best conditions possible for the ell ' round development of worthy boys and young men. To attain hSii high purpose, the Academy peaces greetes emphasis upon theso four points: First, it is the Academy ' s aim to assemble only the highest types of student — deserving vouths of good parentage — to assure wholesome associations and greater progress. Every pre- caution it taken to keep undesirable boys — all these that might prove detrimental to others — out of the Academy. Second, to employ only men of highest character and ability for its faculty. It is not enough for a Wentworth faculty member to be merely scholarly end a splendid instructor. He must also possess a spirit of friendliness and a sincere desire to give kindly help whenever necessary. He must thoroughly understand the innermost probloms of boys — be patient with them — and be ready to serve each boy to the best of his ability. Third, to provide tKe very best equipment throughout every department to the end that every boy will have all those things necessary to his health and happiness and that none shall want for anything that will help him to mako progress. Fourth, to provide a program for each day that will best serve the interests of every student.

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CoJoiwi J moi M, Sf BiTi, A. 8., Superintendent. 1 11 Unirmitf s4 Cr . A i. »|t ' I., lota Kappa li« o Xi; lot TWt R: Major U. S. Marina bum 1 17- l°M: Dnhnooiakod Saoica Ctou Na»r Croui M«i Slar; ISrfpIo Haarti Crcil-do-Guarra Nil Pr..ld.M J Anocation a( MiLlar, CoJUoo. awl School of MM Unit.d Jtat«: OWc In «a.d lod«o SINCE EIGHTEEN EIGHTY Ono of the chief reasons why Wentworrh nas been able to achiev e its lofty purpose lies in the fact that the Academy has been under one continuous administration since its founding. For nearly three-score years, Colonel Sandford Sellers was president of Wentworth. He enjoyed one of the most enviable records in the history of American education. The Academy was founded by Stephen G. Wentwor+h, scion of a distinguished English family and a prominent Lexington banker, in 1880. as a memorial to his deceased son, William Wentworth. Mr. Wentworth immediately vested control of ttse institution in the hands of a board of trustees composed of a duly elected representative of each of the Evangelical churches of Lexington, and a president. Colonel Sellers was ce ' led to the new school in its first year and remained as its active head until 1938. Mr. Wentworth served as president of the Board from 1880 until his death in 1897. It was the firm conviction of the founder, his board of trustees and President Sellers that a military boarding school provides the most effec tlve possib e means for giving young men the thorough mental, moral and physical training necessary to develop in them the highest traits of manhood. Thus. Wentworth became the first military school in the Mis- souri River Valley. From the beginning the late President Sellers sur rounded himself with the ablest faculty available - strong men of proved qualities and Christian character. Under his wise and forward-looking direction, Went- worth has grown steadily. Each year has shown marked improvement over the preceding year. Today Went worth stands as one of the truly great educational institutions of our country — second to none in the op- portunities rt offers boys and young men for thorough preparation for professional studies, business and for life. Col«i«l L B. WikoH. A.B. S.B. in Ed., Tr« «uref and Butiwm Manager. Ua.rarvt, ol MluonKv A. 1.. S. I. i td . HIS: oracWm nork. 0 nautt o Chita»o: tor»or Diimet ftovamor Kolorj Maraotiaaal. 1 1 . Com to Want-arlk ai coacn In HIS aod Sot .in In va ' ioul nnpnaitina eoaliaooully.