Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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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.

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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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A Boauiy Spot on fh We AN HISTOHIC BACKGROUND Throughout over half a century the Wentworth pur- pose has remained unchanged. The ideals which led to the Academy ' s founding and which have carried it steadily forward, shine just as brightly today OS ever: the desire to give each youth every oppor- tunity to deveiop fu!ly his own individual personality; the aim that every cadet shall acauire a keen sense of duty and responsibility, both to himseW and toward others: that he shall have the mental and moral power to make accurate judgments between right and wrong and the physical power to stand by his con- victions. These high standards have dominated Wentworth for generations. But to maintain them and assure their full and continuous application, it has been found necessary to limit the enrollment. Wentworth today is a relatively smell school — mony times larger than in 1880. to be sure, yet small enough that every indi- vidual student is given the private attention so essen- tia! to his all- ' round development. The surrounding country affords a wealth of his- torically important Civil War sites and the town of Lexington itself retains much of the tradition of the old south. Here enthusiasm for the reminders of our country ' s glorious past is combined with the enthu- siasm for modern adventure to promote the rapid de- velopment of the boy ' s mental, moral and physical •The H ' rttoric Old Court Homo ii Notice tho cannon bel near tho top of column — fired during the Civil War. The modern, prosperous little city of Lexing- ton is 41 miles from Kansas City, ' The Heart of America. This proximity makes available by train, motor car, bus and air ell the desir- able cultural advantages of a large city without any of its disadvantages. (1811 • 1897) • founder of Wentworth Military (I84 -I»38) PreBd.M ot Wentworth Military 880 lo 1938.