Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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A ilc««rty Spei m lh« IN HISTORIC BACliBABIi AI D Throughout ©v«r half a cantury ffie Wentwortli pur poM has remained unchanged. Ths idaak whicti led to fhe Academy ' s bounding and which hove carried H- ciaadily forward, thine jusi as brightly today as aver: the datira to give aadi youth every oppor- tunity to develop fully hts own individual personality; tfte aim that every cadet shall acquire a keen tenia of duty arid responsibility, both to hiirn and toward others; that he shall have the mental and moral pofittr to rrrite accurate iudgments batween right and wrong and the physical power to itafML by hit con- victioni. These high sfandards have dominated Wantworth Ibr genefationt. But to maintain them and assure their full and continuous application, it has been found necessary to limit the enrollrr«nt. Wentworth today it a relatively small $choel— iriany times larger than in IfiflO, bo Mir ' j. ' Tia ' ! onpLigh tfio+ every indi- vidual student is given the private attention so essen- tial to his aH- ' rowtd deveieptneitf. The. surrounding country aflordi a wealth of Kit- (orically important Civil War tiles and the town of bnftigton itself retains much of the traction of the old south. Here enthusiasm far the reminders of oUr country ' s gbrious past is combined with the enthu- siasm fcr rnodern adventu ' e to promote the rapid de- velopment of th|L.l90y ' s mental, morai and phy jsl i4o«ca Old Cetirt Home in MntliMW M new the top ef th» The modem, prosperous little city of Le?Ing- • n .5 41 miles from Kansas Cty, The Heart f America. Th?s proximrty rnakes available V train, motor car, bus and a!r all the desir- able culruia ' advantagesof a lwit .tltHtBtlt my of its disadvantage. (18111897) - SA eiiii mlL |IB46-I934q fmMm« ef Wtntwarth MIMary

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« CeloMi Jmum M. Sahtt. A. •., Sup rinltiuital. Sifma XI; tlla Tloia M. J S U. .. I T Sarvte Cratt Nat ' r Croll, S-U ' S «r, •rnls C lb«M aW Sdwah al A Ualtad Sl«t ai Ofliaat ia Crawl Lxlt Ono of ffte cIub4 rMsom wny wenrwoan tuw bean abte 1o «cf lv« its Ir- ' . r ! ' • ;f s in tKe fact tKot the Acodamy has been under one cont l u Lii ouirlniitration lince Iti iounding. For nesriy ?hre«-vcore yoarj, Coldnsl Sandford Selbrs wa« pmidcnt of Wenfworth. Ha enjoyed one 7T«e Academy was founded by Stephen G. Wentwortii. scion of a di ' .t ' noLi ' shod Enql-sh family ind a prominent Lexington banker, in 1880. as a memorial -to his deceased son, William WsnfworHi. Mr. WentworHi inwnedi«h|ly vested contrb) of the iKstHotion in the hands of a board of trustee composed ot a duly elected repre-.er i • • ' i i of the Brengeitcal churches of Ijexington, and a president. Culooel jeller was ceOed ix the new school In Hs ftrtt year end retne ' med as Its active head ttifll 1938. Mr. Wmttmrih immt tt fmSAM 1880 mm h ' « diuth in 1897. It Wi3 ' ! ftic Irrr conviction cf tKc founder - ti j-d !• i ■ iind President Sellers that o military boarding school crovides the mc t etiec- ti «e possible means for gSvmg young men the thorough mental, moral and physical training necessary to develop in them the highest traits of manhood. Thu , Wentworth beeanw tttt firtf- niitStafV icliool in the It tourl River Valley. From the beginning the late President Sailers lur- rpwtded himself with the ablest facuHy evsHeUe — strong men of proved iqiiaDtles and GhHsttan eharecter. Under his wise and forward -looliing direction, Went- worth has grown steadily. Each year has shown marked improvement over the preceding year. Today Wont- worth stands as one of ihe fnily gteet educational imtitutiens of our country — second to none in the ep- porhmlties It offers boys and young men for thorxsugh pMjpanrtjon for prafastionel itudias, busin«» end for ♦ Colbail L I. Wkeff, A.B„ 5J. ill Edn MaWlT • MMart, A. . S.iLI U.. I«IS; f ' aAiala mvitf •( CUMf 7 lai a m PUtM Swrarnaa llsia f iSSt, 0«M M WaaMMili « Mkiii Itii m4. kw

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YESIMBM Abwi it p tur«d »Ke fint eempmy tKm ov Minblail af WmtweHh. From IliU htimbb twgtn- n ' mq, the Aeadeniy h«i marched forward ewr • •fi, ; .,f ievolopfven tf nai n ' ace ' • in the ' ! . ' t9it fTti|it»ry ichoolt. OH TODAY The Weritwofth Mi ' itary Academy of today ii vojfly d.ttereriT Irom the Wenfwarfh of 1880. from yeer to year if h«t entarged its fadlitittb incraoMMi ih «flrolliTw«if and changed H$ jshycicfli appearanea until tMiti k lift la to rami ' nd one of the early days. Numerous modatn and attractive bufldi ' nigs have been erected as tfiey were needed. Old Iwildings have bean torn away when they were no longer useful. Spacious military and atlitefie fietds have been added. One of the finest gymnasiunti !n ftw country has been builf. Every. nffW; iwflKxi In teaching fhaf has been found defiratety wpwior to older methods has been adopted. Yef, voriie cf the fundamental princyt fhat 9(i(M tfw iU , coifpimf «n» adhered to |u(t as strictty fedoy.