Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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WmIwjw |I dliilliii ' ' ' ' 11 HI5T0A1C Ttirou fiDut gv r half a pur- tQ .. h t refndjned unqhangad: Tim ff tr which fed S Hiadlly fcffwahd, iliins just fts= brlghHy oday as evert tHe rfesTre t- ive- kbcJ youfii swery epp«r- dii y flincF T porisfbffity, both to Mmwlf and i md afher T tfiat hs shalf have th finofitfll end moriil p wia to. mat ftcairate [udgmenft h fw pn rigtht and Thpse high itancfardi have riizrr-.sPii+f H Wr n v O-hh fiSf 9 i;iar) f iciEti. Burt to mflintiain them And ai jira tlwir Ln«W34ry to iTmjl- ftii teiraHmKftti= MWwiMirHi :tod(iy ;{s a retalFvflJy EmaH schoof- — marty Kmes ianiftr th n in 1 880, to bt wre yet 5mall apwtfth ttiat ofvwy kri is §iVflrt+ho priv4ii|| |ti terkflUy important CSvIi War tes and trie town of iffiitj tpn ftnlf rataitif much af tht tfadWon of t ifi efel-MUfh. Hera enftiusltisrfi fcf the remiTrtdsrSr-of ■iWi ' Eiasm f r modj m ddvarrtur ia p mQte the rapj ds: The modern, prgsporouB little -zify gf LDifing- +ofi IS 4t mife from l p S Citjf The H AJ bv ' rain, mistor car, hu:: ' j d arf hh cuStura! edvantag s g a la gf BifyjWifeiif ■1 ny .«F%-i|!s y|lflf (liH-i »}

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WMlnrl Ifl , UnlTinl l-I C ' ,.7 , B. 1917, Phi Pn i Kdppi TThTI HEK:»l|Q1nniF])j Tnv; IBitmS PiSH lUifK- ' M9Tlunk qiny ■■l iikted. hjiitwff with tfrie flbfesf faculfy avail ab ' — -.ftnGtFl|. mf n iQf proved qud H nd Chm ian characto . ..,1( idlt hiSJi-. rswq rtMudily, Each yaer hai showpi nwllMl worth sta ids. |l43 f?,4|| - f iKjIy grent adueaii iftEtitutioni of Out coLmtry - Setond ks SIJJCE EICHTEEK EIGHTY On of ftis chief roflsons why Wenfivorfh has cmn flble to achievfi ftt-flofty purpon lies in ihe sct tnst l he Academy has been tmder 6n8 Cofona) SandforJ Salfers wa prasfdtint of W nl worth, Ha En;oyed Ofil of ' ttin fn(? t wili fl?Jb mcords in fbe hisfiory of American edutatipn. TlwriAcfidsiTiy WM ftXJndecf by Stephen S, WenfwGr+h, scTon of i fHnjgjUFshDd Englfsh family and a promijiAnt LoiMingftwi banker, tn ISSO, i9[i Ti»itiodAl io.his dmwd fOf), WBiinh WttiNorth, Mr, WinrKtorfh irrFfnodialieily vecste ' itf ' cijFttTOl of fh« ir ' s it!:+ on In t e hi nds of i board of tnisteas comppsod -of 4 duiy .d d ra| mssniatiyf Qf each of fli? icalted to the np ' tf sdiool in Its first y r flnd r meiinid fts its active h ad until f93B. Mr. Want worth -JSfllwKi aS.praSid until his death in It the firm conVid-ipn t ie founder, ritti1pjjeii:j;l -off trvafetf .end Md »nt Soltert rtiflt fW-.7PN5Hibf9 mMi l6fvW rt ™ thorough nngntfl!, nwr l an J pJiysicfll trairtTTig nsqeasary to d fv kup h ttwm the higli tl SirtSipf manh od. Thui Wen y ortii becafne-rim first mififapY ickcel In tlie.MlSv

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YESTERDAY ppftg. the Acadimy. fioi mrihcliid foi ' rtf.mnir tTAll of de BbpriHTt that luk fl Ft : i ■. ' fhs Wpn+WQi4h of 1630, Fratn year to = year It has nian ?ti feCilfff i in-crcfl B-d i+3 ■enrcllmsnt and changed 1 5 phys ' cfll appeafflfice until 4here« i9 |i tc. fifltdfi liav Wfi fl i (Sne. o f the -fSnwt gymrmlvna in tti ; ■courrfry has b en built. Eve ry r f w method m teach i«ig tliat h j beert foufld defir itBh jparid- h elder mathodL ha h«r addptad. Yeti iooffle=- Hie fundam r tal prrndpl s that guided fh« first coinpany ytrictfy tid«