Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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V 1 m «C«loa«l Jmim M. Saltan. A. SIME £16Jtl££« £lbUlY One of ' ffw chief why Wsntworth k« bew aol to odHVVf Its lofty purpose ties In fha fact that the Academy has been under one continuous adminiitrafon since founding, Forneerly thfee-score yean Colonel Sandford Sellers was president of Wentworth, He enjoyed one of fhe moit wivtBbio-roctiriii In tlM»1wrtory of mortMn iducctibn. The Acedemy was founded by Sieplien G. WentwoHh, scion of e distinguished English family and a prominent Lexingtor banker, in ! 880 at a memoriel to his deceased ion, William Wentworth. Mr. Wentworff :inmediately vested control of fhe institution in the hands of a board of trustees composed oi a duly elected repfmefifative of each of the Evangelica! ctiurches of Lexington, and a president, Colonel Sellers A-a-: called to the new school in its first year and remained as its active heao until 1938. Mr. Wentworth served as president of the Board from 1680 untii hii deeth In 1897. It was rhe firm conviction of the founder, Ms board of trustees and sident Sellers that a military boarding school provides the most effec tive possible means for giving young men the thorough mental, moral end physical training necessary to develop m them the highest traifi of manhood. Thus, WenhMirHi became Itii ' ft ir l a iV « ool m tKe Mis WmIvwA ItU. U«b«ni»y «r Omtf, A.I. ItlT. Mil K pf« nih SIfn XI; nH» nt U. t. MwtM lUwn l«tT lf»: Oiili«««i ln4 t r k« Crw; Na. Slim S»wt N |||a Hurt: ji-J»eu«m; Pmt miU i af AtMciatian l MIMfiiy C««« u4 Sel»• ( Hi. OkMW tlatn; fit » i4 MuHf iTtlm Mmo Utf«« ItNtMarl, A, F, t A. M„ w4 r« » I Froiti tlw beginning the late President Setters sur- rounded himself with the ablest fecuity available — strong men of proved qualities and Christian character. Under his wise and forward ' ooltinq direction, Want worth has grown steadily. Each year has shown marked Improvetnent over fhe preceding year. Todey Wenft VforHi stands as one of the tnjiy 9«at aduc»tiofl«t iniHtutibni of our country — second to none in the op- pii ' fun ' fio ' It offers hoys and vounq men for thorough preparation for profe|sion4i studies, business and for (Urn. Ufii.«iii , ol M.iK: ' B. B i- Erf.. 1415: gr«l» t« nri. v r« ty o ' Chits a; ' ait ( gvarner lUtanr tntamatiaaial, 193 ; Pait PNtUwt 4MiMiif(SWi C|iwiUr«ICo iiiiiwc«, CMH toWwt. ••rik n MM t niS m4 Mm it)im mnti ' , i m u rp tWn

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WEMTWOflTH FROM THE AIR Mb, I. Adminisirafion Building, Mms Hall, D Company Barracks, Muticf iKHtf, (Library ar»d Laborafortsi.) No. 2. HlekBw lKd,;. ' A C lq() . ' 3. G v .L ij - ' ecreaHon Room. Quartw m ostei ' i Stcrti and RifW Gallery. No. 4. Marina Hall. C Coitipaiiiy Bwacfcs. Hot 7« Cofmnondanf ' f and Ouarternnasiar ' s Stadluiib No, 9. Drill and Athletic Fiefd. No. 10. Second Drill and A+hlefic Raid. .Me. 1 1. Sallers-Wikoff ScboUtticBuilding. Hi. 12. O f ' ii fQ i om , Mob It. t«anfe€MMt

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' Tht Miiswri OU SWa Fa TraS MtiiirliUi l iil l li ifc A Baatrty Spot on tKo Wanhrertli CampiN. AW HISTORIC BACfiGHOUIiD Throughout over half a century the Wentworth pu ' - pose hfts remained unchanged. The ideals which led to the Academy ' s founding and whic fits e c-imed it steadily forward, shine just as brighlly today as ever: the dasSra fo gtv each youth every oppOt tunfty develop folly his! own individual personality: the aim that every cadet shall acguire o deen sen$e of duty and responsSritity, both to himself and toward othets; that he shall have the mental and moral power to make occurafo judgments between right and wrong and tiw jj tyslcal power fo stand by ins coq- victioni. These high Standards have dominated Wentworth for generatioot. Butfo maint ain th«m and assure their full and co-tnjcj ' i aoplication, it has bean found necessary to limit the enrollment. Wentworth today is a relatively small school — many times larger than in IMO. fo W iiti«,.yet sffial anough iitat every indi- vidual student Is given the private attailKiim eo Mian ♦iai to his all- ' round dovelopment. The surrounding country affords a wealth of h k torieaRy important Civil War sites and the town of Lexingfon Itself retains much of the tradrtion of tha old south. Here «nthusiasm for the reminders of our country ' s glorious past is combined with th« enttiu- siasm for modem advenforalo prampte the rapid de- velopment of Hit; Itifyk aiMfol, mpijai .«n|d j hy resources. The modem, prosperous little city of Lexing ton is 41 miles from Kansas City, The Hearf of America. This proximity makes available by train, motor car, bus and air all the desir- able cultural edvantagM of a larg« city without, any 1 n Tll HillarSe OW I ' l Hc uie In Lexipqton . tiM CfMWM ball nmu (ba top ef the fint fminiir if WMlwarlit l (ia46-IV3«| lihvUmA sf Wantworth MIBtary Acadamy (rom 1880 to 1938.