Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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A B««uty Spot on Ida AJV HISTORIC BACKGROUND Throughout over holf o unfury the Wentworth pur- pote hat remaHwd unchmgedt Ths ideali which led to fhe Ac«d«my ' s founding and which hav« canlitf ' if iri;iv forward, Saline jus as brightly today M ewer: the desire to give each youth evary oppor- tunity to davabp fully hit own Individual peraonarity: the aim that ev«ry cadet shall acquiie a kmn sense dufy and rgipcnslbll ' tv both to himielf and toward othert; that he shall have the mental and mofal power to malw accurate judgment betwew right and %rrong end the pKyiM P0M « thwijl hii xgK victlons. These high standards have dominated Wentworth for ganerations. But to maintain them and asiure their lull and continuous application, it has been found necessary to limit th? enrrJImpnt Wpntvvcrth today it a relatively small school — many times larger than in 1880, to be sure, yet smell enough Ihet every Indi- vidual student It gtven the pnvstviiHiMlfSiC ' iHi ' eliii H.-il tr his all- ' round development. The surrounding country affocds a wealth h ' ' . torically important Civil War sites and tha town ot 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 er thu- siasm for modem adventure to promote the rapid de- velopment of the boy ' s mwtal, morel end phyticel The modern, prosperous fitHe tify of Lexing- ton is 41 miles {rom Kanws City. The Heart of Ameriee. This proximity makes available by train, motor car, bus and air all the desir- able cultural advantages of a large city without any of its disadvantages. (IBII ■ IB?71 »fl|i«jlir of W.n«« Hh Asedemy. Ttw Histo TK Old Court HooM bl Lnhflwi. Notice th cannon b ll rmv tU top «f 4 J|Ml eehnM — firvd during th« Civil W r. I Mi. 193 ) of Wantworlh MUltaiy inm lUOto 1938

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SfirliilwJwit, w.. .w«l. ntt, WtmSty •! CUMf . AJ. Itir. fil M KspiFa If It: $i«iM Xi] lata tliatt Hi tibi«r U. i. MirfM lUwn If 17. ino. D i)m«yt«ht4 Stnin Omi Navf Croni Shwr Slw; Ni«b H irt: Cnlii- 6uw»; trn h m U tM tl A«i«fi«»liHi (I MMlWf C IU« i Mil Schatit •! I4a UatM S a«at| FaU GiMd Mialaa af lha 6na4 M.MaiaU4( «l Minaari, A. f . « A. M. aaJ M From He boqlnmng Hi« lat Presidefit Sellers vur- rounded himielf with the ables faculty avoilaCile — stroig men of proved quolitios and Ct riitim character; Under hit wbs and forward-looking direction, Wsnf- worth has grown sfeadily. Each year has ihown markad innprovAnMnt over tha preceding year. Today Went- wortK c ' linds az one of the truly great educational instituiiuMs ui ouf .uuritry — s«cond to nono In the op ' portwuttet it oHbrs boys and young men ifbr thorougli pi fttrAtibn fisF pMfH bMl ito iNi lauftnMii ttid for SlfCE tiUUIEEN ElGUTl One of the chief reasons w- y Wy-tworth has beon able to achieve its lofty puipote iles in the fact that the. AMderny hat been undw one continuous administration since its founding. For nearly three- score yeao, Colonel Sandfbrd SaHeri.Higi ' pivdctM hie w oftiiitm- jpf the most enviable records in the l tory of American education. The Academy was founded by Stephen G. Wentvwjrth. scion of a distinguished English family ard a prominent Lexington banker, in IB80, «s a memorial to his deceased son, Wifliam Wentworth. Mr. WentworHi Immediately vwtiBd eeMtvoi of the institution in the handrdf a bbei : irosfees composed of a du ' y e ' ected fetKosfntativt- if each of the Etwigelical churches of Lexington, and a president. Colonel Sellers was called to the new school in its first year and remained as its active heed until 1938. Mr. Wentworth N(Md « ' .praii(|« I8l0: until h» death In 1897. I) wi)!, th • firm ccivlction 0 ' he ' ounde- hi ' i bc rd of trurtees and President Sailers that a rnilita v boarding school provides the most effec- tive possible means for giving young men the thorough mental, moral and physical training necessary to develop in tham the highest traits of manhood. Thus. V entworiil became the fintmHitary school in iheMtt- souri River Valley. « CetwMl L a. W%e(f, A.I., SJ. in TreMurvr md luiiMM Manaqar. UahafailT of Minaari, A. I. llliiSd. Ifli: varfaala aaA, (Ml- I af Chieaga: tmt Q mn» i latarv MwnaHaaal, tt3S; Part al Il i H U fl SM a Cliaa a at C — i a »a«. CaaM »Wa«|K I at aaMk t» ' W aM IwsihM.Nnerf laa

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YESTERDAY Abov 5 P ' Ctvrsd Hit iinl conpeny sve: ai MmUad af Wsntworiii. Fr«m ihU Kiimbl be in- .King, tKe i ,c8d««iy Kn ni«rch«d forw«rd ovar Inta o( davatopment that hai plocad it in Hm mJ. iUUAY The Wentwofth Mitilary AcadMny of today is VAitly different from the Wentworth of 1880. From yew 1o year if has enlarged fts fsciritiM,r increased it$ enrdlrnerrt and changed its physical appearance until th« is littie to rsmind one of the early days. Nurnerous modem and attractive buikliflQi hav« bMo erected « they were needed Old buildings have beoQ torn away when tiiey were no longer useful. Spacious mSHary and :iatillttio Mdli have bean added. One of the finest gymnasiums in the country has been built. Every new method n teechittg that has been found definitely 5upe ' or to older rrethods has been adopted. Yet, some of the fundamental principles ihat guided the first company »re adherKJ is juit as iMetly today.