Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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• Tho Miaow! Old Sortie Fe Treil MerWr in Le«inq»on. AN HISTORIC 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 stead ' ly forward, shine lust as brightly today as ever; the desire to give each youth every oppor- tunity to develop fully his own individual personality; the aim that every cadet shall acquire a keen sense of duty and responsibility, both to himself and toward others: that he shall have tho mental and moral power to make accurate judgment between right and wrong and tho physical power to stand by his con- victions. These high standards have dominated Wentworth for generations. But to maintain them and assure thoi ' full and continuous application, it has been found necessary to limit the enrollment. Wentworth today is a relatively small school — many times larger than in 1 880, to be sure, yet small enough that every indi- vidual student is given the private attention sc essen- tial to his all- ' round development. Tho surrounding country affords a wealth of his- torically important Civil War sites and the town of Le«ington itself retains much of the ♦radition of the old south. Here enthusiasm foe 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 modern, prosperous little city of Le»ing- ton is 41 miles from Kansas City, The Heart of America. This proximity makes available by train, motor car. bus and air all the desir- able cultural advantages of a large city without any of Hs disadvantages. ♦Tn. Hiirwic OW Court Hou» in l.»ir g.on. Notice the tmm M M tn. top of Mh fir column-fired durino, the Ci»» W.r. 11811-1697) « Founder of Wentworth (1846-1938) ' President of Wentworth MiRt.ry Academy from 1 880 to 1918.

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Colonel J«mei M. Sellers, A. 8 W...-ortfc 1 11, UoWilly .1 Ow o. AX Hi lata (a, M U : ;.)•• Xi; lata TWa t i: Mt[«r U. t. Marina Hum 1 17- 1 10: D. ' illnfulinad Sarvlca Croat; Na»y Crew; S.W Star: urp Cr-.ii ria Pti Prandanr f Alloci cn of Military Coliaojai 4 d Schoolt of na Unl ' ad S»a»»i Grand Mailar of «nn Oa«d Miw Udea of M-ww-J. A. F. 1 A. M, and Part Stand Cammtn4+t Hi Sr A i Comm if«d4rv tf Mluogrl ♦Cotonel I. B. WikoH, A.8, S.B. In Ed., ■■nM»n «f«iJiim» ,ul Wra4«ru jupormronoonT nc jucruTary 0 1 11 1 .1 MiHourl, A. B J. I. In Id. 1 11 ' graaWat. -art. Uni lonliy a Chlcaoo: emw »1anj InlwaKonal. 1 3 : fan Pratlda.t of Mi»,„,. S«a»a Cha.oar o ' Co«w..k« Cam. . Wan.. -.■■» m h 1 11 Kai alnca (a I SINEE EIGHTEEN EIGHTY One of the chief reasons why Wentworth has boon able to achieve its lofty purpose lies in rhe fact that the Academy has been under one continuous administration since its found- ing. For nearly three-score years, Colonel Sandford Seller was presidont of Wentworth. He enjoyed one of the most enviable records in the history of American education. The Academy was founded by Stephen S. Wentworth, 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 the 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 Setlers 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 effective possible means for giving young men the thorough mental, moral and physical training neces- sary to develop in them the highest traits of manhood. Thus. Wentworth became the first military school in the Missouri River Valley. From the beginning the late President Sellers surrounded himself with the ablest faculty available — strong men of proved qualities and Christian character. Under hh wise and forward-looking direction. Wentworth has grown steadily. Each year has shown marked improvement over the preceding yea-. Today Wentworth stands as one of the truly great educational institutions of our country — second to none in the opportunities it offers boys and younq men for thorcuqh DisDaration for professional studies, business and for life.

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YESTERDAY Above n D ctured the first company ever at ;embked At Wentwctti. From this humnlo beqin oirvg. the Acoden-y has ma r chod torward over a trail of development that has placed it in the front rant of America ' s betl military tchook futd TI1DAY The Wentwortfi Military Academy of today is vastly different from the Wentworth of 1880. From year to year it has enlarged Its facilities, increased ; ts enrol ment and changed its physical appearance until there is little to remind one of fre early days. Numerous modern and attractive buddings have been erected as they were needed. Old buildings Save been torn away when they were no longer useful. Spacious military and athletic fioWs have been added. One of the finest Field Houses in the country has been built. Every new method in teaching that has been found definitely superior to older methods has been adopted. Yet, some of the fundamental principles that guided the first company are adhered to just as strictly today. •Officers F?ont end Center