The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-06-02
WENTWORTH ACADEMY COMMENCEMENT
COLONEL SELLERS RETIRES AFTER SERVICE OF
TWENTY-sX YEARS. Colonies HoGE
AND COOK SUPERINTENDENT.
Military Exercises, Athletic Events, Hop, Alumni
Banquet, BaccaIaureate Sermon, Graduating
Exercises and New Faculty.

Virginia Military Institute and a
graduate Of that great institution.
Captain Church, the new Director
of Athletics, was captain Of the
foot ball team and base ball team OF
Lawrence University Wisconsin,
session Of 'O5-'O6, and is a fine general
athlete.
ANNUAL INSPECTION.
The annual inspection by the
United States government was held
a month earlier than usual this year
owing to the fact that the War
Department is seeking to get more
uniform reports from the schools to
which army officers are detailed.
The inspection Of all the military
schools in the United States this
year has been entrusted to three
officers. The Inspector Of the schools
OF this section was Major William A,
Mann, General staff Corps, Washing
ton, d c., who thoroughly
investigated the instruction given in
class room and on the field. A whole
day was given to drills, inspection OF
quarters, kitchen, sanitation, armory,
equipment, company and battalion
books, official registers, records and
blanks. The inspectors report has
not heea published, tbut ii is believed
that Wentworth easily maintained
its standing Of one Of the sixteen
schools Of the United States 10 Glass
A.-the only such school in Missouri
holding place in this class.
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.
The encampment week this year
was spent by the corps as the guests
OF the United States Army at Ft.
Leavenworth. Following is the re
port Of encampment week by one Of
the cadets:
For several years past Wentworth 8
annual encampment has been an
event looked forward to with great
delight by all the boys. But never
was so much interest and enthusiasm
shown as was before this last trip.
1t was through Mai. Hickman q
Efforts that we succeeded IN getting
the new barracks at Ft. L~eavenworth,
and no better place in the U. S.
could be found as a place for an
encampment.
Monday, May IA, was the day set
to start for the Fort, and at 7 o'clock
In the morning the battalion marched
to the depot headed by our thirty
piece band. playing martial music.
at the depot we boarded our special
train amid the Wild cheering Of Lex.
ington citizens. The trip from
Lexington to the Fort was a Jolly one,
the band played several pieces, the
mandolin club favored US with some
good music and all the boys seemed
to take great delight in singing "The
Jolly Wentworth Boys"
At independence, MO-, the bat
TALON dressed in grays and legglns
paraded through the city At Kansas
City another parade was given and on
the sidewalks cheering for US we saw
many sold Wentworth boys" who are
now successful business men In that
great city The parade terminated
at the Union depot, where the cadets
were given a nice lunch which was
appreciated by all, We then resumed
our journey to the Fort, arriving
there about 2 p. m.
At the Fort Leavenworth depot we
we're met by several four mule teams
httched to Uncle Sans wagons, which
conveyed our baggage to the barracks.
We marched to our quarters where
we spent the remainder of the day in
arranging our new domicile. We
were stationed In the new 2Sth
Battery barracks, that organization
being absent in the Philippines.
These barracks consisted Of five
large squad rooms, a mess hall and a
kitchen, Two squad rooms were
allotted to each company and one to
the band. The post gymnasium and
swimming pool were turned we to
the boys and many hours of the day
we're spent In this way.
The mornings were usually spent
10 target practice, the the march to
the range being made In about As
noinutac Tar shoA, ~. a.. -