"Blees Military Academy was founded in Macon, Missouri by Colonel Frederick W. V. Blees, and operated from 1899 to 1907.Blees Military Academy was founded in September 1899 by Colonel Frederick Wm. V. Blees. Blees was a Prussian immigrant who arrived in Macon in 1889 to take over as headmaster of St. James Academy, an Episcopalian military school for boys."@en . . "Blees Military Academy"@en . "28328.0"^^ . "1979-10-11Z"^^ . "1898Z"^^ . . . "79001380" .