Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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B ;i I N u T 0 N . M r a s 0 u R I 17 years of thouirht by th » expert In charge of the gymnasium work at Vnsl Point, and they 9n used by the entire United States Army. iOviv tn most eff«ettT« and eamptetc set I of caliHthcnic drills ever developed. They reach every muscle of the body, jrivinif that mascalar roaodneas. erectness, and gracefulnesB of carriage which only such exercises can give. An officer of the United States Army who has recently had two hoys in Wentworth said: One nf the greatest benefits has l een in the physical improve- ment. The military training and atheletie exercises have straightened tlie bo ' badw and given them a carriage that I d|9 ' lMt.lNni for them to acquire in one year. ' SOCIAL UFE The ability to meet cultured people and to be at eafie in company is a valuable asset. So ta let.s at WentWOKh are eiicdiiratfwi iti sudi social activities as will nut interfere vMtli their adiool work. Kveiy student is required to Iteep his per- .M)ti clean and neat, to have his hair cut prot){ ' rl , an l to see that hi.s shoes are pol- ished. In the Mess liall he sits at a table presided over by a member of the facti and receives any attention he ln .« |iiiifc iil the matter of table manners. Lexington furnishes aluindant oi por- tunity for social enjoyment. The ladies ' col- leges give frequent entertainments, which the cadets are | ermitted to attend. The besi homes in the town arc often open to the iNSTSUCTJON IN iNTAMTRY DHU4. CLOBSLT FOLMWS TBAT UIVSN IN THK RSUULAK a£KVMll

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16 WKNTWOKTll MljUlTARY ACADEMY itazy drill, it teaches self-ionlrol, grace- fulness of I ' arriHK ' - ' . iiii l fk ' V(: ' l ii)H those muscles which are most needed thioii imut life. One and one-half hours of each school day i« devoted to drill, and there are ten other iiiiliiary furmutions of short duration which the cadet attends daily. At all fomaations he is taught to hold his flh(Milrlt rs liack. his chest out. his head u|j, and to look 8qi; ' to the front The object of the drills is not to eiiin the cadet for the Army but Ifive him that iihysical dovcl- opmenl and discipline which is The Swiinnung Pool During the warm weeks of the fall and the springs the 8wimmins pool is open and the cadets have (jodfl (ipp irtiiiiity for fejini- ing to handle thcmseivca in watci ' . .-ithlotir teams are comixi. c-d of volunteers, but much Ih done to inter- est all the boys poinible in them. Several foot- . hall teani»Cr»d«!nlBpeA ' . most beneficial in every walk of life. GymnMimn Work Doffngbad w t ' fithcr when it i.s Impossible U have outdoor drill, much of the drill periml ia devoted to gymnasium work. This worjj 10 It Viery fotefistinjr and highly beneficial fdr physical development. The gymnasium la open at all times and during recreation hours many of tlie cadets find profitable pleasure in boxing, wrestling, and workiQ on tbi» varigni jprmnaaium liudiftt . and trained by varkwiB members i f rh. fncnlty. In l a.-.kell)iill, in-side-s the school team which com- petes with other achoola, each class has a teem, and .1 tournament is held for the class champion- ship. Track athletics, baseball, and tennis are carried out along the same linea, Th ' pictiuos on this page show some of the caliathenic exercises used at Wentworth. These ecsi dies bave heen dsy o{ied. aftisr

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1» WEN T W Q H T 11 M I L I T A R Y ACAD E M Y BATTLE OF IXXINCTOK, MX«80rKI, .SKfT ;MBKR M . Pbatagnkphad from m ail painting by F. Domioko, a Uungarion exile, wlio made the rtplitiii -ftlitiit iii iMittlfli. The Uniteii States flog Ulea from the roof of what waa then the Masonk CciO ' m uem te-WMld aa mw ot the bundinga of the Central College for Women. Tlui dtak ' it WibUkw i U i- Military Aciuicniy is on the extrema kft of Um picture. In the year 1880 he founded the Went- wortli Male Aciidpniy in lu)tn r of his deceased sou, William Wentwoilh. During the second yean of its history the military feature was ;id(K ' l, the nanie WiLs clui!iue l to the Wentworth Military Academy , and thus was begun the pioneer mititary school of the riilildle west. B. L. Holison, now Professor of ApologatieB in McCormiok Theological Seminary, was«elect«d aatiie first Prindpal. with Saiidford Sellers as his a.v.scK-iate. At the end of the first year Mr. Hobson retired, and, with the exception of one year Colonel Sandford Sellern hsis occupied tiM: IMSttlQa of SuiwriotendeDt eyer .aiofis,. WENTWORTH is a wdl- Imown English name and many prominent men of Europe and America have been its proud possessors. The ancestors of the founder of tbia sehool. Stephen G. Wentworth. came from Eng- land, settlini? in the United States in the early part of the eighteenth century. Mr. Wentwortli, himself, coming West when a boy. settled in Missouri. He was a pros- peroiis liiiriinrss man and rnncluded his loiijif and successful businesii curler i » i ' lx ' ident of the Morrison WimMDittk 8iii ;«t Imt ' ingtOD HiasouxL