Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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LEXINGTON. M T 8 S 0 U R I 1 iwrioil i.l4»v it cl In K ' m »- um work. ThU work is ver ' Interestinjr and highly ben f icial for pliysicAl davekqunent. The gyttaai- aium is open at all timec vnd during recre»- t OvMMiunvM Worn ttmmmfk SraKHOTH AMD AatUTt iWorik bad weather when it is impo.- niblc 1(1 h;i i ' outdoor drill, m u:h of the drill ' on lht nririii.s ir mna5iiim ma ' -hiiu s Tackuno the Dummy Uon hours many of the cadets find profltable pleasure in boxinjr, wreftliiiK ' . luid wort tBg:

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IB WENTWORTH MILITARY AGA] BMY Tht re are no Isftter tiR ' an» ol physical ex- ercise than that ttlTorded by the military drill. It teaches self-control, gracefulness of caJTiagle, and thn- i- mu- i-les which. •TP most needed thn ughuul life. One and one-half hours of each -school day is devoted to drill and there arc ten other militai fonnation.-« of short duratloti which the tudet attends daily At all f ormationn he is taught ti • hold hiti shoulders buck, his iChest out. his head up. and to lM)Mi«iiWKl|t tol jfippnt. The The pictures on this pane sliow .some of the calJsthenic exeittuiea used at Wentwortlu These exei-cises have been developed aftn y«M« of tli by the «c|H i» dHtcge of the gymnasium work at West Point, and they are uscii In- ty-.e t ' fitirf United Slates Army. They are the most effective and complete - t of caliathenio drills ever 1 1 (-V eloped. They reach ohfect of the drills is not to train the cadet for tho Army, hut In give him that phy.sicni licvcliip- ment utid (li.scipline which is mostbenedcial in every walk of The Swimmtnii Pool Dnrint, ' th«- warm wi ' cks of the fall and tin ' Mpriiiji Ihe swimniinj? pool i.s open and the cadets have good opportunity for leam- iBg to handle theiii elves in watier. i-v rv tr.ii.scic of the IkmIv. u ' ! ' . MK tMut muscular round- ness, iructncB . and grace- fulness of carriage which enly Sneh exereiaes can give. An ofTa-er of the United States Army v ho lias recent- ly had two iKjys in Wentworth said: One of the greateit benefit. ' ' htLs been in the physical improvfr- nuMit. Thv military training and athletic cxcrci.vi ' s have straightened the boys ' baclcs and given them a carriage that I did not hope for them to acqoire in one year.?

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20 WENT WORTH MILITARY A OABBHT atDCULUFE The alwlity to meet cultured people and to lie at ease in company is a valuable aaset. !8o cadets at Wentworth are encourajred in GaAMo WAMoa at thb Saiinna Mornt nil Msiri6Na|r flieh aocial activities as wiWi Mt littniCare mith their school work. Every student Is required to keep his per- son fk ' iin «n l ne«l, to h:n« ' liif- hair ciii properly, and to m; that hi« whites are ixil - PL In the Meas Hall he 8it» at a tablt- pi ded over by « member of the faculty ' and receives any attention be may need in th« iDHtter nf tHtile manners. Lexingtftn furnishet abundant oppor- tunity for Hocial enjoyment. The ladUi eol- lege gives frequent entertainmetita, which the cadets are permitted to attend. The best homes in the tip!|mi9|tt ftftaii oj n to the atu dtnt a. The cadtU have themselves developed a Student Council, cpnsh ngr of seven mcm- txTs. The Coundl is elected by the cadets and its purpose is to maintain a hiRh i«tatid- nnl of honor among thf- cndets. It takfs up cat e3 uf miHconduct which may affect the morals of the corps and which may escape Ihi ' faculty however vi rilant it.s members iiiii.v Thi- work of tin- C ouin il ih entirely open and above l) );ird and is done in ac- cordanca with the highest prineiplea of honwr pod justice. The Cadet at Wentworth does not Isrk in opportunity fof getUaa elm aaton.