Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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— Uiat tho s(li(M)l lu vtr loses sight of a boy who is not the alar athlete, and that he is trained alonir athletic lineg as well at ia. tfaa MA tiriioii able to make the teaoi. All IntwMtod The athletic teams are composed of vol- unteers, I ' vciy boy is re- quired to engage in Bmne fom of athletics. It is the aim of Ihc school to pi t ide coaches for as many team as can be C Ten fooOiall teams are devel oped and trained fay various sienben «f fSmittar. In drill. It teaches self-control and graceful Jiess of carriage. It develops those miisclcii which are most needed throughout lift . One tsd a quai-ter liours of each school day iire dpvoted to drill, and there are t Ti other military formations of short duration which athU ' tir.s. Itnseball, cage ball, hoccit .nnd tennis are carried out alon r the same lines. MOkary DrilU There is no l)ettei means of physical ox- erdee thm that afforded by the miUtaiy physical i xercise used by our Hiniy camps in devel- opin]? soldiers is uaed tiMKir day at Wentworlh. The pictares on this page show some of the cal- isthenic exercises used at Wentworth. These exerciiiM have been developed after years of Vmh I liy the exjH ' H in cliurjje nf the K ' mnaalillii work at Wes t Pomt, and they are used by the entire I ' liited States Anqy. They are the sMit afCeetive and eomRtoto jMrti«( i iiSif

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Christian in chanrtlinv Init not sectarian. The Board of Trustees is eomposed of rep resentativ«8 of all the leading Protestant churches of I t ' xington. Tin- :,tuilL ' nt.s ait? requii ' ed to attend church once e« cb Sunday. Part of the time there Bible s.( ' Ikmi| is conducted in barracks by the regular nutructora Of the Academy, Everything that is inclined to impreHs the D d with the tpwts of any one church, to the exQiasioQ of others, is itiuQafolfy avji Uid; PIveieal It is Ihf objoft of the ftchool not to turn nufci ' w, conducted by the eefabol chaplain or fay some prominent minister. When there is no service at the Academy the students at- tend in rallies t ' nr .hiinhcs to which they i png or which their parents desi|m te. A out cradc athletic teams and a few higlily trained athletes, but to give evoiy boy in school that physical training which ho iioeds. Owing to the taet tliat the life at Wetuworth is so regular and so conducive to the best phys- ical development, her teams are able to com- pete successfully with many of th ' - .sln nj;est college tvams. It is to be noted, however,

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llii ' iiii- drill liViT dt ' vi ' ](i|K ' (l. ' Plu ' V reach cvcr - muscle of the bod3% Skiving that mas culitr roundness, erectness, and gracefttl- ness of carriajfe which only such exorcises can tfivo. An «»fri fr of the I ' nitwl SlJitivs Acmy, who has locently had two bo ' 8 in Wentworth, said : One of the greatest hen- efits has been in the i hyst.cal imiwovement. During bad weather, when it is impoeriUe to have outdoor drill, much of the drill period is devoted to gymnasium work. This work is very intei«sting and highly beneficial for physical devdoproent The gymnasium is open at all ttraea and durins recreation hoars niamy 9i VbefS»St find pvofltcMtt fttonwre BttVe straightened the boys ' backs and given them a carriage that I did not hope for them in boxing, wro lhr, and worthing on the various gymnasium apparatus. In view of the fact that Wentworth m quire ' s t ' vpry hoy to ongage in -imw form of athletics, there is provided a sptK-ial gym- nasium instructor who h«s charge of all ii i i not engaged in outdoor athletics. This work consists of the usual gymnasium ex- ercises, such as tumbling, work on thift parallel bars, and gymnastic games of in- terest. Thi.s will aid nuiittriiUity in; tiie de- velopment of the boy. UtmKnna Tint Odaro