Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Lhenic drill tvur devtloped. They reach every muscle of the body, vintr that mus- enbir roundni ' .ss, erectness, and gniceful- HBMF ' of cnrriugo which only such exercises «an a ve. An officer of the I ' nited States 4rmy» who has recently had two boys in Wentworth, said : One of the greatest ben- efits has l,i«M ' ii in tiu- i)h ' sical iinprm i ni(rnt. The nuiitai- ' IraininiE and athletii; exer i es quiiVK ' ' ry Injy tii I ' njfuge in some fturn of athletteii, there is providL d a sjiecial gym- nasium inslruclor who has eharfte of all boys not t JiRiigcd in other athletics. This work consists of the ii iual gymnasium ex- ercises, such as tumblintr, work on the parallel bars, and Kymnastic games of in- terest. This i(ids mjtj fl In ttlM de- [ yeloement of t|;te bioy. turn gUndghtened the boys ' backs airit J ivfftt them a carriage that I dii Jiot hl e ioT «i]t to acquire in n. ' ,v..;ir, CymiMsium Work Durillgbad weather, when it i.s impossible .to Juive outdoor drill, much of the drill period fil. Aevoted to gj ' mii.isiuni woelc. This work is very interesting and highly beneficial for (ih.v. ' ical dexelopment. The : gymnasium is openjit all times and during recreation hours nuuqr of the cadets find profitable pleasure, in bo. in)ar, wrestling, and working .«| tiu» various gymnasium apparatus. £l view of the Gui tfitd Wentworik re- S oc i a l Uie The ability to meet cultured people and lb b« ' III I ' . ' isc in i- ' iiTi[t;ii) IS a vahiaMe asset. S(i cadets at Wenlwin lli are em imraged in such social activitie.s aa will tiol interfere with their sehno! wnrk. .A t iass in SociaJ Usage is eonducled .i rnenibei ' of the Faculty, giving cai-li student a knowledRi- of wli;ii is correct in manners and etiquette. All stu- dents are required to attend tbia claaa and all find it most interesting. Every studriit i.-. miuired to keep his ) er- 9on dean and neat, to have his hair cut prop ly. and to sfe that liis dbOM we — lOr-

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that the school never loera sight of a Ixqr i who is not the stnr nthleto, nnd that he is trained along athletic lines as well as is the boy who ts able to make the teutu AB bterated The alhk-tic teams ai( composed of vol- | unteers, but i!ver - Iwy is re- quired to engage in sonie form of athletics. It is the aim of the school to provide coache; for 2 5 maiqr taana as. am b organized. The Competitive Sports From six to ten f xithall tunm-. are developed and trained by va- rious nii-mlH-ris of the faculty. In drill. It teaches self-control and graceful- ness of carriage. It develops those muscles which lire most needed throufrhout life. One iumr of eacl) school day is devoted to drill, and there are ten other niilitar ' formations of short duration which the cadet altonds daily. At nil fnrmations hv i.s tausrhl to hold hiS Hhoulders back, hin chest out, his head up, and his face uareiy to the front. The ftnan tf t ijssieia cser basketball, besides the school teams which compete with other schools, each company has two teams and a tournament i« held for the company championship. Track SfTrT v 7 athletics, baiseball, swimming, soccer and tflBBte ' «m .eaxried mit along tine woM linBB. ilBhary Drill There is no better means of i sical ex- ercise tiuin that iKffwded by the niUtiry else used by our army ijiiiips in drveloping sol- diers i used every day at Wentworth. Calisthenics The pictures on tbjs. page show some of the eal isthenic cxeni.sf.s used at Wentworth. These exercises have been developed after years of thou ght by the expert in charge of the gymnasium work at West Point, and they arc used hy the entire United States Army. They are the moat effective and fomplete set of calls-

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W fl.tn M AStfiiTniii: Fi.vil i.shed. In the Mess Hall lu ' sits al a Lablc presided ovt ' r by a responsible student of- ficer and receives any attention he may need in the matter of table manners. Ladnstan itonMus riHmril i wt i.OBriMfibi luly lor social » njoymont. The ladies college l ves frequent ctitcitaiiimcnts, wliicli the cadets are permitted to attend. The best homes in the t«wn «xe often ' Opea to tho Htm IMMolays Top Itiiw, li l t te. lll N ' ol.l., ADK, C rr, CU:Mh NH, KaViiN. 2nd iCow: lAMmUSt, Hi-Ray, IIimh-ijk, AnAMS, WaifliiT, WoiDiNfl. Daniki., Waij.a(-c, Majitin J. D. 9ti K«w: WASWUr, Weicgl F., Nixnon R., Wbtocl L., Switow, BisHor. Ttmt Beiri MAtKBS, Hampton L., Boh»efgm . Fbrouson, Gkavbs, Rom Dotv. —11—