Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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that the school never loses sieht of a boy who is not the star athlete, and that he is trained alonff athletic lines as well m is the hqjr who is able to make the team. An iBlwOTtod Tin- athletic team.s arc i ' unii)osed of vol- unteura, but every boy is re- quii ' ed to eiig»|e in some fortu of athlotics. it is thi; aim oi Uie school to provide coadics fdr as many teams at can be «rsr;iniz4 ' (i. The Competitive Sports From six to ten football tenni: aio flevelopod and ttaiiiod by va- rious inenibk r.s nl iht- laculty. In drill. It teaches self-control and paceful- ness of carriage. It develops those mOitlaB- which are most iimlod (hrdunhont lifp. One hour of each school day i» iit vot»J t4) drill, and there are other military formations of Bhovt dofjitioa vf idk tiit cadet at(»n . attlotica. l)asehall, swimming, soccer and isnnis are cai ' i ' ird out along the same lines. Military Drilli O bettiT ini ' aiis ii( ph ' si !al Cv- Clmfr i ni diat afforded by the military dse used by our army camps in developing sol- dims i.s used evifivy diV % Wentworth. CalittfaeniGS The pictures on this page show some of the eal- {sthenic exercises used at Wentworth. These exerdaes have been devefoped after years of thought .by the expert in charge of tho fo mnasium worit at West Point, and Ihey arc used by the entire UnltiMl States Army. They are

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Christian in character, but not sectarian. The Board of Trustees is composed of rep- resentatives of all the leading Protestant churches of Lexinsrton. Tbi students are miuiml to attend church oncteidl Seild«7. The|}r attend Ute church i iphieh thejr bdonff ot of the Faculty and often by some cadet of (ho Sonior Dass. Proniiii v isitors arc tilteu invited U) a4dres8 t)m student body at iiiistime. Everything that is iiit ' liinxi In imjjress the niind with the tenets of any one church, to the oxcIu» sion of othei-8, ia care- fully aVaM which they prefer. At 8 o ' clock on the mom- InjfOf each regular sclmol day :irt ' hold chnpel exercises, at which byiiui me auag and a iiamage of scripture read. At this time in —10— Physical TnlniiHr It is the object of the school not to turn out crack athletic team? and a fow hiphly trjiined atlilet ; ' S, but to give ovciT l) y in school tlial phygicaJ training which he needs. Owing to the fact that the life at Wentworth is so reffuhti iri ' l M i.-oiiducive to the Inst pliyii- ical development, her teams are able to com- pete successfully with many of the strongest coIIetAt tBOMl. {» tj» b(s mUxi,, Imfmi

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th«nie drill ever developed. They readi flv y aniiHrt!; of that body; giyjitis imifr eufatr FOundnesK, crectness, and giacvrtil- neem of carriage which only such exemsus can irfve. An officer of the United States Army, who has recently had two boys ttt Wentwovtli, said : One of the grcntest b ?n- efits has been in the physical improvement. The military traininir and athletic exercige? (lavc .- li ai liluned tlu ' lioys ' liacks and given them a carriiige that 1 did not hoijc lor them IK oi ' ' Aft During bad weather, when it is impossiblie to have outdoor drill, much of the drill poriod is devoted to gymnasium work. This work is ver ' intrrosting; and liighly beneficial for physical development. The )o-mnasiom is open at all thnes and during i-ecreation hours ttany of the cadets find profitable pleasure in boxing, wrestling, and working on the various fo nmasium apparatus. In view of the fact that Wcntworlh r» ' quires every boy to engage in some form of athletiicBi titerfl la provided a apeeial fiMtrac ' LouKiNQ EAta Across the Campih Fwim thk W ;trr UASiucKit.