Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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A CdMMl BMhsroond Xo .si ' Jiool is fciniplcte iiii!o: s there is n background for instilling into the lives of file students an appreciation of the beautiful and the cultural. The truly educalod per- son IS a ti-uly cultured one, one who leanied to appreciate the er things of life. This environment of cultur» ' is kopt as a constant ideal at Wentworth. effort is made to make the chapel exercises a daily source of spiritual and cultural inspiration for the students. Speakers of prominence, well-known musicians, as well as local talent, are secured for the chapel programs. The eliapel perioda are held four dajra a week- at 10:30, Piiyiieal Tralaint It is the object of the school not to turn out aiUrtM, but to |(ive every boy in school that to the fact that the life at Wentworth is is 80 regular and »o conducive to the best physical development, her teana »re alwa exceptionally strong. l4pKii(«| EA«r AoBon tbs Cjutftw Auk

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jkunan Cmm at tmuncmtmn VmaUmM Wentworth is strictly non-McUmn, al- of which he U a member, or which he d0 though it emphasizes religious faistruction atrae to attend. and dittreh attendance. Every cadet Is re- The general policy of the school is con- qptxad to attend Sunday sen ices each week trolled by a Board of Trustees ecaqweed of «| QIM» of the Lexington churches. He is repreeentatim fit Prsfeeitait j nrdua flf ttAicatmlim MMs Haul

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It is to be noted, however, that tlie school never loses siyht of a boy who is not tiie star athlete, and that he is trained along athletic lines as well as is Uw wbiot ii Jfif ti» liwk9 the team. Xhe alltlftic teams aro oom- J miBd of volunteers, but every boy ia required to engage in some form of atfileticsi. It ia tht aim of the school tu provide coaoiies for as many taima aa I ' lin ' ' and tea«l9 iu« ,0in dk)t aloqf ' name liatta. Military Drills TSist is no better meanu of phytt col sides the school teams which compete with other schools, «ach company haa two teamii nnd a t ' umament i.s held for the company championship. Track athletics, baseball out 1if«i. One hour of each school diiy is devoted to drill, and there are other military forroatioM Of siKirf duration wUeh tho cadet attends daily. At all fonnatlona he ta taught to hold his shoulders back, his cheat out, bi« head up. and hi« far. ' sfjuarely to thf front. The form of physical exercise used by our army camps in developing soldiera ia oaad afanost every day