Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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apon his own honor Iih.s x en a strong factor in the buildinsr of manhood at the school. The general policy of the school is con- trolled by a Board of Trustees cointH)sed of representatives of Protortant churches of the city. Weiilw orth is strictly iion-.sectarian. sil- thoQgh it emphaaizes religious instruction and eharch attendance. Evary eaitot is n- qofved to attend Sunday services tmik 9jt 009 of the Lexington ehnrdies. dents. The w«ek«t 10 . Physical Tratning It is the object of the school not to turn out athletes, but to give every boy in school that No . ' K-hool h cmnplcte unless then ' is n backgruund for inittflling into the lives of the students an apprfciation of the Kcautii ' ul and the cultural. Tiio truly educated per- aon 18 a tnily cultured one, one who has learned to appreciate the finer things of Ufe. Thin environment of culture is kept as a constant ideal at Wentworth. It is the cus- tom to make the chapel exercises a daily aonwe of igihritual inspiratioa for the stii- 0M Won ' tap .{ m tniiKifm '

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WENTWORTH MILITAKY ACADEMY Report Sent Home Scholastic i-epurLs are sent home at fre Quent intervals in order that parents migr be kept n close touch with tin- prog-ie-sa and standing of the student and may co-operate r — 1 with Academy aiithoritiea fh J Mpbrtaf OlO boy to hlV hi ' s cffniiH. Moral and Religiou» Instractioa It is the constant aim of Wentworth to create a wholesome moral and n-lij ious en- vironment for the students, and to impress upon their minds the ideal of clean living and clean thinkinir. A correct moral atmos- phere pervades all school activities and school life. Throng a balanced day of work, play and studSTifiMiliieedilOfli is always high. Tnasmuch as the student comes into close idtit.ict with his teachers, tliis fhtsi ' assucia- liou tends toward an upbuilding o£ ideals and a strenirtheninir of morals. The honor systtm of disciplinf is a ffature of Went- worth life. Tlie placing of each individual

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VENT $ ORTH MXilTARY ACADEMY to the fact that th« life at Wentworth is 80 reffular and so conducive lo the l cst pliyaicul deveiupmcnl, her teams usuuUy are iieeeptioiially strong. It Is to be noted, however, that the school never loaea night of a boy who is not the atar athlete, and that hi Is trained along atUetie linps Its well afiii|;] y wMia «bk the learn. All Interested l e athletic teams are com- poaed of volunteers, but every boy is required to engage in ovrnie form of athletiCK. It is the ahn of the school to provide coaches for as many twnHi «a can l)f orfjnnized. bling and tennis are carried out along the sami- lines. Teams in tumbling arc developed under an expert instructor and give occasional exhibit tinns di hjs j wtfpll pmMior t hqflM tstant shows. MBitaqr Drills ercisc than that afforiied hy the military drill. It teaches sdfHControl and gracefnK ncss of CArriage. I ' ilo- velops those muacleji which are most needed throdgfer 1 Six to.tm.loolball teams are developed uid trained by various members of the fseahy. In basketball, beiides the Bchool team ! whirh compete with other schools, each company has two teams and a tournament Is held for the ennpany championship. Track athlotics, Imseliall, swimming, soccer, boxing, wretitling, tum- I out UTc. One hour of each school day is devoted to drill, and there are other military formations of short duration wldch the eadet attends daily. At aD formations he is taught to hold his shoulders back, his cheat out, his head up, and his fiiee sqtuurely to the front. The form of pliysical exerdse used by oor amy camps in d.vt ioping aoidisBR ]t mml ' iteort smqr dar at Wentwwrtii.