Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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ShCNMBS PaXEWEU CnENONY AT TKC FtAO iiixm lus (» vri honor has been a .strong factor in the building of manhood at tlie school. Tho Ri-ntTal policy of the scliool is con- trollt d by a Board ol Trustees composed of representathili Fmii ' hmiiimiia the city. Wentworth is ittrictly non-wctwrian. al- though it emphasizes religious instruction and church attendance. Every cadet is re- qiiirpfl to attoml Sunday services each Vfpi , at one of lla- I fxinetnti chiiiu lies. A Cultural Background N o school is complete unless there is n backgroand for instiUSng into the lives nf the students an appreciation of the beautiful and the cultural. The truly educated por- Btm is a truly cultured one, one who has learned to appreciate the finer thinsr. of life. This enviionment of culture is kept as a constant ideal at Wentworth. It is the cus- tom to make the chapel cxerciaea a daily source of spiritual inspiration for the pt8- denta. The chapel periodBWCKlield fmir i»9» Phy»ic«l Traininc It Ih the object of the school not to turn out athletes, but to give every boy in school that , Bical tnining wMeh he needs. Owing

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tillllllllP ' TOirr ' AfflKM Sch«Oastic n-ports are sent liomc at fre- «iueii( intervals in uider that parent may be kept in close touch with the propvu and itjmding: Af the ctadent and otifM with Acatdony authorities in iavpiriiig; tht boy to his best effo!i,s. Moral and Reli«ioij» Instructian It ia the constant aim of Wentwortti to create a wholecome motal and rdlgious eo- virnnmcnt for the tiidf nt«5, and to impress upon tlieir minds tht; ideal of clean living and clean tfainkina:. A correct moral ataM»- phere pervades all school activities and school life, nirough a balanced day of work, play and stal » ' li»JM»«fe lh« en9 is always high. Inasmuch as the student comcM into close 1 1 intact with his teachers, this close associa- tion tends toward an upbuilding of ideals and a strengthening of morals. The honor .s(eni of discipline its a featoze Of Went- worth life. The placing of e! b individual -41:-

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to tin fact that th« tife at Wentwm th is so regular and so conducive to the best physical development li«r tfeaou luuuUy are exceptionally stronjr. It Ih to be liiitt ' ti. however, that the school never loses sight of a boy who is not the star athlete, and that he is trained along athletic Unea aa well jg li tiie 1 wli|9 IftiiUe W.o the team. All bttorwtod The athletic teams are eom- poaed of volunteers, but every boy is required to engage in aome form i f athletica. it is the ahn of the school to prondde coaches for as many blin and tennis are carried out along the same lines. T ams in tumbling are developed under an Lxpen instructor and give occarional exhibi- tions at hariBBttwin fUMHi or Jifc hone ial«it shows. MBBtwf Prilb other schools, each compiir.v hiis iwo tc.Ttiis and a tounuunent is held ior the company PUmptoRahip. Track athletics, haaebadl. out life. One hour of each school day Is devoted to drill, and there are other military formations of short duration which the cadet attends daily. At all formations lie is taught to held hia shoulders back, his chest out. his head up, and his face . i iuaiely In the front. The form of phyaicai exercise used by our army camps in develqdng aoldiere la used ahnost every day