Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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♦ WENTWORTH»MILITARY ACADEMY II n :■ 1 I J 1 WB8T ENT1UNC TO GYMNASIUM Music The school offers exceptional opportunities to boys who have musical talent in its hand, orchestra, and glee club. Frequently during past years the Academy Band has been called upon to furnish music in parades in Kansas City and nearby cities, and in ex- ecution and appearance it did not suffer in comparison with the large professional bands appearing on the same occasions. The orchestra plays for chapel, receptions and dances. From time to time solo numbers are given and the corps engages in com- munity singing. Personalities Developed While the discipline at Wentworth is firm, it is not at all harsh. Very little punishment of any kind is necessary. The punishment that is assigned is always of a military nature and not the kind which will in any- way humiliate a boy. Students who cannot be handled without physical compulsion are sent home. The aim of the disciplinary department is the development of personalities. a great deal of responsibility rests on the students themselves. Many cases of disci- pline are handled by the students and the conduct of the student body is the crystaliza- tion of popular sentiment rather than of an oppressive system of regulations. In short the plan of Wentworth has as its object the developing of American citi- zens — men who are mentally alert, phys- ically sound, and courageous enough to take prominent parts in the educational, religious, commercial and physical life of their I 13 a ■ I THX HOMB or COMfANY C rage Ftfte

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♦ WENT WORTH ♦MILITARY ♦ ACADEMY ♦ The Competitive Sports Six ti ten football teams are developed and trained by various memliers of the faculty. In basketball, l esides the school Loams which compete with other schools, each com- pany ha two teams and a tournament is held for the company championship. Track ath- letics, baseball, swimming, soccer, boxing, wrestling, tumbling and tennis are carried out along the same lines. Teams in tumbling are developed under an expert instructor and give occasional exhibi- tions at basketball games or at home talent snows. Military Drills There is no better means of physical ex- ercise than that afforded by the military drill. It teaches self-control and gracefulness of carriage. It develops those muscles which are most needed throughout 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 he is taught to hold his should- ers back, his chest out, his head up. and his face squarely to the front. The form of physical exercise used by our army camps in developing soldiers is used almost every day at Wentworth. No effort is made to turn cadets to the army or war. While each cadet is trainer! to lie an officer il lie so desires, the military work primarily furnishes the In si basis known for mental and discipline. Work In the Gymnasium During bad weather, when it is impossible to have outdoor drill, much of the drill period is devoted to gymnasium work. This work is very interesting and highly beneficial for physical development. The gymnasium is open at all times and during recreation hours many of the cadets find profitable pleasure in boxing, wrestling, and working on the gymnasium apparatus . Social Life The social life of the Academy is abund- antly adequate to give the students the recreation, culture, and ease of manner which properly go with a fOOi education. Parties and entertainments are given at intervals at such times as not to interfere with the regular work. The spirit of chiv- alry naturally accompanies military training and the Iwaring of the cadets in social con- tact ia always a matter for favorable comment. l t ru tt rt ttvf m tr 11

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♦WENTWORTH4MILITARYiACADEMYf The Fuwt Company at Wkntwortu HISTORICAL Wl ' ENTWORTH is a well known English name and many prominent men of Europe and America have been its proud possessors. The ancestors of the founder of Went worth Military Academy. STEPHEN G. WENTWORTH, came from England early in the eigh- teenth century, settling in Mr. Weritworth came West when a boy and settled in Missouri. He was prosperous in business and concluded his long and successful career as President of the Morrison-Wcntworth Bank at Lexington, Missouri. Mr. Wentworth was always a literal con- 77w A.m. ' New England. tnl»utor to educational and benevolent causes, and in 1880 he conceived the idea of founding, in honor of his deceased son, Wil- liam Wentworth, a school for the Christian education of boys and young men. Suitable grounds and buildings were secured and the first session opened in September. 1880, with B. L. Hobson and Sand ford Sellers a ciate principals. At the end of that Mr. Hohaon retired, since which time Col. Sellers has remained the head of the Acad- emy, and in active management of its affairs. A charter was secured in April. 1881. and the name Wentworth Male Academy, under which the school Iwgan itn existence, was changed to Wentworth Military Academy. Thus was started the first military in the Missouri River Valley. On thk MifcHouw, 1880 f ' ow Sixlrrn