Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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♦ WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY TIm Competitive Sports FHx to ten football tpania are devoloped and tnmi. ii !) vjirious rii«?ml ers of the faculty. In basketball, besides the school teams which compete with other schools, each com- pany has two teams and n tournament is held for the company championship. Track ath- letics, baseball, swimming, aoceer, Ixudng, viT ' 8tlin?, tiimbUiv and tfwtfft «n ttniai. uul along the same lines. Teams In tumblinf aro developed tinder an expert insf riictdr jiiul g ivc occ,nf innaI exhibi tioqa at baskett all games or at home tajent Mirrtary DriHt There is no better means of physical ex- ercise than that afforded by the military drill. It teaches solf-conti ' t)l and gran-fulness of carriage, it develops those; muscles which are most needed throughout life. One hour of each school day is dcvotefl to dr 11. and there are other military formations uf short duration which the cadet attends daily. At all formations he is taught to hold 1iis should- ers back, his chest out, his head up. and his face squardy to the front. Th« form oi physical exercise used hy our army camps in :4avdoping soldiers is used almost every day at Wehtworth. No effort is made to turn cadets to the army or war. While each cadet is trained to ! ♦. ' an officer if he so desires, the miliiar ' work primarily fumish«i the beat basis known tiwntiil and diflf pilbie. Worl( In the Gymnasium During bad weatiier, when it is impossible to have outdoor drill, niurh nf (he drill period is devoted to g ' mnasium work. This work is very interesting and highly beneficial for physical devdoiment The gymnasium is open at all tiniiBi«9d during recreation hoora many of the cadets find profitable pleasure in boxing, wrasUin and working on tha gymnaiium ■ Apparatui. Social Ufa The .social life of the Academy is aluiiid- antly adequate to give the students the recreation, culture, and ease of mttuier uhirM nroperly iro with a j?( (k1 wlucation. Parties and entertainments are given at intervals at such thnes as not to interfnv with tlic regular work. The spirit of chiv- alry naturally accompanies ndlHary training and the bearing of tilt cadeta in social ooo tact i.s aiwajni. la stti i)9r, fair U ifiaS it, comment.

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♦ WENTWORT H ♦M I L i TARY ACADEMY SKNIOM ' FaWWKU. CfSUUIONY AT THE FLAG Iiuanuch as the student comes into close contact with his teachers, this close associa- tion tends toward nn upbuilding of ideals and « strt ' Jigthening of morals. The honor mp|(BID of discipline is a feature of Woit- worth life. The placing of o.u li individual upon his own honor haa been a aLrong factor in the buildinr of manhood at the aeh ool. The general policy cif the school Ib con- trolled by a Board of Trustees composed of i resentatim- : rr Tmtlllial ' m W thedty. Wentworth is strictly non-aeetar ' ti- though it ontphaf«i7.e8 reliipous instruction and diurch attendance. Every cadet is re- quired to attend Sunday services ireek at one of tbe laotingtoa churcfacR).. A Cuhvral Badi9round No school ia complefte unless there is a bael rronnd for instfllfng into the lives of the students an appreciation of the btiantifiil and the cultural. The truly educated | er- aoo is a truly cuKured one. one who has kamed to apprecintp the finer thinirs of life Thii environment of culture is kept as a constant ideal at Wentworth. It is the cus- tom to make the chapel exercises a source of spiritual inspiration for the studentK TIkfr diapel perkKia are held at 1 pi. m. Physical Traininf It i.s the object of the srhno! not alone to develop athletes, but to give every boy in school that physical traininfr which he needs. Owing to the fact tlmt the Ufe at Wentworth is su regular and ao conducive to the best physical development, her teams usually are exceptionally strong. It is to be noted, however, that the school never loses sight of a boy who is not the star athlete, and th.-it h ' is tiami il alontr athli tic lines as well as is the boy y txa la able to make the team. Al Interested The athh-tic teams art rnmpo.-ed of Volun- teers, but every lK)y in l equired to engage in some form of athletics. It la the aim of t e school to provide coache».il)ir gt JIWIjr i aa can be organised.

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♦ WENTWORTH MJLITARY ACADEMY AOemm Music The school ofrers exceptional opportunities lu boys who have mtuical talent in its band, orchestra, and glee dab. Frequently during: tMlst years Academy Band ha? becti called upon to furnish music in ]iarude.s in Kansas City and nearby cities, and in ex- ecution and appearanro it did not suffer in eompariaon with the large prafessional bandx appearing on the same occasions. The orchestra plays for chiq , reoqitions and dances. Froni time to time taih nnmbera are givon Hti tatm lavtOBf to cork monity .• in inp. Personalities Developed While the discipline at Wetilworth is firm, It h not at all harsh. Very little punishment of any kind is neceaaary. Tlic punishment that is assigned is always of a military nature and not the kind which will in any way humiliate a bc . Students who cannot be han II« l witlwat pbyideal conqMdoB .«M sent home. The aim of the disdplia«tyy lB|Mrtii • iMI iieal of respotisibiUty rests on the stuflcnts thoniselvcs. Many cai rs nf disci- plino arc handled by the 8tudentj and the conduct of the student body is the crystalixsr tion of popular sentiment rather than of M i pjM-os.sivi ' gyslem of reptilation.s. In short the plan of Wentworlh has as its object the developing of American citi- zens — men who are mentally alert, phys- ical] niil. uTid courafreous enough to take prominent parts in the educational, relii ous, cominereial and physieai life of tinir com TUS UUML 01 Pof Fi tetn