Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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C«d«1 LMtwM jMi IUlmd li lemmtn f tt •)••■ il g»i In t m fmt nmis p»lMp»»ai u m eWcir in Undia M North Aft -l, H DRILL IS a very formal affair. It i; on the dHS fHI that Hwlan leanu much of courtny, diiciphn «nd aiaHnni. H». wiMi hit mtir battalian. is thoroughly schooled in gpcd cltbenitHp, tw«|hf Hfiklfit ptr rMpacf for MfMnbii Md trelntd In iMdtrthlp. Itprrmq io drfll a squ»d It f(w ftnt fnuning in iMdanhip, Throughout the yaar iquad drill and eempcNtien i a part ef tha Mgiiar mijitsfy routina. The piad i» the smoHest milHaty unit and con ticts of nina to twalve inen, two of whotn are sergeants. AN Mir»! ;hfl the personal supervision of members of the military faculty. Although military wort fnlce but one Hour each day, the tra nlnq W ntranslve and much more wrpugh than that found in larger units. Persooal attention is given the individual cadet on the ffliltary field as well ai in the danMbm, and aadi eadat has an equal ehanea to advance to import ant pedMonf In Wantworlh ' s miBtary raalm. In the army, th« navy and the nurina epipt WmtMorth is: Olofffiad by its alumni who have received their co n w i W oa t awdaTia j M ilf aM i

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«OurC M qon t(irou9h a Man of eitMMfiiet to promote graca and l»«ltK. All tU c« Mt •Iboim h il Calisthenics play dn important in the phyjicaJ education of Cadet Harlan. N? effort ii mads to indulga In tt It or any otHer e»err.l;« n the f rr ' r ■■- ing houT when the body it at its lowest ebb. All such exercijes ore tate l, our caefot sftRr a hearty brealrfast and inoming classes. THe exercises are intended to prornqte gwceful movement as vyell as better iieaJtb. The celtsthenics tned by the United States Army are fallowed. They are led by senior cadet officers. So long as the weather permits, the calisthenics are held in the open, but they ere taken in the large gymnasium, where an eoHrai. battalion may toi« part at the seme time, when rain or cold Is In the air. Tlw Hm

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Uba RMny other cddeh, Harlan finifc -Hi mtvndad prdar drill mom Infwortmg. TWs drill consish of combat mofKodi. He ij aught fo make of covw, to advance and to fire. No actual -firing is done during thii. drill, however, for nl! the ammunition used is dummy rT-fltenol. Initiative and leadership are required in (hi; wci Sitiiations ariiing in the problems furnished by the Wat Departrr.ent call for qaici think- ing and Immadiata action. Vn cWm (bairt to k«M« ■ MfHWii In Ml (Mt hllHMPrfnnl MUlen ' lilm li, ; iLj U t jNf: C»rft. H p«r4i HM ' ■ Mil 1 Ai Satdk hdRb