West Point; An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy And of the Life of the Cadet

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No late suppers, no beer, no rich food are at work to keep up the rotundity of the stomach, the coram nobis of the Romans, or to produce a lot of flabby fat, but good cereals, nourishing meats and vegetables, even the de- spised "slum," are indirect factors in keeping healthy the cadet's body.
West Point beUeves that for a man to do the best mental work, his body must be in the best condition. The Academy was the first educational institution in the country to recognize that hand 196 West Point
... in hand with the student's mental training must go the proper development of his physical powers.
As long ago as 1817, Captain Partridge, the Superintendent of the Military Academy, incor- porated in the curriculum bodily exercises. Since that time the importance of physical training in the cadet's course has been given recognition, but frankly there was no real system of physical train- ing until 1846. A. gymnasium was then prepared and instruction given by First Lieut. H. C.
Wayne, First Artillery.


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