Castle Heights Military Academy - Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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RELIGION AN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES Religion at Castle Heights is frankly Christian but defi- nitely non-sectarian. It is felt that, in a mixed group, the approach to the problem of religious inspiration is most direct when made from the standpoint of a boy's basic religious instinct rather than from the point of view of any sectarian teaching as such. Since all cadets are re- quired to attend the churches of their choice down town each Sunday, they can still keep up with their denomina- tional training. In addition to church attendance a period is devoted each Sunday morning to group Bible study under experi- enced and devoted Sunday school teachers. Every boy in school attends. Boys attending these sessions may receive credit in their home Sunday schools so that those working on long-term attendance records need not have them interrupted by coming to Castle Heights. Chapel services are held each Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the beautiful and spacious MacFadden Audi- torium led by faculty officers, the cadets themselves, the chaplain and various outside speakers. There are therefore at Castle Heights many unusual opportunities for boys to nurture and develop their spiritual as well as their mental and physical lives. One of the strongest influences for the good of the Corps is that which is wielded by the Heights-Y. Membership in the unselfish organization is considered as somewhat of a distinction among the cadets. It func- tions in the nature of a school service club and its activities are many and various. Promoting movies on Saturday night is but one of their numerous projects. A beautiful Bible was a recent gift for use in the new Chapel. Under the leadership of Major Tom Harris these boys are COUNSELING getting invaluable training in community service and leadership. COUNSELING Guidance, at its best, is individual. Mutual confidence and understanding is the first great requisite of successful counseling. As we all look back over our youth, we realize that the greatest influences in our early lives were those brought about, often incidentally, through our associations with older people who were genuinely interested in our men- tal, moral, and spiritual growth and development. In Castle Heights each cadet is studied as an individual and is assigned to a faculty officer who feels that he can most easily win his confidence and friendship. This instruc- tor may be the boy's own division ofhcer, one who has visited in his home, or one who has some special reason for being close to the boy. Living close to the boy twenty-four hours each day, he is constantly available for a discussion and appreciation of any problems that may arise, and the cadet knows that, if he so desires, his discussion will be kept in strictest confidence. If his grades are low, if he is getting too many demeritsg or if he is troubled about the choice of a vocation, he will be called in for a discussion with a highly qualified and understanding counselor. Special effort is made to find the reason for his difficulties, and the best means of correcting them is sought. If his problem is of a vocational nature, specific aptitude and interest tests are suggested and admin- istered, and suggestions for follow-up studies are made. A well-equipped vocational library is found in the guidance office and is used freely by all cadets, particularly those seniors who are seriously concerned about their future careers. To deepen their spiritual life and to broaden their knowledge of religion and its relation to daily living, a large and earnest group of campers leaders have banded them- selves together in the Heights Christian Fel- lowship. Any interested cadets are always welcomed at the mid-week devotional meet- ings, which are conducted in large part by the boys themselves under the direction of a member of the staff trained in both the religious and educational fields. -cm? ' M

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HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OE STUDY FOURTH CLASS THIRD CLASS SECOND CLASS FIRST CLASS Required Required Required Required ENGLISH .... 1 ENGLISH .... 1 ENGLISH . . . 1 ENGLISH - . - . 1 ALGEBRA . . . . 1 1 PLANE GEOMETRY . 1 U- S- HISTORY - - 1 Electives U. 5.1-IISTORY t 1 Electives Iif not taken Electives LATIN .... 1 GENERAL SCIENCE 1 GEN,L MATHEMATICS 15 CIVICS .... 1 WORLD HISTORY . 1 4'This course will be sub- stituted for algebra for those who are found to be deficient in mathematics. LATIN . .... 1 BIOLOGY .... 1 WORLD HISTORY . 1 ALGEBRA II . . . 1 CIVICS .... 1 Electives LATIN I . . . FRENCH I . . SPANISH I . . GERMAN I . . WORLD HISTORY SALESMANSHIP . ECONOMICS . . BOOKKEEPING I BUSINESS LAW . TYPEWRITING I BIOLOGY . . . CHEMISTRY . . PHYSICS . . . SPEECH . . . MECH. DRAWING . BUSINESS ARITI-IMETIC . BIBLE . . . ' in second classj LATIN II .... 1 1 FRENCH II . . 1 1 SPANISH II . . 1 1 GERMAN II . . . 1 1 WORLD HISTORY . 1 J PROBLEMS OF AMERI- 1 2 CAN DEMOCRACY M A COMPARATIVE 1 GOVERNMENT . Z 1 SALESMANSHIP . . M 1 ECONOMICS . . . Z 1 BOOKKEEPING I . 1 1 BUSINESS LAW . . 1 1 TYPEWRITING I . . 1 11 SOLID GEOMETRY . M A TRIGONOMETRY . . M SENIOR ALGEBRA . M 1 M CHEMISTRY . . . 1 PHYSICS .... 1 SPEECH .... 1 MECH. DRAWING . H BUSINESS ARITHMETIC . . M BIBLE .... 1 One unit in either biology, chemistry, or physics will be required. CREDITS ACCEDTED EOD DIDEOMAS GROUP ONE Subject Agriculture .... Algebra . . Bible . . Biology . Botany . . . Chemistry . . Civics . . . Economics . . English ..... French .....- General Mathematics . . . . General Science. . . Geography .... Government . . Geology . . . Geometry . . German . Greek . . DE ACADEMIC OR GENERAL DIPLOMA Subject English ...... Algebra ...... Geometry ...... Physics, Chemistry, or Biology . . . I U. S. History .... OTTIDEM History . . . . I-dlygiene . . Q atm . . . . 4 I Physics ....... . . I 1 . I- Physiology ...... . 54 U . I Problems of Democracy . . . . I- u I I Psychology ....... . S4 I . , Social Science . . . . I u . I Sociology . . . 54 , . I Spanish . . . . . . 3 i . 4 Trigonometry . . . M I 3 Vocations ....... . . 54 , Zoology ......... . . I ' GROUP TWO l '. I Subject Maximum . . I Accounting . .... 2 . IM Arithmetic . . . . I . . 3 Art .... . . I . . 2 Arts and Crafts . . . . I ENTS EOD Electives . . . . . . 8 TOTAL ........ . I6 Univ BUSINESS DIPLOMA S Q Subject Unit: . . . . .I- English. . . . .3 Business English . . . . I I Algebra . . . . I Commercial English . . . . . I Commercial Geography . . . . M Commercial Law .... . . I Drawing Clfreehandj . . . . I Drawing CMechanicalj . . . I Finance and Banking . . . I General Business . . . . I Journalism ..... . . M Music ..... . . I Oflice Practice . . . . I Salesmanship . . . M Shop CMetalJ . . . I Shop CWoodT . . . I Shorthand . . . . I Speech . . . . . I Typewriting ........ - . I fNot more than two and a half units from this group may be offered for the Academic diplomaj. DIDLCJMAS Commercial Arithmetic . . . . M Commercial Law . . . . . I U. S. History . . . . . I Accounting . . . . I Typewriting . . . . I Civics . . . . . I Economics . . . . 56 Electives . . . . 5 TOTAL . . . . I6

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This course is open only to those cadets who are high school graduates. OUTLINE OF TWO-YEAR COURSE Accounting I Typewriting Commercial Law Economics M Salesmanship H SECOND YEAR: Accounting II Business English Business Arithmetic Finance and Banking ACCOUNTING I: A study of the fundamentals of double entry accounting. A student is taught the entire ac- counting cycle composed of journal entries, posting, working sheet, adjusting and closing entries, profit and loss, balance sheet, and post-closing trial balance, for a sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation, with emphasis on the ability to reason out the appropriate debits and credits, and not mere clerical procedure. TYPEWRITING: Typewriting is taught for its personal use value as well as for the purpose of giving a boy a chance to advance in the business world. A speed of forty words per minute is required for the first year, which is reached by 95 per cent of the students. ACCOUNTING II: The second year of accounting consists of a thorough application of the principles of accounting, with emphasis on the corporation type of business enter- prise. Cost Accounting and auditing are taught during the second term. COMMERCIAL LAW: A course covering the important branches of the law as they concern the problems which arise daily in the business world, the study of commercial law is stressed in any course which leads to a career in that Held. The subjects which are covered in this course include the following: 1. Administration of the Law 2. Contracts 9. Master and Servant 3. Sales 10. Partnership 4. Bailments 11. Corporations 5. Carriers 12. Insurance 6. Negotiable Instruments 13. Real Property 7. Suretyship and Guaranty 14. Torts 8. Agency 15. Crimes The course also includes lectures by law professors from Cumberland University Law School and observation classes at the regular Law School Moot Court trials. ECONOMICS: This is a course primarily for beginners in the field of economics. The aim of the course is to draw a comparison between the theory of economists and the general practice of the modern industrial world. In the first part of the course the theory of production, distribution, and consumption, the principles of banking, and international trade are studied. In the latter part our governmental system is viewed, and an exhaustive survey is made of such problems as unemployment, labor unions, taxes, wages and hours, and tariffs. The student prepares papers on economic problems under careful supervision of the instructor, and in general practical economics supplants theoretical study. BUSINESS ENGLISH: This course deals with all types of business communications, from inter-office transactions to sales letters and collection letters. The object of the course is to teach young men the fundamentals of Eng- lish so that they may carry on social and business trans- actions more efficiently. BUSINESS ARITHMETICZ We take up problems that the bus- iness man meets daily and work them out, thus preparing the student to solve, more quickly and more easily, the problems which will arise in the business world. FINANCE AND BANKING: We study the organization of all types of businesses, especially the corporation. From this course the student can get a very thorough knowledge of how corporations are formed, financed and controlled. SALESMANSI-IIP: It is impossible to teach a man to be a salesman but in this course the student learns the fun- damental requirements of salesmanship. Every student in the class has a chance for practical application of these fundamentals. The full course in Business Administration requires two years and leads to the school certifrate at its completion. CADET AT BOOKKEEPING MACHINE