Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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N G T O N » MISSOURI GRADUATION Th« completion of fifteen units of wotit BO iamuiged that the student wiU meet the cnt:anec requirements of any standard uni- vor. »il.v or collepf will I ' lUitlc him to j-Tniiiia- tion: provided, (1) that in addition he has completed the prescribed year ' s course In Military ' Science. 2) that he has proved h- ' mself |ii(i!irit nt in public speakinjr. (8) that hp has sp ' iit unc full schi-nl year in residence at the Academy, (4) that he has pidd all fees due to the AeademF. At least four of tile iin:t must he in Kiitrli h, two and one balf in Muthcmulic», two in a For- eign Language, one in HIlriMqitisaitd Ottc in a Hlt«l9l Seioiee. THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL ■ t iil r MiiMi to far ( IibImIiw Ghmt oa Pat 4» ThiB tfepartnien t nlTers instruetion in Ehig- lilh Grammar and Elementary GPinjKWttteQ, Penmanship, Practieal and Commercial Aiithmetic. Physiolojo . r)e,scriptiv« GeO0 raphy, Reading, Spelling. United States His- tory, and Introductory Algebra. The work extends as far as the Eis Grade. On the completion of it a boy mitJinf l tl»e Academy proper.

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VVENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY OommB of Stadir Most of the atudento at Wentworth are |ire|»riiv tfaemwlTes for college entmnce. So the curricuium in arranged with Hpeciat attention to the m|uirements for aiimis.sion to the leading universitU»9. Liiuduateii of Wentworth are prepared to enter without IBxamination any college or univeraity which accepts certificates from preparatory schools. Last year thvre. uvd ' ' •rH lll; tt•H iif Wentworth in the University of Missouri, e Unlversityof Kanwui, the UnivereHy of Wiaconsin. i w Univeralty of Oklalinmu, thi Mkittt wiU be fdmitted to the College Prepar- atory- Oepcrtment. In case he is defldent in some braneh be may make it up in the Grammar Department. Work done in other academies or high schools of recogniaed atnndinK will be accepted to count toward graduation. A »tudtnt m entering ahouhl bring with him a nUUemefiit nf hi» previom. (!■ .,■ ' : from Ui» rrineiKai 9f attt nih il. WF.ST UAJIR.MKS University of Chicago, the Univerrtiiy of Col- orado, Jdtna Hopkins University, the Uni- versity of Virginia, Columbia University, Westminster College, Washington and Lee Univt r-ity. and the United Ststsa MiHUay Academy at West Point. ADMISSION Any boy of good character who has com- plated a GnaaaoKt School ooinse or tts e ttiv- The College Preparator) ' Courtte is con- structed with reference to the ihcreaaing ten- dency on the part of the higher institutions tri allow (I witio rhniro in ontrancp require- meitl.-!. Thutj u widf. numUvr uf viectives is ottered, whereby the attident ts enabled tp prepare hirnst ll ' for the particular IIq Iplf «ta4jc lie wiehes to,puna» in eoUcfffe.

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WKNTWOttiH MILITAKV ACADEMY CURRICULUM- COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE The foUuwiny arranfemenU are oifered as CLASSICAL Ftlir Ykii. ' : m Latin Ist Algebra 1st English SBOQiirB Yma 2d Latin Plane r;eometi!y 2d English Mediaeval and Mod -era History Btaadlnc; C«pV LmcIi, Lktnl. Jviukiu, Liaut StofMbuiMr, Capt. SluiMr. UmU Ch«mb«rHn« Uaot. Harbin TmMD YM»» 3d Latin 2d Algebra Solid OMttctey (Sd 8d English iKt Greek tth l nglish 2d Greek Physics or Chemiatiy