Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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WBNTWOKTH MILITARY ACADEMY BUUSINESS GOimSE For those who do not expect to go to cai- Itgp tbe Business: Cnursc ii olTered. It is not a mere drill in pureb ' commercia] sub- jacts; it aims to make the atodent cultured and well inTornied. able to iM .ft lipeill ti|B comfkany of educut« l people. ADMISSION The requirementa for admission to the Buaineas Couiwe are identical with thoHe for tha e«nwR l viamliuT Gowsa. GRADUATION Upon the completion of fifteen tmita of work, iirii- of wliicli is in Ili tory, three in lilngiish, one in Buukkceping and two and ment of tbe fonr vKiift la tUUlM tar-- a model: Fnsr Yb » : Physiography or Manual Training Ancient Hititory Isi English lat Alfebra Me liHfVHl and Mojl ern Hiator ' 2d English Plane Geometry lat SfMuiiah or lat Clam (N STENWKAPBy one-half in Mattieinalus. a stti lent is entitled to gruduation; provided, (I) Ih t in uddi- iiion he haa completed the preflCribed year ' s boune in Mil ' liiry Science, (2) Ihnt he hus proved hiniS4 ' |( ' pcofk-ienf in public spealtinK. (3) Ihul lie has spent one full si-h; ! year In residence at the Academy, (4) that he haa Itiaid all fees due to the AcademyL CURRICULUM— BUSINESS COURSE Any of the units offered in the ( ' olleK« Preparatory Coursr ' will l e creMitcil in the Buaineaa Courae. Tbe fcdlowing arranger Tuiio Year EagUah and Anmn- can History Sd Engl ' ab U AliiebM Oft term) Solid Geometry (2d term) Staaography ttjl Spantah or 2d Conmercial Geog- raphy (Ist term) American Govern : merit (2(1 lem) 4th English Advanced Aiitidni tk Bookkeepinc

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LJ X I N OTQK M I S S Q IJ R I ELECTIVE (tm ag to tfwew 1% ) First Yeab POOOTH YCAB Ist l tin iRt AlKebra UtEngUah Anefant Hiitocy 2d Lktin Plane G«omctry Sd English M( diaeval and t|B4 era Hiat ry- Sd Latin. Ut Gcr. man, 1st French, or 1st Spanish term) Solid Geometry (8d term) 3d EngiiBh English and Amcri can History Uilitary Science 4th Latin, 2d G«r- n»n, 2d French, or 2d Spanish English PliyaicB or Chemis- try American Govern- ment (l9t term) Commercial (Geog- raphy (2d ternv) SCIENTIFIC FiSBT TSAK ISSCONDTUUR TauiD Year Agricultore or Manual Trainiilf l»t Algebra 1st EngUab Plane Geometry •id Ensrlifh Me Jiaeval and Mod- ern History IsL Latin, lat GttT- vma, or Ui 2 1 AlK bra (1st term) SoUd Geometry (Sd term) Physics 2d Latin. 2d Ger- man, or 8d Spanish ad English (lat term) Advanced Arithme t ic ( 2d tan») Chemistry m Bn lah Sngtiah and Ameffl can History, Nr Mechanical JDlniwing

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i. X i N Ji p N M 1 s-s o y a i NOTES ON COURSES OF STUDY The year is divided intu Iwu terms of four and one-haif months each. At th« cloM of each term awnmtnattong are givn in a}I aubJectK. Each cadet In reqnired to have four daily recitatioiui, unless there 1 i: l iiecial reason for his having a leas or a greater number. In that case permission must be obtained from thi- Piinfipul Students who are doing unsati«factor)- work are required to study in the chapel, unHfT iht ' super l»ion of a teachtr, durinjf iheir vatant periods in the Uuy and from 7:10 to 8:10 in the evening. A cadet who reeeives grades of 90 or above la all aolQacta Tar a period of Ave weeks is allowed freedom of limits every afternoon durinir th» sdicwlitv,-- jrruilp [KTiinl and wear. u s ' llvcr Uar Mtainpt-d with the word Scholar. One who receivt-K or above in all subject i.s nllowcd rreedtjm of limits on Thursday afternoons and wears a bronztf. i ar. In sperial rast - il student may Ih credited for private work done under a faculty offi- cer, but not more than one unit so made will be accepted a.s counting for graduation. Cadets who l.ave eleven units are membenr of the I lr3t Class; those who have eight, of the Second Class; thase who have four, of the Third Class; thoae who have leas than four, of the Fourth Qaas. Uatti c iir 1.i ' .xim:tiin, Mikmuki, Si ptembeh 10-21, 1861. FlMt MPapi»Nl from an oO paintlnK by F. Pomitiico, « Hnaffarian cxQc, who madr the ekclchea durioctlM battle. Thv t nitJKl StuUM flait nie» from the roof of what wsi then th« Masonic Coll«Ke, bat BOW i ummI bj one of the buildings of tk Ctntml Callcfft for Womtn. Tha ai of WMtamrth MiUtaiy Acsfdeny is «B tks vOamam laft oC tiia jialBi»