Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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WENTWO TU MILITA R Y A 0 A BE 11 ¥ Outtlim of the Pl i m d Purpose WENTWORTH has as its pri- mary object the upbuilding of the intellectual, moral and physical powiM ' s of ita stu- dents. The faculty ia there- fore compMed only of men who have been thoroughly trahied for the branches which they are to leach. The Acad- emy rualiws. however, that intellect without sound char- acter ia worth but little, and tJierefore ita instructors are ehooen only from men of the best character. The Board of Trustees requires that every member of the faculty be a member of some evangehcal church. The Acadony reaUzes, that the without: ' .4l. ' 40ttnd liorly, and tlurofor tliiilUHl for its ift i t aim the p roper 4«f 0fl SCHOLASTIC INSTRUCTION The fact that Wentworth is a member of the North Central Asduciation of Colleges and Secondary Schools gives ample auur- ance th.ii the scholastic worl done here is of the liufhe: ! .--tamlard. Wheii ' iii does Went- worth possess advantage ' s of a purely scholastic nature over the average, high adiool and many private MhoolaJ SnmU First, one instructor is employed to every ten or twelve students. This means that the classea.are comi aratively small, and that PtfTStCAL LADOKA-mRV His MplyaMBt of thm JiskaofstiiiriM.at Woitiraith intdudca aU a|if«nitiu

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Cl Qf 1915 COL. W. M. HOUK MAJ. R. I ' . I ' ALMEK CAfT. S- SELLEKS. IK. UEUT.C B. WADDELL

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L B X 1 NGTON. lilSSOURl 18 AU. CLAH RMUU AMM WBIX VSNTILATID AMD WELL UflHTIO Kt SUlttBIMI Ever - student mutt rpdte pnictiinlly cvcr ' day in each class, and his instructor can kli p ill close touch with him Md MUtfljrMM wherein he needs attention Instructor Live at the Academy Second, the instructoi-?) live in l)arrack.s Hrfth the cadets. The cadet may theie- fere easily receive much individuaJ asaist- anee outside the class roonu The instruc- tors all have the welfare of the boy at heart, and they aue always wiOing to rendttr liMfBial it to tttedMi] ' ' LaBclh of SupwviMd Stiidf PMieds tbixdt thCtJIUpervised study iierlod. ' are of sufficient length for the proper preparation of letutons. Each cadet is required to carry four subjects and this means that he has two vacant periods of forty-five minutes, both of which he is required t devote to ftudy. Beaideji tticae two periods, «veiy cadet is required to devote two hours of each evening to hi » ntholastic work. Outside of these peritxi;?, the cadet has his recreation hours of which he nwy devote as much tfne- as he desim to his studtak The Wlwie Syatem OahAluJ to Gel Best Scholastic RmoIU It is to be noted further that the regular- ity of Wentworth life, the system of discip- line aiui in fact all iht- soIkm)! ai tiv iti-. ' .s are SO planned ha tu biitig about the best pos- sible resuhs in the scholastic work. Afdii medal and silver and intana sdkolarshlp bars are offered to tttadeats attaining special ReporU Sent Beports of the scholastic woric aM sent home at the end of each of the regular five weeks ' grade periods. Tlieie is includfi! in this repojrt the average standing o£ each