Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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OUTUNE OF TIIK IM-AN AND PUKPOSK OF nils ACADEMY ENTW ' ORTH has as its prinuuT object the upbuildjDjr of the in- tellectual, moral ami physical power» of it.s studentH. The faculty is therefore oom- posed only of men , ' , ' ill h:ivo lici-n Ihor- ■ lUKhly trained for the branches which they are to teach. The Academy real- ize) . ho vfv ' r. r !iat in- tellect without Mund character is worth but UtUe, therefore its Instructors are chosen only from men of the best character. The Charter requires that every memtier of the f. ' iciilty he a niemlKT of some pvangelical church. Wentworth believes that the high- est andritiona of man cannot be attained without H sound body, and. therefore, has for its third great aim the proper development Advntacw of the Wwlwartk Wherein docs Wentworth possesa advao- tagea of a purely aeholaatle nature over tBt schools.? First, one Inatraetor Is employed to evoqr fifteen or twenty students. This means thi the clas- es are romparatively small, and that tht! -Ntudeiil t ' t ' t much individual attention. Every student must recite practically eveiy day in each class, and his instructor can k(M ' p ill rloFie touch with him iU||4 0ii - ' M9 whvrvin tie nwtls attt-ntion. Iiutnicton Live at the Academy Second, the instructors live in barrack i with the cadets. The cadet may therefore easily receive much individual aasistance out- side the class room. The instmctors all have the welfare of the boy at heart, and they arc always willing to render special aasistan ' % A TimiHOte SoMMuite IS Gmv n Aju. TMke rwumtt to tkm OssisinWf

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Lengtli of Snperviied Study Periods Third, the supervised study periods are of sufficient k-ngth for the proper prepantion of lessqiu. Kach cadet is requirad to carry fonr ablects and this me m that he baa two yw t periods of forty tninuti-.s, lioth of trakth he iii required to devote to utudy. Qe- aidaa fheiie two Jierioda, every A3et j» t9 IV ' VM 9y»em CalcuUtod to |Sii4|ii!i: SchoUftic Reiulta. It is to be noted further that the regular- ity of Wenhvorth life, the syKtem of disd- A nf am) in f;if1 all the schnoj activitii ' s aro HO planned aa to bring about the be«t poH- aflblc mtilta in fhe aehobifltlc work. Appro- AtLCLAKa Rooms are Wkll Vc.vtii., tcd and Wm. LicHTia) «v i nsuine quired to devote two hours of each evening til hin jioholastli- work. Out.sidL- of thc «e periods, the uidei has his recreation hours of which he may devot» ait muek tinte M be de- aireH to his studies. SpetUng and Penmaiuhip for Everyone Wentworth realiaea that every boy needa a (rreal amount of drilling in spelling and pen- manship. The luck of this in studOKts com- ing to us has often hindered them aaiterUIy throughout their entire course. In addition to the full course of study, aU cadot.s will hv riHiuin-d (o takii pcni and spelling during the entire year. prlate pittea and privileges ate otfezed to... .Kllaining apeeial diat inc tkiia. Report Sent Home KeportA of the scholastic work are sent home at the end of each of the graiteiimtlodlli There an 0i lit iim pulota jrear. IWadUy Lcttera Homa Nearly forty years ' t-.xperience with boys baa taught us that they frequently nei ect their home conrespimdence. Wentworth haa adopted a system whereby every hoy is re- i|uired to write home at least once a week.