Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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mmaam of plan and purpose I l %ENTWOETH has I I primary ob- I J }ect the upbuilding uf the intellectual, moral and phsrsical powers of its Hludentrt. The facility is therefore composed only of men who have been thoroughly trained for the branches which Qiey are to teach. The Academy realizesi. liowever, that intfllcft wilhoui sduiuI chnr- HetW it worth but UtUe, Therefore, its in- j Advantages of the Wentworth Syvtem Wherein does Wentworth possess advan- tages of a purely scholasUc natttre over the average 0¥ffA md tatm P iy schoola? LMfdk of S iiai i biiJ Stadf Moat Third, the supervised study periods are of sufficient length for the proper preparation of lessons. Each cadet is required to carry fdur .siibject-s and this means that he has two vacant peciodt of forty minutes, both of PAisnM Uf tortB structors are chosen only from men of the best character. The Charter requires that every memhpr f thr- faculty be n member of Rome evanKt- ' lii ' al cliuri ' h. Wentworth be- lieves thai the highest ambitions of man can- not be attained without a sound bodf, Mdi. tlwrefore, has m another groat aim Ihft First, the clas«M s are comparatively small and the student gets much individual atten- tion. Every student must recite practically every day in each class, and his instract r can iceep in close touoh with him and eMi(p which he is required to devote to stodSTi Beaides these two periods, every cadet is required to devote two hours of each evening to his achobuttic work. Outride ui ' these periods, the cadet has his recreation hours, of which he may devote tt moob timft tt he Satires to his atudiet- I ns lfDiu r s Live at the A ca dea y Steond« the instructors live in barradoi with the radets. The rndet may therefore easily rct-eive much individual as«i8tanec out- side the class room. The instructors all have .the welfare of the boy at heart, and they are i«|way8 willing to render apedal attiatMies it It ;

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TO PARENTS W HE SELECTION of a school for jrottr bojr ia no small I matter. He is the center of your hopea and ambitions. I y HiH failure or succem in life will mean your sorrow or S happineaH ' , and his career in the world will depend iHrgfly upon his career in school. So you are probably exer- cisinff all pua8ibl rare and diligence in chooflinjf an institu- tion to lU ' velop the be.st things in him. In spite of all you can do, your choii ' i ' will bf- iarjrely n maltiT of Lhaiioc, You have prolialily written for a number of catalojcue.s ; out of thew you will select two or thrpe which sroni to sc forth the recjuirumcnt.s that you want. Then some picture or phrase in a catalu e may be th« cause of your deeiaioa. But you should eliminate m nearly as possible fhe element of chance. Hefore adsctblS tht ' school for your boy you should first ho sure thai the conditions as tiet forth in th - catalogue represent the condition! that you will find at the school. Then ' an ' take cntnlojfue.s of schrxds just as there are fake circulars about iiiiiK ' s and real esiatc. You .should, if pos.sible. fret in touch with someom- wlio tins had rel a ionw as a parent, student, or teacher in the school which you arc considering and find out whether it is all that its catalogue r epres en ts it to be. Yoa should next examine the history of the school. Hss it been estab- lished longr enough to be past the experimental stajKe? Is it an educational institution or n scheme for makin nvinoy? A new school or one which has just changed itn management may promise wonderful things, but the wise parent wiD ebooae one that is sasiwed of permanency. f Tou shmild lesm, too. whether the school ean interest your boy and build up his body. If he is allowed to lie Ustlessly around his room, be will be homesick atui itidiff r. nt to bin worit. He nhould be ||tl tp tito pirfc in athletics and to develop pride in his physical being. 4 FinaUy. you should be sure that the scholastic work is given the most im- portant place in the program of the institution. If your boy is amused and nuule strtmg at the expense of his edacation. your inveetmoit will be a poor one. Hake sure that the school yoo ssleet does tiuroai oonsdsntioas aca- demic work and that the courses It offers are reoogniied by the leading universitiofl and colleges. The Wentworth .Military Academy is essentially an educational institution. Its chief aim h to produce men of culture, ability, and character. When it was established forty years ago it took as its motto, Mena tarn in eorpore soKo — soimd mind in a sound body. Its system of sthletics. its military oryanization. its aodal life, its eourae of study— -aU have the object of aeeom plishing the symmetrical devetopment of its students. Tluit is has been abundantly successful is shown by the number of its graduates imm become p rominent as scholars, professional men, and business mOL bogr has capabilitieii and is honest, Wentworth Military Acadsmjr C lllli Ufift CB excellent opportunity for developing his beat qualities. If your boy has possibilities, if yoo want those possibilities realted tbe history of Wetwortii, the character of its students and teaehm. its hi| iitand- ing with the United States Government and with ttie best universities of the country, its purpoee and aims should appeal to you. Then, if you send him to Wentworfli, the highest desire of the school authorities will be the develop-

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iObtt mwie Syttcm Calculated to dal 9mI ScfaoUitic RcMdte It Is to be noted further that the reiruUr- ity of Wentworth life, the system of dlBci- pline and in fact all the tichool activities are lio planned as to bringr •boot the best pos- - ible rasotta in the scholastic work. Appro- priate priaaa and privileges ars offunad to scholar.shi p. It is not natural lixr m red- blooded boy to enjoy competiUon with girls; at Wentworth he haa only boyv for competi- tors. The Rood Htiuient.-?, moreover are not of the anaemic tyjH UHually di ' mgnate ! aa grindfl. The leaders in fw holurship invar- iably are leaders in other school activities and hold responaibie positions in the student Every Two Waeln Reports of fhr scholastic work are sent home at the end of rach of the ip-ade periods. There arc aix of the periods during tte year. Informal reports alw) are sent at the end of each two weeks durini? the ktrAc period. Thus the parent may keep in close touch with the student ' s record and advise retarding any proposed change in dasKifica- Cewniatition WiUi Bays If the grade aheeta showing the compar- ative standing of Htudents in any co-crlucii tional school be examined, it will be found, in iMd i Any systi ' in of rdiication that d ' R ' s not place the moral element ahead of the mental and physical is abortive, and Wentworlli Rtrives to imprpHs its student with the im- portance of right livinjr. of avoiding excesses and anything; that tends to WWdMtt tlM: powers of mind and body. In the daily contact between teacher and pupil that exists at Wentworth. (he teacher has great opportunity for making lifelong hnpreadons by his example as well aa by hia prooppl. The design of the founder of the Academ -