Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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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 -

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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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Christiun in ch TMlH .but not sectarian. The Board of Trustees Is eoraposed of x«p- reeentatives of all the leadinir Protestant churches of Lr-xinjj-ton. Tho sttudents are required to attend church once csach Sundiity. e time there are Sunday school is conducted in barracks by the regular tnstructora of the Academy. Everything that is inclined to impress the mind witii the tenets of any one church, to the exclusion of othars, 19 vmt conducted by the school chaplain or by some prominent minister. When there is no service at the Academy the Htudent« at- tend in ranks the churches i .vhirh they Iwlonc or which tlwir parents., designate. A out eridt aiKletic teams and a few h i , tiMM athletes, but to ive evorj- boy in i6hooI that physical training which he needs. Owing to the fact that the life jU Wenlworth is so regular and so conducive to the best phys- ical devdjopment, her teams are able to com- pete BuceeasfUlly with many of thp strongest GoUegsi tmnM. It is to be ootad. however.