Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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TO PARENTS UE SELECTION of a school for your boy ia no small 1 matter. He is the center of your hopes and ambitiiHis. J y His failure or aaoceiis in life will mean your sorrow or happiness; and his career in tiie world will depend larK( ' l. - upon his career in school. So you are probably exer- isinK .-ill possible care and diligence in choosing: an instita- lion tn tie » lop the dr-sl thin rs in him. In spite of all you can do, your rlioice will 1h ' larjircl.v a itinttor of chance. You havo [)ioh.-ilily written lor a nunilior of ratalojfiies; out of tliose you will !4t. ' Ifft two or tlm which scorn to set r irtli. tli- (••■M(iir ' nu ' nt. ' . that you w.iiit. Thrn sonio jiicturi- or phrasi- in a catalotrue n.: ' i . ii • ciiisf nfyiiur decision. But you should olim.in.itn ;is jiearly a.s po.s.sible tin. ' Jiinent of diancc. Before sdectinsr Iho Hch(K l for yo «- boy you should first be sure that the condition.- a.-i svt tnrtli in the c.italoKiU ' represent the conditions that yim will find at tiic . cliool. Tln rc tov fake -ataloKtiPs of schools just a.s llK-n- an- fake circulars about tnincs and real estate. You should, if possible, ( et in touch w itii soniwne w iin lia. hud relations as a parent, student, or teacher in the . icho . l which you are c msideriat[maASMl aBim Jfimt catalogue represt ' nLs it to bo. You should next examine the historj of the school. Has it been estab- • Hshed long enough to be past the expei imental stage? Is it an educational institution or a scheme for making money? A new school or one which iias juKt cliangeci its nuinagenient may promise wonderful thin| tllXjt tilQ WjjW ' lurent will choose one that is assured of pemutnency. If Too should learn, too. whether the school can interest your boy and build up bhr body. If he is allowed to Ue listlessly around his room, he wiQ be homesick and indifferent to his work. He should be made to take part in atlilotic.s and to develop pride in his jihysical being. % Finally, you should be sura that the scholastic work is given the most im- IktiFtaiBt place in the program of the institution. If srpur boy is amused and nukde strong at the expense of his education, your investment will be a poor one. Make sure that the school you select does thoroui eonscientious aca- demic work Md tiiat tb« Mmnw j|b otten an wwignlwd far tiM iMdins universities and coOeges; q Tfie U ' eiil worth Military .AcadeBljr- Ift iiiMi) janr M institution. Its chief aim is to produce men of culture, ability, and character. When it was established forty years ago it took as its motto, Mcm tana in corpore sano — a sound mind in a sound body. Its aystemi of athletics, its military organization, its aoeial life, its course of study— liavie the object of accom- plishing the symmetrical development of its students. That H has been abundantly successful is shown by the number of its graduates who have become prominent as sdiolam, professional men, and business men. If a boy has capabilities and is honest, Wentworth Military Academy offers him an exceUont opportunity for developing his best qualities. Q If your boy has possibilities, if you want those possibilities realized, the history of Wentworth, the character of Its students and teachers, its high stand- ing with the United States Government and with the best universities of the ieooatiy, its piuiwse and aims should appeal to you. Then, if you aaad him to WentWQirtii, the highest desire of the school authorities yfiU be 11m 49f! itijh neot of th« body, the mind, and th« ciiB¥»(Kier of y«»ur boy.

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GAO AR FOR 1921-102 Saturday, iUv 28, 1921, 2 p. m. — Field Day Exercise . Sunday, IhUy 29, 10 M Baocalanrwte Services. rmmXt may si, 10:SO a. l H@fpneiiettniwt BrwrriMW. ii Wiim 10.— Svnuur VMatTtm). Tuesday, SEPTEMBEII ), 1921, 9 a. m.— Session Begins; Matriculation and Classification Kaiaua, OCTOOViSl — Hdlowe ' to RedepUdiu Thuuday, KovBMirat 24. Thank8giviiic Day. HoUdiQr. Jimptt-WaaimiUVti FootbaO Tubomy, Jakvaxy, 8. 1922, 9:80 A. u.— TOuisbnas Holietays EniL Friday, March 31, and Satvbday, Afbil 1.— W dub Fe b Sunday, May 28, 10 :45 a. m. — Baccalaureate Services. Monday, May 29, and Tubboay. May Final ER a minattoi M, Military Examm, Senior Reception. Wednbhoay, May 31 10 :30 A..ll ; - ;onunencement;JBIi!P» MIGLSRS Tooo Boonw ANoncsoM Waltoi Habov Faxon i

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OITLJNJE Oi ' I ' LAN AND PC K1 USJ2 (F.NTWOKTU has as its primal ' } ' ob- ject th« apbuildinK of the intellectual, mnnil and ph fiical powers or its students. The faculty is therefore composed only of men who have been thoroughly trainod for the branrho-s which the} ' are to teach. The Acadenoy realizes, however, that intellect without sound char- acter to worUi twt little. ' jaMi»(n«, tf bi- tion. Kvcn- stiuipiit must rocitf |irmtically every day in each class, and his instructor can keep in C[lo«e touch with fafiDi Mbl 1 M : Me wlMitjto he iMe(te. «|i!tiiit Second, the instructors live in barracks with till ' 1 afiets. Tho cadet nwiy therefore easily receive much individual assistance ootskie the class room. The instraetora aU atructors are chosen only from men of the best character. The Charter requires that ever} ' niinnlier of the faculty l-e :i mcmbfr of ebme evangelical chuix li. Wfiitworth i e- Ueves that the highest ambitions of man can- not be attained without a sound body, and, therefore, lias as another great aim the jtroper developmoit of phyaique. Wentworth PaepiSiM Special Advantage Wherein does Wentworth (lossess advan- tages of a purely scholastic nature over the avcruKe igh ii iOjB|i «Bd many Private schools? First, tlic I lasses are rnmparatively . ii iill and the studjent gets, much individiial attenr they are alwaya willing to render special as- sistance whenever it is necessary; l ngtfi of sway rvioas Third, the supervised study p» ' riodR are of sufficient length for the proper pre|)aration of lesfions. Each cadet is required to carry four subjects and this means that he has two vacant periods of forty minutes, both of which hi ' is re(iuii»- i tn (k-valt- to study. Besides tliese two periods, every cadet is required to devote two hours of each evening to his scholastic work. Outside of these periods, the cadet has his recreation hours, of which he may devote ai nndi time aa hft desires to his studies..