WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY LEXINGTON, MISSOURI Motto: Mens Sana m.Corpotie Sam ■ : ■ Estahl-iihed r88o • % 4 uiknnual Cntajogue Announcemems 1922 ' 19Z3f
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TO PA RENTS ' HE SELECTION of a school for your boy is no snuUl matter. He is the center of your hopes and anibitiona. His failure or luccess in life will mem your sorrow or happiness; and his career in the worid will depend larift ' ly upon his career in school. So yon are probably exer- cisiiur sU possible care and diUgenee m ehooaing an institu- tion to develop the best things in him. In spite of all you uin ieti your choice will be largely a matter of chaiice. You luivo probably wTitten lot a num) er of cat.qiofpjes ; out of thpw you will -selecl l v i or thrw which scom to set forth the n (iuirenieiits lh;it you want Th«m some picture or phrase in a catalogue may be the cause of your decision. But you diould eliminate as neariy as possiUe the elemait of cfaanoe. 9 Before sdoctimr the school for your boy you should first be sure that th( conditions as set forth in the catalogue represent the conditions that you will find at (lie s.-luiol. There are fake caialojfues of schools just as there are fake c in ulurs about mines and real estate. You should, if t o!isible, get in touch with someone who has had rehitions . ' u ' ( a pan nt, student, orteadierin the school which you are considering and find out whether it is aU that its eatakigvte rqunesaits it to be. 9 You should next examine the history of the school. Has it been estab- lished long enough to be past the experimental .stage? Is it an educational institution oi- a .sclieiiu- for BUdcing money? A new school or one which has just changed it numagement ma ' promise wonderful Uiingts, but the wise parent will choose one that is assured of permanency. €| Tou should learn, too, whether the school can interest your bogr and build up his body. If he is allowed to lie listlessly around hia room, Be will be homesick and indifferent to his work. He should be atade to tliki |!nct ift athletics and to develop pride in his physical being. 4| Finally, you should be sore that the adudastic work is given the most im- portant place in tfa« imjgram of the institution. If your boy is amused and made strong at the expense of his education, your investment win be a poor one. Make sure that uie school you aelaet does thorougli, eonadenttoua aca- demic woric and that the courses It offm are recognised Iqt flie leading universities and colleges. 4 The Wentworth Military Academy is essentially an educational institution. Its chief aim is to produce men of culture, ability, and character. When jt was established foi years ago it took as its motto, Utna tarn in eorpott mno — 8 sound mind in a sound body. Its system of athletics, its mllnuy organization, its social life, its course of study — all have the object of accom- plishing the sjrmmetrical development of it.s students. That it has been abundarilK nn-eaaful is shown by the number of its frradunlns who have become j.i ..p.uyi. nt as scholars, professional men, and business men. If a boy ha.s capaljililies and is honest, Wentworth Militar - Acadeoqr oflCnt fetttn IP excellent opiMirtunity for developing hia beat qualities. If your boy has possibilities, if yon want those possibilities realised, the hutoty of Wentworth, the character of its students and teachers, its hi| stand- ing with the United States Government and with the best universities of tiie country its purpose and aims should a|»peal to you. Then, if you send him to Weatworth, the MjAest desire of the school authorities will be the develop- liMttt Of t)i«lif9dyrlM vai the «tenMtar «f yovr hor» J
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