Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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S3cademy. O t TUKE OF PLAN P«J»PQ8E F.NTW ( iKTII hus as it.s primary object the upbuilding of the in- tellectual, moral snd physical iinwcrw nf il.s students. Tlit- gj latulty is com])o»ed only of men who have been thoroughly trained for the branches whicli ihey are to teach. The Academy milizi ' s that intellect without sound fliuracter is worth bat little and, therefore, its instructors are chosen only from men of the best character. Hie Char- tiT r»M|iiiri s that o m ' ' nv tn ' -.T of thi? faculty be a member of some evangelica] churclu ( vory lay in each class, and his instructor can keep in close touch with him.|UHi Mslljr SCO wherdn he needs attention. iBatroetari live at the Academy Second, the Instructors live in barradcii with the cadets. The tadei may therefore easily receive much individual a.s$i.stance outside the class room. The instructors all have the welfare of the boy at heart, and thoy are always witlinjf to rendei spedl m sjst cj whenever it ia nepessaiy. Wentworth believer that the highest ambi- tions of man cannot be attained without a sound Ixidy. and, thercfoie. has as another great aim the proper development of phy- Wentworlfa Pometics Special Advantages Wherein ilix s VVi ' tit worl )i ivdh.jch.i advan- of a purely sciiolaniic nature over the i kge hi h school and many private achoolB? Snail CHif First, the classed ara comparatively small and the student feta much individual atten- Length of Siipervi«ed Study Periods Third. Uie supervised study periods are of sufficient length for the proper preparation of lessons. Eacli cadet is required to carry four subjects and this meana that he has two vacant periods of forty flTO minutes, both of which he is required to devote to study. Besides these two periods. ever ' cadet is required to devote two hours of each evening to his schola-stic v i k i )utside of these periods, the cadet has his i-ecreation hours, of which he may devote as much time as he dsMnw to )ib..«tadK

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. ft TO PAl E TS j|llE SELECTION of a school for your boy is no small matter, Hu is the center of your hopes and .-itnbitions. Hb failure or succckh in life uili mean your sorrow or happinefls; and his career in the wxtrld MiU depend largely upon his career in school. So you are probably exercising all posnilde care and diligence in choofling an institution to develop the l e! t thing ' s in him. In spite of all you can do, your ohoici 11 In hu Rdy u matter o I ' chance. You have i)rnliul)ly written for a nunilrt-r ul caialniruer : out of thest- you will select two or tiiri ' e uiiich . seem to wet I ' orlh tlie n ' qiiirenu ' nts that you w.iiit Then some pii ' tiire or iihrawe in a CJitalo e muy he llie cautie uf your dei ' iHiori. tiut you should eliminate a nciirly as possible the element of chance. Before sdectinir the school for your boy you should first be sure that the conditions Kt forth in the catalogrue represent the conditions that you will find at the school. There are fake catalogues of selindLs just as there are fake circular ' s about mines and ifai estate, ' oii slioiild, if possible, Ret in touch with sotiioone who has had relations ;is ;i j.arerit, stvident, or U ' jicher in the school which you are cuiuiidering and fiiui out, wheLlier it ia all that itH ciRtaloKue represnttSi it to be. | You should next examine the histor - of the school. Hu it been estab- lished ItJTijr eiiouifli lo l e past the experimental .stage? Is it an educational institution or a scheme for making money ' . ' A new stliool or one vhich has just changed its management ma ' promitie wondcrlul things, hul the wise purent will choose one tiiat ie assured of permanency. You should learn, too, whether the school can interest your boy and build up his body. If he i.s allowed to lie listles.sly around his room, he will be lionii sick and indifferent to his work, lie should be IWP! ' MN! athletics and to develop pride in his phy.sic-al being. 4| Finally, you should be sure that the scholastie work is given the moit fu- ttortant place in the program of the institution. If your boy is amused and made strong at the expense of his education, your investment will be a poor one. Make sure that the school you select does thorough, conscientious aca- demic work and that the coui-ses it offers are recognized by the loading univeisitios and colleges. The Wentworth Military Academy is essentially an educational institution, chief aim is to produce men of culture, ability, and character. When it was established forty-three years ago it took as its motto. Menii »a m in corport saiio — a sound mind in a sound bocly. Its system of athletics, its mllitaiy. org;«nization. it soeial life, its course Of ita — ail have the object of acoool- plighing the syninietrieal development Of Its students. That it has beeh abundantly successful is shown by the niiiiiber ! ' it piadunlis who have hccomo prominent as scholars, pi-ofe.ssionaJ men. and business men. I£ a boy has capabilities and is honest, VVentworth lMilitAr ' ■ 1 ffrff()f atffanM- ffimt. f» excellent opportunity for developing his be»t qualities, Q If your boy hn.s i o.ssil ilitip.s, if you want those possibilitie-s realized, the histoiy of Wentworth. the charaf ' ter of its students and teachers, its high stand- ing with the United States CovoniTn. nt and with the best universitie. ' of the rtMuili y. its purpose and aims should appeal to you. Then, if y Mi send him to NV ' entwortli. tlie highest desire of the school authorities will be the develop- DMHt ' tf tht body fib«aiiii the «hMniet :fl jroor bogr;

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The Whole Syilem Calculated to Get Beat It is to be noted fu it tier that the rejrular- iiy of Wentwortli lilo. the system of disci- pline and in fact all the school activities are 90 planned as to bring about the best pos- sible results in the scholastic work. Appro- priate prizes and ilugts are offered to students attamiug special distiQctipu. Hdioiar.sitip. It is not ii:itural for u red- blooded boy to enjoy competition with ffirls; at Wentworth he has only boys for competi torii. The good students, moreover are not of tlie anaemic type usually designated as inds. The leaders in scholarship invar- iably are leaders In oth r school aetivittoi and hold z«qm«riblf pos bNO in tin iMut Wentworth Battalhis, at rsiow Reports Saul Hone ETcrjr Three Weeks Reports of the scholastic work are sent home at the end of oach of tlio g-i-ndo periods. There are six of these fHMiod.s (luring the year. Informal reports also arc sent at the end of each three weeks during the grade period. Thus the parent may- ketp in close toucli with the student ' s record and advise r«|{arding any proposed change in clasnfiea Competition With Boys If the grade sheets showing the coropar- ;»0ve standing of students in any co-educa- tMialftchool be cxnmiiKHi, it will hp foipifl. in jCietlcaUy every case, that the girls lead in Station, American Legiun Reitnion Moral and R eH g i oas IiutnKlian Any system of education that does not placo thf moi-al fh. ' nu ' nt alu ' jid of the mental and physical is abortive, und Wentworth strives to impress its student with the im- portance of right living, of avoiding excesses and anythinpT that tends to weaken the powers of mind and body. In the doily contact between teacher and pupil that exists at Wentworth, the teacher has great opportunity for making lifelong impressiona by bis ND|inip,le well as by his precept. The design of Itio fnnnrler of the Academy was that the school sliould be positively