Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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CALENDAR FOR 1924-1925 Wtt»NB8DAY. Sf.i-tkmbbk 10» 1924 9 At AL— Seasioii beipns; MatricuUttioa and ClMoitita tion of Stiuii ' iit ' i. FRIDAY, October ai— Hallowe ' en Aeei ption TiTORSDAV. KovBMfflK 27— Thanks lvinff Day, Football Ganie and Alimuii Home Conainir TOESOAY, DKi EMBKK 23, 3:S0 p. M.— Clui«lrna.s Holidays l i?giri. TinHspAy,afA|»QU 4 llf Caudi Holidap end. SMttimv , Jftf KxamlnaittMiii VldiiS Sunday. May 31 — Baecalauireste Services. Monday, June l— Final Examinations, Iklilitary Exercises. Senior KectiHiun and Ball.

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Tufi Wentwwts Awusft somim ' iisoiimM Tkhi wanument tttrted on thr m-mpu bv tht Alumtd AtVUfrnfion to the memory of thr fm-wrr Wrntimrtk ead«tf: who wide (kr u)irttn mift il !rf in Ihr ll ' mM ll «t» ' heomli ftlll) iftptfirt thr nfiirit of nfri ' irc and biotfirrlff frkndMkip

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OUfUKE OF PLiilN ms PURPOSE i;. T UKTiI lm.s as its primary i i i ' Ct the upbuilding of the in- tellectual, moral and physical powers of Its students. Hie faculty is coniposed only of men iave been thoroughly trained for the branches which they are to tead). The Academy rcftlizps that inlolh ' ct withuut fiound character is worth but little and, therefore, its Instnictors are chosen only fiom men of tlw lip=;t flinrartfr. The Char- ter Kqulrui tluit every meuibcr of the faculty I mH albi X Wfnait viranfelieid ehntdi. every day iti eairli ( la.s5, and his instructor can keep in close touch with hint ipid WUO$; see whia»iii he needs atte iod. Second, the instructors live fai barraekB with the ondfts. The cadet may therefctv easily receive much individual assistance outside the class room. The instructofs ntl have the welfare of the Iwy at heart, and they are always willing to render special as- PAsstira uc Wentworth lu lii vcs llial Vlie hishest ambi- tions of man cannot Ite attained without n sound bodXt and, therefore, has as anotiier great aittt fbs lliSyMHr vctoptn ol sii| le. Wentworth PoMeMe Spedal Advantage Wherein does Wentworth possess advan- tages of a purely pclioliistie nature over the afveta high school and nuiny private sehoob? Ffiil the classes arc compoaRkttrcly sm ill and the student gets much individual atten- tten. Every stadent must recite practically Bevdcw Length «f SatMrviaed Study Pwiocb Third, thf supervised study periods are of sufficient length for the proper preparation of lor ons. Each cadet is required to carry four .siii ' ii tt- and this means tliat he h;is two vacant periods of forty-five minutes, both of which he is required to devote to study. Besides these two periods, every cadet is required to devote two hours of each evening to his schohistic work. Outside of these periods, the c; i t iias liis recreation hours, of whidi he may devote aa much time aa e desiries to studieoL