Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Oamfos TttM Oi tUn , pf Plan and Purpose. ' ENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY was established for the purpose of offering the beat in education to youriR men seeking thorough foundation tor prot ' « Hsional Btady or for business life. It wiis thf con- viction Of the foander Stephen G. Wcni- worth, his board of trustees, and the presi ' dent of the Academy that a military board- ing school offers tht ' most effective passible means of giving boys and young men a scho- lastic, physical, ai moral tralninf whidi will develop; in tiM tktt h jfim ptt vi manhood. No Warte Tfane Tin ' work of Iho . cadcmy if ao organised iliHt theri ' i» no time wanted in idleness. I rom reveille to taps practieaUy every hour f the day la utilized In some form of in oresting work or valuable recreation. General Scholastic Plan. Smdl Ck The best scholastic results eannot l e ob- tained in large classes where the instructor te «vnlonded;and matofc ilM:»,porlioB of

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lUIWCl; :Stvti-nk« I-I ' . ' kM.iiI ..r XV. ' iil » orl h i i ' . . ' lt:l.t . int ' ..) .-rli.rK liiir iluiilC Mn. llUlniliti y. r» » ' ig ix ' iloil tm Hlrnuoi ikny ni lino) iirln .-l|uil -Kit} ' •imv MMt MM hHB t» lUiMHi OH thin tonit and •nila( nt.l tnictieauilu] «l Mrle•UM k;m::::::::;::::::] 1 parents are aware that the rearing of a boy Is probably the i; rtiMSl •■omplfV liidbli ' m which Ihey must I ' .at- ' Vhcy know that a :: iioy ' s cliaracCer is forming while Ite is in high school and college, jj I le is changing from boyhood to manhood. How will he devriop? : ::x::|:::y;:«r His sclioiil invironmrnt to a large extent determines the suc- 4li it cea8 with which he pasaeti this trying period. Sometimes we par- ents are late to realize some of the things transpiring before ns, and all top frequent Iv a .sh. ;:k 15 rtl llli l Ut Xfl lgltt fUjiiP ically a k themselves :— Is our aon doing as well as he should in his present school? Is he leamint; to tld(e on responsibilities? Is tu la ' t-dniiiig lohusl and manly? Arc his ;i !i;o- ciatea of the best? Do we thoroughly under.sland his problems aiid needs ; do we have his confidence and know how he uses his leisure time? In school does he study properly? Is :in. (H ' .tiiil exercised ov r his spare lime and his asso- ciates? Are his teachers men who understand l)oy nature and Hj ' mpathetically assist him in his studies and in adjustment to school life, or is he under women who find it impossbte to tuiditx in i|is iM%od O s be at udy in the evenings? If he is throui with high school is he ready for the freedom of the large university? Will he he .ililc to do his best in large classes without perspnal at- tention and intereiit un the part of his instructors? Ik he sufficiently matured to accept th« mspmudbility of of j i sing his tim«aiid intrarmta tt » gtfiiidiNi vetaity? Here at Wentworih we have Ijeen endeavoring to answer such queries for ilciMy half a century and a school nationally known for its work with boy» and young men has devcloppd. A parent has one hoy ' s prohlems tn m Ht whilt here we have those of hundreds. The .-ichool is organized to aiiiicipaie a boy ' ji mtntivsttd needs and to direct him to those things which will give him a well rounded rational development enabling him to realize his beat possibilities. The Wentworth phin i-ecojjnizes interest and direction as the superior tools with which to fashion a man, and you w ill find iiulljiij r o! Llie di i iiig harsh sys- tem of auUiority often deemed synunymouti with mililury discipline. You will find at Wentworth a splendid group of democratically organized boys with Whom you will he leligiited to have your .son associated. 1 trust the following pages will be enlightening and. of much intemtcoQ ' ceming what the Academy offers yotir boy.

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his time each day to the progress and weU fare of every studonl. It is the plan at Wentwoil h to keep all classes large enough to ei ate a good class spirit but small enough for the instructor to maintain |( |iftfaiqi|U|l contact will) all of his students. Initractora Live at the Academy The instructors live in Ltarruckit with the boys and have much contact with the stu- dents oiitsiile the clans nx)ni. Tli« .v are (n position to render assistance during study hours as well as in the class room. A true spirit of fri ii(N1;iii ' is ' s between teachtrs and studunls and tiii.t relaliunsiiip is of great Tin supervised study iRTinds arc of suf- ficient length for the proper preparation of ktaons. Besides the vacmt periods of the day. two hours each evening, from seven to nine, are devoted to study and .th se who de- iMmtrewtSitae tdJtudjr until teferi rB: With Beys For boys of preparatory and junior col- lege age it is t)e!i ' V( {i thi.t nu n teachers who are pr()fi-s.sionall trau) (i and wlio under- Stand Ijoy iialiirt cun gei t)ie best results. A normal red-bltioilcd American boy is also in- clined to eujuy cunipetiLiun and association WlNTSB UGCOkATIONS