Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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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

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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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tillllllllP ' TOirr ' AfflKM Sch«Oastic n-ports are sent liomc at fre- «iueii( intervals in uider that parent may be kept in close touch with the propvu and itjmding: Af the ctadent and otifM with Acatdony authorities in iavpiriiig; tht boy to his best effo!i,s. Moral and Reli«ioij» Instructian It ia the constant aim of Wentwortti to create a wholecome motal and rdlgious eo- virnnmcnt for the tiidf nt«5, and to impress upon tlieir minds tht; ideal of clean living and clean tfainkina:. A correct moral ataM»- phere pervades all school activities and school life, nirough a balanced day of work, play and stal » ' li»JM»«fe lh« en9 is always high. Inasmuch as the student comcM into close 1 1 intact with his teachers, this close associa- tion tends toward an upbuilding of ideals and a strengthening of morals. The honor .s(eni of discipline its a featoze Of Went- worth life. The placing of e! b individual -41:-