Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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we proffssioniilly trained and who iinder- ■taad boy nature can get the best reaulta. A normal red-blooded American boy is also in- clined to cnjiiv compotiliun and Bfftffrfftfft ' WiUl Otlier bovN in cliLs.s waik. Report! Sent Home Scliula tic reports and peraonal letters are aent home at frequent intervals in order that fmrt ' nts niny bo kept in rioso tdiich with the proi reiiH and standing of the .student and j aay oo-operaie with Academy uulliorttua In i qU iiK thiB boy to hia beat efforts. Hand and Bft H f T w laslnNliaii It is the constant aim of Wentwoi-th to create u wholesome moral :ind religious vn- vironment for the students, nnd to impress upon their minds the ideal of clean living and dean thinking. A correct moral atmos- phere por ' nde3 nil schtwl activities and IKQhoQl life. Ilixoush a balanced day of wii k. play a nd lib t tl C.ffllM»)lg of ttoowq is always high. Inasmuch as the student comes into dose contact with his teachers, this dose associa- tion tends toward an upbuilding of ideals and a strengthening of morals. The honor system of discipline in a featurf of Went- worth life. The placing of each individual r

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General Scholastic Plan. Small ClaHc The best seholasttc results cannot be ob- tsiiMd in large classes where t)i- iir-mi. fnr ii overloaded and cannot give a poiaiuti of his time each day to the progress and wel- f:iie of every student. It is the plan at WfiitwHiih to keep all classes larjre pnoujrh to create a jjood class spirit but small enough for the instructor to maintain «■ contact with all of his students; iiutmciOTS Um at Hw The instructMa live In bamdcs with the boys and have moeh contact with the stu- dents oiitsido the class room. They are In position to render assistance during study hours as well as in the class room. A true sjnrit nf friendship exists between tcachiTR and students and this Cje tionship is of great vahNi. S a p si v bed Study The siipi ' rvi.Med Study piTiods are tif Kuf- ficient length for the proper preparation of lessons. Besides the vacant periods of the day, two hours eadi evening, from seven to nine, are devested to study and thfise who de- wyi Fnr lioys of preparatury ami junior Col- lege age it is believed that men teadifini who

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Nmn Faibwxu. CnsHoihr at xbk Flm uiiuri Ill ' s f vn honor has hof n a strong factor in Iht ' liiiihlinir of nutnliccKi at the school. The prcntTal poltr ' rif the school Is con- trolled by a Boai-d of Trustees eompooed of representatives of Protestant churches of Die city. Wentwortb i» i rictly non-fi«ctaruLn, ol- ' imm ttimi jh it I ' mphasizes rcligiou.s instruction atnl chiiicli at ti ' ii(lanei Kvcry ctudet ix re- •liiired to attend Sunday services ench WMk at oniB of the Lexiiiftiw chuvqlMSi. A CnltynU BadEvroond No »rh inl is complt ' to unless tliorc Is i background lor instillinsr into the lives nf the students an appreciation of the lK autiful and the cxUturaL The truly educated per- son is a truly cultured one. one who haa learner! to appreciate the finer thingfs of life. TluH environment of culture is kept as a constant ideal at Wentworth. It Is the eua- tom to make the chapel exerciseH a daily source of spiritual inspiration for the stu- dents. The chajifil perfoda are held four days a mefUL iA L p. m. Phyiical Training It is the obje ct of the school not to turn out athletes, but to give every boy in iiehool that