Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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The Oi.p Towcs, FAHlUiUl.TO G KRATi . ' VVrsTwonTif Mks. General Plan Small CUm«« The best scholaatie results cannot be ob- tained in large clasBes where the instructor Pat T H is overloaded and cannot give a portion of his time each day to the progreaa and wel- fare of eviTv student. It is tin? plan at Wcntwortii to keep all classes large enough to create a good class spirit but small enough for the instructor to maintain • petaooal oontaet with all of his students. I i wlftilw Liv at tfa« Acadcflay Th ? instructors live in barracks with the boys and have much contract with the stu- dents outside the class room. They are in position to render aasistaaoe daring study hours as well as In the class room. A true spirit vr frii inlMliii) t ' xi.s! ' - i -tueen teachers and students and this relationship I« of peat valtM. Sopervttcd Study The supervised study periods are of suf- ftdent lenglb ibr tiw tacoppr prepantion of

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TtU KAUT Of tiUt WknTWOKTH CMitLa lo UUtTINCtlVK FEATUBK ENTWOKTU MILITARY ACADEMY ma established for the purpose of Offerini; Ihi- eM w cihioation to yoiitij? men ■edcing thorough I ' oiimlation for professional study or for bU8ine.s. ' liiv. It was Ilx,- i rui- viction of the founder, Stephen G. Went- worth. his board of tnmtees, and the presi- dent of th( ' Ar;id- m.v tlint a niililary hoard- ing school offers the mo.Hl effective possible means of srivins boys and young men a acho- liurtic. physical, :ind morni training wh ' ivh will develop in them the highest trails of No Wa»le Time The work of the Academy in so organized tbat there is na time wasted in idleness. Wtm wjiSSh ! evcqr liolBr of the day is utiUzed in some form of in temtias work (x- ' . nkaiim tmmstuu. A ' WlMTWQKni Auanrai Uakxs a Picrom. or tux

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Icraoos. Baddw the vtitasat periods oi the day, two boon eadi eveninff, f mn aaven to nine, are dovoted to study and tiio.se who de- jiire may cootmu9 to tudy UQtil Ujw «t 10 pit Qb Mm T«Mbm and C«ib iIHbb WMi Beyi For boys of prepnratrii- ' and Junior col- lege age it is beiievt ' d that men teachers who arc professionally trained and who under- stand boy nature can get the best results. A normal red-blooded American Isoy is also !»• tXtnvd to • njoy competition and mMtlS$tf: ' with Qthfur boys in rlris woi k RaporU Sent Home Sehoiastle reports and personal letters are s ' Tit huruc at frequent intenals in ordiT that parentii may be ici pt in cluse touch with the p rog wa s and standing of the atodoit and niity co-operate with Academy authorities fai inspiring the boy to his best efforts. Moral and ReligioiM Ina tfutli on It is e constant aim of Wentwortfa to create a wholesome moral and rdigious en- vironment for the « tnd« ' nts. and to impress FooNa rm Stokms Mobtas upon tht ' ir miriilK the ideal of clean living and clean thinking. A coi recl moral atmos- phere pervadef all -uhool activities and aofaaol life. Through a balanced day of worlc. play and study, the morale of the corps is atwiiys high. Inasmuch as the student comes into close eontaet with his teachers, this dose associa- tion tends toward an upbuilding of ideals and a straigtfaening of morals. The honor of dtscipTine Is a featai« of Went-