Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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PLAN AND PURPOSE GENERAL INFORMATION — HISTORICAL IACKGROUND- lOCATION — EQUIPMENT — GENERAL REGULATIONS— REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION— SCHOLASTIC ANO MILITARY RECOGNITION — GENERAL HONORS ANO AWARDS

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♦ WENTWORTHfMILITARY ACADEMY Tm: BfcAimr or TfU Wrntwokth C a urns Is A Distinctivi Fkatvu: PURPOSE KNTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY was established for the purpose of ottering the best in education to young men Beeking thorough foundation for professional study or for business life. It was the con- viction of the founder, Stephen G. Went- worth. his board of trustees, and the dent of the Academy that a military board- ing school offers the most effective possible means of giving boys and young men a scho- lastic, physical, and moral training which will develop in GENERAL PLAN No Waste Time The work of the Academy is so organized that there is no time wasted in idleness. From reveille to taps practically every hour of the day is utilized in some form of in- teresting work or valuable recreation. Small Classes The best schobistic results cannot be ob- tained in large classes where the instructor is overload and cannot give a portion of his lime each day to the progress and wel- fare of every student. It is the plan at Wentworth to keep all classes large enough to create a good claas spirit but small enough for the instructor to maintain a personal contact with all of his students. Instructors Live At the Academy The instructors live in barrack with the boys and have much contact with the stu- tter Ettvm