Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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P LAN w PU RPOSE GENERAL INFORMATION HISTORICAL BACKGROUND LOCATION EQUIPMENT GENERAL REGULATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION SCHOLASTIC AND MILITARY RECOGNITION GENERAL HONORS AND AWARDS

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♦ WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY TBS SAorr or via Www T ww rr a C mr» !• a Omamm Ftuamai ENTWORTH MIUTARY ACADEBinr wius established for the purpose of otfering the best in education to young men seeking thorough foundation for profea iiona] study or for busineas life. It was the con- viction of the iotmder, Stephen Q. W«it- dent of the Academy that a military board- ing school offers the most effective possible means of giving boys and young men a scho- laiBiic, plii ' sicol, and moral trainiug which will develop in tiiem the Ui eat tratta of GENERAL PLAN No Waste Time The work of the Academy ia so organised lha: there is no time wasted in idleness. From reveille to taps practically every hour of the d«y la ntillK in some form of in Srhal ClaisM The b(. t Mliolastic results cannot be ob- tlMii in dsHW where the isrtruetqx is overloaded and cannot give a portion of his time each day to Uic progress and wel- fare of every student. It is the plan at Wentworth to keep all classes large enough to create a good class spirit but 5m;ill enoujrh for the instructoir to maintain a personal eontftct witii al! of hia students. h t lr uc tcr t Uva At fh Aeadwny The instructors live in banraeka with the boya and have much contaefc witit the attt