Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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♦ WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY At Wentworth tlic disciplinary flepartment is organized nut lor thv purpose of cxcrci«iiig rctttntot and corbins the spirits of the stu dent?:. Ini ' for (he [iiirfKise of dirt ' cting the spinU oi liie .studtnl.- in the proper chan- nels. Thus a oy who is reported for an in- fraction of the rules ha. a talk with the com- mandant or the asKi»tant commandant. His c.-i-sc then is handled individwBjr as: his JMUV Ucular need may appear. The diftcipline is strict without britiK batsh. The boys are under careful superviii- ion and are required to perform their reRulir duties, which keep tltem abundantly busy. Dut they are not driven to their tasks by fear or made sullen by continuous puniah- ments. A real individual with a sense of re- sponsibility is the result at this system. The students thensc3«Brll«m«laz|e aiuu in the diaclpliae. WiiNTwomil R O. T. ( ' . ( A.vir SCKNiS AT KT. LlAVCKWCMTH.

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♦ WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY Ipipair-l p y.NEiMN Spknc-er. Mk. nt:Miv III KK, MBS. nmnr- ' Wmk-ti . MumH ' ct. ' MM,- ' CArr. C. N. Jaciuon. Lt. Col. S. SmxiiBS, J«. Mr. and Mn. Hcniy Burr of Kamu City vnamUd Wmtwoith with a baauUf ul Inronie memorial plftqne in honor of their son, J«ek, who died at hia hoffle a •todrnt at Wrntworth In 1928. In addition tht y give a medal eaeh year to the atndent selected for Honor, Loyalty, and Lp«dor-h:p. The sculptor who i| -lirned the plaiqa% Dr. £jniiMit J, CraJf. was himaeU a (ormer Wentworth eudel. Buihup Spencw of WKumvi(Sft ' ;$ttMiiM Hill jwawliltiii imwimliMi. No exception it nude to this rule, except in case of sicknaoif IIIWItl|||rife|gvJI||gBiBMt witikdimwaL Dismiual Wentworth mioy» distinction in beinr one of tile iK ' st schools in tlif Middle West .ind disiinctly docs not wish undesirable boys. In MM of dismiasal of a student from the school, the refund of money paid in or cnn celiation of indebtedness already incurred will be at the option of the nuuiagement. The ' Acadeaiy reserrca the right to demand the withdrawal of any student without the ■tkllV of spceifie charges. If a boy ' s prcs- ewi l fen to be nawho le a om e, or if he has a deg ra ding infhience on those aroiuHl him, ui luus (h ' ii Kuilty of conduct unbecoHlaf K gentleman, lie will he asked to leave. Furloughs Kurloiijrhs of any kind ronslitute a c«nsid- exabie break in the routine, hampeiing the sdiolafltlc and military worit seriously, SS wen as handicapping the individual. It has been found necessary to Umit furioogha, aside ftom the regular OuislmaB holidays, to not more than two a year foi ciich cadet. These most be taken at certain definite times d es i gn a te d hy the aotharitles. Furlotighs win not be granted at other times exeept la esse of death sr serious ill MSB in the Immedhrta family, or other haaw The ethical value of doing right from fett of punishment is doubtful. If a lioy vfin not conduct himself properly without being afraid of some penaKy, he is not the kind of student wanted at Wentworth. As .1 tnntter of fact, most American boys display a propei rogard for right or wrong when correctly ap- proached. They can be brought to think of others and to cherish their own self-respect

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♦ WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY COMMBNCBMBNT ViSWS