Admiral Farragut Academy - Buccaneer Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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PASSING GRADE The passing grade of the Academy is 7OZ. Final examinations are given by the Academy in all subjects and the grades obtained in these final examinations count 40729 in computing the final averages for the year. REPORTS A report covering each cadet's marks in academic subjects, drills, conduct and extracurricular activities is mailed to the parent at the end of each academic month and semester. CERTIFICATION TO COLLEGE A minimum grade of SOQH is required for certification to college. If a cadet fails to attain this grade in any subject and yet has a passing grade of at least 7062 in that subject, he will be permitted to take a College Board examination and, provided he passes the examination with a minimum of 7OW1, will be certified in that particular subject. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION Two types of awards are made upon completion of the course: The Diploma and the Cer' tificate of Completion. In order to obtain the Academy Diploma, a cadet must have passed a minimum of 15 units of the College Entrance Board's examinations with a grade of at least OOZD. A diploma With Distinction is granted those cadets who have passed 17 units of College Entrance Board exam' inations with a grade of not less than 70W in each examination or fifteen units with grades of not less than 8070. ' Cadets who give evidence of mental ability and seriousness of purpose by maintaining an average of 8095 in each of their Academy subjects are urged to prepare for the College Board examinations. Cadets who attain this average should experience little difliculty in passing the Board examinations and by so doing become eligible for the Academy diploma. Cadets who have successfully met the mental requirements for entrance to the U. S. Naval Academy, the U. S. Military Academy, or the U. S. Coast Guard Academy will be granted the diploma, provided that they have spent at least one academic year at the Admiral Farragut Academy and present satisfactory evidence of having completed a minimum of 15 units of academic studies. The Certincate of Completion is granted to cadets who present satisfactory evidence of having attained passing grades in not less than 15 units of studies during their high school course. A cadet must have been in attendance at least one year at the Academy before becoming eligible for either the Diploma or the Certificate of Completion. COLLEGE BOARD EXAMINATIONS While the College Entrance Board examinations are conducted at the Academy, the school has nothing to do with the preparation of the examination questions or with the correction of the cadets' papers. All such matters are under the control of the Board which assigns a neutral proc' tor to the Academy to supervise the examinations. The fee of 5510.00 must be paid to the College Entrance Examination Board by the cadet each year that he takes any Board examinations. The designation academic subjectsv is restricted to the following: MATHEMATICS ENGLISH CLASSICAL LANGUAGES Elementary Algebra Latin Plane Geometry SCIENCE Intermediate Algebra General Science Plane Trigonometry Biology fPhysiology, MODERN LANGUAGES Solid Geometry Zoology E? Botanyj French Advanced Algebra Physics Spanish Mechanical Drawing Chemistry German PAGE THIRTEEN

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SPECIAL PREPARATION FOR THE GCVERNMENT ACADEMIES Cadets preparing solely for entrance or substantiating examinations to the U. S. Naval Acad' emy, the U. S. Military Academy, or the U. S. Coast Guard Academy are grouped in special sec' tions in mathematics, history, English, and physics so as to meet each individual's requirements. These sections are in charge of instructors who are experienced in preparing candidates for the government academies and by them cadets are given a thorough and intensive review in all necessary subjects. No other activities of the Academy are allowed to interfere with the primary purpose of these classes. In addition to the advantages of experienced guidance in academic preparation, cadets have the further benefit of active participation in the routine common to each of the government acadef mies as well as instruction in the elementary phases of naval training. In other words, our cadets, upon entrance into a government academy, are not entering a new and bewildering world but are simply continuing a routine of life, even though it be more intricate, to which they became accustomed at the Admiral Farragut Academy. It has been found that many of the failures at the government academies may be attributed to boys' failing to adjust themselves to the entirely different life to which they are suddenly subjected. Our cadets are fortunately in a position to avoid this possibility. Parents whose sons anticipate entering the Government Academies should have their boys examined by a physician to ascertain whether they can meet the physical requirements. The nature of such physical requirements can be found in the entrance regulations. These can be procured upon written request addressed to the Superintendent of the desired Government Academy. A 110fFOOT SUB CHASER IS USED AS TRAINING SHIP PAGE TWELVE

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COMMENOEMENT DAY ACTIVITIES SENIORS ENTIIRINC GYMNASIUM ACADEMIC PROCESSION NAVAL OFFICERS ATTEND CEREMONIES PRESENTING SCHOOL COLORS