Castle Heights Military Academy - Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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THE TOWER BARRACKS

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has no value as an additional credit unless it has been pursued in a class distinct from American History: only one credit can be allowed for Manual Training: the Sciences, must have included full laboratory work: and single credits in Language cannot be recognized. I t should be understood that many of the better universities demand four years of Language fsome of them four years of Latinj for admission to their A. B. courses. The completion of two years of Language, how- ever, with certain other units, admits to the scientific or mathematical degree courses of most higher institutions. i The Academy will be glad to co-operate most heartily in preparing boys for the college of their parents' choice: but, U' at all possible, this decision should be reached before the cadet entersihis Junior or third year of preparatory school work. I Attention should be called to the fact that in some secondary schools graduation is not based upon the completion of courses rep- resented by any such selected list of units as those here specified. That is to say, a diploma from one school stands for one thing, while a diploma from another school may stand for something quite differ- ent. As can readily be seen, the college cares nothing for the diploma itself. No college will admit a boy merely on a diploma. It always insists on being informed, in detail, as to what the diploma represents. If it represents what the college requires, well and good: if not, it is worthless for that particular purpose. The Castle Heights diploma represents what the reputable university demands. What is required to graduate from the Academy is what the college requires to enter. A I CERTIFICATION PRIVILEGES ' A few colleges, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, and certain others, make it a point to accept no students from any secondary school ex- cept after examination. The great majority of the American colleges, however. do accept the certified statement of certain accredited Secondary Schools, and thus, provided that the applicant ha's done the required Work. admit him without examination. By virtue of its standing as a member of the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, and on account of its enviable scholastic reCOI'Cl, Castle Heights is able to assure its graduates of the widest Cefiiiieetien Privileges. In fact, by certification, Academy graduates 39

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can enter any institution of higher learning that does not invariably require written examinations for entrance. Some of these institu- tions are: The University of Alabama The Alabama Polytechnic ln- stitute The University of Arkansas Center University The University of Chicago Clemson College Cumberland University The University of Florida The University of Georgia The Georgia School of Tech- nology The University of lowa The University of Illinois , The University of Kentucky The University of Kansas Leland Stanford University The University of Michigan The University of Missouri The University of Minnesota The University of Mississippi The University of North Car- olina The University of Ohio The University of Oklahoma The University of Pennsyl- vania The University of the South The University of South Car- olina Southwestern Presbyterian University The University of Tennessee Trinity College CNorth Car- olinaj Trinity College CTexasj Tulane University Vanderbilt University The University of Virginia Washinl and Lee Uni- versity The University of Wisconsin COLLEGE SCI-IOLARSHIPS It should also be noted that several institutions offer Castle Heights graduates one or more freshman scholarships worth to the holder the cost of the regular tuition, which ranges in value from seventy to one hundred dollars. Among these institutions are: Cumberland University Washington and Lee Uni- Tulane University Southwestern Presbyterian versity The University of the South University The University of Virginia ln addition, the University of the South offers a scholarship of two hundred dollars to first-honor men. ADMISSION When a boy has completed grammar school, he is ready for Castle Heights. Castle Heights is the link between the grammar school and the university, or the link between the grammar school and business life. It is not a college, nor does it give collegiate work. It takes the boy When he is ready to begin Algebra and the Languages. While application should not be made for a boy not ready for high school work, or for one under fourteen years of age, too much emphasis cannot be laid on the fact that the longer a boy remains in Castle Heights, the greater will be the benefit that he derives. Even a single year at Castle Heights is worth much to any boy,' but 41