Castle Heights Military Academy - Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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Eneid of Virgil, and an examination into the ancient myths of Greece and Rome. The cadet devoting himself to modern language has his second year of French or Spanish, not only conversing in these lan- guages in the section room, but also pursuing his study of grammar and idiom, and reading a number of well chosen texts. The senior history courses offer American History or a year's work in Civics. In the realm of science the cadet is offered an unusual course in Phys- ics, again with the two additional laboratory periods and some forty experiments. The senior work in mathematics, finally, em- braces a half-year in Solid Geometry, a half-year in Plane Trigonom- etry, and a half-year in Advanced Algebra, beginning at the end of Quadratics and especially designed for those cadets who desire to present two full credits in Algebra upon college entrance. . ln addition to this academic work, Castle Heights offers a highly practical one-year Commercial course, the work of which includes Bookkeeping, Commercial Law, Commercial Arithmetic, Shorthand and Typewriting, and English. The Headmaster will be glad to correspond direct with any parent regarding a boy's special scholastic needs. CLASSIFICATION One of the most vital influences in determining the success or failure of a schoolboy is his classification. ' Hundreds of boys who are willing to study, and do study, stillfail to make passing grades. I n nine-tenths of such cases these boys are in classes where they do not belong. Almost every classroom in the average school has its boys whose minds are incapable of the particular work required. This condition arises, Hrst, from the natural ambition of the boy to get along in school: secondly, from the still more natural am- bition of the parent to hasten the b0y's graduation: and, thirdly, from the unescapable fact that too often boys are allowed to advance from a lower class to a higher without having mastered the work they were supposed to do. The value of a school credit depends upon the school. Credits are not necessarily worth anything. Castle Height-9 will I-W-If your boy where he belongs, and where he will do the bestiwork of which he is capable. When a. cadet enters the Academy as a freshman, his parents 47 .

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may be sure that when he passes a class he is thoroughly prepared for his next year's work in that subject. He is not eased through. What he is supposed to get, he gets. No sooner does he begin to drop down in his class work than a memorandum to this effect goes from the instructor to the Headmaster, and within a few hours the cadet finds himself in the President's office, there to explain his delinquency or to have immediate steps taken for its cure. The President con- tinuously gives his personal attention to these questions of scholar- ship. If the fault lies in a lack of study, this fact is forcefully brought to the boy's attention. If the trouble lies in his room-mate, his quar- ters may be changed. If he needs more time for study, he is at once assigned to afternoon delinquency school. Should he be found in- capable of the work of a particular class, he must go to the next lower. If his schedule is too heavy, it is lightened. And this cadet comes back every Monday evening to report, the Headmaster having continued to furnish the President detailed infor- mation as to his attitude and work, until the remedy is found. That is the method by which Castle Heights takes care of your boy, and by which it ensures the integrity of its contract with the parent and the preservation of its own high academic standards. In the meantime, of course, every encouragement is offered the cadet in the class room and in his quarters. The Academy faculty officers are gentlemen of experience, all of whom feel a deep personal interest in the success of the cadet under their care. These instruc- tors are wonderfully patient in the section room: their business is to make things clear. Night after night they are to be found in their own quarters, where the cadets may go for further assistance and explanation. ln addition, one or another of them is always on duty as Officer in Charge, making the rounds of all the buildings during the evening study period, and affording still further opportunity for counsel and help. Castle Heights admits new cadets to advanced standing fin the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classesl on the presentation of proper credits. In order to remain in these classes, however, it is necessary that the cadet show the ability to do the required work. It is highly important, also, that on admission to the Academy the new cadet present an official statement from his former school or schools certi- fying in detail as to his work, classes taken, number of recitations per 48