Castle Heights Military Academy - Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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GENERAL ROBERT LEE BULLARD HALL required for admission a unit is defined as the amount of work usually accomplished in a subject during one recitation period of not less than forty minutes per day for one school year, with a minimum of thirty-six weeks or its equivalent. Pupils not quite meeting the admis- sion requirements may be given a provisional admission, but the deficiency must be made up during the first year of residence. Making Application. As soon as the pupil has decided to enter Castle Heights Junior College it is extremely important that he have the principal or super- intendent of the high school from which he graduated send his credits immediately to the Dean of the Junior College, Castle Heights Military Academy. No student can be regularly admitted until all his credits have been received. Merely a high school diploma or a certificate alone is not acceptable for admission. Subjects Accepted for Admission. The high school subjects accepted for admission to the college are, in general, those which are acceptable in any regular college or university. However, certain subjects out of the group of fifteen are required for general admission. These might be classified as following: Three units in English, two units in mathematics, one in algebra and one in plane geometry, one unit in a social science, one unit in a laboratory science other ISN than general science. Two units in a foreign language are strongly advised. In case the latter is not presented for entrance, additional hours in a language will be required for graduation in certain departments leading toward a liberal arts degree. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS-JUNIOR COLLEGE The high school subjects which one may offer for general admission to the college may be classified accord- ing to the following plan: GROUP A Mini- Maxi- Mini- Maxi- Subjects mum Vlllllllslllljffli' mum mum English . . 3 4 Solid Geometry . . LQ I4 Speech ..... M 1 'Trigonometry . . LQ LQ Mathematics . . Advanced Arith, . LQ HS Algebra . . . 1 2 Foreign Language Plane Geometry 1 1 Greek , . . . 2 3 Latin . , . . 2 4 Natural Sciences German . . . 2 3 Physics ..., 1 1 French . . . 2 3 Chemistry . . . 1 1 Spanish . . . 2 3 Botany .... M 1 Social Subjects Zoology . . , . M 1 History . . 1 4 Physiography . M I Civics . . . I4 1 General Science . 1 I Sociology . . I6 1 Music Am. Problems M 1 Music Apprecia- Economics . . V2 1 tion .... M 1 Geography , M 1 Harmony . . . M 1 Musical Per- formance . . M 1

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DART noun-JUNIUIZ COLLEGE History. The idea of the Junior College is cred- ited to Dr. William Harper, former president of the University Of Chicago, less than a half century ago. His idea was readily accepted by the leading educators the country over and today every state in the Union has given it full and unqualified recognition. No edu- cational institution in America, not even the public high school, has grown as rapidly in pupil enrollment and popularity, as the Junior College. Academically speak- ing, it is not a finishing school where the pupil's educa- tion ends upon graduation. Its purpose is to afford the pupil a wholesome environment in a small institu- tion in which high school graduates may pursue two years of college work under conditions which differ less radically from the high school itself than do those same years in the larger four-year colleges. Experience and statistics show that the number of college failures in the two-year Junior College are less than those in the four-year colleges, a.nd that Junior College graduates usually are better qualified no finish the last two years of college work without the grave dangers of scholastic failure. Some Advantages of a Military Junior College. Some of the advantages of the Junior College, and especially those of the Military Junior Colleges are non- refutable. These may be summed up as follows: HJ TI-IE JUNIOR COLLEGE provides for a well- planned and supervised curriculum paralleling the first two years of the four-year liberal arts school. A diploma is granted upon the satisfactory completion of the work thus providing a stopping place for those wanting some college training but who do not desire or find them- selves unable to spend four years in college. QZJ THE JUNIOR COLLEGE provides for a gradual transition from high school into college thus avoiding the serious and abrupt changes which too frequently come to t.he immature students who have not yet learned to budget either time or talent sufficiently to meet the strenuous demands of the large and frequently over-crowded universities. GJ THE JUNIOR COLLEGE offers to every pupil care- ful guidance in the selection of his course of study thus helping him to a broad cultural education with sufficient knowledge and a strong desire for more advanced study directed in his field of particular choice or professional career. f4J THE JUNIOR COLLEGE provides adequate instruc- tion in an institution particularly adapted under the most favorable environment to the particular needs of the individual. Small classes, supervised study, well- trained teachers whose interest is in teaching younger under-graduates, vocational as well as educational guid- E341 ance, and character building, constitute its fundamental philosophy. In addition to these and many other such advantages Castle Heights extends other peculiar advantages due to t.he organization and supervision such as only a mil- itary boarding school can offer: DJ CASTLE HEIGHTS presents a program of daily activity, both mental and physical, thus enhancing the pupil's social and cultural development by affording him little opportunity to waste his time in idleness on frivolous affairs. Q61 CASTLE HEIGHTS through its well-planned physi- cal program, not only makes it possible, but demands that every boy be taught that a sound body is essential for a sound mind. Health and physical growth are care- fully safeguarded by means of a well-planned and supervised program. f7J CASTLE HEIGHTS by means of its efficient military program affords the unique opportun' for training its students in the development of the hiits of obedience, alertness, neatness, initiative, responsibility and respect for self and others during the period of life when such training forms wholesome habits which are necessary for useful manhood and leadership. QSJ CASTLE HEIGHTS by means of its facilities as a boys' boarding school is carefully supervised twenty- four hours each day. Young men are taught the art of learning how to get along with others. Selfishness is discouraged and altruism is encouraged. Equal ad- vantages and opportunities are offered to all alike. Advancement and recognition are earned only by effort. The worthy is always recognized. Admission Requirements. The requirements for admission to the Junior College are the equivalent of those of the College of Arts and Science of the Uni- versity of Tennessee, or of any of the other recognized colleges or universities of the American Association of Colleges and Universities. A total of fifteen acceptable units is required for admission. Graduates of the fully recognized high school of their respective states who present the required units and who are recommended by their principal or superintendent as capable of doing satisfactory work will be admitted to the college without any further examination. The college is open to young men only and candidates for admission must furnish additional testimonials of good moral character. If a candidate transfers from another institution of higher learning the school from which he transfers must be of equal standing in order to receive any credit for any work thus far completed. Further- more, he must furnish evidence or a certificate of hon- orable dismissal before he will be accepted. In determining the fifteen units of high school credit

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GROUP B I Mini- Maxi- Mini- Maxi- Suhuh mum mumSuMeds mum mum Agriculture . . 1 2 Commercial Drawing .... I 2 Typing . . . 1 r Shopwork .... 1 2 Shonhand . . . 1 2 Vocational Teacher Bookkeeping , . 1 2 Training . . 1 3 Commercial Law Z 25 Home Economics . I 3 Bus. Practice . . M x Pdndng . . . . 1 2 Saksmandup. . DQ I Auto Mechanics . M 1 Com. Arith. . . M M Conn Cleography L6 L6 Admission by Examination. Pupils desiring to enter the Junior College but who have never been grad- uated from a secondary school may do so by success- fully passing an entrance examination in the required number and kinds of units as specified above. Applicants wishing to enter by this method should correspond with the dean as to the dates of such examinations and the required subjects which he will have to take. Results of College Entrance Board Examinations are accepted in lieu of passing these examinations. So also are the examinations of the Board of New York Regents. Pupil Guidance. The college offers its students intelligent and careful guidance in several different fields. This service includes lil Educational Guidance, 12, Vocational Guidance, GQ Personal Guidance, My Mental and Physical Health Guidance, and Ol De- velopment through carefully chosen Extra-Curricular Activities. Every student is studied for the purpose of discovering his own particular individuality and needs. The purpose is to fit the boy to his own peculiar in- dividuality rather than mould him into a mass complex. The guidance program is carried on by means of both group and individual pupil conferences. Each student is assigned to a counsellor, who acts as his adviser. In matters pertaining to vocational and personal guidance it is possible that he will come in contact with as many faculty advisers as he has vocational interest or abilities, or as often as needs be in the development of his per- sonality. The duty of the adviser is to aid the pupil in the selection of his studies in order to best iit him in pursu- ing further study preparatory to his future vocation or profession. The educational adviser confers with him concerning types of colleges or universities where he can best get further training, and helps him in mapping out his course of study along this line. He is taught the art of fitting himself to an organized society as one of its members. His personal weaknesses, if he has any, are analyzed and methods of improvement are frankly discussed with him. His strong points are brought to his attention and again he is encouraged to sieze upon these and develop them to their fullest possibility. In other words, the aim of the entire guidance program is to develop the whole boy to the fullest extent rather than permit him to develop into a one-sided or warped individual. A guidance clinic, as well as a reading clinic, has U61 been established in the school and offers help to any student, at any time, with individual or personal prob- lems. Students are free to visit the clinic at their own volition or they may be referred by members of the faculty. Freshman Week. All freshmen and other stu- dents enrolling for the first time are required to report to the college a few days in advance of the beginning of instruction in September. This period is devoted to registration, aptitude and psychological tests, confer- ences with advisers, class assignments, lectures, and a general orientation program, thus enabling the pupil to become thoroughly acquainted with the school environ- ment before he is thrown into the larger group. General Requirements. At the time of matricu- lation every student is required to select one of the groups of college subjects for which he is prepared. He will be assigned to this group by the dean and will not be permitted to change to another unless he can show good reasons why such a change is necessary or advis- able. Under no circumstances will he be permitted to make such a change without the dean's consent. 1. NUMBER OF CLASS I-Iouns REQUIRED! Each stu- dent will be expected to carry a normal scholastic load of fifteen class hours per semester. The minimum num- ber of class hours which any regular student may carry during any one semester is twelve. The maximum num- ber is seventeen. Any deviation from this regulation must have the consent of the dean and a just cause must be presented by the pupil in the form of a petition before it will be acted upon. In addition to the regular schedule of class-room work the pupil must enroll in the military department for the regular work offered in the R. O. T. C. He is also required to participate in some form of physical education at least one hour each day during the school week. 2. HOME CONTACTS: Each pupil is required to write at least one letter home each week to his parents. Time is set aside once each week for this purpose. Examinations and Grades. In addition to the regular semester examination, which comes at the close of each term, both monthly and bi-monthly tests are given for the purpose of arriving, to some degree, at the progress the pupil is making. Such grades are marked numerically and a report is made to the pupil's parents or guardian immediately following. The lowest passing grade is 70Wv. All grades are made up from an average of the accumulated daily work and the exami- nation grades. Any student whose work is unsatisfactory but not a complete failure and, who, in the judgment of the instructor, is capable of removing the deficiency without repeating the work in class, shall be condi- tioned, and so marked. No conditioned grades will count toward graduation. Those students whose work is entirely unsatisfactory shall be marked failed,,' and