Howe Military School - Tatler Yearbook (Howe, IN)

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HOWE SCHOOL Intellectual Tralnlng It xs assumed that parents send therr boys to Howe to achreve good results m study Hence, the work IS exactrng whrle not too strenuous The preparatron of studres rs supelvnsed Thrs ns one of the great op portunrtres of boardmg school llfe that the day school cannot enjoy Each boy has hrs deflmte perlods for study sufhclent for the yy ork he IS takxng and ls rlgxdly held to the prescrlbed use of such tlme H recrtes rn each of hrs lessons every day He makes up at once under the masters oversrght any deficlencres ln any study Thus no boy can avord makm some defimte progress daxl CREDII IOR PREVIOUS VN ORK On entermg Howe School a new boy IS credrted wxth the studxes he has already passed rn hrs preyrous school provlded he presents a CCI'tll1Ci1tC from the Prmclpal or other equally acceptable evxdence that h1s work has been of satisfactory standard There rs upon entrance a wrltten test rn Engl sh to determlne h1s proflclency ln grammar com posltron and spellmg and thls tCSt largely determlnes hrs Cl3SSlf'lC3tlOU for the first half year CHOICI' OI STUDIES Lach boy prtpmng for college or scrtntuhc school rs rtqurrtd to pursue a course ot strdy yuth rererence to the partrcular mstrtutron he expects to enter lhe Rector must be notified not later than the be gmnmg of the Upper School work for what college or sclentlfic school the boy rs to be prepared Boys not preparrng for college pursue a course approx ed by the Rector HIGHEST FDUCATION AL STAIN DARDS The academrc standard of the School rs based upon the advanced requnrements for admxssxon to Hary ard College and other colleges of equal standmg The academic work of the School has the endorsement of the leadmg Amerrcan colleges Graduates who attam a grade of C are admrtted wlthout examlnatron to any college or UFIIVCYSIIY where certlflcates are accepted, lncludmg the colleges of the North Central Asso latxon of Colleges and Secondary Schools The School IS also a member of the 'North Central Academlc Assocratron 22 Q Q K . , v .' v ' L I a s L - 7 K c s VV, Y , 1 I ' . . C . - . tx . 1 7 y w , . . . . f S V . I ,D 4 fl, 7 f at ','. ff 1 4 4 4 7 Y L , L I 'V Y , , 1 , , L . ' y y ' . , , 4 Y ' 4 F 4 J . .2',, . , . , ' , ', 1 S ' l 7 'I xl 4 A . . , ' 1 9 Y Y T K C ' Y I 4 A , . . . 1 lc K C q I V n ' 1 I V 4 . c . ' , . . . V . r ,. .

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llOllff VCHO01 we ite .in mntlpuhx for xt HCIYIICI' xx It so Qlrghted ii to brmg It mto eontcrupt I uh xc zr there xre mlm boys it Home or dlfierent falth md thu we IH no sewn mtericred mth m the uceru e of thelr own rel gxon Y L L -v J Z1 The obzervamc of religion at Howe is not So o'.'erdone'. as to 2 ' . 'zh' 'Q -' ff .e ' X ' . Cz' ': 1 fi' 'z ' V 5, i ' .

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11011111 sc11o0L EXAMIINATIONI The Harvard Yale, Prmceton, and College Entrance Examma tlon Boards ewamxnatlons are held at the School Boys takxng these exammatlons remaln wxth the Instructors after Commencement, and are tutored untxl the tlme of thelr respective exammatxons l'or gradu atlon, the School requlres each candldate to pass IH the requlred stud1es of hls course a College Entrance Examxnatxon ln addltlon to the college entrance examlnatlons 1n une, whlch the Upper School boys are requlred to take, exammatlons are g1ven at the mxddle ot the school year fo pass to the next hxgher lass a boy is requxred to attam seven tenths ot the marks posslble IH each ot hxs stud1es INSTRUCTION As mas be vcr1hed by rctcrencc to the lust of xnstructors, thc School commands the servxcc of men and xx omen ot mature scholarshlp valuable exper1ence and expert tfdllllflff Rach box recelves constant consldera txon of hls own speclal needs, and much personal attentlon 'I he classes are generally small aftordlng each lndwldual sufliclent tune tor reclta t1on questlons and full assxmdatlon of the subject Under these superlor QOI'lcllf1OI'lS, boys that have been lost slght of ln publxc schools are often brought up to a good standard of scholarshlp at Howe The School lS well supphed xuth modern appar xtus mcluchng the outfits of the phs slcal and chcmncal liboratorres m ups charts, two very powerful clectrlc stere opt1cons and a large telescope lhc School IS ln sesslon tor mtcllectull trammg tour hours ln thc torenoon and two hours IH the afternoon, ulth an cxenxng studx perlod 1 S y . . , . . V . . , . . , .... . , L ss ' v cl 1 6-. X ,S C 1 t . . . I ' . . t . , . . . . . . . c ' ' c K rc .K x -Q. . . . . , - - x 1 1 . . . . . , . , . i. 1 c' v N 1 . , s V - . . . , 4 . , ic 1 N 1. . i . . L . ' ' . .2 t, 1 . . '. , ' . X . - , ' - . . . . ,, r., 4 . . ,. . .. . . . . 1 . . t 1 , , . .