Indiana Academy - Golden Memories Yearbook (Cicero, IN)

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HAT TG BRING Each room is furnished with bed, table, dresser and mirror, chairs, and a roomy wardrobe. Every student should bring a glass for bedroom use, a blanket, a comfort or two. a pillow, pil- low-slips, sheets, a bedspread, plenty of hand and bath towels, clothes brush. laundry bag, and softsoled slippers for use during study periods. A bathrobe and a hotwater bottle will be found very convenient. It is well also to bring articles which will add to the attractiveness of the room, such as curtains, carpet or rugs. pictures, and dresser and table scarfs. The window frames are 6 X 3M feet and require curtains about two yards in length. The rooms measure IO x I4 feet. Most all rooms are equipped with single beds. Mattresses are 3ft. 3in. wide. Boys should bring overalls and work shoes, and girls should have aprons for use while at work. Copies of oar denominational books, such as the Testimonies for the Church, Desire of Ages, Great Controversy, and others will be frequently used. Each student should also be provided with a Bible. Each student who is under eighteen must bring a transcript of his birth cer- tificate as the state requires this data. Students will find no use for such things as firearms, air rifles, automobiles, motor bikes, games, radio sets, or other electrical devices and must not bring them to school. NVORD TO PARENTS It is the desire of the teachers to make the school life as perfect as possible. Most of our students come to school at the age when the transition is taking place from the closer life of the home to the less protected life of the outside world. Dormitory con- ditions enable this transition to be made in an environment where high ideals are constantly maintained. The regulations and restrictions that are made to apply are only those designed to help the student in making the correct choice between right and wrong, to regard properly the rights of others, and to live peaceably with them. Social relationships are included. Our students are first of all placed on their honor and the endeavor is to lead them to realize that a good name is a sacred trust committed to their own keeping. Character is devel- oped by the constant choice of the individual to do right. When it becomes evident that the student does not or is not willing to recognize this principle it may be necessary for him to disconnect from the school. VVhen discipline is need- ed it will be administered in kindness yet with necessary firmness, taking into account the interest of the pupil and the school relationship involved, but no in- dividual who is conscientious and sincere in the desire to do right need fear conflict with school authority. lf under stress of feeling letters are written home carrying criticism, we invite you to write the school at once, and if injustice has been done co-operation between the school and the home will be found the best means of adjustment. We desire also to call attention to some items which often affect the student's ability to do good work. Physical ailments which produce dullness, headaches, and irritability, such as defective tonsils, adenoids, needed dental work and the fitting of glasses can usually be cared for best and at a saving of expense and worry before entering school.

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geneva! tgnfozmation ISTORY The Indiana Academy is a coeeducational boarding school owned by the Indiana Conference. Its forerunner was Beechwood Academy, which was established near Boggstown, Ind., in 1902, continuing there until 1919, when the present site of 1 I5 acres was purchased. The school relocated here and was given its present name. OCATION The Academy is located one mile north of Cicero, a village of about one thousand inhabitants, near the center of Hamilton County, Indiana. It is thirty miles north of Indianapolis and six miles north of Noblesville, is on the Nickel Plate R. R., the Indiana R. R. bus line, and is but six miles east of U. S. Highway no. 31. Thus the school is situated in quiet and peaceful surroundings close enough to shopping and market centers, yet having the distinct advantage of every necessary convenience in a locality favoring' good school work. BJECTIVES The institution is controlled by Seventh-day Adventists, and is designed especially to prepare workers for the various missionary endeavors being carried forward by the denomination in all parts of the world. Everything in the school is made subservient to this end. The teachers are all Christian men and women, who endeavor to maintain a school where rev- erence for God will prevail. They desire to hold before the students the true Christian character as the highest aim in life. For this reason the study of the Scriptures forms an important part of every student's training. Intellectual growth without spiritual and physical balance is positively dan- gerous, and since the object of true education is the harmonious development of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual powers of man, the purpose of the management is to foster carefully this three-fold development. H0 MAY ATTEND The school is open to all persons of either sex over thirteen years of age, of good moral character, who are willing to comply with the regulations. Whether the student makes any profession of religion or not, he will be expected to show due reverence for the Word of God. To those who are honestly seeking an education under circum- stances favoring Christian character, we extend a most cordial invitation to attend. All desiring to enter as students are required to fill out in detail the blank enclosed with the catalog, as only those answering all questions satisfactorily will be enrolled. Additional blanks will be sent upon request. TUDENT PLEDGE It is distinctly understood that everyone who presents himself for admisson to the Academy thereby pledges himself to observe its regulations. lf this pledge is broken. it is understood that by violation he forfeits his membership, and if longer retained, it is only by the forbearance of the faculty. It is also a part of the student's contract that he will faithfully, and to the best of his ability, perform all duties assigned to him in connection with school, industrial and home life.

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The school provides for ordinary care and the attention which those in charge of the homes can give in case of sickness, but our rates are low and cannot be looked to as covering the services of a doctor or professional nurse. Any at- tention of this kind becomes a direct charge and is not covered by any regular fee paid to the school. For students to receive the greatest benefit from school attendance, it is desirable that trips home over the week-ends be of not too frequent occurrence. Such absences involve missing the Friday evening devotional meeting and other Sabbath services prepared especially for the needs of our students, and the reg- ularity of school life is broken into. In order that the school and parents may co-operate for the welfare of the student, written word directly to the school from the parents is required for leave of absence. Permission for such absence must 11ot involve loss of recitation periods unless in very exceptional cases. It will not be given when the student is seriously behind in school work or under dis- cipline. We do not expect students to receive permission for leave of absence frequently and they must not average more than once every six weeks including vacations. Any absence from classes before or after a vacation will be counted as a double absence and must be paid for accordingly. We would appreciate gr.eatly any counsel you may have for us concerning habits or traits of character which may need special attention, for we wish to be of the greatest help to the young people whom you send us. Your children watch eagerly for encouraging letters from home. Write to them often. ON-RESIDENT All students who do not reside with parents will be re- quired to live in the school Homes. Only by special arrangement with the management can any exception be made. Even though the school is not directly responsible for students who live outside of the school Homes, it is affected by their social life. It is a policy of the school that non-resident students are not to have mixed social gatherings without obtaining permission of the faculty. ISCILLLANEOUS Permission to enter or discontinue classes must be obtained from the Principal. No student is consid- ered dropped from any class until he presents a properly signed drop voucher. Tuition is charged up to the date of the drop voucher. Students are held responsible for the proper use of all property of the school and are expected to report promptly all damages. They will be required to re- pair or replace all articles broken or damaged, accidentally or otherwise. Those from outside the dormitories desiring to call upon home members ot the Academy family are requested to practice the same courtesies as in a pri- vate home g namely to wait for a greeting from the one in charge and an invitation to enter.