Severn School - Yearbook (Severna Park, MD)

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LACROSSE AND BASEBALL TEAMS AT PRACTICE

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VARSITY LACROSSE TEAM 1941 LACROSSE TEAM IN ACTION

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quiremenrs of the government academies. Especially at the Naval Academy the course during the first two years is a particularly in- tensive and fast-moving one in mathematics. Because of the pres- sure of strictly professional subjects later on in the course, ground has to be covered more rapidly during the first year there than is the case in the best of the engineering collegesg and thus greater emphasis is necessarily laid on speed and accuracy in the work assigned. Each subject must be passed as it is reached in the curriculum, or the Mid- shipman or the Cadet is required to resign. There is no such thing as being conditioned in a subject or repeating it. Class standing in the Academy is of especial importance to the prospective oflicer, for it has a direct bearing on his promotion throughout his career as an oEcer. Better than average ability to think quickly and accurately, and to solve original problems not found in the text-books studied, is re- quired of the Cadet or Midshipman. He must learn how to study and to work intensively, and he must be so thoroughly grounded in the fundamentals that they will prove tools which he can use with ease and skill in performing the tasks he will be given to perform. He will have no time to build up fundamentals in the Academy. Success is based on performance, not mere ability to understand prin- ciples involved. The average high school or preparatory school, or even college, does not require the working efficiency in the more com- plicated mathematical processes essential to success at the Naval Academy or West Point. Special training is generally necessary for the highly specialized courses. Admission to either Academy is a great privilege and one con- cerning which a boy should take no unnecessary chances. I-Ie must acquire a thorough understanding of the requirements and his own mental equipment, and then earnestly set to work to Ht hirmelf to meet those requirements. If he does that he succeeds. SCHOLARSHIPS The Board of Managers has made available for boarding stu- dents iive scholarships each worth S275.00Q and for day students Eve each worth S75.oo. These grants are designated as Board of Managers Scholarships. Awarding of the scholarships is subject to the following conf ditions prescribed by the Board: 21