Severn School - Yearbook (Severna Park, MD)

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1. Preference shall be given applicants for admission to the freshman or sophomore class, applicants for admission to the junior class shall be considered next, one-year students shall be considered only under exceptional circumstances. 2. Scholarships shall be awarded on an annual basis, renewal to depend upon the holders' scholastic and conduct record. 3. Awards are to be restricted to those applicants who show real need of financial assistance. Athletic ability shall be excluded from consideration in making awards. 4. Applicants for scholarships shall be required to undergo such tmts and to furnish such references as may seem necessary in the in- dividual cases. DISCOUNTS SERVICE. A discount of 850.00 on the year's charge is allowed for boarding students who are sons or dependents of olllcers on the active or retired lists of the Navy, the Army, the Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard. EARLY PAYMENTS. In cases where funds to cover a student's educational expenses have been set aside and are available, discount from the stated charge for board, room and tuition is allowed as follows: Cal On any amount paid during June on account of board, room and tuition for the following school year, Eve per cent 15 'Zyl discount is allowed. fbj For such payments made during the month of July, a dis- count of three per cent C3 'Zyl is allowed. The school grants this discount to induce a more regular distribution of receipts throughout the calendar year. BROTHERS. While two or more brothers are in attendance at the same time, a 102, reduction from the regular charge for board and tuition is allowed the second, 2012, the third, and so on. WA1TEnsH1Ps. Opportunity for reduction in charges is available to a limited number of students for waiting on the tables in the school dining room. This waiting carries a reduction of 3125.00 for each of the two terms of the school year. Parents interested in this for their sons should communicate with the principal as early as possible. 22

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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

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EXPENSES Boarding 'Day Bomm, Room AND Tu1'r10N: Students Students First and Second Year CFreshmen and Sophomoresj ...... .............. S 925.00 5275.00 Third Year Uuniorsj and candidates for admission to the Naval Academy or A West Point by way of the Regular Entrance Examinations ............ 1025.00 325.00 Fourth Year or P. G. CSeniors and ad- vanced studentsj ................. 1050.00 325.00 QThe S10 50.00 rate is charged a student only once, i.e. , if a student who has paid this rate returns to school, his rate will be S1025.00.J Mid-day meal for the year ........... - 75.00 'Only boys who live with parents or relatives are accepted as day students. The rates quoted above will be in effect for all students for the school year 1942-43. Charges for board, room and tuition for boarding students are due 40'Z, upon entrance in September, 3o'Z, on December 1st, and 3072, on March 1st. Charges for tuition and mid-day meals for day students are due 50fZ, upon entrance in September and 5092, on Feb- ruary 1SE. Requests for arrangement for terms of payment other than the above will receive every consideration. Fans, ETC. M2E!lCUl2EiOH-S10,00. Required to accompany application for admission of each new student entering with advanced standing. This fee is not charged students entering the First Year course. Medical. Covers such professional services as the school phy- sician may render at the school. lt does not cover hospital charges or such fees of surgeons or consulting specialists as may be incurred. Boarding students, 55.00, day students, 52.00. Laboratory. Chemistry, S10.00Q Physics, 87. 50. A damage deposit of 310.00 is required of all students. The un- used portion is refunded at the end of the school year. 23