Central High School - Cog N Pen Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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=) — A f — va 'TO.PARENT April 26, 1922. DEAR PARENTS: School days have an important bearing on cha; acter building, not always realized by the student The plans for a life time are sometimes formulate: during this period. We hear people talk, often slight ingly, of building castles in the air; but castle build- ing of this kind is simply imaginative planning for the future. No great work can be carried to completion without a plan; but if a great building requires a plan, how much more does a successful life. The most complex feat of engineering is simple compared with the molding of the human character and the making of human destiny. Pupils cannot all decide at the same time what their future work will be; but they can all be looking ahead. If they cannot decide they can be approaching a decision. There is too much of listlessness among us, too much drifting with the tide, too much of a disposition to enjoy the present at the expense of the future. The successful men of today are, generally speaking, those who a generation ago were boys with dreams, ideals and plans. Par- ents, encourage your boys and girls to look ahead, to think of success and achievement that is to come. Urge them to expect great things, and to exact great work from themselves; not to expect to do it all at once, but to work at whatever comes next with all their might, knowing that beyond the simple tasks of today there are the glorious achievements of tomorrow. Americans should now, as they have always been, be great dreamers and great doers. Principal.

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TLE ; ATT — — STi ee a Prize Essay “Why I Like Stenography” ‘the Shorthand prize offered to 4B and 4A Sten- ography pupils for the best essay on “Why I Like Stenography,” has been awarded to Ruth Greenfield. Honorable mention was given to Lenore Mendel, Emily Prach, Mildred Taylor, Pauline Rakofsv and Rae Steinlauf who turned in excellent essays. [he winning essay follows: As far back as a hundred years ago it is found that business correspondence formed a very important part of the daily work of a commercial firm. ‘The work was usually executed by the head of the con- cern, and then copied by a clerk whose handwriting was far superior to that of the other workers in the office. A few firms had what was termed a corre- spondence clerk, whose duty it was to answer all let- ters for the concern, In this, the present era, we have the stenographer, who attends to all the work formerly done by the cor- respondence clerk, but where the clerk performed his task like a parrot repeats what is said, the stenog- rapher of today has a chance to display initiative and originality, her value being measured by the ability to think when thought and initiative are necessary. Her position demands that knoweldge and ability be present together with certain moral, mental, personal and physical qualities. This is one of the many rea- son; why I like stenography, or shorthand, as some people choose to call it. [he business world offers limitless opportunities to the stenographer whose work merits advancement. Everywhere the business man is seeking efficient and reliable workmen, and they are the ones who are quickly advanced in place and salary. The stenog- rapher is entrusted with the task of relieving her em- ployer of all possible detail work and of such minor executive matters as she can, so that the employer may be eble to devote all his time to the really big things of business. The stenographer who is able to do this work quickly and at the same time efficiently will rise from the ranks, as we would say. The stenographic profession offers great opportunities for bigger posi- tions. It puts the stenographer on the road to suc- A good shorthand writer is rewarded muni- ficently for her work. Of course, the remuneration alone is a good reason for liking stenography. Besides all these things, stenography sharpens the memory, and makes one more concise. It is a means to an end. lt makes one concentrate, think very quickly, teaches how to conserve mental energy, and how to put the mind away up into the forceful, highly It is really wonderful, because it gives one access to all kinds of knowledge. Without stenographers, the business world could t along very well; without them it could not turn out as much work, and so the stenographer is the most essential and most efficient part of the wheel. Are not all the aforementioned reasons enough cause to make one like stenography ? cess. creative plane. ge not BRONZE MEDALS Since last report the following pupils have been awarded bronze medals for speed and accuracy in typewriting: Byrdine Block. Rose Headley. Sophie Oppenheim. Mildred Redman. Rose Siegel. Henrieta Sommers. Ruth Wenberg. Sarah Michaels and Frank Young were awarded the fi fty-word bar. Before distributing the medals Mr. Wiener gave a brief talk in which he emphasized the fact that many bus iness men in this city prefer our graduates because of the superior training they receive, and urged pupils of stenographv and tvpewriting to continue these sub- jecis even if it means very hard work. NOTES WANTED: By this department specimens of printed or engraved letterheads to be used in a comparative study of artistic arrangement in letter display. Over sixty pupils showed keen interest im their work by subscribing to Pitman's Journal, the official magazine of the system of shorthand taught in this school. According to one very bright pupil the text used in 21 the evening school is “Izack Pippin Shorthand” Cen- tenary addition. Among those who were present at the Convention of the Eastern Commercial Teachers’ Association in Trenton during the Spring vacation were Mr. Telfer and Miss Allen of this department and Messrs. Mc- Millan, Heiges and Weeks.

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Class Prophecy By SOPHIE J. OPPENHEIM AND Morris SCHLAIN There was a decisive ring at the door. As I was standing near, i opened it, and to mv amazement who should I perceive but President Kessel and the First Lady of the Land, Mrs. Kessel, nee Ruth Greenfield. I concealed my surprise. This was the first time Í had seen Mr. Kessel since the elections when he K d become the executive of the land, and my husband, the Secretary of State. Therefore, I formally bade them enter. I told myself I would not presume upon my friendship with them at dear old Central. But the President must have noticed my attitude. Grasp- ing my hand he said jokingly: “Sophie, don't act like an iceberg. I haven't changed any from the cute little boy who used to pull Ruthie's curls, and who helped raise Cain in 219.7 That broke the ice, so to speak. I embraced Ruthie and then we all entered the sitting room. Over the teacups, conversation flowed steadilv. Kessel asked if I knew what had become of the students that had gradulated with us. I told him I had kept an eye on the doings of all our fellow-graduates, and be- gan relating them to my guests. “Did you notice that portly and impressive leader at the Metropolitan Opera House? Well, that’s no other than Jooky Adoff. As a side line he speaks on the best way of swallowing pills. Lottie Berger keeps a “Clean Wash Laundry” and has as her as- sistants Irma Falk and Genevieve Garrigan. Mildred Taylor is the proprietor of a terpischore establishment, and Agnes Keogh and Emily Prach help her. Sophie Eisner has selected Harold Berla as her spouse, and she sends her brood to the “Select Seminary” . of which Rae Steinlauf is the head. Sophie Gelbond has turned out to be a famous interior decorator, and it is whispered she is making plans for the decoration of the house in which Helen Straussberg and Jerry Kridel are to live. Ethel Coe is in charge of a matri- monial agency, and she told me some of the recent applicants were Rose Greenstein and Sam Pedlosky, Celia Schwartz and Joseph Rothenberg, Rhoda Eder and Donald Fox. Meltzer is competing with Charlie Chaplin in slap-stick comedies, while Esther Gold- farb is said to be a worthy component of Mary Pick- ford’s steel. Gussie Ostrowsky, as you know, de- signed Ruth’s trousseau, while Frieda Nasanowsky is Mr. Wiener’s secretary. Rosenberg is now a twenty- five thousand dollar a week basketball star of the first magnitude, and Les Cassidy is solemnly preach- ing behind the pulpit. It's really quite amusing, but many of our graduates have returned to the scenes of their childhood torture. Hannah Stein is teaching cutology, Ida Franceschini and Virgie Shipman are gymnastic instructors, Samuel Levin is coach of the football team, Mary Martinka teaches the pupils that one and one make two. Les Picot teaches loveology while Harry Meyer instructs the pupils how to parlez Francaise. Sayde Marotta is a missionary in the Can- nibal Isles instructing the natives not to eat with their fingers. Her mate is Frank Young. Morris Schlain, as you know, is treasurer of the United States, and Mildred Jacobson occupies the position of treasures, while Cooper is vice-president. It does seem funny that for four years this country is to be ruled by Cen- tralites. Truly, we were an unusual class. Arace earns his living by grinding the organ, and has for his dancer, Helen Stark. Philip Brief is in the circus as the tallest man in the world, Spector as the fun- niest, Goodman the thinnest, and Palagonia as snake charmer. Fishgrund is the chief advertisement for Pomade Hair Perfume. Ruderman has taken over Joe’s hot dog store, and has for his waiters Mittl, Dippel and Sippel. Javalas is in charge of an insane asylum, the chief wardens being Hyman Brief and Anderson, and the matron is Agnes Sweeney. Kruger demonstrates his physical ability in a Hoboken Theatre. The central figure in the sensational divorce suit which is sweeping the country is Celia Levin, the great grand opera singer, known as Madame Kraze Curzi. Her attorney is no other than that famous lawyer, Sadie Goldstein. Rebecca Sternberg is the chief speaker for Woman Suffrage. Morris Hal- perin conducts a ten cent novel store, while Wortsel is an all round handy man. Lockwood has organized a chain cigar store, while Julian is manager of the five and ten, Adelaide Mann being manageress. Wil- liam Dector is the world’s billiard champ, while Kat- zin is a model in a haberdashery. Biebelberg is a waiter in a beanery, and Mildred Redman keeps a hairdressing parlor. Whethem is in charge of the street cleaners, and Wanerman is life guard in the Morris Canal. By the way, La Bar has had again a free ride in a police patrol, for being too much of a lady killer. Usually he employs Farr as his attorney, but now, for reasons unknown, he is employing Fried- man the great jurist. Fannie Poll is a bookkeeper in a Shorthand Business College. Rothenberg has pur- chased Bill Ritters Candy Emporium, and is distribut- ing samples free. Laura Smith is a jazz instructor, while Fannie Rosinsky is employed in a Beauty Par- lor, giving advice for the obtainment of dimples. Pauline Rakofsky has married Mr. Lissner and Pauline, Jr., is being taught to use her vocal chords by Flora Goldstein. Marie Statella is chief taster of the Eskimo Pie Firm in order to ascertain the purity of it. Needless to relate Marie dotes on her job and waxeth fat. Rose Siegal has married a Cincinnati financier by the name of Goldmine. And last of all, our own Billie Helbig has just returned from the last Continued on Page 47