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

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S сепсе Albert J қ ahl, Jessie K. Pressler, Lucy E. Jones, Es- telle Laba, Paul R. Haeseler, Chairman; James J. Thomp- son. Clarence L. Seltzer, Wil- liam A. Coleman, Rocco A Misureli. Wha [ ematics David Skolnik, Chairman; Florence May Kunkel, Wil- liam J. O’Brien, Lewis D. Prag, Norman Chinoy, An- drew S. Hegeman, Daniel H. Nester, Bertram Trachten- berg, Martin Moskowitz, Benjamin B. Strang. Arnold Strassberg. dis пех Jeannette Venturi, Hannah Curtis, Josephine Megaro, Mildred Ferraro, Max Chim- acoff, Molly Kaufman, Char- lotte Beissert, Mario Del Fa- vero, Ruth Johnson, Mary McMenamin, Norman Cotter, Joanna Gellas, John Hartline. Harland G. Ranney, John W. Brady Not in picture. Page Thirteen

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wg m ТА ` — 7 Page Twelve ШЕ PNE RIEN Physical Education sud Aati Ann B. Schlegel, Vera H. Beusman, Molly Kaufman, William C. Bauer, Acting Chairman; Emma J. Hough, Charlotte Beissert, Florence Chandler, Hilly Wisot, Hen- ry P. Finck, Solomon Fleisch- man, Irving Levin, Zachary J. Sosnow. Arlt Rosamond H. Hopper, Mabel Welles, J. Earl Griffith, Chair- man; Lillian Katzin. G ial ommercia Robert G. Rienzi, Juliet J. Feravola, Peter Myers Heiges, Chairman; Anna May Allen, Louis Inzeo, Walter B. Grif- fin, Lila B. Wright, Fred R. Profeta, Francis J. Trunt, Florabelle Burke. С. О. Weeks, Annie В. Knowles, Grace E. Palmer. Not in picture.

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Mlr. Charles M г. tartes “mma € It was thirty years ago that Mr. Charles Mumma entered our school. He was burdened with the task of offering the facilities of the Commercial course to a public who knew little of this field. Today this course is a credit to his fine standards. It has assisted us in earning a livelihood as well as a cultural education. Mr. Mumma has retired to his farm in Pennsylvania leaving others to carry on the work which he, as a pioneer, brought to our Lady on the Hill. Dy. E A Laslett Smith € Just one short term ago, our organ rumblingly bellowed every morning: a spare figure swayed before it, as if in tune with the very vibrations of the instrument. Dr. R. A. Laslett Smith was truly a native of Central and a pioneer of our music department. He was the pulse in every musical program, and without him, it would have seemed, indeed, like a heart without its beat. “Doc” was born in England and came to Central in 1912. His every effort went into the purchasing of a school organ, and well do we remember with what affection he touched it. Bach fugues resounded through the whole of the building—steno classes stopped to listen to a familiar strain and chem students raised their heads from microscopes. EVERYONE listened to Doc’s music. As an organist, he had no peer. The “Lost Chord” truly sounded like the “Grand Amen” under his hands. Then Dr. Smith resigned last June and went to a new position in North Carolina. А man in his seventies, his motto was, “Га rather wear away than rust away, —his whole personality is contained in that phrase. We wished him our best with wet eyes and, above all else, we will miss his celestial send-off at graduation time. —— c R S e Mr. Stout came originally from Ohio: took his training, and began teaching in Louisville, Kentucky. He stayed there until about 1914. About ten years later Mr. Stout came to teach at Central. His three major subjects were Sales- manship. History of Commerce, and Commercial Law. Mr. Stout stayed with us until June, 1944, when he retired—a period of over 20 years at Central. Since he began his retirement he has spent some time back in Ohio, he has visited his daughter in Chicago. and this winter he plans to go South. After that, he says he doesn't know just what he will do. But whatever he does. wherever he goes, the spirit of Central will be there wishing him all the happiness and luck possible. E. th ur ИЛ heficld Ф Completing over thirty years of teaching, Mr. Wakefield retired last June. He was a bulwark in the English Department. How well can we, who came under his guiding hand, remember the patient and persistent man who gave us so much aid in overcoming our grammatical errors. Let us especially remember him for his patriotism. We pay him tribute and wish him many years of well earned rest. Page Fourteen