Trenton Central High School - Bobashela Yearbook (Trenton, NJ)

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l24l Com m ercial Teachers From' Row-Frank Crouse, Miss Bella Kaplan, Miss Sara T. Pollock. Mrs. Mamie Peitz- man, Don T. Deal, head oi department: Miss Mary Lapin, Miss Laura H. Fell, Miss Nelf lie H. Terry, Andrew C. Sexton. Second Rott'-Robert N. Graham, Allen B. Dakin, Mrs. Augusta NI. Abbott, VVi1bur F. Mizer, Miss Gertrude I-lasselbach, VVard B. Gedney, Arthur E. Schoener. Alzsezttccsillffiss Catherine R. Gale, F. Murray Vlfestover. l l 5 The Commercial Department The expansion of business at the beginning of the twentieth century gave rise to the need of more efficient and skilled workers, and led to a public demand for free commercial education. The Trenton High School has always attempted to satisfy this demand, and today offers three excellent commercial courses: secretarial, general business, and accounting. Pupils who wish a more extensive knowledge of typing, bookkeeping, shorthand, and oflice practice enroll in the secretarial course. They devote time to the study of the fundamentals of the course and work with various oflice machines. The: seniors are assigned to act as secretaries to heads of departments, to advisors, or to anyone else who needs their service for a period of twelve weeks. Those students who wish to acquire a general knowledge of the entire field of business take the general business course. Subjects given in this course include come mercial mathematics, salesmanship, marketing, advertising and commercial law. The accounting course also includes the subjects of the general business course but empha- sizes one special phase of commercial work by giving an additional year of book- keeping and one year of elementary accounting. The theories learned are given prac- tical application by the more advanced students, who manage the book and supply rooms as Well as the school store. Each year about 33 l-3 per cent of our pupils choose the commercial course, and are graduated with sufficient knowledge and practice to enter the business world.

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Social Science Department The social science depart- ment offers an interesting and ex- tensive program in history and economics. There are such courses as Ancient and lwedieval History, lliodern European History, lVorld History, American History, Prob- lems of Democracy, and Eco- nomic Geography. The Ancient History course, open to sophomores, em- braces the study of the achievements of man from the Stone Age to the Dark Ages. As a continuation of the Ancient History course, the junio-r student may further his knowledge of history by taking Modern European History, which includes the study of Europe from the Renaissance to the present. Perhaps a student in his junior year does not wish to continue the study of history for two successive years, if so, a somewhat condensed course is offered to him. World History, a condensed survey course, gives the pupil an excellent background for the understanding of present-day prob- lems and trends. Every senior is required to take American History, which comprises a complete study of our country from the time of its discovery to the present, and Problems of Democracy. For pupils who have difficulty in getting a knowledge of history from text books, there are the Visual Aid courses, which make particular use of pictures. Economics and Social Problems gives the student some idea of the various occupations of man and of the problems that confront man in his relationship with other men. Economic Geography is the study from an economic point of view of the w'orld's great na- tions, their locations, climates, people and commerce. This course is designed for sophomores, but it also finds favor With many upper-classmen. ln each of these courses the individual ability of the pupil determines the level of the class in which he shall be enrolled. These courses are taught through the medium of efficient unit systems and are designed to give the student a background to aid in the solving of the many problems which will confront him, as a citizen, in the future. Social Science Teachers Front Row-Miss Clara V. Braymer, Miss Lois B. St. John, Miss Madeline Bird, Julian B. Honeycutt, head of department, Miss Mary E. Meagher, Miss Ruth Scott, Lester I. Bartlett. Second Row-Robert C. McKenny, Ernest Y. Raetzer, Claude B. Kleinfelter, I. Howell Kane, Williaiii R. Weaver, Samuel W. Eberly. Alzseufce-Miss Edith Atkinson. l23l

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,Science Faculty Front Row - George Krall, Miss Florence M. Scheur- en, Miss Annie P. Hughes, head of department, Miss Sylvia Simon, William Crawford, VVesley C. At- kins. Second Row-David Vlfeisberg, Harold Jones, Ralph G. Caldwell, Constantine M. Diamond, Ellard A. Buck. Science Department The science department of the Trenton Central High School offers courses in biology, physics, and chemistry. Biology and physics are taught on two levels. The Sl courses, which include laboratory work, prepare the student for college. The S2 courses do not cover so much as the Sl courses and are intended for those students who are not planning to go to institutions of higher learning. The biology course covers zoology fthe study of animal lifej and botany fthe study of plant liiej. In the Trenton Central High School the course in zoology emphasizes the care of the human body. ln physics the student is taught the mechanics and principles of heat, light, electricity, and the other forms of energy. The chemistry course includes the study of chemical changes, principles of chemi- cal reactions, and what chemistry has done to transform our modern World. 'Three courses of varying degrees of difficulty are given in chemistry. Pupils who take l2Sl are pupils who have outstanding ability in science or pupils who are preparing for College. Girls interested in household chemistry take IZSZ, which emphasizes problems of food and diet. This course is usually chosen by those who are planning .to follow a nursing career. Boys who find l2Sl too dillicult take IZS3, which omits some theory and several experiments, and emphasizes metallurgy and industrial chemistry. l25l