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

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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

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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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Borgia. The Foreign Language Department The study of foreign languages has always been considered of great cultural value. Students of the Trenton Central High School are offered a wide selection in the field of languages. The pupil has a choice of five courses: Latin, French, Italian, Spanish and German. Latin, which is the basis of many foreign languages, is also the foundation of much ofour own speech. First-year students of Latin Cninth gradej acquire the rudi- ments of Latin composition b,y studying the laws of Latin construction and by trans- lating from English into Latin and vice versa. Second-year students Ctenth gradel read Caesarls Gallic Wars for four days a week and devote the fifth day to the study of grammar. Third-year students Celeventh gradej read the Orations of Cicero. In the fourth year Qtwelfth gradel, the student reads the poetry of Virgil. First-year French students Qninth gradej devote their time entirely to the study of grammar. During the succeeding three years of French that are offered, the pupil reads modern plays and novels, and studies the works of the seventeenth and eighteenth century poets. , Y A tiifo-year course in Italian is offered. During the first year, two days are devoted to the study of grammar, one day to oral conversation and two days to reading. During their second year, students of Italian devote three days to grammar and the remaining two days of the week to reading Italian biographies and auto- biographies. a f ' During the first year of the two-year Spanish course, the student acquires a sufficient knowledge of grammar to enable him to readvarious Spanish storiesg in his second year he learns toimalce reports Qboth oral. and writtenj in Spanish on his reading. Conversation and literature are also included in the second year's work. The German student studies grammar during his hrst year. In his second year he continues the study of grammar and reads stories of travel. I26l Foreign Language Teachers Front Row-Miss Irene K. Ernst Irvin B Hunter head of department, Miss Mildred Shea Second' Row-Dr. Viktor Sabary John F Kelsey Iohn A. Kirkpatrick, Earl W Steffy Frank