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

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Science Department v Fz'r.vf Rage' lleft to iiglitl-Sylvia Simon. Iames G. Manzer, Mrs. Florence S. Congle. Second Rott'- Nl Y ' ' ' 'vit 'eis ei' 'izirz fn la wh i' at r. L iirray W estover, llr. XX estley Cl. Atkins, Harold S. Jones, Da l Xl IJ g, ll i I .til li -. Lil l- well, Albert llntterer, Constantine Nl. Diztniontl. Alzxvfriccsflleleit Evans. Evelyn johnson, exchange teacher in place of George M. Krall. NE desideratum for intelligent com- munity life is the knowledge of sci- entific principles. The science depart- ment is organized to meet the needs for scientific knowledge in the home, in in- dustry, and in college. Biology classes are open to sopho- mores. One course is designed for college- preparatory students, and the other for those who desire a general, rather than an intensive, course. Physics is primarily a junior course. Students planning to go to college take llSl. Less intensive work may be done by pupils who do not plan to go to col- lege. Courses llS2 and llS3 are offered to those who seek a knowledge of every- day science. Senior students may elect college- preparatory chemistry, l2Sl, if it suits their needs. Boys not planning to go to college may take l2S2, and girls inter- ested in nursing may take l2S3. In this course practical household problems are solved, and the principles governing the solving of them are learned. The course is useful to girls as a preparation for nursing or Haousekeep- ing. This year, lNliss Evelyn Johnson, an exchange teacher from Hawaii, taught in this department. Mr. George Krall assumed Miss John- sonls teaching task in Hawaii. As a re- sult of this system, many students have a more vitalized un- derstanding of the flora and fauna of a remote area. John Manzer

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William J. O,Brien Foreign Language Department First Rau' fleft to rightl-vlfarl Ste1l'y,.Miss Irene Ernst, John lxirkpatrlck. Second Row-Frank Borgia, M. La lfountam, John lxelsey, Dr, Yiktor Saliary. INCE American democracy is com- posed of many peoples, the knowl- edge of foreign languages is conducive to unity and fellowship in our com- munity. Therefore, five foreign lan- guages, considered of great cultural value, are offered by the language depart- ment. These include: Latin, French, Ital- ian, Spanish, and German. Latin, a good basis for the study of modern languages, is offered for four years while French, the most popular language, is studied for a period of three years. In this study emphasis is placed on reading and con- versation. German is also offered for three years. In this course the best literature of Germanic writers is read. Newspapers and magazines in the German tongue are also utilized in the instruction. Since the present Good Neighbor policy of our government toward the South American republics portends a great demand for a knowledge of Span- ish, this subject has grown in popularity among the students. At present Spanish is a two-year subject. The first year is de- voted to study of grammar and vocabu- laryg the second year to Spanish conver- sation and literary classics. A newcomer to the language Held is Italian, which may be studied for a per- iod of three years. The course has many interesting learning activities which in- clude the reading of current Italian newspapers, magaines and books.

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Social Studies Department 1 !'l7'Sl !C0':t' tleft to riglitj-Frances Pulleu, Frances C.liriStie. lxtlitli Atkinson, Clara Braymer. Lois St. john Smith. Elizabeth lwihrmaim, Ruth. Scott. .SCt'0l'll17 Rott'-John rown, Frank lfpifauio, Julian B. B Honeycutt. L. I. Bartlett, William L. Baxter, I. Howell Kane, VVilliam R. Weaver, 15. Y. Raetzer. EALIZING both the need and value of World fellowship and understand- ing between all groups, the social science department has given its students a var- ied program of current events and World history. This department offers an inter- esting, experience-curriculum in a Wide variety of courses. Sophomores are offered a course in Economic Geography, a study of World populations and commodities. They also have a choice of early European History or a general course in World History. Juniors may take Modern European History, which covers histor- ical events from the I. Howell Kane time of the French Revolution to the present time. Seniors may select the So- cial-Problems course, in which they study problems of contemporary life, the Economics course, or American History and Problems of Democracy. Recently the students enrolled in the course in Problems in Democracy have been going into the community to inves- tigate the various activities of the Com- munity Chest Drive. By direct methods the students have gained information about the problems which confront the Community Chest, and have learned how the Community Chest solves these problems. In addition to visiting the Community Chest agencies, the seniors have also visited the various municipal departments of government. Classroom discussion following these tours were de- signed to develop constructive thought.