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

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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.

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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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Qklfflfll Dvnrifdhc nnhnvfvnnmf LVLDUUIDLIIILQUPLO Llcfllllfl lflllfffllflv I7ir.r15 Row tleft to riglxtj-I. NVhiti1ey Colliton, Thomas Murphy, Nlary K. Fredericks. Second Kow- 1fl'flCl'SOI'l llurcliek, lfValter Crouse. Third Rmt'4Cl21rence Lowileu, Fred Drews, Albert Vtfeuzel 7 if X OMPLEX, modern life requires the ser- vices of some who possess expert knowledge of mathematics and its ac- companying attribute - precision. To meet such a need, the mathematics de- partment offers two programs, the col- lege preparatory courses and industrial courses. There is enough variety in the courses for the students to select work which is best suited to their abilities, needs, and desires. The sophomores have a choice of first year algebra or plane geometry. A very select group is taught the fundamen- tals of trigonometry. In the junior year the students may take intermediate al- gebra. Pupils in fast moving classes in this subject are taught trigonometry. Sen- iors may enroll in classes in solid geom- etry or trigonometry. In addition to these college prepara- tory classes, there is a large group of stu- dents, most of whom are boys, who fol- low the well-planned series of courses in industrial mathematics through their sophomore, junior, and senior years. These courses are carefully and specifi- cally planned to be of practical assistance to the students in obtaining positions in industry. The value of this type of math- ematics has recently been enhanced by the needs of the na- tional defense. Because of special classes, which cover more than the re- quired courses, many honor students have been able to omit the first-half year of college mathematics. J. Whitney Colliton