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

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Guidance Department Left to right--L. lg. Lhristian, Mrs. Florence Cougle, S. W. Eherly, VVm. L. Baxter, Mary li. Meagher. N addition to sixteen advisers who give counsel to assigned groups of stu- dents, there is also a special department consisting of Samuel Eberly, director of student placement, who has done an un- precedented job in securing employment for graduates of Central High School, Miss Mary E. Meagher and Mrs. Flor- ence Cougle, who handle special guid- ance and counseling problems pertaining to girls, Clarence E. Christian and Wil- liam L. Baxter, who advise junior and sophomore boys about social and scholas- tic questions. This guidance staff meets the students of Trenton High during assigned periods throughout the week. At this time the vocational aspects of guidance are em- phasized. Studies are made of economic opportunities found in Trenton. Pupils are taught how to recognize and to grasp the type of work for which they are best suited. Prospective college students receive the special services of Mr. Eberly. His oflice is frequently the scene of meetings between college representatives and stu- dents who are inquisitive about the mer- its of a particular college. Mr. Eberly's oflice also keeps complete records of all alumni. In this manner his oilice serves not only as a ready clearing house for de- tails of student and alumni employment but also as a source of information to pupils and graduates as they seek busi- ness, scholastic or professional advance- ment. With the impetus given to employ- ment by the national defense program there has been a growing demand for student Workers during the summer months and after school. The student placement bureau is handling this new responsibility efficiently. At the present time many Trenton High pupils have se- cured employment through this channel. L29

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Fine Arts Department h Left to right-Rogene L. Borgen, I. P. Russell, Dapliine Koenig, Iohn R. Slavik, Friebis Siegfried. LTHOUGH the twentieth century had made the modern school change its curriculum in many ways in order to sat- isfy the technical demands of the ma- chine age, Trenton High School still of- fers its pupils the cultural values of Work in fine arts and music. The line-arts course offers instruction in appreciation of the basic principles of stagecraft, de- signing, and drawing. For pupils who are interested in art as an occupation rather than as a hobby there is offered a three-year course in commercial arts. This course offers in- struction in making posters, show cards, linoleum cuts, and soap carvings, and in trimming store Windows and store fronts. Work upon the school's dramatic pro- ductions provides many of the fine arts students with opportunities to put their abilities into real creative Work. Their consistent good Work has Won the ap- probation of the most critical spectators. f23l The design and development of art Work in school publications is also executed by the fine-arts department. The music curriculum provides an opportunity for those interested in music to secure three or more years of training. Pupils taking this course may obtain six credits for instruction given outside of school under approved instructors. The creative Work of the music de- partment Won special citation by the Evaluative Committee in its examina- tion of the school this year. Under the guiding baton of J. P. Russell, the or- chestra has not only learned to perform with perfection but has been encouraged to compose. The band, under R. Rogene Borgen, has also carved an invidious niche for itself at football games and at other athletic activities. The spirited playing of this group reveals the pains- taking effort of the sponsor to develop professional calibre in his students.

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Achievement Through Fellowship -'Some Activities will he Remembered for their Eminent Success and Fellowship N the following section of this book. we depict those activities which will be remembered both for eminent suc- cess and happy fellowship. Since these events taught us to preserve and strengthen the ways in which men live to- gether and work together fruitfully, we feel that they are best described as Achievements Through Fellowship. Below is pictured a group of Forum Club boys conducting a 'fModel Con- gressfl This activity resulted from their study of state and national governments. The nature of this project is typical of an extensive program offered by the school to every pupil wherein he is urged to participate within the classroom and without in the creative leadership which is now giving form to the future. Specifically, this program has been car- ried on through a series of visits by the pupils into the immediate community. ' On these trips they have made first- hand observations of the various agen- cies which help human beings to handle themselves as individuals and as mem- bers of societyg they recognized facts, however unpleasant, and then were re- sponsible for some course of constructive action, such as the group discussions pic- tured on these two pages. These Forum Club' boys are enacting a bill into a law. After having observed several sessions of the State legislative body, this group returned to Trenton High to conduct a model con- gress. Activities of this type typify those experiments in fellowship which are carried on extensively throughout the school. These experiments will be remembered not only for their eminent success but also for their constructive thought and action.