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

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. l .tl ly'p:4 llt-ft to tight! Nlamie I'eitfm:tn. t':ttlit-riin' Read, Nellie 'll-rip. Vqttltt-i'iiie Hale. l,:tur:t l'ell. ll-in l. lleal. ,Xlire Cahill. Xl: l,1Apln, liall 'in' Srl V 'l , lfleniior llurunn, .Nita nut! Kurt' ll. N. i K ' ' ' l'i tnl Vi nu h ny ieii t nic 1 t.i.tli:ini. llouaitl Hihitc. Scott Xlosoxich, lharles lltllegass. .X. 4-. Fextoii, Haul l.twlney, J c 't se, ,Kllt-tt llztkiii. Y' 1 Commercial Department o2vil'l,t1xi'i'ii-is of modern society re- quire the services of many who are skilletl in the commercial lield. To meet these needs, the commercial department otters four major courses to students who seek to be employed in the business world after graduation. l'u1iils interested in accounting or bookkeeping may enter the accounting course, providing they earn good marks in the sophomore year. Likewise. students maintaining consistently high averages in the lirst year of their work are permitted In enroll in the secretarial curriculum. Nlemhcrs ol- this course gain valuable ex- perience hv assisting department heads, ' ... rs leaders ol organizations, and advisers in secret trial work. ln the salesmanship course, the pupil may study theoretical selling as well as gain :xperiencc in practical salesman- ship. Students who take this subject ac- quire skill hy operating the school store. lfinally, there is the general business coursc otlered for those students who students ot stenogra- phy were instructed in the use of the dic- taphone. lixperience with equipment of wish to obtain positions not requiring a knowledge of bookkeeping or stenog- raphy. ln this course students learn to operate calculating and duplicating ma- chines and study general salesmanship, . h marketing, advertising, and commercial law. During the Christmas holidays many Trenton High commercial students were employed in department stores, where they received a practical insight of their future work. Students enrolled in various commcre cial courses have advantage of using the the latest types of otlice mach i nes. lfor example, this year HU T' Mi , this type has been of great aid to the pupils.

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!'iif li?-.c Ili-tl lo iiglitl lflslc Sailc. .Xila liiilf. ll:ii'lial'a l,ilIluig, Aliilisi l1.ii.iI.i. Xitliiii llniariii-.. Iiliaiioi liigol-lsliy. Iflifxiluili Iloilinc, Selma l'oplci1i. Nlioda l,.lviin', .Xlicc lliiili-iw, Nm--iii Ii' rr Xloiii- Niiit--vil, laoigi liolgc. .X-ldiv XK'clici. lflifiiliclli llilloii, Xilgcll Nlzitlic-wsoii, liliu lliouii. lliilnaii If--ss. Xloiiis Xliilltill, llriiiairl lfmiirl, ll, li, XYlvilc, lflnnv -lolmsoii k'h'iili-s llr-pau. lfvalilc clails. llaiii, Xliilielsoii, lfiasiuo t'iit-ilclla licniii-th Xluipluy. Yr-icilqi l,iisclici. 754+ . - X English Department IQXIJING maketh a full mang confer- ence a ready mang and writing an exact man. Students of Trenton Central lligh School are afforded many oppor- tunities for self-improvement in each of these language activities. .-Xs sophomores, the pupils are intro- duced to various phases of literature through a series of lectures. Playing the sedulous ape some of the sophomores take a special course in creative-writing. Imaginations are given a full run in the l,rIlH't'flf1' l and Spcclrllor l classes, which are courses designed for juniors w i th creative-writ- ing ability. Others may elect d r a m a classesg commercial students are offered business correspond- ence courses. The re- maining juniors take the regular I I If a and Illib. To seniors w h o lrflrur S. Hancock are honor students the l'ress, liolmrliclrr, Sfwrlnlor ll and Drama ll classes are offered. 'l'o accommodate college pre- paratory students with a wider scope of linglish and American literature, college board classes are conducted. liither con- temporary literature or a survey of linglish literature is studied by other seniors. 'llhe former course emphasizes modern works, whereas the survey spe- cializes in historical backgrounds. By following such a program the ling- lish department fosters those language talents which may be of use in the busi- ness world and at the same time opens before every student a wide field of cul- tural development. 'l'his year all students taking courses in linglish had the use of the mirrophone, a mechanical device which records and replays the human voice. XYith this ma- chine, as well as with the use of records, students with minor speech impediments were provided a means of analyzing their voices and correcting them.

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'I' Trenton High School modern languages a re of- fered not only for their cultural values but also for their in- I creasingly practical use in a world at war. At the present ti m e live foreign languages are offered by the language department. These i n c l u d e 2 Latin, French, Spanish, German, and Italian. Nlost students taking the academic cur- riculum include Latin in their studies. Latin is offered for a period of four years while French, the most popular lan- guage, is offered for three years. Since Ifrench is most difhcult to speak clearly, much emphasis is placed on conversation. As a result of the Good Neighbor policy of our government towards the South American republics, Spanish has increased in popularity among the stu- dents. It is now taught for a period of three years in which much discussion is devoted to the lands of the twenty repub- lics. II'illi11m J. U'Brif'n Foreign Language Department Since German is primarily a subject of the sciences, many students who are inter- ested in this field study this language. This course may also be taken for three years. The first year is devoted to the study of grammar and vocabulary, the next two years include reading the best literature of famous German authors. Finally, there is the study of Italian. This course is offered for three years. During this time the students spend much time reading current Italian maga- zines and books. The first year instruction in Italian places emphasis upon the study of gram- mar and reading of elementary books. The second and third year courses in Italian offer instruction in the better- known classics. Teachers of all foreign languages maintain classroom-libraries of current reading matter such as newspapers and magazines. VVith the use of such publi- cations, the instruction of languages is vitalized and made timely. This year short-wave broadcasts have taught the student the value of a foreign language. Iwi! li'o:c llilt to ilulili l'.. ll. 5-tm-IIF3 lrcm' lx. lyriist. .l. liil'ly1v1itl'icl.. .Niim-riff Kurt' lfrxiiilc Iloiuizl i S 1 Xliit-iii l,:i lfouiiitaiiii, ,loliii lf. Ki-lscx, Yicto' .':ilw:l'y.