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

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.S'anim'l W. l:'lwrly lui' li' .. Vi-ll io iiuliti lflsii- Sole. lilouiicc lhiuglw, Sim lla-ily. Xlaii Xlcaglwi, N 1 1 im . m I. iiiiisiiao. Xlillion laitwi. Guidance Department IJ meet the demand for employment, and at the same time to help our students to know better how and where to get jobs, the high school, through the guidance department, gives an oppor- tunity lo all students desiring work to file job applications in the otlice of Samuel XY. liberly, director of guidance and placement. 'l'o date many Trenton High pupils and graduates have secured em- ployment through the facilities of this bureau. 'l'he placement otlice was able to fill all calls from employers during the past year. There are sixteen special advisors in the school who give counsel to assigned groups of students. 1 ln addition to this service there is also a separate guidance Fifa , i department consist- ing of Nliss Nlary li. Nleagher, Nlrs. s - 1 - 1 1 ltlsie U. Salle and Nlrs. l'lorence S. Cougle, who conduct guidance classes for girlsg Clarence li. Christian and lVilliam S, Baxter, who advise junior and sophomore boysg and Nlr. lfberly, who not only conducts the placement bureau, but also serves as advisor to the senior boys and as college advisor for all groups in the high school. Students of Trenton lligh School are required to tal-ae an hour of guidance each week for one semester. During this per- iod. sophomore pupils study occupations and economic opportunities in diflerent lieldsg juniors receive instruction in per- sonal guidanceg and seniors take a course in general and educational guidance. During guidance classes this year each senior took a self-analysis test, which en- abled him to recognize the type of work for which he seemed to be best suited. Since the establishment of the college inf formation bureau in Nlr. lfberly's otlice, the number of graduates receiving schol- arships has increased.

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l-'i-'lic'l'lN'li execution and administra- tion of clerical details attendant to thc functioning of a school with an en- rollnrcnt of fort-v-two hundred pupils re- quire the services of an efficient staff of ollice secretaries. lfortunatcly, the large student body of Trenton Central High School has at its disposal the resources of nine well-trained secretaries. By their consistent helpfulness and their cheerful spirit, this staff has won the admiration of the entire school. The attendance and punctuality rec- ords of all students are kept by Nlisses Margaret Cook and listher Tripp. Pri- vate secretaries to the school administra- tors include: Nliss Barbara Newton, sec- retary to Dr. Spencer, Nliss Dorothy Ross and Nliss llelen Nlclntire, secre- taries, respectively, to XVilliam O'Brien and Nliss Sarah C. Christie, vice-princi- pals. The work of these secretaries can- not be overestimated. XVith their able as- sistarce, the administrative detail of their respective oflices was readily cleared. Nliss Bette Nlenk handles the adminis- trative details in the orlice of Samuel lfberly, placement director. Nliss l,ucille GHice Staff Barlow has charge of inimeographing. The central office, which serves as a clearing house fo r all school activities, i s managed c o m- pletely by two sec- retaries, the Nlisses Grace Bullock and Katharine Goldenbaum. By instructing certain commercial slu- dents in the tasks of office operation, the clerical staff also serves as an educative factor. Girls are permitted to handle the telephone-exchange machine in the otlice in their projects to acquire smiling voices. By utilizing the assistance of this staff, many students have received many use- ful hours of instruction in practical phases of oflice routine. During the last few months of the school year, the clerical work of the school increased because of the influx of new defense activities for schools. De- spite the need for bulletins and special notices, the staff has undertaken these new duties with its usual cheerfulness. Ulvlcff Bullock I . . , . , l,i.i, lv. .i ilitt io iight! Xlis-cs lloioilii lvo--, llc-lcii Xlcliitiic. l.i.ici- liiilloclv. lxatliiyi l.-il-iiiil.i:'iii i - V laiiilli- l-.iiloxx. ,Mi i.: lv,-.i Xli-ses Nlaiuaici look, llttli- Xlciilv. llniliaigt Xixxiou lpllwi liiii, , Il

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l- ttf lx..t tlttt to iielvti X-ililc L-wliinii. .lolm XXlioinils5. llnriv Iliivsltm, Al-iscplv llill-. l'i:i1icls Matlv. Mi. ui hw.. Iboiielas fiootlalc. XX.1ltcr Nlwclltiioiixtli. karl llzmmitli. llaily lwivleti. llaiiy lasslic, Industrial Arts Department o help avert a shortage of skilled labor during the national emer- gency, this department is devoting its energy toward instructing as many boys as possible for the defense industries. In collaboration with the government, it is providing courses that will enable its stu- dents to be employed in vital defense plants. After graduation these boys will have a knowledge of the theory and de- sign of machines as well as experience in operating them. Hy making practical pieces of furni- ture for the home, boys in the wood-shop receive valuable carpentry practice. The print shop provides its students with a detailed program in preparation for their apprenticeships in the printing business. Although the school derives special bene- fits from the work which these young craftsmen do in constructing numerous properties for student productions, the boys 'themselves gain much valuable ex- perience. In the electric shop many use- ful electrical appliances are made. Future machinists prepare for their apprenticeships by learning to operate the drill presses, lathes and milling machines. Nlany boys enter the auto shop to prepare for a mechanical career. Although mechanical drawing is usu- ally associated with draftsmen and archi- tects, boys who wish to enter the engineer- ing fields find it wise to acquaint them- selves with this subject. This department has arranged trips for several of its students in mechanical drawing courses to visit sites where new buildings are being erected. There, they studied architectural plans and ma k e preparations for fu r t h e r creative work. ln addition to these vitalizing ex- periences, th e stu- dents of mechanical drawing have th e advice of men in the field. Il arry B u rsl lf m