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

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WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN Vice:Principal H, Gee! I'm late again! Now to face Mr. O'Brien.'l You have probably heard this said more than once by students of Trenton High. William J. O'Brien supervises the attendance records of both teachers and stu- dents. This job is not so monotonous as it sounds. It offers many amusing experiences because of some of the trivial reasons given for being absent or in seeking an early dis- missal. Mr. O'Brien has seen the number of students of Trenton High increase from seventeen hundred to forty-Hve hundred. Having been associated with Trenton schools for twenty-six years, he feels that he should know everyone in Trenton between the ages of fourteen and forty. Each of us will remember vm as a person who always was willing to help a stu- dent with his curriculum or to give him personal guidance if his work was question- able. Besides his many other duties, Mr. O'Brien found time to take charge of the foreign language department and to be general adviser. l14l

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EDWARD G. LEEFELDT Vice:Principal As vice-principal in charge of discipline and schedules Mr. Edward G. Leefeldt has a thankless job. VVe realize, however, that in a large school discipline is of prime importance. Mr. Leefeldtls efforts, stern at times but always just, have done much to make our school the well-organized, smoothly-functioning institution of learning that it is today. In a modern school with widely varied curricula, the careful scheduling of courses has a profound effect upon the education of the student body. Here, too, credit must go to Mr. Leefeldtg for there are relatively few cases of wrongly scheduled pupils. In addition to his daytime duties Mr. Leefeldt also ofiiciates as principal of the Accredited Evening High School, a position which he has held since 1926. Mr. Leefeldt came to Trenton in l909 from his hometown, Utica, New York. In his varied career in the field of education he has taught French, U. S. history, short- hand, typing, and shop. Of these, shop is his special interest. He has received de- grees from the University of Pennsylvania, Muhlenberg College and New York Teachers College. I13l

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V MISS SARAH CHRISTIE Assistant Principal PERH.APS one of the most familiar by-lines of all Trenton High School bulletins is, They are on sale in Miss Christiels office. The Word they covers everything from tickets to class rings and pins. Few people realize What a really enormous job Miss Sarah Christie, Assistant to the Principal, undertakes when she handles all this Work. The task of bookkeeping, arranging and dispensing tickets, collecting money for any and all undertakings is one which demands special genius. An entirely different phase of her work is being the faculty sponsor for all three classes. This job includes managing graduation details, supervision of class dances, productions, and projects, and anything else Which affects the Welfare of the various groups. All proposed plans and trips of any organizftaion must Hrst receive her official sanction. VVhen in doubt about the wisdom of a ps--:Qposed drive, trip or plan, stu- dents instinctively say, Let's ask Miss Christiewg and in all these matters she has shown a Willingness to listen and fairness in her decisions. In the enormous number of friends she has made, Miss Christie may consider her- self compensated for all her Work. lil5l