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

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' m EARED to meet student needs, the mathematics department, under W. Colliton, completed its second year under present war conditions. Upon entering Trenton High, a sophomore is given every possibility of getting a complete mathematics basis for later military service or peacetime pursuits. The mathematics department prepares students for college entrance and gives courses in shop mathematics for the industrial art students. A sophomore may take Hrst year algebra or plane geometry. A course in special mathematics involving work in loga- rithms and basic trigonometry is open to honor students. In his junior year a student may take intermediate algebra. An honor student may continue in the special mathematics class, which includes intermediate algebra and trigonometry. Three one-half year courses in solid geometry, ad- vanced algebra and trigonometry are offered for sen- iors. Senior industrial arts students may take two half- year courses in social and consumer mathematics. Three war courses were open for student needs this year. An army approved course in aeronautics was open for students who intend to take the air corps test. A half-year course in aerial and nautical navigation trained students for basic army and navy requirements. Pupils who were looking forward to working in war industry were offered a half-year refresher course in mathematics, which included a review of important types of basic mathematics. . J. Whitney Cnlliton l23,l

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'Hamm ORCED to alter its courses considerably, the Industrial Arts Department did a fine job of revamping its courses to meet present war needs. In several divisions the work already paralleled the Army and Navy requirements, and, as a result, the de- partment experienced little trouble in meeting these military standards. In the practical field these courses have accomplished much. The wood shops have gained great recognition for their ever increasing total of model planes which are urgently needed by the Naval Department. Classes in machine shop processed test dies for guns for the armed forces. Mechanical drawing students turned out a vast number of excellent tracings and blue prints for instruction in building model planes. Subject matter, on the whole, has followed the same general trend but has introduced various courses de- signed to meet government needs. The most outstand- he ing of these is the course given by Mr. Carl Dannerth. This course, 'fThe Fundamentals of Radio, is similar to the one given by the United States Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth. The object of this course was not to cover the field of radio completely, but, as the name implies, to give the students a basic knowledge of the subject. There havealso been classes for girls only in mechanical drawing, blue-print reading, and the use of measuring instruments. This course was requested by the Signal Corps in order that the girls might be trained for their fuure roles as war workers. The successful completion of any of these subjects entitles the student to a Victory Certificate which he will hnd of value in industry or the armed forces. Hrlrry Burslem I27l

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FFICIENCY is the foundation of a well-organized institution. Trenton Central High School is fortunate in that it has at its disposal twelve expert secretaries who, combined, complete this task successfully. s The duties of the office staff, headed by Miss Grace Bullock, are divided into spe- cific branches. Records of attendance and punctuality of all pupils are kept in check by Misses Lucille Barlow and Rose M. Scozzaro. Private secretaries to the school executives include: Miss Barbara Newton, secretary to Dr. Spencer, Miss Dorothy Ross, secretary to William O'Brien, Mrs. Helen Mclntyre Smith, secretary to Bliss Sarah Christie, assistant to the principal. Miss Lucille Barlow, in cooperation with Miss Margaret Cook, had charge of the mimeographing department. Grace Bullock The work of one of the most useful and busy de- partments in the school, the guidance and placement office, was handled by lWiss S. Emily Zudnak, secre- tary to Samuel W. Eberly. The clearing house for all school activities, the central office, is managed by Miss Grace Bullock, assisted by Miss Katherine Goldenbaum. The efficient assistance of the secretaries of Tren- ton Central High to the school executives enabled the school to cope with the obstacles set up by the war emergency. Too much credit cannot be given to our office staff for the many useful services it has performed for the students of Trenton Central High School. organ swf E l29f