1931: DR. PAUL LOSER - WHEN TRENTONIANS RECEIVED AN EDUCATION

The man above was the Superintendent of Trenton's school system back when a QUALITY education was a foregone conclusion. They were the golden years of Trenton's educational system, when students "entered to learn, and went forth to serve," to borrow a page from my Hamilton High School slogan. As I read of the countless stories from Trenton's educational past and try to compare it with the system in place today, I find a stark difference in the progress of educating today's youth. Dr. Loser, along with Dr. Wetzel was an "old school" educator whose dedication and ability resulted in a system of education which is sorely needed in this 21st century.

1939 NEWS FROM JUNIOR 4, TRENTON HIGH AND CARROLL ROBBINS

Here's a portion of page 6 of the Trenton Times for February 8, 1939. The Times regularly reserved a page for the various activities of the schools in the city of Trenton. Unfortunately, Hamilton, Ewing, and other suburban schools were not included.

1855: DR. CHARLES SKELTON HISTORY OF TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The early years of public education constitute an interesting study. Where was that "Jefferson Street Public School" which was located somewhere on today's Liberty street located? The 1855 article is accompanied by a portrait of Dr. Skelton from my "NOTABLE PERSONS" and "SCHOOLS, MISCELLANEOUS" folders.

My apologies for the blurry text in the article;
it was a black and white scan rather than grayscale.

1897: HISTORY OF THE TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

TRENLocoal public school history has always held a fascination for me. One room school houses, little known local schools such as Friendship School, Hutchinson School, Rowan School, and even far back in history when Hamilton Township schools had numbers rather than formal names.