Edna Buck Van Sickle Budd was born in 1890 to Walter N. Van Sickle and Theresa Buck in Unionville, NY. Shortly after, the family moved to Wantage, NJ. She attended the New Jersey State Normal School in Trenton where she was president of the class of 1911, a member of Gamma Sigma literary society, and a member of the short-lived social club the “Sacred Nine.” She taught 6th grade in Chatham, NJ schools for three years before marrying Merritt L. Budd (1887-1952) in 1914. After her children were born, she was active in their school’s Parent Teacher Association, as well as a wide array of religious, civic, and history organizations. She also remained active in the Trenton State College, Gamma Sigma Nu alumni group. She died in 1982.
Mildred G. Duncan Warnecke was born to Charles Henry Duncan (1873-unknown) and Laura Ella Woolman (1876-1928) in 1902 in Burlington, NJ. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Education from The New Jersey Normal School at Trenton in 1924. She married Rudolph Emil Warnecke (1902-1967), with whom she had three children: Donald Bruce Warnecke (1929-1931), Suzanne Warnecke (1931-2023), and Carol Warnecke Harris (1932-). She taught in New Jersey schools in three different locations, specifically in Burlington schools from 1924-1927, Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset in the 1930s, and in Westfield schools from 1942-1946.
Warnecke had been a very active member of Gamma Sigma Nu, where she later befriended Louise Woodruff Bush (class of 1911), whose photo albums also are part of this collection.
Louise E. Woodruff Bush was born in 1887 to David Woodruff and Frances (sometimes spelled "Francis") Demond in Morristown, NJ. She attended the New Jersey State Normal School where she was president of the Gamma Sigma literary society and studied the Kindergarten course. She graduated in June 1907 and began teaching in East Orange Schools. In 1914, she married John A. Brokaw, who died in four years later. She married William H. Bush (1881-1954) in 1924 and later moved with him to Chatham, NJ. She remained active with Trenton State alumni groups including Gamma Sigma Nu throughout her life. She died in 1963.
Jules Irving was born on April 13, 1925 in New York City. He was a director and producer, known for Loose Change (1978), What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977) and The Detective: Bull in a China Shop (1975). Co-founded the San Francisco Actor's Workshop in 1952 with wife Priscilla Pointer, Herbert Blau, and Beatrice Manley. There, he served as Consulting Director until 1966. He was Artistic Director of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center from 1965-1972. He died on July 28, 1979 in Reno, Nevada, USA. One of his daughters is actress Amy Irving.
The College of New Jersey’s academic tradition reaches back to 1855 when it was established by the state legislature as the New Jersey State Normal School. It was the first state-established teacher training school in the state and the ninth in the nation. Governor Rodman Price promoted the idea of a training institute for New Jersey’s teachers and mobilized support among influential state leaders. Located on Clinton Avenue in Trenton from 1855 until the early 1930s, the Normal School flourished in the latter 1800s, expanding both its academic offerings and physical facilities.
The Model School was founded within the Normal School shortly after opening to serve as a teacher training laboratory for primary, secondary, grammar, and high school students. Additional affiliated teacher training and specialty schools operated outside of Trenton such as The Farnum Preparatory School of New Jersey (1856-1912) and Rural School Observation Centers at Hart’s Corner, Harbourton, and Plainsboro (1917-1930). A variety of partnerships were established with schools around the state for teacher training. The Model School closed in 1917 and was replaced by the Training School, which served grades 1-6 and was tuition-free. Once the Normal School planned to move to the Hillwood Lakes campus, the Training School closed. In 1931, the Normal School entered into an agreement with Ewing Township to use the Lanning School for teacher training. This arrangement lasted until the late 1950s.
In 1925, the first four-year baccalaureate degree program was established. This change marked the beginning of TCNJ’s transition from a normal school to a teachers’ college and was accompanied by a change in physical surroundings. In 1928, a 210-acre tract of land in Ewing Township, then known as Hillwood Lakes, was purchased as a new site for the College.
Graduate study was instituted at the College in 1947, and accreditation from various national associations was forthcoming in the 1950s. The enactment of the Higher Education Act of 1966 paved the way for then Trenton State College to become a multipurpose institution by expanding its degree programs into a variety of fields other than education. By 1972, 70% of entering students selected non-teaching majors..
The College of New Jersey emphasizes the undergraduate experience. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for a wealth of degree programs offered through TCNJ’s seven schools — Arts and Communication; Business; Humanities & Social Sciences; Education; Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering.
In addition, the college experienced five name changes over its history:
1855 New Jersey State Normal School
1908 New Jersey State Normal School at Trenton
1929 New Jersey State Teachers College and State Normal School at Trenton
1937 New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton
1958 Trenton State College
1996 The College of New Jersey
Model School Class of 1916; appeared as a "special guest" for several dances in the early 1940s, suggesting that perhaps she worked at the school following her graduation. Daughter of Frank Forest Frederick, co-founder and educator at Trenton's School of Industrial Arts. Probably the person of the same name buried in Santa Barbara, CA (Kerns says she moved to California and never married): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87088290/victoria-frederick