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This small booklet unfolds to a long program detailing the staff and students involved in this production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Based on the credited names, Normal School students worked on nearly every aspect of the production, under the supervision of several teachers. No transcription.

New Jersey State Normal School (Trenton, N.J.)
"The Morning-Evening News" (satirical newspaper), 1942 · Item · 1942
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

The circumstances surrounding this clearly satirical newspaper, and its relationship with The Signal, remain partly unknown. However, it probably relates to a student production of the comedy "Beggar on Horseback" by George Kaufman and Marc Connelly. The rather morbid cover story seems to be a riff on the events of the play, with students appearing under the names of the characters they played. Other "news" stories appear throughout, alongside "advertisements" with the names and members of school organizations, as well as illustrations. Several advertisements related to buying bonds to support the United States in World War Two also are present. No transcription.

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"The Shoes that Danced" program, 1935 · Item · 1935
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

This program documents a production of "The Shoes that Danced," by the American poet and author Anna Hempstead Branch, put up by "The Laboratory Theatre" at the State Teachers College. The play, which was staged in 1935, would have been one of the earliest in Kendall Hall, which first opened in 1932. Like with the production of "Romeo and Juliet" a decade earlier, it appears that students, with teacher guidance, put together most aspects of the play. No transcription.

New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton
Argo Sorority Sisters photographs, ca. 1941 · Item · ca. 1941
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

These two photographs, both from the same donor, depict groups of members of the Arguromuthos Sigma ("Argo") sorority in around 1941; only one photo is dated. The first shows the sisters at an outdoor picnic, while the second depicts the sorority in the drawing room of Allen Hall (the center portion of "ABE"). The two photos also include a largely incomplete list of names in each image, provided by the donor. No transcription.

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Arguromuthos Sigma "Star Dust Banquet" dance card and program, 1942 · Item · 1942
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

This booklet most likely came from the same student as the other dance cards; this student was also a member of the Arguromathos Society and may have donated the photos from the same time period. This dance was billed as a "Star Dust Banquet," and unlike the other dance cards in this collection, it includes a menu/program of events. As with the related items, the booklet includes spaces to write dance partners' names--in this case, the only name recorded is "Robert Deakins." No transcription.

Arguromuthos Sorority (Trenton State College)
Arguromuthos Sigma dance card booklet, 1940 · Item · 1940
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

This booklet most likely came from the same student as the other dance cards; this student was also a member of the Arguromathos Society and may have donated the photos from the same time period. Regardless, this dance, held at Trenton's prestigious Stacy-Trent Hotel, shows that despite the Normal School's relocation to Ewing, connections to Trenton remained for some time. As with the related items, this booklet includes spaces to write dance partners' names--in this case, the student danced with "Keith," "Don," "Fred," "George," "Armas," and "Charles." No transcription.

Arguromuthos Sorority (Trenton State College)
Arguromuthos Sigma dance card booklet, 1941 · Item · 1941
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

This booklet most likely came from the same student as the other dance cards; this student was also a member of the Arguromathos Society and may have donated the photos from the same time period. Regardless, this dance was billed a "Winter Carnival." As with the related items, this booklet includes spaces to write dance partners' names--in this case, the student danced with "[Ruth] Carty and Jimmie Clark," "Jan and Les Hiat," and "Connie and Les Olsen." No transcription.

Arguromuthos Sorority (Trenton State College)

The Censor list the topics of upcoming debate: women's suffrage, the usefulness of French versus German, and the effects of theatre on public morals. The final question has been circled, likely indicating that it was the chosen topic. Transcription included.

Hewitt, Charles C. (Charles Conrad), Sr., 1881-1976