Business High School - Commercial Record Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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38 The Commercial Record TEX ,, ,.fX t !-,A Q A fe f 'AVE' A , -if I , AN INTERESTING TRIP THROUGH THE XVESTERN UNION RECEIVING AND SENDING STATION The day that the senior students went for their class rings, Leon Keller took two of the boys on a trip through the Western Union Receiving and Sending Station on the Sixteenth floor of the Chamber of Commerce Building. The first thing that any person visit- ing would notice, is the tremendous noise that is caused by the telegraph instruments recording messages for this district. The stations are divided into districts, each city being a district, and from those cities messages are received and sent. Mr. Keller was an interest- ing guide. He explained everything. The receiving machine is very much like a typewriter. It receives the message and records it by perforating the message on a long strip of paper, which is like the paper strip one sees coming from a stock ticker. Then it passes on to another kind of machine which typewrites the messages on blanks of paper. The niessages are then ready for delivery. The Morse code is the code used most largely by telegraphers. It consists of a series of dots and dashes which represent the letters. It would prove interesting to the senior classes if they could visit this receiving and sending station some time. Albert Havelin, 10-A-2 THE GRADUATING CLASS OFFICERS The 10-A class election this year was the most interesting that was ever seen in old Business High School. The different classes appointed dele- gates to a convention that nominated candidates for the various offices, viz: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer. The few days preceding the election were used to advantage by the candidates to gain the majority of the votes. Samuel Savage could be seen wandering about the hall stopping all the 10-A students and soliciting their votes by the time-honoredexpression: Your support is earnestly solicited. The election was held after school on Friday following the nominations. The candidates were on needles and pins and wandering about like they had an attack of insomnia. When the announcement was made that Henry Kuhn had carried the majority for president by a landslide there was an uproar that lasted for quite a while. But when Sam heard that he was elected secretary he was too much em- barrassed to stay and crept out of the room without being seen by anybody Cas he thoughtb. Ben Cohen received the majority of votes for vice-president amid great cheers, the same being accorded Albert Havelin who was elected Treasurer by a large majority. 10-A-2 carried all the offices except the Vice Presidency which Ben Cohen, a 10-A-1 was successful in securing. Albert Havelin, 10-A-2.

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The Commercial Record 37 liASKl+l'l'BAhli The Girls' Official Basketball Team opens January 14, 1921, with a game at Latimer Junior High School Due to a new ruling, opponents will meet but once each season exchanging the place of play each year. This has been done in order to shorten the schedule. The Girls' Team schedule is as follows: Friday, January 14th, Business at Latimer Thursday, January 20th, Business at Home. Thursday, January 29th, Irwin at Business. Friday, February 4th, Business at Riverside. Thursday, February 10th, Business at Home. In our open dates we hope to schedule a game with Wilkinsburg Junior High School and Schenley's Second Team. We are fortunate in having three members from last year's team with us, Catherine Walker, Jessie Stolman and Helen Nass. We likewise have Cora Vitulla, but owing to illness she has been unable to practice. But after February 1st, we will be deprived of the services of these girls. So our team will be picked from new players. However we have not been very suc- cessful in arousing the girls enthus- iasm. We realize that many are busy after school hours, but surely out of 450 girls we ought to have 50 girls out for practice. Show your school spirit. Practices every Tuesday and Thursday. However, don't forget to come out and cheer for Business High! Come out and ROOT! SXVIMIMING Every season brings some activity- but there is something we can do dur- ing the entire year and that is Swim. It's about time now to come out to practice for our Swimming Meets in the Spring. It needs time and practice. Let's have a team this year-for we couldn't find enough girls from this school to form one in 1920. It' you can swim--come down to the Forbes Street School Pool every Tuesday and get into good form. lt' you can't swim-Come down and learn. We need you all. Start uow. Remember Tuesdays-3:30 P. M.- 4:30 P. M. there is always some one to help you! We want girls who dive. lVe want girls for fast swimming. We want girls who swim in good form. Are you one of these? TRAVK Our Annual Junior Girls' Track Meet which took place, June 11, 1920, prov- ed to be a very interesting and well planned affair. The various events were reported in the June record. but we were not able to have the results! Our girls did mighty well and if we all get together this season-we surely ought to do better. Results. 50 Yd. Dash- Nanie Place Points M. Chalmers 3rd 2 Baseball Throw- M. Hardin lst L. Peterson 3rd .Z Running Broadjump- L. Freund 2nd 3 L. Minnis 3rd 2 Relay Race- M. Knapp, E. Feldman A. Jonum, E. Erickson G. Lear, H. Saydak 3rd 4 18 l.l'l'l'1ltARY DIGEST t'I.l'IS A Literary Digest Club was organiz- ed in the 10-B classes by Miss Henning- er. The purpose of the club is to achieve the ability to speak more clearly and concisely. Officers were elected in each class to preside at the meetings each Tuesday. The officers appointed different students each week to address the class on a topic taken from the Literary Digest.

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The Commercial Record 39 FIRST REAL PARTY Members of the Senior class of Business High School held a masque- rade party on October 29, at the Hos- pitality House at 5th Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard. Everybody had a good time. The costumes were very clever, among the best being a little Scotch Highland Lassie, a Mexican Knight, several dolls and numerous clowns. The best make-up, and the one which kept the crowd guessing until unmask was ordered, was an old. old woman carry- ing a cane and wearing a huge sun- bonnet and glasses. When the sun- bonnet and mask were removed--out stepped Mr. Snyder. He was greeted with peals of laughter. The usual Hallowe'en stunts, such as doughnut eating and raisin chewing contests were entered into by all. Dancing was the principal amusement of the party. Refreshments suitable for the occasion were served at 10 o'clock. The members of the faculty present were: Mr. and Mrs. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Diver, Mr. and Mrs. Whi'te, Miss Kann, Miss Pond, Miss Dowler, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Nichols, and Mr. Kingsley. AN EXUURSION Classes 10-B-2 and 10-B-5 took the seventh :period on November 17 for an excursion to study the gold and silver ore exhibition of Bowen .Q Co.: the hemp and rope exhibit of John Flocker Gi Company, and the asbestos exhibit in the windows of the Johns- Manville Company. Following these three exhibits, the pupils visited the Grand Theater. 'PHANKSGITING l'AR'l'llt1S The 9-B-9 class held a party on Friday, November 19, in the Girls' Gym- nasium. The costumes, worn by some of those present represented those used in the days of the I'ilgrims. They were made by the students, under the super- vision of Miss Kroenert, Sewing ln- structor. Stunts, games and dancing were included in their program. A party was held by the 10-B-1 class in the Girls' Gymnasium on Wednes- day, November 24. The program con- sisted ot' music, and recitations by a number of the pupils. Ice cream and cake were the principal refreshments. The pupils of the class contributed to a Thanksgiving Basket, which was pre- sented to Miss Cooley at the party. A party was held by the 10-B-3 class on November 23, the program consisted of games, dancing, and music. Piano solos were contributed by the Misses Esther Cook, Martha Knapp, and Grace Kenan. A recitation was given by Miss Pearl Glasaner. The Friendship Club held a party for the girls of the 10-B and 10-A classes on Friday, November 19, in the audi- torium. The purpose of the party was to increase the interest in the Friend- ship Club among the girls. The pro- gram consisted of stunts, dancing. games, and charades. A 1 'H RISTMAS PA RTY The 9-A-4 class held a party in the Girls' Gymnasium on Wednesday, De- cember 14. A iireside was erected by a number of pupils over which stock- ings were hung. A Christmas tree was placed in the center of the room on which Santa t'laus tMiss I.:-nora Munnsi placed little gifts for all the pupils and the teacliers who attended the party. Games and dancing were included in their program. Piano solos were contributed by the Misses lleulah Isett. Jennie llails. Dinah Goldstein, The teachers who were present were: Miss Scott, Miss t't'itehlow, Miss tlil- lespie. Miss XVeston. Miss tl. llenninuer. Miss Kann, Mr. .Xn::tin. Mr. White and Mr. Snyder.