High School of Commerce - Commerce Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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N' COMMERCE 1920 A, , . - If Q Wg? i 1 I . I ? Q - if OJ' L1 if , JZ. 1 1 l g ' ! '.' ,Elma A V- . . - M Q . f s 5 A4 X 2 f'

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Ittt tllll t l l n9tKtfEt50tG On the day the Freshmen Class held llS fxrst meetlng excltement and dllllClDZillOtl pervaded the atmosphere Whispers of what was 0Olllg to happen were heard exery where ThlllgS dtd begun to happen the electron of Class Ofhcers bemg the hr t acl galupl was elected Presxdent of the Freshmen Class of 23 Gerald lVlcC-une XICC Presldent Hymmle Glas Secretary and Treasurer tLach Fresnmen Class then elected tts own room ofhcers who are under the su Jer NISIOII of PlCSl!'lClll BEiClU3lUpl These class ofhcers stlmulate lnterest among the Fresh men lll regard to partlclpatlng tn the varlous school actnrtles The hrst lew weeks of school passed and then came the Freshmen Reception l was given Ill honor of the Freshmen and the hard work of the SCHIOTS Ill arranvlnv 1 appropriate proffram for the OCCHQIOII showed thelr welcome to the lrneshmen Ill a way beyond words The proffram COl19lSlCd of selections from the Jazz band lCCllHll0llS ongs solos and dances rendered by the upper classmen The receotron was followed by an lnformal dance and lt was ewldent that both the Seniors and Freshmen enjoyed 1t thoroughly It was a day that wlll never be forffotten by the Freshmen who all acre that the recep 1011 was a success and wlsh to extend thexr thanks to the SCIIIOYS When Mr PTIIIZ talked to the boys about athletlcs thelr school splrlt was lmmc dlately aroused Some slgned up for lllClO0l' baseball others basketball and track but the subject of football interested them most The Freshmen glrls are takin a Dart lll school actnltles Tennis SWll'I'lITtlllU base a and b ke b ll are some of the sports Ill which they may partlclpate Freshmen names are BXldCll on the R O l C roll and the orchestra and lee c u number a lcw talented members of the class C E I-IUMPHRILX 73 inet I U11 COMMERCE 1970 ll' lt ,A lllllllllllllllll l tt ft ,tl , lllll llltttlll l t t . X

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ttll t l tttllltll Wipe ' The Matmee Idol Gets Mussed ohn urncy Adams strolled lersurely past Baum s Candy store pausrrrg to glance srdeways rn the crystal brrghtness of rts polrshed windows and to adjust hrs rarnbow hued neckwear as he gazed at hrs reflectron ohn urrrcys brow wrrnkled and ferted hrs every move He never farled to repeat the turnrng and lookrng except at Gomellr s Vegetable store He had glanced rn there one day but unlrke the others t drd not shrne resplendent It was dusty and the reflectlorr rt had grven had horrrfiei ohn urncy Hrs new drawn rn warst lrne had looked ull httrng and spotted whrle hrs srx dollar hat had appeared shabby So of course he avorded that wrndow rn hrs observatlon of hrmself ohn un cy Adams a senror at North End I-hgh School was styled the Matrnee Idol for lll hrs seventeen and a half years he had just reached the stage where youths aze out of the corners of therr eyes to see rf anyone of the opposrte sex rs admrrrn them And there was one drrectron above all that ohn urncy was Ill the hablt of lookrng Her name was Bennett rwen name Mrllrcent She was good to look at fresh the bloom of her seventeen years and ohn frequently rested hrs eyes upon her profile But she seldom looked at hrm and only on rare occasrorrs spoke to hrm She hqd smrled at the rmmaculate care wrth r hrch ohn dressed he had mrstaken that smrle and after a short corrversatron re ardrn the next day s Hrstory lesson ohn had asked rf he mrght call that evenrn The look that greeted hrm was sufhcrently restrarnrng to lllf0I'ITl him that he was not wanted and rt rs doubtful whether hrs ears erer heard the mumbled excuse she me But now to our story North End Hr h School w 'rs makrn preparatrorrs for the new football team A unexpected quantrty of promrsrng materral had appeared and rrrdrcatrons pornted to the complete rout of acksorr Hugh when that school hooked up wrth the North Enders rn the brg game A large portron of the school attended the onerrrng practrce to look over the voun hopefuls that promrsed so much Amon those behrnd the wrre was our ohn urnry Adams who rnterestedly watched Shorty Roberts last year s quarterback fallrng on the ball or Truck Mrlls the grant fullback bootrng the oval lazrly to corners of the held Presently he wa yorned by Bruce Cordon and Tom Wrley The bunch looks good ohserxed Gordon cheerrly Farr enough remarked ohn urncy Im gorng out for the team tomorrow sard Tom whv dont you try3 Me3 asked ohn urrrcy surprrsedly I guess not Its all rrght rn a way but you ve got to practrce all year and 1 COMMERCE 1970 ltl! I d UI tt it t' tml J W Il 'tml lltlll It ll be V r t Ea w' ' all itll ' I tt ltr e .tl J ts, Q., -- r E I ' , then he-smiledlhis approval of the .trim figure thatl lookgd back at himtand counter- ,J Q 'fl U s ' It f Q ' . .i ' 'V-K V - J 5 3 7- ' - l ,f 'yy -J ., H 1 H Q. .. Y . Q .f . . . Q ,Y . Q' . .en' U K .. - . ' ' ' . . c!g1cTl 1tt'rr ty-t-iglrl .,