Commerce High School - Ledger Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Twcri y-f ' iiir] T H E L E D a E R Front roit:: Virginia Winchell, Christine Harrison, Lena Tarshis, Mildred Wetterborg, Faye Howe, Editor. Second row: Harriet Hay, Anne Streight, Sadie Wolfman, Helen Bauer, Nellie Bitte. Third roiv: Osa Lautner, Amy Booth, Nazarene Hutchings. Fourth roiv: Viola Bradley. Lucille Dod- son, Ray O ' Brien, George Goss, Merion Young. Those who are not m the picture are; Evelyn Boody, Kenneth Richards, Margaret Stephenson and Robert Hansen. L is for Ledger, The book of our school, And this is the staff That made it a jewel.

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THE LEDGER [Twenty-three STUDENT BODY ACTIVITIES The following; things are just a very few Of the many things that Commerce students do When studies have been finished for the day And all scholastic things are put away. The members of El Esacomo strive To make a Spanish Club in Commerce thrive. They speak that foreign tongue with fluent ease. Without a stumble or asthmatic heeze. Sorosis girls have small sisters to mother (Though most would rather have a Freshman brother), But since the club has grown to such great size, Some have to be content with older guys. The lessons that they take in etiquette Teach them not to get their fingers wet With steaming soup, and how to bid adieu To host and hostess when the evening ' s through. The Student Body Council works and sweats For the small amount of credit that it gets. The burden of school government it bears, And lightens Mr. Elton ' s many cares. The Orchestra begins with sounds harmonic. With excrutiating noises saxaphonic, And sobbing violins and bass drums blare. While Miss Hoeber vainly beats upon the air. The Blotter has a lengthy nose for news And scatters jokes which surely cure the blues. In spelling it would win the ribbon blue ; To copy its orthography would never do. The Silver Pencil Club can boast a store Of essays, stories, and poetic lore, (Though a poet is a disappointing guy In loud red socks and louder red bow tie.) The Lemon C adorn our sumptuous halls And serve as brawny props for our worn walls. The stand encircled by the flappers gay And lightly pass their study hours away. The siren ' s call which gently wafts along In undulating cadences of song Is just our Glee Club, singing for a space Without a discord, tainted by some bass. The Hi Ys have the knack of doing things AVbich honor to their school and members brings. The ' sponsored quite the largest school affair And gave a dance which cast away dull care. Members of the O. G. A. Clan meet And write in a way both facile and fleet. With artistry perfect and skill unexcelled They write the best outlines we ' ve beheld. Conspicuous by its absence is the band, A ship of music by strong sailors manned. The ship was wrecked upon the reef Of sore neglect and came to grief.

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THE LED C E R [Twenty-five Front row — John Low, Edward Cheney, John Nagel, Norman Fones, Bill Callan. Back row Fred McKeen, manager, Howard Van VN ' agner, Benny Lee. BASKETBALL The 1925 basketball team entered the maple court with a high precedent to uphold. The 1924 team tied for the championship and it was only after a round robin had been played it was defeated. It was with this standard that the team entered the cage game. Putting it frankly, this was a difficult position to be plunged into with the hand- icap of havi ng only three lettermen, no practice, no floor, and a new style of coaching. These handi- caps are not offered as a list of alibis, because the spirit of the team made up for them. The first week of practice brought out some promising material for a strong team, but then a dark cloud appeared on the horizon. It was marked handicap and claimed two of the lettermen for a week ' s illness. It was some time before the team really swung into its natural stride. The efforts were rewarded by finishing fourth in the league standing. Much credit is due to Mr. Niday, coach of the team. His untiring efforts to produce an evenly balanced team, both offensivelv and defen- sively, were rewarded for a while only to be driven back over the hill into the valley of misfortunes. The nucleus of the team was composed of Ed- ward Cheney, forward; Carl Beaudry, forward; Norman Fones, center; John Low, guard; and Billy Callan, guard and captain. Captain Callan had the pleasure of playing in only one game without having an injury attached to him, but still he made the second all-star team.