Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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igoarb of directors of tfje Atfjletic Association Principal..........................................Mr. Weimer President ..........................Walter B. Madigan Vice-President...................................Flora Putnam Secretary..............................Margaret Hayes T reasurer.................................Mr. Dutton Coaches: Mr. Harrison...............................Basket Ball Mr. Warfield..................................Baseball Managers: Edwin Krauss...............................Basket Ball Harold Romanis................................Baseball ’Varsitp line tHp Forwards: Centers: Guards: McAlpine (c) Leopold Kirby Hack. Hurd. Romanis Crebbin. oi

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Clje Class of 1911 TRACING the record back to prehistoric times, we find evidence of the class 11. (For bibliography you are referred to the annals of all Cleve-High Schools.) Two long years prior to the existence of history, and the origin of the High School of Commerce, the famous Junior Class existed, though not as a whole. The various members comprising our class, were gathered in groups in many parts of the city. Referring to the annals of Central High School we should find—“September 7, 1907,- Entered in this High School a fine class. All its members are bound to become famous.’ East High School annals:—Date as above, “Entered today a well-appearing class, whose broad brows proclaim them bom geniuses.” At the organization of this, our school, a mysterious current, perhaps telepathy, supposedly emanating from school headquarters, rushed to the very best members of the afore-mentioned classes, and gently suggested that they were essential to the welfare of the High School of Commerce. In the annals of our school, our descendants will find the year one (1) remarkable for the obedience of the Juniors to this gentle command, in-as-much as that self-same obedience brought together a company of eighty boys and girls who form the present 1911 class. Of other parts of our class, we find perhaps even more extravagant praise in the records of West, Glcnville, Shaw, South, Lincoln and other High Schools over the State of Ohio. The 1907 annals of Lincoln High are referred to as one of the fairest records. These read somewhat as follows:—“The entering class beats any student body of this school known in the past.” The class coming from such a number of schools, of course carries a great variety of knowledge. Indeed so much variety that our programs, if colored, might closely resemble a gathering of Gypsies, celebrating some gala-day. Though, possibly, we left our schools with a feeling of reluctance, we surely have been consoled by the new friends whom we have found here. Nor does the compensation stop with this alone, but the feeling grows that we must introduce, and establish in our new school, the traditions and customs of all truly great institutions. Though our stay here will be transient, it will not be so short as that of the Seniors. We will be here long enough to catch and enlarge the spirit of loyalty, which every student feels for his school. Although in our career we cannot record such great events as painting 65