Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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For the associate editors there are two Juniors, one Sophomore and one Freshman, who are elected by their respective classes on this board. These editors are counselled by several faculty advisers, whose help has gone far toward making our Annuals such successes. The Annual Board, elected by the class of nineteen hundred and ten, was directed by Edmund Kirby as Editor-in-chief, and Arthur J. Buzek as Business Manager. This board held regular meetings throughout the year at which all matters pertaining to the Annual were decided definitely. After several months of hard, patient work the first Annual went to the press on May the nineteenth, nineteen hundred and ten, and was ready for distributing a week before the vacation commenced. The total number of Annuals published was three hundred (300), the cost of which was entirely covered by the price of subscriptions and advertisements. This Annual proved such an attraction that the class of 1911 knuckled down to edit one that would far excel it in every possible way. As a start toward this goal, the second Annual Board met on November the ninth, nineteen hundred and ten ready for business. George Groman served as Editor-in-chief, and George Leopold as Business Manager. The plan of directing business was similar to that of the previous board, but the total sales of the Annual were increased to about three hundred and fifty (350) owing to the growth of the school. Subscriptions, advertisements and candy sales contributed toward off-setting the expenses of publication, and the second Annual was published without debt. The swift pace set by our predecessors has excited in the Class of 1912 a desire, and more than that, an assurance, that the Annual published by this class shall maintain the pace set by those of the past two years. The present staff under the leadership of Thomas V. Murphy as Editor-in-chief, and Mar-gret Grosser as Business Manager, has attempted several features unthought of by the former boards. The plan of this board is to run the Annual without advertisements, to have the picture of every student in the school appear in the Annual with his class-mates, and to establish payments for subscriptions on the installment plan. These innovations will tend to increase the sale of the book to a figure far exceeding those of former years. The good work accomplished by the two previous boards makes it plainly seen that to accomplish what wc desire will be a Herculean task. As the East Commerce, an overflow school of Commerce High, a school composed of over one hundred first and second year pupils, was opened this year, the present board decided to have that school represented on the Annual Board. A representative known as the Assistant Manager for East Commerce, was elected by the student body of that school and has been present at all of the Annual Board meetings. In this way East Commerce is kept well posted as to the progress of the Annual and is given a vote in all matters pertaining to this publication. 9

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0fje Annual HISTORY, the compilation of a systematic account of eveuts, applies itself to most things where progress and growth are worth preserving for future use and instruction. The Annual of the High School of Commerce has reached a point where its growth and development are assured. In other words it has begun its history. As editor of the present Annual we shall endeavor to record the most interesting occurrences through which the publication has passed during its short but brilliant career. It is our aim faithfully to set down all the main eveuts of this history, so that there will be a permanent and summarized account which future historians may use as a guide and help in the publications which are to follow. From the date of the schools opening in 1909, the student body of this institution, which included boys and girls from all sections of our fair city, was anxious to edit some record of the occurrences which were taking place in their new surroundings. After much warm discussion, it was finally decided unanimously that the publication should take the form of an Annual. A committee which came to be known as the Annual Board, was elected to push forward the work of publication, and for that purpose held its first meeting on December the second, nineteen hundred and nine. This board for the past three years, has consisted of the following officers: An Editor-in-chief, whose duty it is to direct the general workings of the publication but more particularly the editorial department. He presides at all meetings of the board, and holds the other editors responsible to him for the work of the various departments. An Assistant Editor-in-chief, who aids the Editor in every possible way, taking his place in case of absence. A Business Manager, an Assistant Business Manager and a Solicitor who look after all contracts, subscriptions and business in general. An Art Editor, who handles the work of the artists, and this feature has made the Annuals, so far published, fine specimens of the excellent art work that is created at this school. To record the humor of the school we have a Joke Editorship, which position has been filled for three years by the Jokcsmith of the class. The athletics of the school are written up for the Annual by an Athletic Editor, who has complete charge of that department of the book. The Literary Editor aids the Editor-in-chief in the editorial work and also looks after the literature, stories and poems written for the Annual. These Editors must be seniors, as it is the Senior Class that is responsible for the success or failure of the edition. 8

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No effort has been lost which can help in any way to make this Annual a credit to the school. A second feature of this year’s management is a Finance Committee composed of the Editor-in-chief, Business Manager and Mr. Gehring as faculty adviser. The work of this committee has been to pass on all receipts and payments of cash, and through the issuing of triple receipts, it has maintained a complete check on all transactions. The school, as a whole, has given hearty support in their ready subscriptions and copy, conditions foretell that this co-operation will make this Annual one second to none of its class, a record of which any student of the High School of Commerce may be proud, a register of the words and deeds of our schoolmates: those little remembrances which in after years will recall to our minds the past and happy days of our lives spent at the old school, The High School of Commerce. THOMAS V. MURPHY, Editor-in-chief. 01fr Ifrinripal’a ffinrfc THE appearance of this Annual marks the close of the third year of the High School of Commerce. Compared with the preceding years, it is the best of all. It has been a year of quiet and earnest work. Profiting by the experience of these years, we arc learning (both teachers and pupils) how best to economize our time and energy, and how best to pursue our studies in order to promote efficiency in our preparation for a business life. At the end of the first year of our existence a class of 35 seniors was graduated. These students had but one year in the High School of Commerce, having previously taken three years’ work in the commercial course of the academic high schools of the city. During the second year two classes were graduated, numbering 62. These boys and girls are now occupying responsible positions in various business houses of the city. Those graduating this year are more nearly the real product of our own school. By the latter part of August a considerable number of students who entered this school from the Grammar schools, three years ago, will finish the course. By attending the summer terms, they have been enabled to complete a Four years’ course in three years. Four classes, numbering 94 students, will have graduated within the present year, making a total of 191 since the organization of the school. With our cramped quarters, the graduation of this comparatively large number of students makes possible the admission of a larger number of entering pupils to take their places. Were it not for these frequent graduations and the all year round school, it would not have been possible to accommodate all who have sought admission. 10