Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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cots’ arguments stand out in all their weakness. Commerce, however, never failed to give credit for his debating prowess to Mr. McMyler, for whom he always had great respect and to whom, he claimed, all the credit of his speaking belonged. As Commerce developed more mentally, he realized that the theories with which his head had hitherto been filled were not all practical, and that he must indeed learn a great deal if he wished to make his life a success. Following up this idea he studied—no, he didn’t hurt himself and contract brain-fever—but he remembered what he was told and stored it away in a convenient place in his head, where it was always ready for use. He mounted the first step on the ladder of Success but found it to be a stiff climb. This ladder was crowded with all classes of persons, every one struggling to reach the topmost rung. Some reached it and some did not. Many of those who failed to scale the ladder at first, fell to the ground crushed, but rose up again and again, while those with less will and energy remaiued where they had fallen and the people who had once called them “Friend”, looked down at them scornfully and said to one another, “He’s a failure.” Commerce was an energetic young man, but he was pushed back more than once from this goal, Success. Hut nobody got an opportunity to brand him “a failure”, because he didn’t stay down long enough. His training on the losing team had taught him that he should never give up no matter what the odds. Always a determined youth, and ambitious, he climbed steadily upward uutil some years later, in fact in 1920, to be accurate, when Cleveland had become the second city in the United States, we find him managing and practically controlling the commerce, not only of this city but of the world. And as “Commerce” goes steadily forward, the whole world sings the song, “For he’s a jolly good fellow.” DORIS NOBLE. 1913. 137

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3ahtB Has any one seen the bird lately ? What bird? Bratburd. Miss Allen (in English): Edwin, what does a vertebra mean? Edwin B.: The vertebra are an important part of the body. Miss A.: Where are your vertebra? E. B.: In my feet. Miss Richardson to student in II D Math, class: .John, what is a straight line? Student: A straight line is a line that is not crooked or bent. If Joe Fox owned a piece of property, would Carl Lease it. If George Bagnall had a bill, would Hazel Foote it. If Frances Straus has a great deal of hair, is Madeleine Archi-bald? If the girls had a race, would Helen Wald-run ? If Bridget and Bertha sang a Carroll in a Chappell, would Bettie be Chlad in Brown? In a tussle would Edna Down Myrtle or Would Myrtle Cain her? Jingles Ruth and Bill Went up the hill To get a pail of water The well was dry And they did try To fish up Campbell, Walter. BETTIE B. CHLAD. Siiiblrs When is a woman not a woman? When she is a ScarfT. A certain student in History of Commerce examination said, “The people coming back from the crusades brought new- words for the dictionary.” Miss Beman: Camilla, what is our Mathematics lesson about? Camilla: Revolution and Evolution. 139