Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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CLASS OF 1915. SOME may sing the song of what they don’t want to be, but I am sure our class would all sing, “I am glad I am a Sophomore of the High School of Commerce.” IIow good it sounds to be referred to as Sophomore after enduring the torments of being called “Flats” for a year. Nobody knows how much we disliked that term, but we bore our trouble like martyrs and worked hard to rid ourselves of that detestable name and gain the title of “Sophomore.” Now, now that we have attained that wonderful and much sought after privilege of designating ourselves Sophomores, we have, as we believe, received sufficient intelligence to realize the real purpose of our school days and to appreciate to the fullest possible degree the advantages we are receiving. A pardonable pride may be indulged in when we consider that our “Flat” class was to use a common expression, “the best ever.” We, of course, don’t want to boast—boastfulness is too indicative of conceit, and yet when we think of the many difficult feats we performed so well, there is no reason why our hearts should not swell with pride. Then, in simple justice to ourselves, and for the purpose of giving future “Flats” a mark to excel, we must call attention to our efficiency during our first year. Yes, that has an air of boasting, but shouldn’t we have a proper pride in the accomplishments of our class-mates even at the risk of bragging? As Sophomores we succeed in all our school work, still we manage to get real fun and pleasure too. For have we not our musicians, entertainers and athletes? Then we indulge in many pleasures, such as a candy sale, that took place od March seventeenth. There was candy to the left of us, candy to the right of us, candy in front of us, all to be sold. Sternly forbidding retreat from that avalanche of sweet confection was the knowledge that the money derived from the mountain of “goodies” would assist toward defraying the expenses of publishing this book. All praise to the candy that brought to our purses The coin with which we paid for these verses. All praise to the boys and the sweet girlies too, Who helped us to bring our class message to you. Wc all know that this annual event of the Sophomores is memorable. In the more serious and important matters, we have gained knowledge to help us overcome the difficulties that will, that must confront us, during our remaining years at school. We will not all traverse the same route, but of one thing we are all equally certain, that our “Soph” days will, without question, point the way and guide us along the path of our destiny, towards the goal we all shall seek—the right to be called just and intelligent men and women. MARGARET BREEN, 1915. 101

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SOPHOMORE CLASS OF 1915. II C. Althoff, Hazel Jeanette Anderson, Sigrid Augusta Apple, Paul Hauer, Robert Bendau, Jacob Bender, George Bender, Irma Berg, Esther Berman, Belle Blau, Ruth Lillian Breen, Margaret Mary Buchmann, Hilda Caldwell, Edith C'herdron, Emily Cohen, Edna Connell, James Danielson, Hazel Dudash, Helen Duperow, Florence Helen Dusek, Florence Fox, Joseph Fried, Anna Friedman, Rhoda G. Gable, Margaret J. Girz, Louis Goodman, Gizella K. Gruss, Philip Haase, Myrtle Helen Ilenricks, Herbert ITilberer, Marcella M. Tllinovsky, John Joseph lloracek, Carrie Howie, Olive Jane Isaac, Bertha Lavern Kane, Teresa Kepkc, Esther Elizabeth Klein, David Kohl, Edna Lcpole, Helen Mac Le Vere, Margaret Hazel Lisy, Helen Mackey. Clare Mangan, Joseph Mendelson, Isidore McCorkiudale, Florence McGrath. Edith Mercer, Clare Arminta Meyer, Albert Meyer, Irene Monahan, John Newkirk, Stuart Oberg, Hilda O'Malley, Agues Oviatt, Isabel 1 Paige, Ralph Pesicka, Valerian Plummer, Charles Reese, Llewelyn Riedthaler. Malvinc Schultz, Florence Anna Schuman, Edna Scott. Helen Simak, Arthur Smith, Janett Neil Spcro, Rose Helen Spira, Jacob Stanton. Mary Agues Stark. William Stockhaus, Lorenz Tapp, John Thunhorst. Leonard Triester, Elsie Warshawsky, Jeannette Weber, Myrtle Weiss, Malvina Wei«s, Ella Williams, Marie Zell, Blanche 102