Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Silverman, Sarah Thomas, Joseph Trinkner. Wilhelmina Volk, Lawrence Wachs, Sarah Wallington, Cyrus Weiss, Elizabeth Wolf, Rose Zelmanovitz, Nathan Zbornik, Charles Smillie, Jessie Speiser, Bella Spence, Raymond Stanley, Helen Sutherland, Alice Swanson, Edna Talisman, Leo Teske, Henrietta THE SONG OF THE FLATS. O, we’re the Flats of Commerce High, A merry working band, We're small we know, but soon we’ll grow And great things understand. We’re taking up fine penmanship, And English: then we spell:— Geography and Math, and more We’re learning very well. Chorus— Praise for Commerce High, her flats are we, Praise for Commerce High, her lints are we, Wc are here to learn, to do: Great things to understand. Soon we shall be the sophomores, Then, wonders we will work In Art and Math and Keeping Books, No lessons wc will shirk. Our Credits and our Debits straight We ’ll keep, nor scratch out aught. Outgoing papers, check accounts We’ll treat os we are taught. Chorus— And next, we’ll grow,—how big we’ll feel.— To be the Juniors great: For then electives we can choose. And help decide our fate. We’ll study modern Languages, And Shorthand learn to write, Accounting take and Chemistry,— Our work will be just right Chorus— Four years—then we shall Seniors be: To us the school will bow. We’ll raise the flag of “Commerce” high: To win, we’ll show you how: In Banking and all Business Ways, In Industries and Law, Debating, English. Typewriting, We’ll work With ne’er a flaw. Chorus— 10S

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FRESHMEN CLASS OF 1916. I D. Alexander, Albie Allen, Morris Bachy, Helen Baden, Goldie Barres, Dorothy Barrett, Mary Barrick, Joe Bartley, Martha Bartunek, Hattie Blank, Helen Bletz, Sam Boysen, Robert Braunstein, Henrietta Broz, Frank Bunowitz, Bessie Carter. Goldie Casey, Florence Charvat, Gertrude Class, Irene Condell, William Cook, Marion Dickerson, Myrtle Dolinsky, Mae Drda, Anthony Eisner, Sylvester Emmel, Esther Fields, Greeta Finkelstein, Bessie Fluek. Dorothy Friedland, Amelia Gilblom, Eleanor Gobehnan, Eli Goldsmith, Aaron Goldstein, Isadore Gunderson, Doris Hamerschlak, Gussie Hanson, Doris Harbaugh, Kathryn Hartman, Myrtle Ileege, Florence Heiser, Edward Hendershott, Zella Hinske, John Ilronek, Fred Jarosh, Julia Jeandrevin, Harry Kasner, Ben Kelleher, Regena Kinuear, Laura Kirby, Loretta Klein, Jacob Kock, Mahelle Kovacs, Sadie Krajicek, James Krivos, Frank Kuebler, Karl Lancky, Camilla Lipkowitz. Matilda Long, Gladys London, Rebecca Lorman, Erma Luck, Marjorie Manak, Ruth Mayer, Dora Melda, Joseph Melbourne, Richard Mettel, Clyde MeXaughton, Florence Mitchell, Lawrence Nash, William Neugroschl. Mollie Nicholson, Emma Opper, Morse Owen, Hattie Patton, Mildred Peterka, James Rahe, Anna Reiches, Michael Rice, William Rosenberg, Yctta Rosman, Alexander Sarnovitz, Sophie Schmolka, Mamie Schreibman, Ida Sherer, Addison Seitz, Julia Shannon, Phyrne Slipinsky, Hannah 107

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THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY. ' I 'HE purpose of the Legal Aid Society is mainly to protect those who can-not afford an attorney and to help the poorer class to secure their rights. This organization was started about six years ago in Nebraska by two or three lawyers who were willing to devote part of their time to the helping of those who could not regularly afford an attorney. This was soon noticed by other cities and was considered a very good movement, and in a short time offices or stations became installed in many other cities, until now the number of societies scattered throughout the United States numbers over twenty-five. This organization is not controlled by the city, but is carried on by private or independent attorneys and, with the exception of pushing or encouraging the work done by the society, the city has nothing at all to do with it. Cleveland’8 office is located in the Engineers’ Building, and during the year of 1911, handled over eleven hundred and fifty cases, making it necessary to secure the services of a third attorney. These attorneys have their regular practice besides, and devote only part of their time to the workings of the society. The Cleveland branch, like all others, works in harmony with the different charitable institutions of the city in which it is located, the local office, especially, is working together with the new Common Pleas Court. Several of the cases of the society have been brought up in this court, and both join in exposing the scandal and evils of the Justice Court system aud the injustices done to the people by attorneys. At each office of the Legal Aid Society, record is kept of the number of cases handled, character of the case, amount involved, the names and nationality of those applying for help aud also the way in which they happened to come to hear of the workings of the society. The cost of securing help or advice from this institution is very small, and is just enough to cover the expenses of the attorney and is a very small consideration for his work. The cost is also based on the nature of the case or the 109