Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Mr. Dutton to Ed: Say, Ed. what kind of mettle are you made of. anyway t Harry Katz (from the rear of room): Pig iron, Mr. Dutton. Sign on Physics Book: In ease of fire throw this in. Mr. Gehring: Henry, how do you form the imperative verb? Henry: Just the way you do. Mr. Gehring: Well, how do I form it? Henry: I don't know how you do form it. Mr. Gordon: If I brought suit against you--- Arthur Haas: His suit's too big for me. (Laughing in the class room.) The fourth hour Civics class is crowded. Clarence Barber and Arthur Xavier sit in one seat. They were both writing at the same time and Clarence is left handed while Arthur is right handed. Mr. Weber announced, (choking with laughter) “Talk about economy; here it is right at the High School of Commerce.” In the second hour economics class, Mr. Gordon was telling of his boyhood, and he said that he was brought up on the country, but he added that it didn’t agree with him. Anna Krivets said, “I guess you were not strong enough to work on the country,” and everybody laughed. Mr. Gordon: What did they do with captives in the olden time? Kathryn Spidell: Eat them. Tis to Laugh. Miss Ainidon (in English Class) : When reporting a class joke for the Annual, give only the incidents necessary to bring out the point. (Class very attentive). After the climax is reached, there is but one thing to do. What? Anna Krivets (perfectly sure she is right) : Then laugh. Mr. Dutton (while drawing circles on a blank globe): What can I do with these after I have finished? Bright (?) Student (dreamily): Erase them. Mr. Ileald: Why is a letter of application hard to write? Elsie Apathy: You have to tell the truth. Mia-directed Energy. Mr. Manvilie making baskets in the faculty game. Opposing the Annual. Order in Room 11 the fifth hour. Attending Ecremmoc meetings. Speeches by Manager Cullen. Coming to school on “Opening Day.” 119

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To the Girls. To increase beauty, spend about twenty minutes each day exercising on a trape .c or Hying ring. If trapeze or Hying rings are not available, turn on the electric light. What is the strongest day in the week? Sunday, all the rest are week days. Russon (after banking): Oh, for why was I born? Bill McMillen: For nothing, only to help Cleveland get a million in 1920. Mr. Gordon: For example, if any of you had to go over to the courthouse for a marriage license, what would you have to do? Esther Weissman: Why, you’d have to swear. Mr. Gordon: Hardly, before you are married, Esther; it may be different after several months. Mr. Gehring (in room 6): Isn’t it true, Louis, that we live on land? Louis: No. Mr. Gehring: Well, what’s under us? Louis: The Gymnasium. Mr. Weber (in commercial law) : How are partnerships dissolved? Raymond Reehorst: In water. Mr. Gordon (in economies class): Suppose an Eskimo were brought to the May Co., what would he select first? Ed Day: Some fur. Mr. Gordon: What fur? Tracy Spencer (as Duncan in Macbeth): Let me infold thee and hold thee to my heart. Hazel Reilley (as Banquo): There if I grow, the harvest is your own. Miss Amidon: Who was king of England when Shakespeare lived? T. Spencer: Queen Elizabeth. (Followed by an uproar of the class.) Jacob Bernstein: Well, that’s right, isn’t it? Why is the Commerce-Tech game like a course in commercial law? It’s too Technical. A game lost, but a victory won, Was the game we played with Tech. The spirit shown by the boys alone. Has saved many a team from wreck. A. Haas, ’13. 118

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LIMERICKS. Said Reich: Don’t think me benighted For quitting debates, nor affrighted. Tho I felt a strong call To play basket-ball, In our victory, none’s more delighted. Said Mullen: You never would guess The hard work that we did, and the stress That, we put on debate. We toiled early and late,— Who, with McMyler for coach, could do less? Every one knows when the Rooters hoot, “Peaches, Gene Peaches, shoot now shoot,” That the basket ball Is bound to fall Down into the basket and through, so cute. There's Martin! He’s Ben, our debater. On coast vessels’ tolls a rebater. “’Twas absurd,” he cried, “The mere thought all deride, “That we to the English should eater.” Commerce has a tall Senior named Russon, As captain he ruled without fussin’. If a fellow played tame, lie taught him the game, Did this very tall Senior named Russon. We’ve a little short forward named Billy, Who never says anything silly. Although not a star, We rate him at par, This wonderful forward named Billy. There’s one of our athletes named Cullen, Who never was known to he sullen. He played in no game, But was there all the same, For manager was this same Cullen. 120