Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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We all know a young lady named Decker, From getting ads, no one could check er. She’d get them all right. Without making a fight, This famous Miss Dorothy Decker. There is a young lady named Bratburd, Who is neither bashful nor backward. She has lessons all right, For she studies at night, She’s a worker, this same Flora Bratburd. Said Griffiths: Did it appear, We tackled South High with great fear? We knew they were right, And had a hard fight, To make victory real and not “near.” Said Mendelson: Was 't ’13 and fate, That gave us the wrong side in debate? Whatever the reason, Out of and in season, We must study right early and late. RHYMES. There is Homer Twitchell who’s long and lean, Who never would think of doing things mean, At basket ball, he plays a good game, In work at school, he will also win fame. There is Dave Kamnetzky, who’s not very tall, But he worries not when he chances to fall; For don’t you see, because he’s so small, He falls not as far as those that are tall. There are Weinlraub and Lebowitz, fine players they, Who a great many people will readily say, In basket ball playing , cau hardly be beat; Who gave us oft victr’y, our opponents defeat. “Gene” Broz is fair to look at you know, But how would he look seen wielding a hoe? Athletics ’s his specialty beyond a doubt, When considering the fair sex, please leave “Gene” out. 121

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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

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There is Louis Zak, so strong and so hearty, Who is in his own sphere when attending a party; At basket ball, too, lie always wins fame; At baseball and football, he plays a good gam . CAN YOU IMAGINE: Russon in Mr. Gordon’s suit Joe Smolik wearing No. 5 shoes? Ed Day coming to school at 8:30 ? A New High School of Commerce? Joe Smolik in love? The orchestra playing ragtime? Isadore Samuels doing anything but studying? “Lou” Zak with the laugh of a civilized being? “Red” Cullen with black hair? “String” Russon being four feet tall? “Billy” Hilberer being six feet tall? “Jim” Donnelly with his hair combed? “Coach” Evans standing around with his mouth shut? “Gene” Broz with his hair mussed up? “Patsy” O’Connor feeling blue? Mr. Weber not assigning a lesson over vacation? Talking in Mr. Hoover’s class? Mr. Heald crabby in class? MR. CREIG’S MOTTO: A note, draft, or check, without cents, is nonsense. A bookkeeper without sense, is a nuisance. Question: Do you think we will have a new viaduct? Answer: I will have to draw on that. Mr. Dutton (in physics class): Now my grandfather has an old watch that is as good as mine. Russon (girl-like voice) : Maybe yours is an Ingersoll. 122