Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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JANUARY. C. Mr. Dutton hangs up a new record right at the start of the year. He said, “Get the point,” 51 times in 35 minutes. Greenberg, timer, and Cullen, scorer. 8. More and lots of it,—pestering for those who have not subscribed for an Annual. 10. Commerce 27—Lincoln, 0. We have at least established this record which will never be broken. East victorious in our debate. “There is never the sweet without the sour.” 16. Senior Candy Sale. One of the latest revised sayings, “Sweets from the sweetest. ’ 18. Commerce 13—East Tech 21. We did our best, but it wasn’t good enough. 22. Annual Board members elected. The 1913 Annual assured. 23. First meeting of the Annual Board. Very much business to transact. 24. Commerce 21 —West 13. One more scalp. 27. Mr. Curry’s annual cold puts in its appearance and causes him very much embarrassment. 28. He is still incapacitated. 30. Commerce 12—East 15. It seems as if we .just can’t beat those fellows. FEBRUARY. 7. Commerce 13—West Tech 16. The poor, crippled team worked hard, but it had no luck. 9. Two jokes found in the joke box. This is just two more than usual. 11. After a long and painful illness the Eeremmoc expired. Weeping. 14. Commerce 21—Central 26. Russon hurt. 17. Mr. Weber and Mr. Dutton appear in new suits. The lower hall was jammed by curious sightseers. 18. Embryo politicians make their appearance. 19. .Senior elections. Some of the politicians are rejoicing. 20. Adam Smith had better look to his laurels or Isadore Samuels will over- shadow his best efforts along the line of Economy. Commerce 20—South 16. 21. Great rejoicing at school. Mr. Curry rewarded the fellows by excusing them from his shorthand class for the day. Generous Man! 26. Commerce 20—Glenville 17. We always did rejoice in doing the seemingly impossible. Great was the joy that prevailed among the students at this result. 126

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OCTOBER. 2. Ecremmoc and Konuaw Clubs meet to reorganize. 3. “No football,” is the decision of the Faculty. 11. Seniors given seats of honor in the front of the room during rhetoricals, presumably to show the flats how nice we all look and how sedate we are. 12. Initiated into the mysteries of Banking and Commercial Law. Many embryo lawyers put in their appearance. 13. Heard in all corners from the Senior Class, “Good morning, have you Tickled your Register yet?” 16. Kormaw entertains the Ecremmoc. Nice lunch, nice time, nice girls. Really, five of the boys present could dance. 17. Mr. Manville issues the first call for the future song-birds. 21. Report cards go home. (Tears, prayers, and resolutions.) Kormaw initiation. NOVEMBER. 9. Ecremmoc initiation, llow did you enjoy the ride? 12. Doris Noble on time. Said that it wasn’t her fault, so she was pardoned. 16. Joe Smolik appears with new shoes. Explains readily why the shoemakers have struck for higher wages and less work. 21. Comdra, nicknamed “Gum Drop,” Club re-organized by Junior girls. 22. Doris Noble an hour late. The bridge. 25. Informed by the Faculty that we were not to have an Annual. 26. Seniors protest so vehemently and with so much spirit that the Faculty changed its mind. We hope for an Annual. 27. First “sassiety” event of the year—Senior Informal. School adjourned so that we could eat “Turkey” but we were cautioned to leave “Greece” alone. DECEMBER. 2. No one sick, but we are still eating either real turkey, or Christian Science turkey. 9. First call for basketball. Last year’s entire team reported. 13. Open house at School. Lights went out in 12 and 13. We wonder why. The Senior girls, acting as ushers, were real cute in their white suits. 18. Varsity vs. Faculty. Mr. Ditmer was once again the timer but it wasn’t any use, for the team piled up the score on the valiant but outclassed teachers. Russon’s wrestling with Mr. McMyler and Zak's sensational diving featured the game. 19. Poor under classmen are being pestered very much by those promoting the Annual. 20. Senior Formal. Some class to this class. Donnelly broke all fonner records by eating seven dishes of ice cream and sixty-seven crackers. 125

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MARCH. 3. Junior Candy Sale. The consumption of water in Cleveland was increased by twenty per cent during the day. 7. Forecaster Alexander spoke to us. Told us that the weather could be forecasted by anyone with red hair. Don’t you wish that you were a redhead ? 10. Coach Evans appeared wearing a little green hat with a bow in the back. He looked real cute. 11. Ecremmoc given a new lease on life by Joe Smolik, who moved that we exist. Great projects are immediately undertaken by the new members. Sophomore Candy sale. Someone left a box of cinders on Mr. Curry's desk and he couldn’t eat it all, so he passed it around after we had all had our dinner. 17. Commencement speakers chosen. Mr. Heald reads Macbeth. Why pay a dollar to see it at the theatre when we have him as a teacher? 21. Second debate. Commerce 3—South 0. 24. First lesson in Salesmanship. 25. First joke cracked by Mr. Hoover. It was a pippin. 26. He has decreed that we take down the lesson in shorthand. Still we are unfortunate. APRIL. 6. All the students back safe from their vacations. They must have refrained from cracking “fool jokes.” 9. Hot session of the Annual Board. Result, Fire Drill. Tim session became hotter, the Board fighting fire with fire. Debating club organized. 10. Annual Concert. “Music hath charms, etc.” 11. Frank Cullen made his debut as a platform speaker when the basket ball team were given their rings. You did very well. Frank. Kormaw girls have charge of rheloricals and furnish an interesting and pleasing program. 14. Flat Candy Sale. The candy was just like the flats, themselves,—rather immature. We ate it through loyalty to the school and the Annual 16. Class day speakers chosen. 17. First baseball game of the season. Commerce 3— Lakewood 2. Also the first baseball victory in years. 127