Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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N stands for Xaome, who has left us, I fear. 0 stands for Oakland, where business we’ll learn, P stands for Pass, when through studies you squirm. Q stands for Quarterback, we have none out here, R stands for Ralph, Oh, he was a dear! S stands for Seniors, the heads of the school, T stands for Tom, who will learn how to rule. U stands for “Flunk,” when report cards go home, V stands for Violet, who from us did roam, W stands for William, who needs not to learn. X stands for itself, the unknown term. Y stands for you, who are reading this ditty, Z stands for Zero, those who get it we pity. Many more pupils I well know have fame, But the alphabet’s short, so these I can’t name. I. G., 1915. OUR STUDIES. Mathematics, oh what joy, To every girl and every boy. Bookkeeping is our delight, Journalizing every night. Hist’ry of Commerce, well, I guess, Fills our hearts with happiness! Commercial Geography, who says hard? You are wrong. I am sure, my dear pard. Then that skilful work called Arts. We just adore with all our hearts. English we do love so well, We can not bear to hear the bell. (?) E. E. K., ’15. 137

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SCIIMIELETZK Y, WALTER “Nothing hinders me or daunts me.” SCHREIBER, HENRY “Yon Cassius hath a lean and hungry look.” STROUT, ELSIE ‘ The sum of earthly bliss. ’ ’ TORRY, ELSIE “And when you stick on conversation’s burrs, don’t. strew your pathway with those dreadful ‘urs.' ” WALKER, EDNA “I hate nobody; I am in charity with the world.” WEBB, LEONARD “Whose little body lodg’d a mighty mind.’’ WEBER, HARRY “Saying and doing are two different things.” WEILER, EDDIE “To be honest as the world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.” WEISBERGER, ABRAHAM “It was an amiable weakness.” WEIZER. JOHN “He was over precise in promise keeping.” WELLS, FLORENCE “Whate’er she did was done with so much ease, In her alone ’t was natural to please.” WETTRICK, MYRON “The fashion wears out more apparel than the man. ” WISEMAN, PERRY “A uise man says nothing in dangerous times.” WUERTZ, HARRIET “I am never merry when I hear sweet music.' ’ ZWEMER, FRANK “My mind to me a kingdom is.” ALPHABET. A stands for Altissa, whom here we will mention B stands for Bertha, who attracts much attention. C stands for Cecil, who they say is the brightest, D stands for Dorothy, to whom cares are lightest. E stands for Elbert, whose namesake is Woodrow, F stands for Frank, who Fame’s boat could row, G stands for George, whose best study is art, II stands for Harold, who talks rather tart. I stands for Irving, who on the board worked, J stands for James, lessons he never shirked. K stands for Katherine, known to us all. L stands for Ladimir. who’s as round as a ball. M stands for Myrtle, with three of them here, 136

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