Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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IT is for Haag and his chum Hasseio, For Haas who’s our drummer boy, as all of us know. II’s also for Hilberer. who played basketball, For Hemmerlin and Iierbst, who do nothing small. I is for Isaac, a tall senior lad, Who though always alone, yet never seems sad. J stands for jealous, for joking all day, J’s also for .Juniors, who such traits display. K is for Kuba, lie never comes late, K s also for Krivets. a lass most sedate. L is for Lintern: Though he likes well to dream. ’Tis said that in English he writes a good theme. M is for Milstein. so wise and so fair, For Mantev and Madden, with whom few can compare. M’s also for Mendelscn and Moellering. For Martin, who in rebuttal had e'er the true ring. X stands for Xoss who in the Eeremmoc play. Did the characteristics of a widow display. O is for obstacles which often were seen. And conquered by the class of 1913. P is for Pannackel and for Puls just as well, For Prasek and Putnam, at the games thev could yell. Q is for the quality of work taught here. Which business men say is quite without peer. R is for Russon. the editor, tall; For Rivkin and Reilley, both girls, and quite small. S is for Samuels and also Sebek. For Sipher and Smolik and Lillian Svec. S too is for Spidell and Spencer, and more For Smith; on St. Patrick’s, red ribbons she wore. 47

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FRANK VOLF. “Wolfv.” “You know it, kid.” Orchestra. Eerenimoc. MAYBELL MAY SEBEK. “Higgles.” “Got out of my way.” Class Night. Kormaw. CHAIiLES WISCHMEVER. “Mutt.” “S’more comedy.” Ecremmoc. EDITH SILBERMAN. “Edie.” “Oh. Pshaw I ” Kormaw. HOWARD CAINE. “Co nie. ” “Aw, gowan!” SENIOR ALPHABET. A is for Apfel and Amundsen, famed, For Aults, and for Apathy, a girl wrongly named. B is for Bittel, a bright little lass, For Broz and for Burch who come at half past. B's also for Bisig who, at noon, checkers plays, For Bomsteiu and Bowles who say study pays. (' is for Cullen who always speaks truth, As basket ball manager, he proved well his worth. D is for Donnelly, and also for Day. For Decker and Dunbar, good in shorthand they say. E stands for Eckstein and Edelman too, For Eskin and Ewing, who in banking got through. F is for Fornason, so smart and so small, For Frankel and Friedman, who think they are tall. G stands for Gairing. happy and gay. Fbr Gaiser and Goldman who like well to play. G’s also for Greenberg, a comedian he. For Griffiths who soon will an orator be. 4(5

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T is for Thor kelson, so pleasing to meet; For speed on the typewriter she’s hard to heat. U is for untruths, so easy to say, Take th seniors’ advice, “To tell them don’t pay.” V stands for virtue, the seniors’ best trait. For vim, a great factor that won our debate. W is for Weiss, and Wolfe the demure, For Winsper and Weisman. Wise? To be sure! X,—It is now known, the Seniors be praised. ’Tis the new “School of Commerce” that soon will be raised. Y means to yield. No senior knows how. Y’s also for youth, to whom we all bow. Z stands for Zak, so stout and so sound; In athletics and games lie ran always be found. Z’s also for zeal that old ’13 has won. ’Tis the last of the letters, the alphabet’s done. HYMAN GREENBERG, 1913. CLASS DAY SPEAKERS. Pianist .........................Helma Gairing Prophet .........................Irene Putnam Poet......................................Sarah Milstein Orator...................................Eugene Bros Class Will ..............................Edwin Day Historian.................................Elina Mantey Humorist................................Maybell Sebek COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS. Lionel Russon Isadore Samuels Ben Martin Albert Mendelson Eleanor Gaiser Dora Reiches Emma Stark Frieda Frankel Alice Winsper 4.K