Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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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

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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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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS. FALL TERM. Henry Reich ..... Hannah Spcro ... Eleanor Matchett . Raymond Reehorst Harry Katz ...... .......President ... Vice-President .......Treasurer ........ .Secretary Sergeant-at-Arms EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FALL TERM. Lionel Russon. William Hilberer. Harry Katz. May bell Sebek. Yetta Eskin SPRING TERM. Lionel Russon Sarah Milstein Edwin Day .. Eugene Broz . Louis Zak ... ......President ... Vice-President ......Treasurer .......Secretary Sergeant-at-Arms EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Alice Merkt Irene Putnam Harvey Noss Ben Martin 45