Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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THE HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE LECTURE COURSE. WE have had the pleasure of listening to a greater number of prominent and famous men, who lectured to us from our small and unpretentious stage, than have many of those who attend school in the newer buildings. We were not able to recompense any of them for their efforts other than by giving them a resounding cheer and our applause, but in this we did our best to show them that their talks were highly appreciated. We have had speakers on a wide range of subjects from all parts of the middle west. They have come from Chicago and Columbus; they have come from all walks of life and have illustrated the value of highly trained people in the world of today. Even the original settlers of this country were represented by one of their number, Chief Thunderwater. We also had an evangelist speak to us, and we appreciated all that he said, for it was the deepest truth. Among the noted speakers who appeared were our honorable Mayor Newton D. Baker, and Tractioner Peter Witt. We are greatly indebted to our Principal, Mr. Weimer. for it was only by his untiring efforts and his continual seeking of these men that we were given the pleasure of listening to them. June 28. July 12. Oct. 11. Oct. 18. Nov. 15. Nov. 22. Dec. 6. Jan. 10. Jan. 17. Jan. 24. Feb. 7. Feb. 14. Feb. 21. Feb. 28. March 7. March 12. March 21. March 28. April 18. April 25. May 2. May 9. May 14. May 23. Mr. W. G. Rose—“Humor in Newspaper Work.” Mr. A. J. Himes—Construction Engineer of the Nickel Plate R. R. Mr. Ed. J. Hobday—“Relations of Employer and Employee.” Mr. John A. Cline—“Personal Reminiscences.” Mr. Mayo Fessler—“Voluntary Public Service.” Mr. Harry N. Clark—“Common Honesty.” Prof. Emma Perkins—“Ideals of Americans.” Mr. D. C. Westenhaver—“Our Schools.” Rev. Dr. Lyon—“Triangular Man.” Mr. Newton D. Baker—“The New Municipal Charter.” Mr. Peter Witt—“Municipal Ownership.” Mr. F. B. Pearson—“Higher Education and its Purpose.” Judge Levine—“The New Municipal Court of Cleveland.” Mr. F. A. Murphy—“The Cleveland Stockyards and Our Meat.” Forecaster Alexander—“How the Weather Predictions are Arrived at.” II. T. Williams—The Best Things. Postmaster Floyd—“History and Development of the Present Day Mail System and the Parcel Post.” Supt. Lynch of the Lakewood Schools—“A Camera Trip Through Europe.” Mr. Feiss—“Skill Needed for Entering a Textile Industry.” Col. J. J. Sullivan—“How’ to Become a Failure.” Clarence J. Neal, “The Panama Canal.” O. M. Miller. “How It Pays to go to School.” Dr. Daniel A. Huebsch, “Fine Arts.” Ecremmoc Play. 54

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day. Had they entered onr halls and perceived the rush, the mystery would have cleared itself. At twelve-thirty all the candy was disposed of, and after counting the money, one senior girl remarked: “Perhaps the ‘Annual’ needed the twenty-two dollars, but our school has realized more than gold by the pleasure our Candy Sale has afforded.” SARAH MILSTEIX. TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW. IN order to lighten your path through the High School of Commerce, the members of the Class of 1913 have felt it their duty to impart to you some suggestions for your behavior at the school. This knowledge is a result of sad experience on the part of the Senior Class. Keep the thoughts constantly in mind. 1. Come at 8:45 every other daj% especially if you are in Mr. Gordon’s room. (There is plenty of time to make it up after school.) 2. At noon, stand in the hall until Mr. Creig sees you. 3. Go to class unprepared, then look wise, and say nothing, and “nothing” will be your reward. 4. Never go to any school events. You can act the modern Rip Van Winkle and find out the result within a week. 5. When you do not know your lesson, ask the teacher some questions. You’ll be sure to hear, “We’ll take that matter up after the lesson is finished, if there’s time.” 6. After the threc-minute bell rings, keep right on talking. The teacher will attend to you shortly. 7. When you have a written lesson, waste half the period, and then write industriously. 8. In taking dictation, write what you think will be the next word before the next word is spoken. Be careful not to cross it out before going ahead. 9. Adopt the motto, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” You can guard against such a contingency by not working at all. 10. Do not study during the term. You can do it the night before the test. By following these suggestions, you will endear yourself to all with whom you come in contact. Your schoolmates will esteem you highly, and your teachers will be so sorry to let you leave, they will doubtless keep you a fifth year. THE SENIOR CLASS. By Albert Mendelson, 1913. 53

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ECHOES FROM THE LECTURES. The golden days are ahead and not behind. Be never members of the idle class, nor loafers of the community. —Mr. Peter Witt. Thunderstorms move from west to east, generally, never from north to south. Six and one-half miles above us, the temperature becomes apparently stationary. Every man, if he prays at all, prays for a change in the weather. —Mr. Alexander. Mr. Weimer, in speaking of the crowded condition at Commerce: The' little hardships that come into our lives, by being overcome, give us strength. If you stop school now, you will spend the rest of a very long life in explaining why you didn’t come back. By a true education you will learn to shift from the egoistic to the altruistic motive. Cleveland has spent money to send you to school. If you don’t do something worth while, in payment, Cleveland will lose money. What you’re getting ready for is to do something. Education is a process of fitting people to employ their leisure time profitably. Tell me what you do in your leisure hours, and I will tell you what you are. Honesty is that quality which enables a person, when alone, to lay out a course of conduct that is absolutely right. “She’s a sensible girl,” is the finest thing that any one can say. —Mr. Pearson, of Ohio State University. The reason the lions didn’t eat Daniel when he was thrown into the den was because they couldn’t . He was all backbone. Every tub must stand on its own bottom. Learn right now to think for yourself. Be independent, mentally and physically. Be yourself. — Mr. H. T. Williams. Let it be our aim. not to kill criminals, but to kill crime. Our prisons are universities of crime, and some of them give the criminals a post graduate course. One cardinal thought in dealing with the criminal is tq find the cause of crime. Eighty per cent of people brought to the criminal branch of the Municipal Court are victims of ignorance. —Judge Levine. The live stock business is the largest in the world. It is larger than the coal, the grain and the lumber business combined. 53 —Mr. Murphy.