Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT OF SCHOOL WORK. N the evening of December thirteenth, that much-looked-for, much adver- tised event came off. This was the exhibition at our school of the work of the pupils, which had for its purpose the acquainting of parents with our actual class work, and showing the great need of a larger and suitable building. First notice that the future held something out of the ordinary in store for us came about a month before the exhibition. We began to see strange signs in the halls and rooms of the school, and when we asked the why of it, we found out that in the near future, the High School of Commerce was to entertain, educate, and instruct the people of our fair city of Cleveland by means of one great, grand, and glorious exhibition. When we came to school that night, with perhaps the exception of the faculty, we were all in a merry mood. Mr. Hoover, however, not recognizing our state of mind, thought that a little music would cheer us up, so he set up his phonograph (or was it a graphophonef) and we had some music?? but nay, Mr. Hoover, it really was not necessary. At this point, Ye Common People came in and a round of introductions to the faculty followed. .Soon the program started. It was so long and diversified that it was not possible for one person to see everything that was going on, nor is it possible to mention it all here. At half past seven Yc Common People went to the Assembly Room and heard some music by the High School of Commerce Orchestra and Glee Club, This was followed by suggestions by Mr. Weimer, and then came an interesting illustration of first aid to the injured by the Gym Class under Mr. Warfield. After this, the people went to the different rooms to view the exhibits. From half-past eight to ten o’clock the rooms were so crowded by interested persons that it was almost impossible to move from one room to another to see exhibits. The crowd was a record-breaking one and it seemed as if everybody was present. It is hard to pick out any events which deserve special mention in the attraction which they had for the visitors. And yet, there were some classes and exhibitions of work without which the evening would not have been the grand success that it was. There were the typewriting and shorthand exhibits. salesmanship class, spelling contests, and the debates. I must not forget to mention the German store. They really talked German in Room six from nine-thirty to ten. Strange, but true! A basketball game between members of the Gym classes marked the close of the evening’s events. The tremendous success of the exhibition was due to co-operation between the faculty and the student body. Co-operation is the only way to accomplish things. The work shown, together with the crowded condition of the class-rooms and the lack of adequate space for our visitors themselves, certainly brought home to them the fact that, while the High School of Commerce is accomplishing grand results, the city of Cleveland is in need of increased facilities for develop- ing commercial talent. ALBERT MENDELSOX. ’13. 37

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THE SCHOOL SYMBOL. SINCE the founding of the High School of Commerce it has been felt that we needed a school symbol. Something that would be recognized by every one as representing the High School of Commerce. This feeling has grown until this year we have finally had our desires satisfied by a design made by one of our own people. Many of the students in the art class competed for the honor, all using the old forms of ship as the basis of their work. Some used the Viking ship, some the galley, and some the form of ship used in the time of Columbus. After the designs were finished the best was chosen, the work of Libbie Rivkin. and is to be our symbol as long as the school exists. It is to be used ou the school stationery, programs, on the title page in our annual, in decorations, and in other ways, so that it will become generally recognized by the public as belonging to “Commerce.” In designing the symbol the first thought was to choose something which effectively expressed the idea of our school, and it was immediately decided that the ship, more than anything else, suggests the thought of trade and commerce and the spirit of courage and progress. As every one knows the ship was the first means of intercourse in trade between distant points, and the ships such as tin- Viking and galley, were the earliest to carry on trade to any extent. Another reason for the choosing of the ship as the symbol is that it suggests to the minds of every one the idea of inspiration and of pushing out into the unknown. When we look at these ships they bring into our minds the daring and the courage of the old sailors who, even before the time of the compass. sailed out cn the uncharted seas not knowing what there was beyond: then we think of the young people who are pushing out into life, and facing with equal eagerness and courage its unknown possibilities. ALICE WINSPER. ’13. SOME DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. AMONG the numerous visitors to the High School of Commerce during the past year, have been the following distinguished educators: Mr. Ralph Stillman Garwood, General Superintendent Department of Education. Porto Rico. Mr. Bryan, Asst. Snpt. St. Louis Mo.. Schools. Principal Bogan Lane, Technical High School, Chicago. J. E. Downey. Headmaster High School of Commerce, Boston. Hon. S. D. Shankland, Principal Andrew’s Institute. Willoughby. Joseph Mar Gwin, Superintendent Schools, New Orleans. Principal Confort of the Cass Technical High School. Detroit. Principal Bliss of the University School. Detroit. 56

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“THE BRIDGE.”—A PARODY. I stood on the bridge in the morning, As the clocks were striking the hour, And I thought of the terrible warnings, I’d received from those in power. And, like the waters rushing, Among the great stone piers. A flood of thoughts came o’er me, That filled my heart with fears. How often, oh! how often, I had watched that bridge swing wide. And had wished that the draw could not keep me, From reaching the other side. But I sat in the car and waited, Until the boat had passed, And the car rolled o’er the viaduct, And school was reached at last. But now those fears arc forgotten, They lie buried in the sea, And only the tardiness of others. Throws its shadow over me. Yet, whenever I cross the river, On its bridge with great stone piers, With the clang of the bell on the viaduct, Comes the thought of other years. And forever, and forever. As long as the river flows. As long as the viaduct opens, As long as the signal blows. The time—8:30—in the morning— And the tardy bell, shall appear, As the symbol of order in school days, And its wavering image here. ELMA MANTEY, 1913. 58