Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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THE JUNIOR CANDY SALE. THE biggest rush of the season occurred at the Junior Candy Sale, the third of March. Two booths were decorated, one in our own pennants and school colors, and the other in our national red, white and blue. Preparatory to opening the sale, the candy had been carefully arranged in trays and neat boxes, and when the fourth hour arrived, the clerks stood in booths loaded with candy of all kinds, ready for the sale. It was not long before.the cash boxes were sounding. The fourth hour ended with good results, but the real rush occurred during the fifth, when all clerks were kept busy for fully forty-five minutes, gathering in dimes and nickels. At the end of the sixth hour the sale was over and the results were very satisfactory, considering the short space of time taken. Duriug the three hours, twenty-four dollars and two cents were collected, a sum larger by a small amount than that raised by the seniors in their Candy Sale. THE SOPHOMORE CANDY SALE. TO a person on the outside, the Sophomore Candy Sale was one vast commotion. Noise, noise, and more noise. Everybody was busy. Green bows, green flags, green pennants, in fact everything green but the candy, advertised the fact that a sale was going on. Shamrock aprons adorning the salesgirls in honor of St. Patrick’s day, proved also an attraction. The sale came to a goodly sum, and for the amount of money taken in, the two higher classes had to lower their colors to the Sophomores. THE SOPHOMORE COSTUME PARTY. The first Sophomore party of the High School of Commerce was given by the class of 1915 in the gymnasium April 18, 1913. Among the characters represented were Goddesses of Liberty, Indian Squaws, fairies, dolls, Spanish dancers, Martha Washington, a Highland lassie, a Chinese girl and a camp fire girl. ESTHER E. KEPKK. 85

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CLASS OF 1914. TIIE fall term at an end, and the number of Juniors increased somewhat by promotion and entrances, the second semester found the Juniors well represented. The Seniors generally are the ones who take the heaviest part in upholding the school’s debating reputation, and in baseball, football, basket ball, etc. But time passes, the Seuiors graduate, and, since every one is interested in the future of Commerce, the question arises, “how will the school be represented in the coming year!” This is where the Juniors come into prominence. If there is material that promises good work, everybody will look forward to coming school events. The class of ’14 has plenty of material. Some of it is utilized in the debating work where the Junior plays as prominent a part as the Senior, and more of it will be made manifest during the coming season, in the different lines of sport. Although the Juniors did little active work in the basket ball games, nevertheless, as members of “The Rooters’ Club,” they cheered the team to success by their school yells. When the school team was playing on a rival’s floor, the opponents always knew that the Commerce team had plenty of followers, by the noise the rooters made. When comparing the loudness of school yells, the Commerce representatives never suffered. For this the Juniors take credit. The Junior girls, too, are interested in sports, and this year for the first time, inter-class basket ball was taken up by the Junior and Senior girls. With the aid of their coach they succeeded in rounding out first-class teams. A demonstration of their prowess was given in an exhibition contest, Dec. 13, 1912, in the “gym,” where a very interesting game was played. The Junior and Senior girls have opposed each other a number of times, and considering the experience of the Seniors, the Juniors have put up some hard fights. In December, 1912, a Junior party was held and all enjoyed a good time. Some of the boys present, however, took about two hours, or until the ice cream and cake were served, to overcome their bashfulness, if that was what kept them from being sociable. The present Junior Class is exceedingly large, and school records, grade cards, etc., show that most of the members are faithful workers. Assuredly the High School of Commerce will never be made to suffer in any way by our organization—the class of 1914. JOHN NORRIS. 87