Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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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

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COMMERCE JUNIORS. ONE DAY, sez I ter Miranda, sez I, ‘‘I’m a-goiu’ ter town an’ visit that thar High School of Commerce. So up I jumps an’ hitches up old Kate, an' away ter town I goes. I ties old Kate up by the waterin’ trough an’ hikes inter the school. I meets the principal an tells him I’d like ter see some of them thar Juniors. lie sez he reckoned he could fix me up au’ tuk me ter room three. Thar war a lot of good lookin’ boys an’ girls in thar, but in the second row thar war sartainly some right smart lookin’ gal. She war right tall, an’ I reckon nun of them thar studies war too hard fer her. I used ter think them gals ter hum war right smart, but they don’t compare with that thar gal. Why, I vum, every time that thar teacher would ask a question that thar gal would have her hand up fust thing. Sez 1 ter the teacher, What be that gal’s name thar. the one with red hair? I reckon she’s a right smart gal.’’ Sez she, Stands 90 ter 100 every day.” Then I sure did look at her. 1 was goin’ ter ask some more about her when, I vum, a bell started ter ring, an’ everybody jumped up an’ hiked out. Well, I just kept on settin’ thar an’ a man with glasses come in. I told him who I be. an’ he invited me ter stay an’ hear a chemistry lesson. Thar warn’t as many gals in the room this time, so 1 thought I’d look them boys over. But the teacher begun a-talkin’; he sed, I will experiment with Hv Drogen to-day.” I never did hear of that stuff before. Well, he made some an’ put it in a bottle; then he sed he’d show them how the Hy Drogen gun worked. T didn’t stay ter see, ’cause I reckoned he war a-foolin’ them thar kids, hut he warn’t goin’ ter fool me. Thar warn’t nothin’ in that bottle, an’ I could see it. I had come ter see them Junior boys an’ gals at Commerce High, an’ not bottled up nothin’. Well. I went ter some one who could tell me all about them Juniors, and who do yu think it war? It war that eddicated farmer, named Hoover, and I sed. Get them ter write me down what they are saying’ so T can take it hum, ’cause yu know nun of them folks ter hum will believe how smart them Commerce Juniors he.” Sez he, I’ll git the boys an’ gals ter write about one another; an’ this is what they writ. Now, I vum, I’m a-goin’ ter have it printed in our Centerville Weekly.” ARTHUR XAVIER, ’14. 8S