Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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MARCH. 2. Report cards. “Nobody loves me! Deserved a ‘P’ anyway.” 5. Junior Candy Sale. Juniors highly elated. They made more money than the Seniors. 6. Last Basketball game of the season. Lincoln beats us. 9. Ed. Kirian’s resignation from the Annual Board accepted. Walter Krauss elected. 12. Arthur Xavier elected Secretary of the Senior class in place of Ed. Kirian. 20. Senior girls defeat the Junior girls in a fast game of Basketball. 24. Seniors show their ability to conduct a meeting without a member of the Faculty present. Annual subscribers wearing the gold and white button. APRIL. 9. Debate with West Tech. The victory is ours. 10. Advisory Committee visits Commerce. 16. The Annual Concert. The Girls' Glee Club shines. 17. First announcements of the Annual Board Play appear. 30. Baseball season opens with game against West. MAY. 1. Greatest event in the history of the school. The Annual Board members appear as actors and actresses. 5. The Annual Board finally decides to go to classes. 8. “D” posters for Candy Sale appear in the halls. Best ever. 15. The Faculty shows partiality to Flats by advertising their candy sale. Each member of the Faculty tied to a stick of candy. 22. Kormaw girls have an open meeting. They gave a play at Rhetori-cals. Annual goes to press. 26. Championship Baseball game with Lincoln. They beat us 4-2. 28. Class Day. 29. We are cheated out of a holiday. Decoration Day comes on Satur- day. JUNE. 1. At last the Ecremmoc decides to give the Senior girls a dance. The great event to be held on the 5th. 2-3-4. We cram for exams. 5. Ecremmoc dance the last informal of the year. 18. Commencement.

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20. First meeting of Annual Board. Hard problems face us. 21. “D” Day. Flats “ain’t gonna cry no more.” 26. Conflict between Debating Team and Annual Board: Ben Goldman and Emil Greenhut, chosen for both, resign from the Board. DECEMBER. 3. The Senior Formal decided on—to be held at the Lakewood Tennis Club. 4. Rumors afloat that the Kormaw is to entertain the Senior boys at an informal dance. 5. Lecture on Japan by Mr. Solon Severance. Mr. VVeimer presented with a counting frame. 8. Preparing for the Senior Candy Sale. 11. Kormaw entertained Senior boys. 16. Booths appear—Flats’ curiosity aroused. 17. Financial difficulties confront the class. 18. Senior Candy Sale—all previous records broken by 1914 Seniors 19. Many greetings exchanged on this last day of school—in 1913. JANUARY. 5. Everybody back with many New Year Resolutions. 6. Subscribers for Annual prominent—cause—“those yellow buttons.” 7. Senior meeting. Exciting debate over financial troubles of formal. Class assessed. 8. Results of Athletic Association’s election made known. Glee Club Dance. 9. First game of season. East Tech scores a close victory against us. 16. We score another Basketball victory against West. 19. Senior Formal at Lakewood Tennis Club. Some style. 20. Sleepy Seniors arriving at all hours of the day. 23. Two victories in one day. East High and East Tech the victims. 30. West Tech luck. FEBRUARY. 2. Report cards take another trip home. 5. New Senior officers elected. 6. I A’s begin life in Room 6. All space used and more needed. 11. Senior meeting. More money troubles. 13. Friday. Good luck all day. 14. Game with South. Only four members of the Girls’ Rooters' Club present. Our team defeated. 24. Eclipse of the sun. Commerce students failed to see it as we were detained in school and could not get to the Antarctic Continent. 130

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ANNUAL ECHOES. CAUGHT in this book, returning fast, The truest echoes of the past, Will sound to you, vibrant and clear, Repeated records of the year. 132