Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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THE SENIOR FORMAL. OMMERCE SENIORS gave their first Formal Dance on January nineteen, at which time about seventy couples participated. It was held in the nicest hall of the suburbs, The Lakewood Tennis Club. About 8 o’clock people began to arrive, some came in taxi-cabs, some on foot and others on the Cleveland Railway's motor cars. The grand march, which was led by Ralph Mullen, our president, and Melania Cadisch, our vice president, started at 8:15, a little early for some of the East-siders, but as a rule most of the people were on time. Following the grand march, programs in gold and white on embossed leather were distributed. Soon these were filled and we started to dance. There were twenty dances in all. Some slow waltzes, some fast two-steps, a dreamy hesitation and a lively one-step, but the Commerce Seniors danced chiefly the ultra-select measures. Besides the chaperones, Mr. Weimer, Mr. Curry, Mr. Weber, Mr. Evans and Miss Bandeen represented the faculty and were honored guests. The event was marked by dignity and gayety, showing that Commerce people, though preparing to meet the world of business, are still ready to avail themselves of social pleasures. ELEANORE MURPHY, '14. COMMERCE DECALOGUE. THOU Shalt not whisper in school, while the teacher is looking. 2. Thou shalt not let the speaker of the morning interrupt the conversation with thy neighbors. 3. Thou shalt be “polite” and not push while going for lunch the fifth hour. 4. Thou shalt not blame the bridge for thy tardiness. The excuse has grown old. 5. Thou shalt not suddenly vanish, when loitering in the halls, at the approach of Mr. Creig. 6. Thou shalt neither steal thy neighbor’s time nor work. 7. Thou shalt not “borrow” from thy neighbor’s locker. 8. Thou shalt not exercise thy jaws in class. 9. Thou shalt honor and respect the Seniors and never argue against their opinions. 10. Thou shalt not flunk more than ten times in Math. 68

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anxious waiting, Friday the thirty-first finally came, bringing with it joys untold. The members of the decorative, entertainment, and executive committees worked until each one was willing to express his feelings by a word such as “tiredness,” even though it had to be coined for the occasion. At last the gymnasium was artistically decorated, amply rewarding those who had labored so industriously. The school colors, gold and white, were gracefully draped, concealing the ugliness of the gym. In the center of the room hung a large lantern with ghosts and goblins upon it. At the northern end, corn-stalks and leaves were arranged, while in each corner were hung pumpkin lanterns. The side walls held startling warnings to any guilty of transgressing stated rules. A Post Graduate was heard to remark, as she was inspecting the finished work, “Well, they at least know how to decorate their gymnasium.” Promptly at 3:30 P. M. the program started with a grand march, led by the officers and committees of the senior class. During the march, Homer Twitchell, our secretary, looked down from his lofty altitude of six feet, two inches, upon our graceful little treasurer, Yetta Weiss. After a short period of dancing, a pantomime, “The Courtin’,” w'as presented by Kathleen Kilfoyle and Lillian Molitor, and Homer Twitchell. The selection was read by Margaret Hohman. Everybody next joined in a “Snapper Hunt,” which rewarded each participant with a paper hat, and the more fortunate ones with prizes such as tick-tacks, plush Napoleons, and horns, made to represent squashes and skeletons. Good music was furnished by Margaret Hohman, Eleanor Murphy, and Beatrice Mettel. The Seniors declared the evening well spent. EVYLENE YOUNG, ’14. 57

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THE HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE LECTURE COURSE. THE Lecture Course has grown to be a distinctive feature of Commerce and one broadly educational. Men who are actively engaged in life’s diverse problems freely present to the school ideas gleaned from broad experience. The names of the speakers and their subjects for the past year are as Principal Weimer—Greetings to Pupils. M. D. Crackel—The Power of the Will. Capt. C. E. Benham—Lake Navigation and Commerce. Lieut. Gov. Greenlund—Opportunity. Judge Vickery—Shakespeare. Rev. Dr. C. A. Price—The World Chart. Miss Stone—Camp Fire Girls. J. 0. Gordon—Alaska. Col. P. E. Holp—Bitter Root Valley and the National Park. Mrs. Ilsen—Edison’s Disk. Solon L. Severance—Japan—Illustrated. McDowell Day—Fortnightly Club. Rev. 0. C. Jones—A Young Man's Opportunity. Home Talent—Concert. W. J. Springborn—Public Service Department. High School of Commerce Orchestra and Miss Esther Morton. The Misses Adams and Bacon—Salesmanship. W. F. Hennessey—Junior Juvenile Court. F. S. McGowan—Law and Business. Dr. Ward B. Pickard—Hospital Experiences. Telford Erickson—Albania. Norman Angel—America and the Balkan Situation. Charles E. Adams—What Business Men Expect of Graduates. T. H. McMichael—Cleveland—Old and New. Philip White—Legal Aid Society. High School of Commerce Orchestra. Hon. Manuel Quezon, Philippine Commissioner—Philippine r ,, (Felipe Buemcamino, Jr.,1 Secretaries to the Independence jMaxim0 KalaWi j Commissioner. The Joseph Feiss Co. Cloth Craft Concert Co.—Concert. D. E. Morgan—City Charter. Harry N. Clarke—Character in Business. Rev. Dr. Mease—The Mansfield Reformatory. Kormaw Society. Mrs. Ronford-Askue—Piano Recital. The following musicians added to the pleasure of the course by musical numbers rendered on various occasions: Miss Breyer, Mrs. Gifford, the Misses Peach, Mrs. J. C. Gilliland, Girls’ Glee Club, the Misses Isaac, Gertrude Hohman, Mary Mullen, Mrs. Black, Eleanor Collister, Mildred Kraus, Beatrice Mettel and Mrs. Ronford-Askue. 50 follows: Sept. 12. Sept. 19. Sept. 26. Oct. 3. Oct. 10. Oct. 13. Oct. 14. Oct. 23. Nov. 7. Nov. 21. Dec. 5. Dec. 12. Dec. 19. Jan. 9. Jan. 16. Jan. 23. Jan. 30. Feb. 13. Feb. 20. Feb. 27. Mar. 3. Mar. 11. Mar. 13. Mar. 20. Mar. 27. Apr. 10. Apr. 15. Apr. 24. May 1. May 8. May 12. May 22. May 29.