Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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THE KORMAW SOCIETY. THE members of the Kormaw Society, during its fifth year, have tried hard to keep up the usual high standard of the organization, and, to all appearances, have succeeded. Owing to the lack of a club room, we have labored under many difficulties and have had many peculiar experiences. For instance, when the Executive Committee had arranged a musical program, we would probably find that all the pianos except the one in the gymnasium were being used. So we were obliged to have the meeting there. For the piano-stool, a bench hastily borrowed from the lunch room, must serve. A bookkeeping text-book and a small box, pressed into service in place of the old piano’s missing music-rack, would suffice to hold the music-sheets. Thus with many a makeshift, often was our society meeting opened. But, in spite of these discomforts, tve have had many pleasant meetings. The girls have entertained with readings, vocal and instrumental solos, charades and various other interesting presentations; among these we have had pleasure and profit practising Parliamentary Drill. With all its business the Kormaw Society does not neglect its social duties, and we entertained the Ecremmoc Club with a very successful dancing party. When new members were taken into this Senior Society, we dispensed with all the “stunts” usually so popular and had a dignified initiation, which was very impressive. The club membership grows larger yearly. It is very democratic, and its popularity is evidenced by the fact that most of the girls in the Senior Class join. The last year the club had ninety-five members. The executive committee has suggested and helped to work out many novel and original forms of entertainment, and the success of the Kormaw Society is largely due to their efforts. FLORA BRATBURD. OFFICERS OF THE KORMAW. Fall Term. Flora Bratburd ................President ... Eleanore Murphy ............Vice President . Lillian Molitor................Secretary ... Ethel Nygren ..................Treasurer ... Louise Brown ............. Sergeant-at-Amns Spring Term. . . Lillian Molitor ----Mary Brady . Helen Goodman Eleanore Murphy Martha Hansen .....Doris Cave EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Fall Term. Melania Cadisch Mary Brady Nellie Palmer Edna Henning Spring Term. Grace Curtis Dorothy Prosser Kathleen Kilfoyle Anna Herwald 73