High School of Commerce - Caduceus Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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CADUCE US The High School of Commerce, Erected 1915 rolment of the ocher two high schools. For this remarkable growth and the quality of service accompanying ic, no one man has had so great a share as our principal. Carlos B. Ellis. The entire centennial program was both interesting and picturesque. The parade, in which all the Springfield high pupils participated, consisted of a march down State Street, past the reviewing scand in front of the City Library, to Dwight, to Bridge, and on to Main and Court Streets. Following this parade, which was one of the most unique and impressive demonstrations ever witnessed in the city of Springfield, the students crowded into the Auditorium, filled it to capacity, and overflowed to the First Church. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New York City, the principal speaker of the day, addressed the pupils on the subject “The Function of Education in American Life.” Vice-Chairman Franklin A. Latimer of the School Board presided at the exercises at the Auditorium and gave a brief talk on the high school movement in this city. Other speakers on the program were Dr. Zenos E. Scott, Superintendent of Schools, Principal William C. Hill of Central High School, Mayor Fordis C. Parker, and Dr. Frank W. Wright, Director of Secondary Education in Massachusetts. Among the guests present at tnc exercises were various local school officials, mem- bers of the School Board, and noted educators from other cities and towns. The High School of Commerce was much in evidence in the spectacular parade to the Auditorium. In the center of the Commerce section, which was a colorful symphony of red and white, was the Commerce Girls’ Bugle and Drum Corps. This corps is unique in high school circles in this city and vicinity, and was indeed an at- traction in the Centennial parade. Commerce also provided the Springfield Interschool Band with many of its musicians. This Intcrschool Band, which was at the head of the parade, is Springfield’s newest musical organization, and is composed of students from the three high schools, under the direction of LeRoy W. Allen, High School of Commerce music instructor. May the High School of Commerce continue its rapid progression and maintain its splendid reputation among the high schools of our country! Daniel Friedson •a '■ ' ■■ ■ ------------ --------------------■— ■ - =t» PAGE EIGHT

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CADUCEUS Miss Mildred B. Jenks Class Adviser