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

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CADUCEUS 19 4 0 (jjtmiwJuf (fhaM, mo OiVl (O iltL o( Cljsi JtsAd£U “Bright days that are swiftly passing—. That thought comes to the members of the January '40 class, as they reminisce about what seems but yes' terday—the day in February, 1937, when they en' tered the High School of Commerce. In their first semester things started happening thick and fast. The first event affecting the class as a group was the freshman reception. In May, the G. O. Pop, presented in the form of a Nickelo- dion Theater, included a comic skit featuring Com merce teachers. This same year, a column of the school paper, Commerce, was awarded first place in the Western Massachusetts League of Schcx l Pub' lications. It was also during this semester that Miss Dorothy L. Morrow became Mrs. George F. Magraw. The rest of the semester was quite uneventful. The last half of the freshman year showed more activity than the first. The class suffered the first loss when Mr. Stillman E. McKerley, the founder of the Commerce student patrols, was transferred to the City Hall. In this semester were two events for the benefit of the Ray Sweeney Fund: a motion picture showing of Jane Eyre and a dance. The play. Why the Chimes Rang, brought the freshman activities to a close. The first major event of the third semester was the G. O. Dance on February 21, in the form of a George Washington Birthday dance. In this se- mester, the pupils, teachers, and some members of the alumni made a voluntary contribution to pur- chase the amplifying system for the assembly hall. The XIB'XIA social was next on the program of happenings for the class. Over three hundred at' tended this school affair. Then came election time! Who would be their class officers? The three elected were Robert Denis, president; Alice Reed, vicc'presi' dent; and Mary Contrino, secretary. During this XIB semester the music department showed its colors when it presented a music festival to a capacity crowd. The annual G. O. Pop was also well attended. In June Miss Etta Sinsabaugh, the founder of the Commerce library, left Commerce [12]