Eastern High School of Commerce - Eastern Echo Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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EASTERN ECHO 21 'SNA I, f'-j s. XXX I ' , X-, . ' 4 N X. H7 X 'i 1 'T t : N?T7 Wzf 'T-if! X 4 X X Xxl t fix X .T iw- tl J ' 1 ,if . . X- . I , y Eastern . K Echoes f 5 7 Hr. Unique Class at Eastern Commerce O start something new shows courage. To succeed shows resource- fulness. The co-operative class in Retail Merchandising is on its Way. We doubt if any other class in Ontario can point to a similar record. Twenty-two of the original 25 students report that from September 2, 1931, to February 1, 1932, they worked 8802 days, completed almost 35,000 transactions, sold almost 5543.000 worth of goods, and received in wages S2,104.31. These facts tell a story, a story of co-operation between store and school, the story of an experiment. But this is not all. The members of the class are trained to serve the public. This kind of service is important. A good purchase well made becomes a joy. One of the functions of a vocational school has to do with earning a living. This is a new avenue of approach to business. Four or live days a week in school, one or two days a week in the store. and then the Christmas rush, when the class members are busy selling. At school, study of materials and economic geography, salesmanship and business organization, arithmetic, penmanship, spelling and English-a wealth of information about many things that we use every day, how they are made. sold, delivered and used. Look at a storeHat the goods, and think how little you know about it and them. In this way you will get some idea of what the person engaged in merchandising needs to know. New enterprises move slowly at first. Too much must not be expected. However, it seems safe to predict that the value of a course in Retail Merchandising will this year be shown. Incidentally, the first class dinner was held on Monday, .Xpril 13, at the Royal York Hotel. Mr. Sorsoleil, Deputy Minister of the llepartment of Public Welfare of the Province of Ontario was the guest speaker. Employers, teachers and friends were present for a most enjoyable evening. Anyone who is interested in the class should talk to Mr. Keast. -illisx Cuslorf, ,lldstt Clus.v.

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20 EASTERN ECHO .lessons being broken by sports, literary meetings, inter-form competi- tion an-d rugby games. With our third year there came the parting of the ways. Some stayed to seek further knowledge, others passed on to the outer world of business. Now we are ready to go out and take our place with our innumer- able fellow-worlqers. VVe seek to pay the debt we owe to our parents, our sc-hool and our teachers by service to our fellowmen. To you who will carry on we leave the future reputation of our scliool, and we are hoping that some day you will come to love and respect the name of Eastern Commerce as we have done. As we leave you to-night, our friends, our teachers, and our principal, we feel that no Words of ours can express ou-r gratitude 'for the patience and understanding you have given us, no matter how try- ing vve became. XNe shall always be watching 'for great tihings to corme from Commerce. Let us repeat that our debt to Eastern Commerce for all she has done in the development of our minds and our bodies, may be partly repaid by our utilizing the education we have received for our country and by always remefmrbering that it will be by our actions that the world will judge this Eastern High School of Commerce, as we are her representatives. E. H. S. C. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE Standing-Mr. Leonard Smith, Mr. Walter Smith, Mr. Leonard Mills, Mr. Milton Hamilton flpresiclentlg Mr. Alfred Harrison fTreasurerDg Mr. Ernest Osborne fPast Presidentj. Seated-Miss Eldred Mahaffy fRec. Secretarylg Miss Rheta Robertson fCorresponding Secretaryl: Miss Elizabeth Tayler fVice-Presidentj.

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22 EASTERN ECHO THE STUDENTS' COUNCIL, 1931-32 Back Row, Left to Right-K. Matthews, President of Girls' Clubg V. Gibson, Secretary of Boys' Athleticsg I. Lembko, Secretary Girls' Athleticsg S. Nonnan, President Boys' Athleticsg K. Walkinshaw, Secretary Girls' Clubg H. Swift, President School Orchestra: Wes. Bailey, Business Manager, Eastern Echo , B. Spracklin, Secretary-Treasurer School Orchestra: B. Duncan, President Girls' Athelticsg B. Sugarman, Circulation Manager, Eastern Echo , D. Carphin and H. Fullerton, Associate Editors Eastern Echo. Front Row, Left to Right-C. Woolley, Treasurer Students' Councilg N. McDermott, Secretary Students' Councilg J. Kerr, President Students' Councilg F. Spence, Assistant Principalg J. Mills, Vice-President Students' Council, Mr. H. Gray, Adviser to Students' Council. Seated in Front-N. Cunliffe, President Literary and Dramatic Societyg M. Brodie, Secretary Literary and Dramatic Society. Students' Council, 1951-32 HE first meeting of the Sixth Students' Council was held on September 17, 1931. The following were present: the Staff Representatives, Mr. H. Gray and Miss C. Ward, Senior and junior Advisers respec- tively, the President, James Kerr, the Vice-President, .lack Mills, the Sec- retary, Norman McDermott, and the Treasurer, Charles Woolley'. At this meeting Mr. F. Spence was appointed Honorary President. At the earliest opportunity the nominations and elections for our various sub-societies were held. This year all the sub-societies of previous years were granted petitions while a new sub-society was organized. This was the Glee Club, which has been handled solely by Miss Howard, who has had valuable experience in this work. We have already undertaken a Rugby Dance, a School Dance, and, with the kind co-operation of the Staff, a School Concert. At the present time a committee appointed by the Council are preparing their report on the advisability of adopting a new school crest. The Council of the Students' Association for 1931-32 wishes to extend to all past Councils, their sincere appreciation. We are striving to imitate their splendid example. To future Councils we say: On looking over the records of past councils may you be inspired, as we have been, to 'keep up the good work'. -James A. Kerr, President, Students' Council.