High School of Commerce - Annual Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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so delight in teasing us by knocking our hats out onto the floor, finished Mabel. The girls entered a room where other young people were already seated working at their typewriters and thus ended this conversation.. He now in- serted in his note book: The mysterious arrival is evidently responsible for the undue noise. Saw queer-looking earth-beings exercising muscles of fingers before strange boxes with these letters on 'TYPEWRITERY Evi- dently these people are preparing their fingers for future use. He had sauntered on while making this note and upon looking up he saw a number of young men before him carrying on an earnest conversation. He at once assumed his usual part of eavesdropper. We are better off than the girls, because our hats will always fit into them but I pity the girls. They thought that they would be able to hide their hats, but they can't do this with those yard wide brims.', The boys suddenly disappeared, as Earth boys have a way of doing, leaving Mr. Sky- gack again in the lurch. Soon he observed men pushing around and directing heavy blows at large queer boxes. He eyed these men in wonder, angry at himself for hav- ing been so deeply engrossed in his note-book as not to have noticed them at work before. Satisfied that now he had obtained the meaning of the noise and queer conversation, he recorded in his note-book the following: Queer looking earth beings striking with great force at odd-shaped boxes. These evidently are models for millinery as they were referred to as a place for headgear. Evidently these boxes are new arrivals, and this building is a place where both males and females are taught to use these models for millinery. Young people working at queer shaped boxes were learning to exercise their fingers so as to be able to use the needles required of them in using these models. GERTRUDE COLBERG, 1911. as Q Sunset on lake Qlirie N the banks of old Lake Erie, I sat one evening, idly gazing at the sun, in its downward journey in the west. Fanned by a cool breeze, from the lake, and seated on nature's soft velvet carpet, I felt that life could never be sweeter, or more filled with content. Here and there, beautiful sail boats, with reefed sail and flying streamers, glided lazily by. Sometimes, a soft peal of childish laughter rose and floated in the air, mingling harmoniously with the rippling of the waves, and soft sighing of the breeze. The big fiery disc seemed to be slipping downward ll0

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The Qrrihal EVER in the history of the High School of Commerce had there been so much hustle and chatter as there was on this particular morning, Fri- day, Feb. 4, 1910. Mr. Skygack from Mars sauntered lazily down the street with his head buried in his note-book. He chanced to look up, and his eager eyes caught sight of the throng of people entering this one house. His cu- riosity at once mastered him. He would find out the particulars of this new- old building. He stopped before the edifice and wrote the following in his note book: Saw parade of girls and boys evidently meeting to celebrate some great event. They entered a large building from a queer looking house situated on long iron bars in middle of highway. Evidently this house is abiding place of all these earth beings, old and dilapidated is the exterior, but the inner portion appeareth new. This last statement he made in regard to the large building which the many young people were entering. Shutting his book, he entered the building under the arm of the last person who was just enter- ing the door. When the door closed a great noise, as of the roaring Martian Geckrymj' wind of the six directionsf, fell on his ear. He thought that here would be a chance to use his detective abilities. He was sure that by Ending the source of the noise he would also find the reason for the parade Two girls came hurriedly forward greeting a third just entering with, They have come Marie, they have come! What has come, girls ? questioned the last arrival and upon hearing her question they clasped her by the arm and whisked her off to show her in reality the answer to her question. Our curious visitor from Mars stood with open note book in hand, his eager face buried in his book ready to jot down the answer to Marie's ques- tion. Hearing no sound he looked up and to his astonishment found himself alone. Unabashed he made this note: Two eager looking earth-beings an- nounce the arrival of some mysterious object to a third party and evidently this new arrival is the cause of a great earth distubancef' Suddenly a bell rang and for a time the uproar subsided. Soon he heard a single stroke, then a quick double stroke of the bell. This was followed by a whirring sound of voices and people marching in all directions. Bound to gain information he fell in step behind a number of young girls and played the part of eaves-dropper to perfection. Why Esther, I just simply cannot get my hat in such a small space, can you? asked one of the party. No Mabel I cannot and I think they ought to have made the space in proportion to the style of headgear, answered Esther. Well anyhow Esther I am glad that they are here because the boys did 109

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through the wide expanse of sky, until its edge rested on the cool waters of the lake. Slowly, brought out in bold relief against the flaming ball, a ship steamed into view. The sharp contrast of the black hull against the fiaming back- ground, brought out every minute detail of the boat, and made it appear in truth a painted ship on a painted ocean. The sun now showed but a tiny edge of light above the slowly darkening waters. It occurred to me, such is the course of our lives. In the early morn, weak, but holding promise of power, life gradually ascends to its zenith. Splendid in its strength and widespread influence, yet holding within it a kernel of decay. Slowly sinking at last, life too passes into an unknown realm. Fortunately too, 1ife's cessation holds a promise of new life in the beginning of a new and glorious dawn. WILFRED BURNS, '12. at iliaunuring 3905 Qlirust ISMISSED! The thought made Frank feel as though his heart was in his throat. Frank Gird was a graduate of the High School of Commerce. The Gird family was poor and needed Frank's help very much. The family had been deprived of many little necessities so that Frank might obtain a good com- mercial education. He had made the best of the opportunity and when he graduated he obtained a position during the busy season as a junior clerk with a large wholesale house. The house kept a full force of clerks during the rush season but felt obliged to dismiss some after that season was over. Frank being one of the latest arrivals was among the doomed clerks. Little did he know that he would be dismissed. When the warm days came with the dull season, he was called to the rnanagerls office and informed that his services were no longer needed. Frank went back to his desk with a downcast face and gave himself up for lost. He was to finish the week in the company's employ and receive his last pay envelope the next Saturday. Frank tried to forget about it and went to work with a will. Mr. Davis, the manager, looked in from his private office and watched the clerks ati work. A smile lighted his face when he saw Frank hard at work as though he was at piece-work. The boy was the most industrious clerk in the office. That night at five o'clock the clerks in the office left their tasks for the day, leaving the unfinished work on their desks. But Frank kept on, type- writing some proofs that had come in at the last mail. Sometimes he was tempted to leave his work on the desk unfinished and go home, but he would lll