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

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Hey, Jack, what is that awful bump on your head? Jack- It was a stormy night and I ran into a Saturday Evening Post. J' Mr. Hoover in Civics- Next Monday we will proceed to take up the streets. Fritz J. Cin a whisperj- They are already up. Q25 Madigan- It is pretty cold this morning, isn't it? Krauss- I don't know, I didn't look at the thermometer. Q95 Lustig, who has succeeded in getting a position in a moving picture show- Ths will be the sort of a sign you will want, sir. Manager- What is it? Lustig-- Babies in arms are not admitted unless accompanied by an older person. J' Mr. Gehring to Margaret A. who has been translating German- You dast take some more. .29 A teacher asked a student for the four forms of composition. He received the reply, Narration, synonyms, antonyms and specific. J' Mr. Hoover- A minor can't vote. E. Whipp- I don't see why a miner can't vote. J' Mr. Harsh- The animals that live underground die sometimes. A Hat once said in algebra- In speaking of the fraction a-b, I mean a is the upstairs of the fraction. J Sylvia Kirian translating in German- And his eyes Hew from one per- son to another. fa' Mr. Hoover in Civics- I will assign no lesson over Thanksgiving. Madigan- That will be something to give thanks for. 119

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Mr. Gehring- How much did they charge you for your German book? Class- Fifty cents. G. L.- Nog mine cost half a dollar. Q95 A girl getting on a Wade Park car said to another girl- Hello, dear. Buzek to Madigan- Did she say that to me? J' In English- What is a line of three feet? Pupil- A yard. JF Mr. Harsh to chemistry class- If necessary I can have this class in here after school and give them lessons on 'How to behave in the presence of water faucets' ea' Mr. Harsh- On account of its great affinity for water, caustic soda will, when brought into contact with the hands, convert them to soapf' J' Mr. Harsh- Ammonium Hydroxide and Aluminum salts form what? Krauss-- Jel1-o. Q29 When the Kormaw Society entertained the Senior boys-Ethel Whipp singing, Do Not Leave Me, Do Not Leave Me. In the meantime two workmen going for the door as fast as possible. J' Herbert in penmanship- Will you please make a 'u.' Mr. Creig- Yes, two 'I's' make you. aa' Mr. Ditmer-- What are you looking for, Philip? Philip- Nothing, Mr. Ditmer- Well stop it. Q25 How many senses are there ? Six. Why I only have five. I know it but the other is common sense. 118

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Mr. Harsh in Chemistry- Molecules are round like oranges. Joslin- Are they yellow. Mr. Marsh-- No but some are quite green. Q25 Miss Amidon- Flora, change the following simile to a metaphor, 'The man runs like a deer.' Flora- The man is a deer. Cdearj .25 Mr. Hoover- Then take the ayes and noes. feyes and nosej J Son- What is a football coach ? Father-- An ambulance, my son.', J' Mr. Harsh-- The papers say that some doctors have been experimenting on babies. The Society of Cruelty to Animals has taken it up. J One first year girl said that Mrs. Perrybingle dropped her head, then wondered why the pupils laughed. Q5 Mr. Curry in typewriting class- Pardon me just a moment but I can't help recalling an incident which happened in Fremont, Nebraska. J Seniors like Implied Arts. Also some scholars are taking the Epidemic Course. 29 Mr. Heald is sure that he is not as green as he looks. :AG Qllamille jlammarian anh the 392111 iiazat Camille Flammarian would excavate to its very depths, the interior of the earth. By small shafts and conduits, he would conduct the earth's in- ternal heat to the surface. Now is the time to show your wisdom. Technical details alone are wanting. The heat is in the earth. The demand for it on the earth's surface is great. Bring the supply and demand together and make your fortune. 120