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

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THE KORMAW SOCIETY. T HE members of the Kormaw Society, during its fifth year, have tried hard to keep up the usual high standard of the organization, and, to all appearances, have succeeded. Owing to the lack of a club room, we have labored under many diffi- culties and have had many peculiar experiences. For instance, when the Executive Committee had arranged a musical program, we would proba- bly find that all the pianos except the one in the gymnasium were being used. So we were obliged to have the meeting there. For the piano-stool, a bench hastily borrowed from the lunch room, must serve. A book- keeping text-book and a small box, pressed into service in place of the old piano's missing music-rack, would SLIECC to hold the music-sheets. Thus with many a makeshift, often was our society meeting opened. But, in spite of these discomforts, we have had many pleasant meet- ings. The girls have entertained with readings, vocal and instrumental solos, charades and various other interesting presentations, among these we have had pleasure and profit practising Parliamentary Drill. With all its business the Kormaw Society does not neglect its social duties, and we entertained the Ecremmoc Club with a very successful dancing party. When new members were taken into this Senior Society, we dis- pensed with all the stunts usually so popular and had a dignified ini- tiation, which was very impressive. The club membership grows larger yearly. .It is very democratic, and its popularity is evidenced by the fact that most of the girls in the Senior Class join. The last year the club had ninety-five members. The executive committee has suggested and helped to work out many novel and original forms of entertainment, and the success of the Kormaw Society is largely due to their efforts. FLORA BRATBURD. OFFICERS OF THE KORMAW. Fall Term. Spring Term. Flora Bratburd . . .... President .... .. . Lillian Molitor Eleanore Murphy . . .... Vice President . . . ..... Mary Brady Lillian Molitor . . . .... Secretary .... ..... H elen Goodman Ethel Nygren ...... Treasurer ..... . Eljiiffali Louise Brown ..... Sergeant-at-Arons .... Q ..... Doris Cave EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Fall Term. Spring Term. Melania Cadisch Grace Curtis Mary Brady Dorothy Prosser Nellie Palmer Kathleen Kilfoyle Edna Henning Anna Herwald

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THE ECREMMOC LITERARY SOCIETY. T HE Ecremmoc Literary Society was founded by the'boys of the class of 1910. It is for senior boys only. Athletic activities took up much of the boys' time during the fall term, so much, in fact, that the lack of a quorum at times prevented any transaction of business. The coming of the spring term, however, seemed to bring life to the Ecremmoc Literary Society. A meeting was called at the beginning of the term, and most of the boys responded. Officers were elected at the first meeting, and the initiation was held shortly after. The club then Went after things, and a great deal of work was done. New ideas were brought in, and old ones done away with. The club picture was taken on April 19, but on account of unfore- seen demands, many of the boys were absent. Later the Ecremmoc Society held their semi-annual dance and en- joyed it very much. A great deal of credit must be given Messrs. Gehring and Gordon for the success of the Club. To them the Society is heavily indebted for the new ideas brought about. We are all hoping that the classes follow- ing shall continue the success which prevailed in the class of 1914. CARL GROTH. OFFICERS OF ECREMMOC CLUB. Fall Term. Spring Term. Sylvester O'Conner .... . . . President .... ....... C arl Groth Carl Groth ......... . . . Vice President .... . . . Harry Thomas Walter Krauss .... . . . Secretary .... ..... R udy Foreit Edward Woldman . . . ..... Treasurer ...... . . . Clarence Barber John Stark ...... ...... S ergeant-at-Arfrns ..... .. Herbert Brown EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Ben Goldman Walter Krauss Edwin Bratburd Leland Wiseman Samuel Goldstein Homer Twitchell 75