High School of Commerce - Caravel Yearbook (New York, NY)

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V I' COMMERCE YEAR BOOK, 1911 OUR PRINCIPAL Eastern District High School as Chairman of the Commercial Depart- ment. The school was deeply grieved last September to learn of the death of Mr. Page of the Department of History. Mr. Page had endeared himself to many hundreds of Commerce boys, not only through his sin- cerity and zeal in the classroom, but also through the activity and good fellowship which he displayed in his relations with the boys in athletics and in their outside life. His loss was keenly felt by all who had the rivileffe of knowin him. Ci At almost every Friday afternoon assembly we were honored by ' 20

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L COMMERCE YEAR BOOK, 1911 THE STORY OF THE YEAR QDTES N the fatal morning of September I2, IQIO, there were about ' ' fifteen hundred boys in New York who were unceremoniously t l pulled out of bed by well-meaning parents and reminded of Ilpgiix the opening of Commerce. There were, on the other hand, about five hundred fellows who were up before the sun, and who were as much excited and nervous as a fire-horse when the gong sounds. They could hardly wait for' the hour to come when they were to start for Commerce. They were our 'fDear Freshiesf' At the opening assembly, the upper termers thought that they were at a Commerce-Clinton football game because of the immense number of boys in the Auditorium who were mostly in the balcony. But this mob was nothing as compared to the influx of Freshies on February 1, 1911. The plan of giving the Freshmen an assembly of their own was carried out this year, Tuesday and Thursday mornings being reserved for this purpose. The upper termers had their gatherings on Monday and Xhfednesday mornings, besides the usual Friday afternoon perform- ances. There was a slight deviation this year in the routine work for Fridays--we had five periods in the morning session instead of four, thus leaving one recitation and the Assembly for the afternoon. The Friday afternoon assemblies were made attractive and interesting by Mr. Norden and his orchestra, which rendered pleasing selections besides well-played solos. Mr. Norden also started the Musical Fridays, at which he presented a musical program to the school, consisting of orchestrations, solos, and vocal selections. A The various organizations and teams were well supported and a strong Commerce Spirit seemed to prevail throughout the school. Although the Athletic Association had a goodly number of members, the percentage of membership fell below the usual mark. The Caraivel has had a successful year, not alone in turning out a paper of the highest standard, but also in the support it received from the school. Some of the issues were entirely exhausted on publication, and several who de- layed purchasing a copy had to do without. The Editors should be com- plimented for their good work. - There were many additions to the Faculty, among whom were Messrs. Beatman, in the History Departmentg Blume and F latow, who have joined the Language Department, Craver, who strengthened the Stenography Department: and Barbour, who is assisting in the Biology Department. Mr. Opdycke, au member of the English Department, has been doing research work at Oxford, England, besides travelling in Europe. Mr. Baltz, formerly a member of the Bookkeeping Department, has gone to 19

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COMMERCE YEAR BOOK, 1911 i addresses given by many prominent men. Some of the addresses dealt with athletics, others with business, some with college life, and others with miscellaneous subjects. Among other speakers We may mention Superintendent I. Shawan of Columbus, Ohio, Professor Herman H. Horne, of New York University, Mr. Ernst K. Coulter, of the Children's Court, Mr. Meyers, editor of the College World, and Mr. David Fultz. Wfe cannot omit the fact that our campus is being rebuilt into one of the finest athletic fields in the city, which means a good deal to every Commerce man. The school is steadily growing bigger, and as all changes are being made for the better, we need not fear that the good ship Commerce will not continue to sail bravely on. THE COMMERCE LIBRARY pose It was found that a branch system would be more convenient L If Tw 1- you see it would save us fellows so much running up and dovsn stairs. , +4 XVhatever the motive, the books were installed in such rooms as 401, 205, A - 1 ,ACN-on RUE, the room evidently meant for the library is not used for that pur- '-:' ?' ' ' ' 1 ' ' ' - rx f , - , v - , ' gc, v - - ' 7 ' 'sr 206 and 217. But the system is by no means as simple as it at first ap- pears to be, for frequently volumes of the same set-and too often, parts of the same book-find themselves in widely separated places. Perhaps an illustra- tion will serve to furnish some of our less receptive readers with a line appreciation of the intricacies of this elaborate system. Only a short time ago the insides of a Green's ShortC?J History of the English People were seen peacefully lodged under one end of the radiator in 401 and not an hour later the observer had occasion to visit 205, where, to his surprise, he saw the cover and page 976 of the same book in a not less dignified place. But still Room 205 can boast of five whole books, seven books with only one page gone and three without covers, and that is not at all bad. Next to 205, the branch of the library in 206 is the most extensive, so if you should ever be in any need of any book on History or any English classic, don't forget to visit one of these rooms, for you certainly will be able to find what you want. Or go to the Inner Ofnceg here repose many glittering bindings-under glass and locked away. 21