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

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COMMERCE YEAR BOOK, 1911 1 la S I OR RSE 1 'Q 43 F , V e ff ig, 'l4Lf ,jf tr ' r s 55, 3 , a s si ..1Wl f 's L ,H - 3497? - 14645 Z in g-' W ,,H,, f,,,' 1. g l J 01 ,5 f' V udliiim : 2 '- - I Ztaappp her Qfter ABNER RATNER, IQI3 leon,-on HEY were young and they were foolish. She was small, slim and pretty: -it' ? he was tall, broad and handsome. They were also in love, or they gg, thought they were, between which two things lie,-happiness and .M Je sorrow. 7 4 ul If two people of the opposite sex are in love, they either marry and live happy, or they do not marry and are sorry ever after. If two people think they are in love, they do not marry and live happy, or they marry and always regret that they have done so. Knowing this, the parents of Miss Helen opposed her marriage to Mr. John, until proof of his love should some day be shown. But, being young and foolish, as I have already said, Miss Helen and Mr. John decided to disobey the, in their opinion, stern old people, who l1ad never been young. All of which leads up to an elopement. An elopement is the running away of a couple in love, but not necessarily ending in marriage, proof of which can be found in any good dictionary. It happened on a day in March, to be exact, the ninth day. Now, as every educated person knows, nine is an unlucky number, which every uneducated person will acknowledge after he reads this story. It promised to be a fine day, and in the morning the hero of this tale brought his car around to the home of the heroine. who was waiting for him. He helped her into the car in a most loverlike way, and they set out for the minister's home, ten miles away. There are two roads to the home of this particular minister, one smooth and open, which most people used, and the other rough and narrow, which was used very seldom. For some reason, known only to Mr. John, he chose the latter road. The first half of the journey is not for me to chronicleg only the angels of God have that right. The second half, however, is more prosaic. It begins with a Bang! This noise is commonly associated with the report of a gun, but it will also serve for a punctured tire. Oh, Jack! came from Mr. John's shoulder with a slight shiver, what is it? Nothing, Nellie, only the tire, returned her manly protector, aecompanying his reply with a kiss. I'll soon tix it. After some delay the tire was changed, and the journey resumed. Again I must omit any description, until, without a sound, the car came to a full stop. A brief investigation revealed the fact that all the gasoline was gone. 64

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LVFW sr up yQg El j'Qf COMMERCE YEAR BOOK,l9H ' CLASS OF JUNE, 1911 UR years ago there were about four hundred fellows who O K enlisted for active duty on the ship '6Commerce. Of these 1 four hundred about three hundred and iifty were lost in the 6 hustle-bustle at the ports of 1908, 1909, and 1910. Some of the new recruits found the temptations of the business world too strong for them, and they deserted their places on deck, leaving the good' ship to continue on its course under the guidance of the remaining hands. VVhen the first mate called out on the first morning of February, 1911, Diplomas Ahoy! the fellows who stuck it out started to organ? ize, with Frederick A. Walters, jr., in command as President. The other ollicers were elected and the various committees started active work. The fellows were more than good sailors-the Class supplied all managers but one for our athletic teams, besides sheltering a few cap- tains. They shone not only in athletics, but also in literary work- supplying officers for the literary societies, members of the Caravel staff, and also the Year Book static. , Though the boys are approaching the Harbor of 1911, and will soon leave the ship for the business or college world, they will always remember the pleasant times spent while doing duty on the good ship Commerce, OFFICERS President ........ ......... F REDERICK A. XVALTERS, JR. Vice-President ..... .............. J Amis INIOONAN Secretary ........ ......, I RA BARZILAY Trcasurer ...... ..... N ORMAN RENNE 63 -Q,

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COMMERCE YEAR BOOK, 1911 John looked at Helen, and Helen looked at John. Then they both turned around and looked up the road in search of a house. But this and the following search failed to reveal anything resembling a house. Tohwait for a passing car or any vehicle was useless, since the road was unfrequented. It was also beginning to rain. Seeing there was nothing else to do, they set out to walk to their destination. No one, no matter how happy he or she may be, can keep up his spirits in the face of a four-mile walk, a rain and a rough road, with nothing over his clothes. Both John and Helen were no exceptions. After they had gone a mile, they stopped kissing and walked sile11tly on, john talking beneath his breath. VVhen they had gone three miles, they were walking a foot apart. After three miles had been covered, Helen was beginning to scold John, as is the custom among women. She blamed him for luring her from a comfortable home to a walk in the rain. She talked as if John had known that the gasoline was going to give out and that it was going to rain. She was absolutely sure that she was going to have a severe attack of pneumonia, after which she was going to die. And poor John, trudging along with his hands in his pockets and his collar turned up, had nothing to say, for the simple reason that he was thinking. To marry a girl who could talk so, was impossible. He would . . . but here his meditations were cut short by their arrival at the minister's house. Their ill-luck was not to end here, however. 'When they had been admitted by the ministerfs wife, they found that her husband was not at home. This was the last straw. VVithout a word to John, Helen followed her hostess to a room where she could change her clothing. John also changed his, putting on one of the minister's suits, given him by that man's wife. ' The arrival of the minister did not cause a marriage. Instead Helen prevailed upon that good man to drive her home, while John went back to his automobile with a can of borrowed gasoline. Now both Helen andhjohn are happily married, but not to each other. They are, however, the best of friends. 65