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

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LOOKING BACK g ,I ln September '47 the Veterans Party produced a very if - e 4 in capable mayor, whose name was Ernest Daniel. Commerce , gl Q i, had a new feature added when the Dance Band was formed. A- 4 4 , It made its initial appearance on the night of the Senior 7 Ti ki-4 Dance in November '47. The music was real great. During X J' thc baseball season we had Iackie Robinson talk to us from 3 ' our school stage. Iackic told us many things about himself and his experiences in the sports world. This was a rare treat. He gave us some good advice on scholarship and sportsmanship, too. The bang of that season was a style that was called the New Look or Mary, where are your legs? The girls were becoming more grandma-ish and the boys were becom- ing angry. Our class witnessed the vanishing of our school paper, the Courier. We were sorry to see it leave, but it had to go-financial reasons. One of the sad- dest events in our school life here was our loss of a basketball game to Clinton in the Carden. We remembered, though, that there couldn't be two winners in one game. We vowed to beat 'em the next time. With the spring term of '48 came a jolly fellow who was our mayor. The name was Tony Canu. That term the girls-poor, frail creatures-had to stay in on their lunch periods, while the boys roamed about freely. Our class will never forget that act! But we had music with our lunch. We thought we were dining at the Waldorf at times. The mayor of our Senior term was none other than that polite, charming, all-round fellow, Garnell Smith. Smith was liked by all, especially the girls. fWe should know since we are two of them.j That term our Principal intro- duced a new program for a Commerce Honor School. CLook out, Hunter High! Here comes Commercelj The biggest thrill of our Senior term was the fact that we were given two very beautiful eafeterias, one for the Seniors alone and the other for the rest of the school. They are sound-proof and have tables and chairs. The service was quick and the atmosphere very pleas- ant. The Waldorf had nothing on us! In the course of reconstruction, the science labs were rebuilt, with modern equipment installed. f Hold on Ein- steinlj A new projection-room was also added. Although our class did not have the advantage of these conveniences during our four-vear stay, we are glad that ourvsuccessors will profit by them and we hope that as the years go by, Commerce will continue to have the best and latest equipment. The Class of Ianuary 1949 has enjoyed its stay in Commerce in spite of temporary inconveniences. ln looking back. we shall alwavs remember all those who played a part in our school life and development-principal, grade advisers, teachers .... We have experienced many changes in our four years here. At last we are young men and women eager to face the world, each with a certain part to play in life's drama. Now as we leave Commerce, we hope that we shall continue healthy, successful, and happy and that we shall always have that spirit of Commerce, a spirit that goes forward ever. LUCILLE IARVIS and ETHEL LANINIAN

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