Omaha Technical High School - Torch Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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I '-5 v ., E fq' .' it 5235 Commerce Winter Quarterly Top ibm-ill, Ilrve-iulu-i'g:. II. IIm'au-1-R. W. CI'2llIl0I', S. llreen. Xliil-Ilv Him-.I. 'I'm-snr, X lm-e-:ilu-i'g'. K. Imuiu. I. I-Iiplu-1'Ie, II. Irilulquest, H. C'unlwl', Miss l'I1:1l'Ilml, Iiwlt-mu Hmm--Ii. 1'i:IIi1-r. Ii. Nluliswm. Il. Imxili. S. l'rmIm, li HI-asm, I. ,XIn'.lI1:u1l. I, IiI4-In-tkn, I. I,4-Vinson. THE JOURNALISIVI CLASS HE Journalism class is one of the new features of the school this year. In former 01 ,A times, the Commerce staff, composed of an editor, associate editors, and reporters, Hg edited the paper. During the summer of I9 I 8, a change in the manner of editing Commerce was necessary. Several of the editors found it impossible to devote so much time to Commerce after school hours. If our paper was to be successfuI, a reorgan- ization was necessary. The present Journalism Il class, the first JournaIism class of the High School of Com- merce, is composed of members who were recommended because of their Iiterary abiIity by the faculty. The members of the class entered their work with such a spirit that Com- merce was running smoothly the first week of the quarter. Members of the Journalism I cIass were chosen in a different way. Each one se- Iected journalism as an elective, and had to be recommended by his teachers. Those who are in this cIass devote their time to Iearning the principles of ,IournaIism, and their train- ing wiII enable them to edit Commerce by the end of this quarter, when the JournaIism II cIass Ieaves.

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Eehiratiuu e, the stuilents uf the llbmaha Eiph Srhunl uf Qlnurmerre, uehirate this quarterlp nt' Qinmmerre, tu the Seniur Qiluss nf April, 1919- me haue assuriateh with them fur the last fpur pears anh thep haue wnu a plare in nur hearts aah affectinns. Although we are glah tu see them pu auh take their places in the husiuess wurlh, we are uerp surrp tu lnse such lngal auh true frienhs nf the illigh Schnnl nf Glnmmerre.

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' 1 Commerce Winter Quarterly 'Eff Gtahnatrz CLASS HISTORY jg of the High School of Commerce Many of thes started with a two year course and are out ln the business world rising toward the goal they had set for them- selves. Of the original group, Wilbur Cramer, Meyer Colnic, David Potashnick, Edwin Munson, Leona Eipperle and Vernon Williamson are the survivors and are now in OUR years ago on a September morning, a group of Freshmen entered the doors v . 3 . the present Senior class. ln the meantime, as we were pondering over our studies, athletics, and social affairs, the outside world was keeping a keen watch on our actions and our advancements. Our school became very attractive to the people of Omaha and especially so to Helen Bartos, Helen Noon, and David Greenberg, who left Central High School and came to acquire a good business education at the High School of Commerce. ' Not only did our school attract the attention of the people of Omaha but our fame spread to the city of Gretna, Nebraska, and one of our best students, Anna Gloyer, came to Omaha to spend the last two years of her high school life with us. Another member of our class, our President, Ernest Horacek, first went to Brainard High School, then to Fremont College, but finally discovered that this school was the best and came here to finish his course. As we traveled along toward our Senior year, Sam Green and Douglas Dunn came to join us in the ranks and have been since then studious workers for the welfare of the school's activities. During the summer term when we were in l2-A, many social times were enjoyed. It was at that time that Edwin Munson took part in the Declamatory Contest in Fremont. The class accompanied him on this trip. Many picnics and parties were also given and we had all around good times. n A When our class was organized for the last term, Ernest Horacek was elected Pres- ident: Helen Noon, Vice President: Wilbur Cramer, Secretary and Treasurer, and Miss McDonald, Class Sponsor. The red rose was chosen as the class flower, and..Delft Blue and Gold, as the colors.