Looking back in Springfield: Future business leaders

Credit: HANDOUT

Credit: HANDOUT

In Springfield, the Commercial Club was the original name of the Chamber of Commerce.

Springfield High School had their own Commercial Club in the 1920s, one of the many extra-curricular activities available to students.

The club, shown here during the 1924-1925 school year, was formed to promote an interest in and educate about business and provide opportunities for making social contacts.

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