Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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THE NUGGET History of the Junior Class N the month of September, in the year nineteen hundied and fif- teen, the Tribe of '19 entered the Province of Butler, and began its explorations and settlements. The first few days were torture, for every time one of the natives (the fiercest of whom we later discovered belonged to the tribe of Sophomores) went by us, we cringed in some hiding place or other. But gradu- ally this wore off, and some of the Fresh- men, as new explorers are called, became rather friendly with them. Rumors had been circulated concerning green neckties and applications of red ink, but did not materialize. After about four months a new arrival entered our gates and took up his abode among us. There were various speculations as to his identity, but we were soon informed by the newcomer that his name was Rowe, and that he came from Penns' Grove, where they make gunpowder. He was immediately taken by the prov- ince to be used in an army to fight neigh- boring provinces. Each army contained nine men, and their weapons were hard round balls and long wooden clubs. Battles of a verbal nature took place, but only between the towns of our own province. The Freshmen won over the other three towns. These contests are called debates by the natives. After a period of time called vacation. wre once more embarked, expecting to ven- ture to our old haunts, but no, to our sur- prise, we wrere moved to the town occupied by the Sophomore Tribe the year before. The oldest tribe had been ousted com- pletely from the Privince, and now be- longed to a very ancient sect called Alumni. This year, the war with balls and clubs, which we learned was called baseball, was taken up between the towns of the Prov- ince in a friendly way, and was won by us, who were now Sophomores. A trophy was thereby captured in the shape of a pen- nant, which still holds a place of honor in our village. When vacation had again inteivcned, we .CvUined once more, to find that we now belonged to the tribe called Juniors. We were, however, allowed to retain our old homes of the year before. This year, it was permitted us, by remainder of the Province, to choose a chief over our tribe, and Clarence Decker w'as duly chosen as that official. There were also chosen for him three faithful helpers, Alice Vander- hoof as Second High Priestess, Paul Snel as Chief Scribe, and Irene Aldons as Chief Guardian of Resources. More verbal contests wfere participated in by the various tribes, and on Friday, the fifteenth day of March, the Province of Butler, represented by Haenigsen and L. Rowe, of the Senior Tribe, and Snel and R. Rowe, of the Junior Tribe, journeyed to the neighboring Province of Hamburg to engage in a debate with them, and valiant- ly did the Juniors uphold the standards of their province, and justly proud w'as their tribe of them. It is the custom of the Junior Tribe every year to hold a festival called Prom. The present Juniors have not yet held one, but as this goes to press, preparations are being made for the occasion. This concludes the history of the Junior Tribe to date. Their further adventure w’ill doubtless be chronicled in the next appearance of this book. Her hand, perfect in its shape, and ivory in its whiteness, lay in his. For a moment the delicately pink fingers trembled as he slipped a sparkling ring over her knuckle. Looking into her eyes, he softly mur- mured, “It is an exact fit madam and we guarantee that stone for five years. 21

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THE NUGGET Wife of Josiah Elizabeth Muller Daughter of W .Armstrong Isabelle Johnson Daughter of William Le Blanc Margaret Prescott This play was a great success finan- cially and it brought us into closer co- operation for our future work. The greatest event of the year was the Junior Prom, held in the Butler Opera House. The artistic members of the class spent hours making plans, which, when carried into effect gave an inviting appear- ance to the hitherto plain, bare walls. The whole atmosphere was transformed into one of merriment. This social hap- pening long remained a bright spot in our minds. Of course, during the spring, baseball flourished. The Junior team, although it made a strong bid for the championship of the High School, lost to the Seniors. At the opening of school in September of 1918, the Senior Class elected the fol- lowing officers: President, Harry Haenig- sen; Vice-President, Myrtle Bush; Secre- tary, Harold Decker, and Treasurer, Rose Mulligan. Each member of the class from care- free Caspar Petrone to studious Helen O'Reilly, realized that this year of 1917- 1918 was to be the last opportunity to do anything for the good of the school. Our first social event was the Senior Dance on the evening of the nineteenth of Decem- ber at the Guild Hall in Pompton Lakes. Each of us tripped the light fantastic toe to our heart’s delight. The annual question of Senior class rings came up, and of course a great num- ber of different opinions were expressed. After much discussion, we chose an oval ring embossed with the letters, B. H. S., and it has proved to be generally satisfac- tory. Owing to the success of the play given in the Junior year the Seniors debated the question of giving another. The idea met with general approval, but after carefully considering the matter it was found, that because of the annual interscholastic de- bate, and other important school affairs, known as studies, there was no time for the preparation of a play. The Seniors organized a baseball team in the spring of 1918, with which we ex- pected to capture the championship of the High School, but up to the time of this writing, we have met with our usual suc- cess in our baseball games—defeat. The greatest achievement of the Class of '18 has been the printing of a Year Book. In the publishing of it. this class has taken a step ahead of any previous class. Since it contains those facts in which the Seniors are interested, each one has taken an active part in preparing it. Especially do we appreciate the time and thought Mr. Burton Lamscha, the editor, has put forth in order to make this Year Book a fitting monument to the ambitious and active Class of '18. TESTIMONIALS Hetty Green—Owing to the high price of your Year Book, I do not feel able to buy it, but I heartily recommend it to all who can afford it. Mrs. Russel Sage-—Today I received your excellent book and was so impressed that I have revised my will, by which I shall bequeath to Butler High School the sum of fifty thousand dollars. Senior Class—Today we read our Year Book and find that it is as good as can be expected. Andrew Barnagie—I was very much pleased with the copy of your Year Book, which I received to day. P. S.—Does your school need a library? 20

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THE NUGGET CLASS OK 1920 fflcer« President, Gertrude Gorry Vice-President, Beulah Sanders Secretary, Georgians Blakely Treasurer, Gordon Decker Although the members of the Sopho- more Class have been rather quiet so far this year, it is probably due to the fact that they have attended High School only two years. Very few classes have partici- pated to any great extent in school activi- ties in their Sophomore year, but it is to be hoped that next year this class, as Juniors, will surpass the classes preceding them. CLASS OF 1021 Officers President, Margaret Rowe Vice-President, Levora Rodda Secretary and Treasurer, Paul Richards This year’s class of Freshmen seem to show unusual promise. As athletic ma- terial, the boys are better than they have been for some time. As for the girls, not enough space is to be had to adequately describe them.