Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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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.

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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 The Class Prophecy of 1918 NDEED fortunate it was that I should be at the aero postoffice in Chicago yesterday just at the plane descended. Fifteen years ago we considered these planes marvelous; now they are merely accommodating. But I must tell you my story. The pilot of the plane descended for a few moments' relaxation before his return trip to New York. He glanced idly about him. and, encountering my gaze, made a bee-line for me. Mercy, thought I, I won- der whether I am to be put off the grounds as an intruder. Luck would not have it so, however, for oddly enough he chanced to be an old schoolmate of mine, John Scott Poole. Eagerly he told me of his excellent gov- ernment position. But still more interest- ing to me was the patent he had obtained on the very complex model of machine in which he flew. We chatted gaily on the topics of the day, and before we realized, it came time to part. On the spur of the moment he Invited me, too, and lo, 1 went sailing through the clouds. I seized this opportunity when above to talk of old times and thus obtained most of my news about our High School ac- quaintances. Of course it wasn’t neces- sary to question the whereabouts of Harry Haenigsen, for everyone scans both morn- ing and evening papers for his very clever cartoons of the day. Helen Decker, the prominent Congress- woman. has just had a great deal of pub- licity from her brilliant and forceful speech on prohibition. Rose Mulligan, John informed me, is the matron of an orphan asylum in Pomp- ton Lakes. It was not the least surpris- ing, for Rose always did have such a kind, motherly way with all the lower grade pupils. Harold Decker is also becoming rich and famous from his remarkable invention of a weight reducer. Donald DeLazier, who waa one of the star players when I was young, is a second “all-round Baker.” Remarkable, isn’t it. that the interest in baseball never de- creases? I glanced at my watch. “How soon do we alight?” I asked. John told me that in a very short time we would be in New York. “I don't have to return tonight, so we can dine together,” he said. “By the way, did you know that Albert Falk is the manager of the hotel? And Mildred Dobbs the head chef?” All this interested me greatly, and nothing would satisfy me until I had heard the entire story. Albert surely climbed the ladder of success very rapidly. After Mildred’s course in Domes- tic Science, what was more natural than that she apply to her former school-mate for that excellent position? In the lobby of the hotel I picked up a magazine and idly turning the pages, this advertisement caught my eye: SAMUEL JACOBS 52nd St. and Broadway Dealer in Gentlemen’s Wearing Apparel Hats of the Most Unique Styles. Sammy tried hard to be a business man in High School, but alas, he unfortunately incurred the stern disapproval of the Faculty. I dropped the paper on the table and on the back cover the portrait of a man caught my attention. The face seemed familiar, so I read the advertisement be- neath. Build a Robust Figure Like Mine. Send for Free Booklet on Development of Body. James O’Reilly, Box No. 23. After dinner we went to Carnegie Hall. To my surprise and delight Helen Hyatt was giving a song recital that night. I was delighted and enjoyed the evening immensely. That evening, before leaving John, we planned a trip for the next day. We de- cided to find out the lot of all fellow- classmates, making Butler the terminal for our inquiries. I arrived at the field bright and early, let me assure you. Passing over Columbia College reminded me of two more of the 23