Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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T II E N I G G E T GRACE CARLYON Secretary of (Mass. () Grace, you, with the lovely hair, the adorable eyes in whose misty depths lurk worlds of meaning, the sweet ways, the refined tastes, and the studious nature! How can we help but love you? MARGARET CHAMBERLAIN This girl does not like to go home. Perhaps because Milton is too slow. And there are such exciting things which come. Especially from Neward, “Bill”, her beau. She is a very studious girl. We will have to give her credit for that. So, everyone of your school-mates Just to her .take off your hat. ETHEL ('OX Senior Play. On October 2. 1916, a nice little girl tripped over the sills and entered the B. H. S. to learn what fate had in store for her. She soon began to be one of those little busy bodies and one of the most important members of the class. Ethel’s only bad habit is that she was always playing the piano while we were having rehearsals for the “New Co-Ed”. AMY (RIM “The ‘crumb’ of the Class ’20.” Senior Play. Amy was a very quiet little “crumb’’ when she entered Butler High. But environment—for that it must be—has greatly changed our friend in the four years sin» has been with us. Amy is a good pal. ALYA DAVENPORT “Music hath its charms.” Editor-in-chief of Year Book, Secretary of Debating Society, Social Committee. Here’s to our literary genious of the Senior (Mass! Alva is somewhat like a snake, in that she charms tin people with her wonderful music. You may think sin is an innocent little thing by this picture, but when out of school, she likes to tell us about her “big brother”. Eight

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THE Nl'GGET EVA ELMENDORF Although Eva Is very quiet when in classes, we have many reasons for ladieving that she is not always so. You can scarcely pass through the halls without seeing her talking to members of the opposite sex especially one long, lanky member of the Junior riass. Eva wants to Ik» a Librarian and we all join in wishing her success. ELLA BEAM •'Happy am I. for 1 do what eveiy one dislikes.” Social committee of ’ll) ’20. Senior Play. Ella acted tin» part of the “8|M fled Beauty” in the Senior play and kept the class in great suspense localise of her late arrival. Sin has great affection for bangs, hoys and 'biles. She tells of the “Classy” times at ‘the Plains” which we of course don't question?????? LESTER BLACK President of Class (4); Year Book Staff, Manager; Chairman of King Committee: Official representative from Butler in Rutgers College Interscholastic Debating meet at Rutgers College: Senior Play: Debating Team (3). When ever you hear a noise or the humming of “Sweet Adeline” you may know Lester is coming. Lester is Pres- ident of the Senior Class and some day he will be President of the Cnited States. He is not only a great debater, hut one of the star pupils in the chemistry class, experimenting, on how to strain air from H-2 So-4 (Sulphuric acid». GEORGIANS A BLAKELEY “George” Vice-President of Senior Class; Senior Play; Social Committee: Destination Montclair Normal. Georgianna Blakeley has made a great reputation for herself in the Senior play as “Madge”. She won t he affection of “Punch.” or our Norman. This is more than any other Senior girl has done. She is very studious and one of the most popular girls of the class. PAULINE BRESLAl ER Debating Team: Year Book Staff: Chairman Social Committe (lb): Chocolate Sales Manager. Pauline Breslauer is a very busy girl, taking care of the several chocolate orders of which she has disposed. We think she will Ik» a travelling saleswoman or a journal- ist because she has the “gift of gab”. We also know that Pauline is very fond of salt especially in her tea. Seven

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THE NtflGET makjorik decker Every morning about ten minutes before nine you can see one of our classmates strolling up towards Butler. IVople often wonder who she is. Well, her name is Marjorie Decker. I think everyone will agree in the saying that her motto is Better late than never.” However, she is very studious and never careless in her work. Destination—Stenographer. GORDON DECKER “Soddie” Senior Play, Chairman of Social Committee, Business Mgr. of Nugget, Tract Team Manager, Treasurer of ('lass (2), (3), and (4). He is a very timid little hoy, found generally near the fountain up-stairs. Our hair has grown gray, wondering what magnetic force draws him there so frequently, but now it is all clear. Gordon is the humble servant and ardent admirer of a loving lady in the Sophomore ('lass. He was our “Matinee Hero” in our play The New Co-Ed”, and so has had experience in affairs with ladies.” ALISON DEPl’E Associate Editor of Year Book. Class Historian. “Happy, smiling all the day. How enviable is her way.” Oh, look who’s here! The Kid” of the class, who is liked not only by her class-mates, but also by the faculty and under-students. Alison has made many a gloomy day bright and happy with her sweet smile. Although she is small of stature, she ig big of imagination. She surely shows this talent in writing short stories. Destination—Montclair Normal School. CLARA DI NN Senior Play. Social Committee. Oh! If something would only happen that I might Ha! Ha! Clara’s smile has won her many friends and among them a possessor of a FORI). She never worries that she will not get to her destination because Bus 71 always slows down when Clara passes. Clara delights in clearing her throat when Miss George scolds someone. Her imagination runs away with her at times. This huppened in third year English when describing a war dance, she said the French jieasants threw guillotines at each other. The faculty all agree that Clara loves apples. Destination—Famous Painter. VERA DI RLING Senior Play. “Everything is funny to me. Oh I love to laugh at everything!” Vera is one of our gigglers. Vera sees something humor- ous in everything that goes on. She loves to do this. She is a good student and a Senior member of the Firm of Smiles. Destinatin—Nurse. Mine