Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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THK NUGGET Class of 1923 i. There is a noble structure Known abroad as the B. H. S. Where every year there gathers The freshest of the fresh. II. There entered in nineteen nineteen A great intellectual mass, To take up their studies as Freshmen, And as Freshmen they surely will pass. III. They're the noisest of the noisy. They’re the brightest of the bright, But they’ll have a brilliant future. And for Butler they will fight. IV. They're not even surpassed by the Seniors, They lead in attendance this year, And for their success in the future There need be no i.oubt or fear. President .................Louis Kayhart Vice-President ............ Mary Dugan Secretary ..............Roltert Cutwater Treasurer .................Percy Webber Representatives on Students’ Council Margaret Tintle and James Lyons.

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T Ii E X U «GET History of Class of ’22 It was a pleasant day in September, in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen, when a jolly crowd of boys and girls anchored their life boat at Butler High School. Shortly after, the class organized and elected the following members: President ..........................Hervey Kicker Vice-President ......................Sadie Kicker Secretary ...........................Alice Tintle Treasurer ..........................Walter Snel After this was done the class settled down to hard work. Then came the Athletics, in which every- one was interested. Tin class was repre- sented on the Basketball Team by one player, on the Football Team by three players, and on the Baseball Team by three players. As soon as the Basketball Season came the class organized two teams, anil the class of '22 held the inter-class basket- ball Championship, for the school-term 1918- 19. Both the girls' team and the boys' team defeated all other class teams. It was not long then, until June rolled around, when everyone left Butler High, to spend a happy and joyous vacation. September, nineteen nineteen, found the Class of '22 back in Butler High School ready to pick up and continue the work they had dropped in June. We were now “mighty Sophomores,” and we started at the huge task of initiating the Freshmen. Of this we made a good job. Again we elected our class officers, who were as follows: President ...................Albert Smith Vice-President .......... Loretta Gormley Secretary ......................May Koach Treasurer ..................James Kesson During the latter part of November, a sad event occurred. Our President, Albert Smith, was called away to parts unknown, and landed in New Haven, where he is now a prominent luemiier of the Sophomore Class of New Haven High School. Our class was obliged to elect a new President. Roland Kicker was chosen. This year Hervey Kicker and Sadie Kick- er were elected by the Sophomore Class, as members of the Student Council. Once more the Football Season opened, and the Class of '22 still showed its ath- letic spirit, by producing four players, in place of the three of the preceding year. One of the biggest events of our High School career took place on December six, nineteen nineteen. That was the second Annual Sophomore Dance, given at the Com- munity House, in Pompton Lakes. It was a great success, both socially and financi- ally. When the Basketball Season opened, the Sophomores again showed their skill in ath- letics, by producing three of the five Var- sity players. The Sophomore Class was well represented on the Girls' Varsity Team. Three of the six players were Sophomores. We are proud to say that we were also represented on the Debating Team by one— Walter Snel. This concludes the History of the Class of '22 to date.

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T HE NUGGET Memoirs of “The Trip” One! two! three! four! five! struck the town clock in Butler. Hang! bang! bang! went the alarm clock in every home con- cerned. Each little Senior Jumped out of his little bed, quickly made his ablutions, put on his finest toys, snatched a piece of bread and jelly from Mother, said a hurried good-bye to the old folks at home, and rushed to the station. It hapiKMied by chance that every one in our party arrived at the same instant except Miss George. As we had only 5 minutes till train time we were in great consternation as to the whereabouts of our dear teacher. A party was quickly dispatched in search of her. When they reached the paper store they met Miss George issuing forth from the same in a great fluster, with the morn- ing paper, as she supposed but later found it to 1h the Newark Evening News, for Tues- day. In a few minutes we were on board and si eeding toward New York. In due time we had made proper connections and were on the Pennsylvania in a chartered car. Everything went well until we reached Virginia—that lovely land of romance and mystery where the flowers were blooming in great Profusion, and the sun was shining lazily down upon us. Here Paul caught the spirit of that country and was seized with a violent desire to kiss Gertrude. He ex- pressed it and was given an hour in which to do it. After several vain attempts he os- culated her with a crowd as witnesses and was awarded ten cents by Pauline. Under the same sunny skies and misty atmosphere Eddie went into the land of slumber. Lester Breslauer tried to tickle him back to consciousness but availed naught. As a last effort we proposed that Pauline kiss the sleeper. She absolutely re- fused. but finally consented to sit beside him and let her brother i erform the opera- tion. When she was nicely seated. Lester kissed him with a great smack and quick- ly made a if exit toward the rear of the car. Eddie awoke. There beside him. blushing like a rose, sat Pauline. No one else was near. “Oh,” said Eddie, ‘T was in Dream- land.” About five o’clock we reached Washington. We were dazed by the splendor of that city. We went on a sightseeing trip thru the capital, saw all the beautiful buildings, statuary, parks, etc. We visited the Library, Uapitol and other interesting places. At Washington’s Monument the most pic- turesque sight was Dot Mandeville trying to beat the elevator down by sliding down the bannister. We had a delightful sail down the Po- tomac to Mt. Vernon, saw George Washing- ton’s cow and several kittens. They are very old now. Gordon lost his cap coming back. Friday night we had a midnight frolic, were called up by proprietor and told to be quiet or make our exit. It was Miss George and Mr. Walton who made all the noise but we didn't tell on them. We dined sumptuously on soup, fried i o- tatoes with onions, “duckem and ice cream, while there. During our first meal, 1-es- ter Black, upon seeing the napkin by his plate, suddenly exclaimed. “What shall 1 do with the little tablecloth?” And too. Nor- man drank the water from a flower vase. Aside from that our manners were perfect. The little Seniors left Washington at four thirty Saturday afternoon. Gus amused himself trying to steal kisses by getting the girls to take a bite of his apple which was a stolen one. He tried very hard to get Miss George to eat some of it but. as her Aunt was with her, she was somewhat bashful and did not bite. About seven o’clock we noticed a peculiar odor creeping upon us. We looked around and saw Lester Black coming down the aisle in his stocking feet. Gordon gladly lent him a pair of socks, so ending our misery. At ten-thirty we landed in New York. The only thing we left in the train was a pickle. Beulah wrote to Mr. Helms, the gentleman who accompanied us, about it. Quite a Twenty