Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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717 7 y y ars 0 7 nenoRies lime. 7,4 the. accumulation of memonies. In a half cen- tuny one accumulates a cons idenable volume of memo sites, a few penhaps we would, change somewhat, Hut most of them fname oun pnesent thoughts Into the pleasant nevenies of time gone by. Duning the past fifty yeans oun nation has enduned thn.ee majon wans. Oun home town of. Butlen has lost its two majon industnies, the P equanno ck Rubben Company which was completely destnoyed by fine in 7957 and the Amenace Conponation (fonmenly the Amenican Hand Rubben Company) which nelocated to Johnson City, 7ennessee in 1974. Butlen High School, which was pantially destnoyed by fine on januany 15, 1963, continues to enjoy the highest natings of eKcellence among the state s secondany schools. In planning oun 50th Annivensany Banquet, it seemed good to the committee that we publish oun y eanbook, a little late penhaps, Hut like the wine in the Onson Uells commencial - - - it s time has finally come. 7his publication, then, is the 1934 edition of the Butlen High School Nugget. ” -4-

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BU7 LLR PUBLIC SCHOOLS - 7HL C ARUJ { LARS 7 he firAt AchooIhouAe waa a three room Atone. Atructure completed In 7889 and ornamented with a clock and tower, When opened in that year joAeph H, Dare waA Principal and Lila Roome ( LamAcha ) waA the Aole teacher, By 2-U- y 1 bt 7 922, twenty addit ional claAAroomA had keen added plu.A a gymnaAium and auditorium, In 7 928, two portable buildinga were added, On july 7 7, 7 894, the Butter Board of. education merged with that of Brook Valley and Pompton PlainA ua the Pequannock 7 ownAhip Board, However, on Planch 73, 7907, Butler waA incorporated aA a Borough, and the Butler Board waA withdrawn from the regional Board and eAtabliAhed under it'a own juriAdiction by the County Superintendent, Until 7903 all graduateA of Butler Qrammar School who wiAhed to continue their education and could afford to do Ao, travelled to PaterAon High School, the neareAt inAtitution for advanced education, 7he record iA unclear whether public tranAportation waA either provided or financed, 7he newly deAignated Butler High School opened with it'a firAt 7reAhmen cIuaa in 7903 and an intenAe effort waA begun to have the Achool approved. I would aAAume that the word approved” aA UAed then iA equivalent to accredited” ratingA today. Adjoining communitieA were -5-