Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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PREFACE As we looked, last spring, at our school, we couldn't help being impressed by the growth of Butler High School, especially during the last few years. We felt we could best show this growth by using the tree analogy. So strongly did we feel, that we even changed the order of our book, putting the faculty first since they provided the necessary strength and encouragement. Next we placed the underclassmen, the newly-planted seeds, who needed—in order to develop completely—the varied experiences of the following three sections: activities, sports, school life. As a tree needs strong roots, good soil, abundant rain and sunlight, so a student requires a trained faculty, participation in sports, a well-rounded social life, and numerous activities. At the end of the book, the senior section shows the class of 1953 as the outgrowth of these different experiences. We have tried to express the growth a student attains at B.H.S. and the manner in which he attains this growth through our symbol of the growing tree.