Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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Butler Revisited Through the Eyes of Mr. Hubner Continuing our exploration of our past, Nugget Staff reporters visited the home of Mr. Cornelius Hubner, a 1916 graduate of Butler High School and a long time community member. Mr. Anthony Hubner, originally from Vienna, came to New York City in 1888 and opened a studio to teach the zither and piano. Soon after, he discovered Butler, New Jersey. Butler was like the vacation paradise to Mr. Hubner. Today his son Cornelius still lives in this area. He explained how his father was very impressed with the many lakes for fishing, his favorite being Mud and Witteck Lakes now known as Glenwild Lake. Mr. Cornelius Hubner attended a Manhattan School in New York where he received an excellent elementary education. He did very well in his classes, and as a result was advanced a few grades. The Hubner family moved to Butler when Cornelius was 12. At this age, he started at BHS. The School then consisted of five classrooms and there were 22 graduates in his class of 1916. Cornelius explained a typical day at BHS starting with the morning announcements. All students would gather in one room where the orchestra played and students would sing along. Cornelius was one of the Mr. Hubner is interviewed by Nugget Reporters.

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1960’s Joy Ludwig models a sample of the fashions of today. 1980’s Fashions have always been reflected in student dress; whether it be the look of the 1920’s with the bobbed haircuts or the 1930’s with fur coats and stylish hats, students have always been seen imitating the latest fad. During the 1940's we can remember the pageboy haircut, spiked-shoes and heavy lipstick. With the next decade, the 1950’s, came a big surprise. While rocking around the clock to Chuck Berry and the soulful tones of Elvis; saddle shoes, bobby socks, poodle skirts and ponytails were the fashion. The 1960’s brought a whirlwind of change as The Beatles came to America. The crewcut was then replaced with longer hair styles, and as the hair grew longer, the skirts got shorter. We can still see today how students' dress change and reflect the latest fashions — showing a “decade of differences.”

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few members of the band. He played the violin. A few of the courses Cornelius had were English, History, and Algebra. He also had German until World War I broke out and that language was discontinued. There wasn’t any physical education at BHS at this time, but it was deeply wanted by the students. The daily schedule was divided into two shifts, with an hour between for lunch. Students were then allowed to go home for lunch. The big event of the year for seniors was their class day at the Butler Opera House. All seniors and their families were invited to enjoy the entertainment. After graduation, at age 16, Cornelius attended Manhattan College in New York City. The cost was $450 a year. Cornelius married Elizabeth Shippe in 1922 and lived in Bloomingdale. He worked at the Amerace Mill, otherwise known as the Hard Rubber Mill. In 1923, at the age of 23, he became the Production Manager at the Mill. Six years later Mr. Hubner was transferred to Long Island, but this plant closed down during the Depression. Returning to the Hard Rubber Mill in 1931, Cornelius remained with the company until 1945. It was at this time he became manager at Central Felt, a small felt corporation in New York. Cornelius continued to reside in Bloomingdale with his family while commuting daily into New York to work. When Mr. Hubner became owner of Central Felt, he opened the subsidary company, Allied Felt, located in Bloomingdale. In its small beginnings, Allied Felt employed a total of three employees. Today, it not only employs many Butler students, but is one of the largest felt corporations in the country. Presently, Mr. Cornelius Hubner lives happily in Kinnelon. He is now 81 years old and from the impression he gives, it seems that most of his memories are fond and happy ones. Mr. Hubner discusses the “days gone by.