Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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F reshmen. ENG We, the Freshman of this year, are tho’t to be wonders. We have neither little white wings nor hoofs and horns, altho the Faculty doubt the latter. We lead the other classes in the subject of deportment marks, and are often the guests of the Principal in his office, for which we are heaped with honors. But do not be deceived by this for we cannot recite the Latin and Mathematics off by heart as the other classes do, but consider that we are as yet just Freshmen and not old enough to stand the publicity which a great name calls forth. MOTTO:—‘ Work while you work, play while you play, Work whom you can work, every day.” P.S. By a Senior. Experience is acknowledged the world over to be the best teacher. Four or five months ago the mandate of the all powerful Seniors’ was issued to the innocent and unsuspecting Freshies, demanding that they write up a brief account of their trials and temptations, their discov- eries and their ambitions, to be placed here upon this page as an un- dying monument of their triumphs and achievements. All Freshmen are universally classed among the slowest moving machines ever in- vented, but this buncli has certainly won the medal. From time to time they have had their memories and their elbows jogged by the un- tiring Seniors, but all to no purpose. The week has arrived for the annual to go to press, and the results of their year’s work is displayed in the foregoing. Egotism is the predominating characteristic of each and every effort which they put forth, as is clearly shown in their short “Elegy.” We sincerely hope that before Father Time has sealed up another year of their school lives, they will begin to realize the oppor- tunities lying open before them, and in next year’s Troneaum change this direful elegy into a song of victory and triumph. 17

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Genises. 1. Inthe beginning we were created Ireshmen, for we were in bad form, void of intellect and innocent. 2. And a great darkness settled over the countenances of the Faculty when they beheld us. 3. And our names were inscribed upon the rolls; and we were given seats and were told to look wise. But we could not. 4. And the evening and the morning were the first day. 5. And the Prof. said on the following day, let all students, Sen- iors and Freshman alike, gather themselves together in the office that I may address them. 6. And as he spoke some wept and some slept, but we from a front row listened and lost not one word, for verily we were afraid. 7. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 8. And she that was to teach us Latin, coming suddenly face to face with us grew pale, her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth and she there almost gave up the ghost. 9. And the evening and the morning were the third day. 10. And we seeing upper class men wearing ribbons fastened with the emblem of their rank, did hie ourselves hence and procure some. And the market place was that day enriched twofold. 11. And that was enuf for the fourth day. 12. And when we heard that our emblem, which we had unfurled from the flagstaff with innumerable difficulties, was about to be tram- pled in the dust, we all came near unto death. 13. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 14. And the King said let all Freshmen assembled at the temple that we may defend ourselves against these wicked ones. And verily, we did. 15. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. 16. And on the seventh day we did all lay down, saying, We are unionists and will not labor too long at a time. 17. And it came to pass as we grew tired of studying, that we, each of us, did betake ourselves to green fields and pleasant woods. 18. And the Faculty did get their heads together and placed a curse upon the student body. And verily those were sore days. 19. And when that year was ended we beheld the coming of the second and marvelled at the few things yet to be learned. I. CHRONICLES. 1. And we being one year older looked with contempt on those called Freshmen; and did trample upon them and steal their Dutch lunches. 2. And when one of those ignorant beings put pepper on the stove, a great stench arose for it was early autumn. 3. In this year were done many strange and wonderful things. 4. And as the days were added to each other we took up our 18