Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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14 BUTLER HIGH SCHOOL, 1912. ZURA SHUMAKER “Zu” Basket Ball and Tennis; Class Poet; Beta Delta Sigma. ROSS TOMLINSON “Tomly” Tennis and Basket Ball; Beta Delta Sig- ma; Advertising Manager of Tropaeum. WINNIE SMURR “Blondie” Class Historian; Beta Delta Sigma. HAZEL CHAMBERS “Peg” Class Prophet; Beta Delta Sigma.

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BUTLER HIGH SCHOOL, 1912. 13 CHARLES 1). WILEY was born years ago on tho banks of dear old Fish Creek. His early life was spent on thi farm doing chores and other odd jobs, but four years ago he “crossed the Rubicon, burned the bridges behind him” and entered upon his High School career in Butler. Since that time he has been one of the boosters of the class, always taking a leading part in athletics and debating. He is noted for his feet which are unusally dainty(?) and for his ears which are a special make with handles on, blue cy s and curly hair. They say there are greater men, but we doubt it. GARNET E. BRINK was born August 2f , 1X93, at Ncwville, a beautiful little village on the banks of the historic St Joe river. She lived at Newville until she was eight weeks old and then was moved to Butler on a pillow. She graduated from Butler Common Schools in the spring of nineteen hundred eight, and the following fall took up her studies in the rooms of the B. H. S. and this spring of 1912 will com- plete the High School course. She is an artistic hair dresser, a painter, a charming violinist, a lover of jokes, a good scholar and is going to be a school ma’am. It is the fond wish of the entire class that her life may be as successful as her High School career. HAZEL GUNSENHOUSER hails from the “Artie” regions, but from the “Artie” regions of DeKalb Co., Ind. Here she attended com- mon school and became famous as the fastest sprinter in school. When she had stored away all the knowledge of this school she en- tered Butler High School. Here she soon became known among her classmates as “Sal” which is short for Salvation. This means of course, that she is the redeeming feature of the class. She is one of the best debaters, a star basket ball player, and a “real live wire.” She ex- pects to become a reprimander of wayward urchins. PEARL ETHEL BRINK was born at Newville, Ind., August 25, 1893. Her earliest days were spent in eating, crying and sleeping. She was rocked in the same cradle and rode in the same baby cab with her twin Garnet. They were always amiable children and grew up unsep- arable. They were very close and used a code of telegraphy with their eyes, which was a marvel to their teacher as they didn’t need to whisper. People were always mixing Pearl for Garnet and Garnet for Pearl. This is one of Pearl’s most advantageous pieces of luck to have a “double” to use so easily. Not all of us have such good luck. In fact you can’t tell the twins apart unless you know one plays first and one second violin and one sings alto and the other soprano, but even then you might lose if you should bet on which was which. Pearl need not be described. Just look at Garnet for her likeness.

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BUTLER HIGH SCHOOL, 1912. 15 ZURA SHUMAKER, known among the seniors as Zu, was ushered into existence on the bosom of a storm, December 4, 1892. From early childhood she showed a strong liking for the opposite sex. In her younger years her playmates were little boys; now her specialty is big boys. She is of a poetic turn of mind and displays considerable ability as a rhymster. For this reason she is our class poetess. As far as we can ascertain she intends to learn cooking and sewing now, and then to learn sweeping and dusting “afterward.” “0, give us the girl that sings at her work.” ROSS TOMLINSON, who hails from “Sawdust,” was born some time during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Now Ross was not like other children in beginning to talk. Instead of saying “da, da,” for his first words he said, “goo goo, zoo zoo.” Now, isn’t that strange? Ross always was fond of caring for the stock on the farm, especially was he fond of pet hens. Now since Ross has become a young man and goes to High School, he has numerous complications with his “hens”, for he has one on every street in town. Ross has whiskers like his great grandfather who fought in the war and came through without a scratch. No wonder he was not killed if he had whiskers like Ross’ whiskers, for by actual test, his will turn anything from a cannon ball to a desperate mate-hunting old maid. Ross expects to become a banker. WINNIE SMURR was born June 11, 1893, at her present home about three miles west of Butler. She received her early education at the district school, then entered Butler High School at the age of fifteen; also attended college at Angola last summer, where she spent one of the most memorable careers of her life. She is formed on the good, old plan; a dimpled, blushing, well rounded maiden. Her favorite song is, “If I Only Had a Sweetheart.” She intends to go west next fall with a pretense of teaching, but we think the real occasion is to “pick out” a millionaire, since this is leap year. HAZEL BESS CHAMBERS, beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Chambers, was born November 19, 1893, at Hamilton, Ind. At the age of two she with her parents moved to Butler, Ind., where she still resides. During her school life she was always kind and good na- tured, rarely if ever getting a “calling down.” She is very ambitious, but her ideals are few and far between. She is very changeable, having talked of going to Business College and many other things too numerous to mention. But at last she has decided to be a school teacher, with the determination to wield the rod, rather than spoil the child.