Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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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.

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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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16 BUTLER HIGH SCHOOL, 1912. BLANCHE WHETSEL ‘•Bunch” Beta Delta Sigma. RALPH SECHLER “Dutch” Secretary of Beta Delta Sigma; Basket Ball; Athletic Editor of Tropaeum. MARY STRONG “Validus” Beta Delta Sigma. GLENN FREEBURN “Hen” Basket Ball; Football; Cepsor of Beta Delta Sigma.