Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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-----------W 'r H E T R o P A E U M ---------- honors. Robert Dove, Devere Provines, and Harold Bellamy were members of the first ten in basketball. The curtain then fell at the end of the third act. At the beginning of the fourth act there was the same number in the cast as the preceeding act. The directors for the last act were Miss Crim, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Price. The major roles were played by, President, Robert Robinetteg Vice-President, Devere Provines, Secretary, Esther Naitzka, and Treasurer, Leon Kessler. Robert Williams placed first in a Group Discussion contest sponsored by the Rotary Club which was held at Auburn. His topic was Rotary as a Force For International Service. He then went to War- saw and placed fourth there in the District contest. Mary Ellen Thurber was awarded the Good Citizenship Certificate of the county March 26. Forest Trenary again won a livestock, grain, and vegetable judging contest. He was also appointed to go to Warsaw to a 4-H school. Hellene Dixon, Lorraine Houlton, Clare Bonecutter, and Martin Broekers all took part in Bits O'Blarney, a Glee Club operetta. Martin had one of the major roles. Sweat- ers were awarded to Robert Dove, Devere Provines, Harold Bellamy, and Mal- colm Gearhart, the Student Manager, for being on the basketball squad. Allen Steckley, Allan Teutsch, Winfred Keep, Herbert Freidenberger, Robert Dove, and Robert Moudy were awarded sweaters for being three-year members of the Hi-Y. Sweaters were awarded to Esther Naitzka, Mary Ellen Thurber, Hellene Dixon, Lorraine Houlton, and Laura Belle Maggert for being three- year members of the Blue Triangle. Fourteen seniors received band sweaters. The following members of the cast received medals for serving as President of their respective clubs: Laura Belle Maggert, President of the Blue Triangle, Herbert Freidenberger, President of the Hi-Yg Diana Culler, President of the Dough Girls, and Allan Teutsch, President of the F. F. A. Black Cats was given by the cast and Laura Belle Maggert, Martin Broekers, Esther Naitzka, Lorraine Houlton, Lawrence Dunning, Nathalie Eyster, Robert Moudy, Hellene Dixon, Robert Williams and Allen Steckley played the major and minor roles. Allan Teutsch was elected Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook which was a synopsis of all the main features in the drama. At almost the end of the fourth act, the entire cast went to Detroit for the Skip Day. The final action of the play consisted of the commencement when forty-three UD characters who had finished the complete four acts received their diplomas. The curtain then fell on the Class of 1941. -Gailanna Zeisloft. i1o321ri011x1c:icxi4n1io1111vio2:r11xioi4s:1a1411a:4v: n1o1 Page Twenty

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pie ! D Q i l l i Q l i l a T H E '1' R o P A E U M ------------W CLHSS I-IISTGRY Curtain! Curtain! Get to your placesg last curtain call-curtain going up! And the curtain goes up on the drama, Class of 1941 . The action of the first act centers around the freshman year and the setting is in Butler High School. The entire cast consists of sixty-five players, Clelan Croninger playing the role of President, Betty Gruver, Vice-President, Esther Naitzka, Secretary, and Allan Teutsch, Treasurer. Under the directors Miss Bryant and Mr. Berg, the cast was able to go through the act with very little difficulty although it was the first appearance for a number of the characters. During the first act, members of the cast took part in Junior Band, Glee Club, Dough Girls, F. F. A., basketball, and other athletics. Without a great deal of plot development the curtain fell at the end of the first act. As the curtain was raised for the second act, we found the cast of players had diminished to only fifty-four members. The directors for this second act were played by the following people: President, Robert Moudyg Vice-President, Allan Teutschg Secretary, Lillis Bellamy, and Treasurer, Nor- man Baldwin. This second act was more interesting since the cast had be- come more acquainted with the routine of the play. Members of the cast again took part in Dough Girls, F. F. A., Glee Club, Orchestra, band, and basketball. A number of the cast had the opportunity to join the Hi-Y and Blue Triangle. Nathalie Eyster and Lawrence Dunning took part in the Gypsy Troubadour' given by the Glee Club. Forest Trenary and Robert Moudy represented the school in an algebra contest in which Forest placed third. Forest also won honors for livestock judging. Several of the cast won ribbons for being on the honor roll all year. The entire cast won first in a field day contest in May. Thus, the second act of the play came to an end. The third act opened with only forty-four members in the cast but were all eager to make it a success. Miss Smallwood and Mr. Berg directed the third act. Allan Teutsch played the role of President, Laura Belle Maggert, Vice-Presidentg Lorraine Houlton, Secretary, and Allen Steckley, Treasurer. The act was more interesting since we had more big events. Nathalie Eyster, Lawrence Dunning, and Martin Broekers took major roles in another Glee Club operetta, Grand Old Switzerland. The Junior and Senior banquet, having a Gone With The Wind theme was held in the high school gym- nasium, May 10. Devere Provines received a medal for serving as President of the F. F. A. Esther Naitzka entered a Plane Geometry contest. Again others of the cast took part in Band, Glee Club, Blue Triangle, Hi-Y, basket- ball, baseball, and track. Forest won blue ribbons for livestock and grain judg- ing. Sevcral of the cast won three year scholastic awards for being on the honor roll. Iris Rennecker received an attendance award for not missing a day for eight years. Several of the cast took part in quartets in the band which won 111wifvi:llifiiciciinixicirimlirrilrktxixxlrixri 130201031 ioioioiuicvioinioii Page Nineteen 0:4

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njcr:ojo:o1o14i1o1un14rjo:o:er:o14r1o14n14r1o11':' -------- T H E '1' R o P A E U M ---------i---M F.. ...,a,.,,,. .A . ,. SENIOR PLHY The senior class, on the cvenings of November 8 and 9 presented the comedy, 'tBlack Cats, a whirlwind farce in three acts. It was very ably di- rected by Miss Crim. The cast and characters were as follows: Katie, the gawky, comical maid, was very successfully played by Esther Naitzka. She was talkative, not very well trained, and every word she said seemed to be an old saying. Marjorie Burkett, wife of Henry, and played by Laura Belle Maggert, was sweet and charming. She tried to believe in her husband, Henry, tMartin Broekersj who was meek and very timid, though at the same time very devoted to his wife. He was very superstitious and lacked self-assurance which his friend, Mart Poindexter, tBob Moudyl seemed to have an unfair share of. Mart was a breezy young salesman, and though while a bit presumptuous in contrast to Henry's timidity he was never fresh He fell in love with Sue Jarvis tLorraine Houltonj. Like her friend, Margy, Sue was a pleasing example of Young American womanhood. She was resourceful and independent and had a mind of her own, which was forever on Mart from the very beginning. Mrs. Crane tHellene Dixonj, who was Margie's mother, could very ap- propriately be termed, the champion of mothers-in-law. She was accustomed to giving orders and having them obeyed. Steele, the detective tLawrence Dunningj, brusque and abrupt, was inclined to be a wise guy. He made no attempt at good manners and was something of a bully. His bulliness was shown especially strong when Amos, the colored handy man tBob Williamsj was ordered to throw Steele out of the house. His mind worked very slowly, tas does his imitator'sJ and he tried to carry out orders to the best of his ability. Laurette Day tNathalie Eysterj, a dashing and sophisticated young ac- tress, was the main cause of the trouble. She was seemingly at ease under all circumstances and was very refined. Hiram Hannibul tAllen Steckleyj, was a rube constable who tried to act like a real sleuth. In his country fashion, he was very comical when he just about fell in love with Katie, the maid. Page Twenty-One 101: 1010143 :nie 2o1o:o1o1n2n1ar1x2mx ni:ij:11+viar11n1o1o:4n:o:1r:o1cn:1r1o14v1o:o:4r11:4:ar1cn1sw14:1:1:er1o:o:o:01o:o14x:1r14r14s:cv:4r1o:4r1av14r1en11 0 ...nit