Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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BUTLER HIGH IN THE IVIHHCH TCD VICTORY No sooner did the State Superintendent of Public Instruction make the following announcement, It is imperative that every high school IMMEDIATELY mobilize its forces so that its educational program may serve the war effort to the maximum degree. It is essential that the mental, and physical potentialities, the emotional stability, the spiritual understanding, the democratic habits of living be considered from the standpoint of each boy and girl. than Butler High School immediately accepted the challenge and set about revamping its program in keeping with the above request, Each boy and girl, in the eleventh and twelfth grades was given a thorough physical and medical examination. Wherever defects were apparent, they were remedied, in so far as possible, by means of medical attention or the well developed physical fitness program which was instituted. Along with the medical and physical examinations, a battery of intelligence and educational tests was given with the idea of determining the ability of each student and the field in which that ability lay. Progress tests were given from time to time to determine the rate at which the students were working. As a result of these tests, Refresher Courses in Mathematics, Science and definite courses in Commerce were arranged. A War-Cabinet made up of representatives from each of the classes and the Deans of the school was organized and in each class a War-Council was set up to direct the activities sponsored by the War-Cabinet, e. g., Bond Sales, Scrap Drives, etc. Miss Vera Houck, of the Senior Class was chosen as Miss Butler to lead in the activities under- taken by the school. We realized that we were face to face with a critical situation in our Nation and were eager to do what we could. No one would want to do less. Students were encouraged to take the various examinations sponsored by the Federal Government for boys desiring advancement in the Army or Navy or for girls wishing to work in clerical positions for the government. It is with a feeling of pride that we look over the year's accomplishments and with a sense of duty and obligation that we plan for the days that are ahead. The students and faculty of Butler High School have been and will continue on the alert to carry forward any program that will advance the war effort and bring about a just and lasting peace. To that end we dedicate our strength, our resources, and if need be our lives. John Paul Price, Superintendent Page Twenty-Six

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I, Myron Love, will my post by the stop light to anyone with a taste for fresh air-winter or summer, I, Loyal Miller, will my sleeping powder which I take in every class, to Jake Rex. Motto- Live to Sleep and Sleep to Livef, I, Lucile Miller, will my junior admirer to Annabelle Reinhart. Shc's a very nice girl, Bob. I, Thelma Myers, will my Hdark eyes to Wanda Peters. I, Jean Naitzka, will my little-girl ways to Glenora Freeburn. I, Gordon Oberlin talias The Wolf J, will my variety of dates to Darrell Wilson. I, Donna Olds, will my collection of big hairbows to Mary Silberg and my win-em smile to Helen Barkman. I, Robert Ridge, will my go get-em ways with the girls to Bernard Rohrer. A hint:-don't use them during play practice, Bernard. I, Josephine Schuller, will my ability of getting into love triangles, to anyone desiring a broken heart. I, John Sherck, will my fear of the female species to anyone who thinks they're harmless. I, Raymond Slentz, will my curly eye lashes and winning smile to Angus Whitbey.-Now you can really Hwow-em, Gus! I, Berdena Souder, will my ability to play a cornet to Mr. Jenkins and also the cornet he was seen admiring in the hall. I, Norma Spake, will nothing to anybody and hope it gets nobody any- where. Figure this one out, somebody! I, Garcile Smith, will my make-up cards to Harold tNever-Missy Hartcr. I, Ellen Steckley, will my ability of going steady, to Esther Spake. I, Opal Stuller, will my roller skates to Florabelle Dixon, with the hope that she'll learn to 'Ltrip the light fantastic on wheels, too. I, Betty Turner, will my desire to go with Bryan boys to Phyllis Souder, Okay with you, Phyllis? I, Donald Webb, will my whiskers and manly ways to lVIartin Raney. I Charlotte Wilson, leave my quiet manner to Donna Dielman. 7 I, Jack Yates, will my wavy hair and small stature to Stewart Capp. I, Ruth May, will my wedding trousseau to any future bride of Butlei High. I, Joan Sudborough, will my writer's cramp from writing this will to the next Hwill-writer elected. And now on this 28th day of lVIay in the year nineteen hundred and forty-three, as we set our hand and seal on this last will and testament, we. as Seniors, going forth to do our part in winning this war, will our share of the Bond Booth to the whole school in the hope that they will carry on for us toward that inevitable victory--breaking all records and rating so high on Uncle Sam's list of c'Fighters for America that we will be even more proud tif that can bej to say I graduated from Butler High! Page Tzveizry-Fiz'C

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