Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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THE ARMY OF LEARNING W E GAZED with pride upon the fifty recruits, entering the Army of Learning, stationed at Butler High School. We were energetically prepar ed to take up our duties and privileges. Soon we were acquainted with the daily routine and settled down to earnest work. For further ac- complishment we organized our group, led by President Imogene Capp. We then became known as the class of ' 44. After completing our basic training, we were granted our first furlough. As the division of ' 44 returned, we found ourselves battling the funda- mentals of Algebra, translating Caesar, and digging into World History. This year we elected Robert Fisher, President; Wilbur DiehJ, Vice President; Bob Alwood, Secretary-treasurer. Various members entered other activities to complete and advance their school training. This development was pro- vided by organizations such as Dough Girls, F. F. A., Blue Triangle, Hi-Y, and Glee Club. Others excelled in athletics, music, and art. As the year grew to a close we considered our progress in learning worthy of note. As our Junior year began to form, we took pride in finding a class- mate, Oliver Bungard, serving in our Country ' s great Navy. Some of our members revealed hidden talents, when they portrayed characters in our Junior play. It was entitled Professor, How Could You? a comedy which proved to be a success. We also had the pleasure of sponsoring the annual Junior-,Senior Banquet. We chose the Navy as our theme. Our officers for this term were President, Charles Jennings; Vice President, Lois Nico- demus; Secretary-treasurer, Imogene Capp. At the completion of this year, we were prepared for the last phase of our training in Butler High. As we surveyed our class in the fall of ' 43 we found thirty able members ready to continue their search for knowledge. Two of our classmates, Dick Dove and Wilbur Diehl, had chosen to serve their Country as members in the U. S. Navy. Our class was served by President, Imogene Capp; Vice President, Bob Upp; Secretary, Jim Provines; Treasurer, Ralph Seltenright. Our Senior play The All American Family was another comedy success. As we looked upon our great Nation ' s battle for freedom, we elected Mary Mutzfeld as Miss Butler, to lead the student body in our War Bond and Stamp sales. Salvage campaigns were also a part of our drive to help in- sure certain Victory. We have now come to the crossroad of training and experience. We look with pride to the happy years we have spent together here at BHS. We look with confidence and wonder to the years ahead of us. We, as the class of ' 44, move quietly from our place here, for those who are rapidly rising to fill it. WANDA BRIEGEL. Page Sixteen

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ANNUAL STAFF Left to Right — Charles Jennings, Imogene Capp, Robert Fisher, Betty Hamman, Anna Thompson, Stewart Capp, Marilyn Haynes, Lloyd Moughler, Annabelle Eeinhart. Members of the 1944 annual staff are as follows: Editor-in-chief — Lloyd Moughler; Ass ' t. Editor — Robert Fisher; Business Manager — Imogene Capp; Circulation Manager — Charles Jennings; Ass ' t. Circulation — Stewart Capp; Activities Editor — Annabelle Reinhart; Basketball — Bob Alwood; Baseball — Robert Upp; Track — Richard Dielman; Band — Maurice Bonecutter; Blue Triangle — Wanda Peters; Hi-Y — Lynn Culbertson; Dough Girls — Ruth Baker; Future Farmers — Jim Provines; Essay Editor — Betty Hamman; His- tory — Wanda Briegel; Will — Mary Mutzfeld; Prophecy — Connie Baker; Poem — Dorothymae Robison; Jokes — Ralph Gunsenhouser; Snapshot Editor — Marilyn Haynes; Alumni Editor — Anna Thompson; Faculty Advisors — Miss Lucile Meacham, Mr. Cletis Jenkins. Page Fifteen

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PROPHECY of the CLASS OF ' 44 ASA RESULT of my endeavor? in a Flower Naming Contest, I was awarded a tcur of the United States with all expenses paid. On my way to the station I found Ralph Gunsenhouser, super salesman of the daily newspaper, the Loud Speaker, shouting, Extra! Extra! Wanda Briegel voted best dressed woman in America. Imagine my surprise! Since I had a few hours before traveling time, I decided to call on Marilyn Haynes who had retired on her husband ' s pay (he is a General in the Air Corps) and meet her very devoted Chauffeur, William Estel Bellamy, and her Butler, John Otto Sattison. Marilyn and her servants were so charming that I just couldn ' t resist their invi ' ation to dinner and the theater. We are lucky enough to get a ticket on Ihe opening night of Norma Hunter and Dick Dielman ' s appearance in Hunter Gets Her Man. Enroute from Chicago to Rock Island on the private yacht of Ralph Seltenright, we ran into a storm and were cast upon the shores of a small island. Here, much to my surprise, I found Dorothymae Robison, and her constant companion and private secretary, Annabelle Reinhart. We were taken back to the mainland on a cutter owned and operated by Bob Upp and Jim Provines. My next stop was Denver where I found Bob Alwood leading an all girl band and featuring as his vocalists, Robert Fisher and Lynn Culbert- son. To pass away the lonely hours on the remainder c»E my trip until we reached Salt Lake City, I purchased Betty Hamman ' s new novel, A Flower- Grows In Butler from that great librarian and book selector, Anna Thomp- son. I arrived in Salt Lake City just in time for the annual celebration of Beautiful Girls ' Day and discovered that Mary Mutzfeld was queen of the fete and that Wanda Peters and Ruth Baker were her attendants. The king was none other than Stewart Capp, the queen ' s high school days admirer. Since we were going to stay in Salt Lake City for a few hours I decided to go to a restaurant. I found Betty Gafken, the former Betty James, was the manager. While there, I also renewed my acquaintance with Harold Harter and Lloyd Moughler. Since Harold ' s brother had resigned as Mayor of Newville to become a Colonel in the United States Army, Harold was doing a capable job of running the affairs of everyone, with Lloyd as his chief counselor. While passing through San Francisco, I visited Imogene Capp who was the head nurse at Come and Rest Hospital and Charles Yates who had been a doner (or is it Dohner) of blood. When I finally arrived home. I saw Maurice Bonecutter leading a brass band which I thought was playing for my return but instead, it was for Sir Charles Jennings, the greatest love singer of all times, who was making a personal appearance at the local theater. He is called the Second Frank Sinatra. After meeting all these old friends of mine I decided to go home before I met my old teachers — anyway, I was tired. Connie Baker. Page Seventeen