Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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Our Poem! GOODBYE TO BUTLER HIGH! We are remembered well, we know, By those who knew us, when Our pigtails and our freckles Marked us plainly, almost ten. We ' re the angels— (with dirty faces) Who put tacks upon the chair, And sacrificed our own pet mice — To give teacher dear a scare. Yes, the teachers can remember That we laughed and whispered gaily; While upon their troubled heads. Grey hairs sprouted daily. These memories will go with us; Happy thoughts of carefree days. We ' ll find them again returning As we travel our separate ways. As we leave our books and pencils. And emerge into the world Of disorder and confusion; Of dark battle flags unfurled — We would linger here a moment. Try to tell you if we could That we ' ll work to make the future Safe for all that ' s right and good. To work for a bright tomorrow — To keep democracy alive; This is our task — we ' ll do it! We ' re the class of ' 45! . — By Ruth Hagerty. Page 20

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And You ' re Welcome! I, Normagene Mullett, will my diamond ring to Dawnie Kline. (That MIGHT be one way to keep it in the family.) I, Ina Norrick. will my Kendallville boy-friend to Gertrude Harris. (I ' m sure Harold won ' t mind.) I, Erline Peters, will my ability to get my daily rssignments to Wayne Frakes. I, Rosemary Ramey, will my harlequin glasses to Marilou Smurr. I. Edna Rohlof, will my appreciation of music to Harold Derrow. I, Amos Snyder, will my office of president to anyone short of a job. I, Verl Snyder, will my ability to fascinate the Waterloo girls to William Schimpf, Kendall Wilson, etc. (Good luck, boys ' ) I, Phyllis Souder, will my three afternoon librai ' y periods to Keith Upp. (No v you can catch up on your sleep, Pete. ) I, Esther Spake, do hereby will my position as assistant office girl to Donzella Smith. I, James Sudbcrough, will my swimming ability to Jack Michael. I, Leon Ulm, will my ability to play a cornet to Mildred Steckley. I, Duane Whitman, will my gentlemanly manner to Lyle Call. I, Alice Willard, will my love for higher mathematics to Hulda Norrick. (I hope you enjoy these classes as much as I have.) I, Lois Tomlinson, will my scholarship awards to Jack Oberlin. In testimony whereof, we hereunto set our hand and seal, and declare this to be our last will and testament, this twenty-third day of May, in the year nineteen hundred and forty-five. Signed: THE SENIOR CLASS By Lois Tomlinson Page 19

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Feature! Billy Albertson having a secret love affair. Dorsey Bellamy playing a piccolo in the band. Lewis Blanchard as a ladies ' man. John Boyer in a G. I. Haircut. (We liked it long, Tarzan) Velma Mae Call refusing masculine attention. Dorothy Camp preferring tall men. (Short hoys are O. K.. Too. Dot.) Gene Campbell with a perfect attendance record. Henry Ford Carr driving a Chevrolet. (What ' s in a name, Henry?) Dick Carpenter without his muscles. Delbert Creager missing a good day of fishing to go to school. Donna Dielman suffering from an inferiority complex. Florabelle Dixon disliking a dude. Jeanette Freidenberger breaking her heart over a mere man. Max Galf worrying over anything. Ruth Hagerty being tongue-tied. Donna Hinshaw in love with a scldier. Joan Houck preferring the older, mature type of man. Ruth Houser without that box of stationery. (Do you write him daily or hourly?) Donna Keefer becoming an old maid. LeRoy Keller being a heavyweight wrestler. Dolores Krontz with her third finger, left hand unadorned. Charles Lott as the obedient, retiring type. Normagene Mullett without an up-to-date wardrobe. Ina Norrick responding quickly in class. Erline Peters being guilty of disorderly conduct. Rosemary Ramey without her bangs. Edna Rohlof thinking Friday was unlucky. (We don ' t mean the 13th, Edna.) Ilene Scott 7iot dreaming of the day someone Knox at her door. Amos Snyder as a one-girl man. Verl Snyder confining his interests in the opposite sex to Butler. Phyllis Souder riding in a modern car. (Kenny ' s Ford gets around, we ' re told.) Esther Spake disregarding the call of a Bell. Jim Sudborough playing classical music. Lois Tomlinson without her strong devotion to St. Joe. Leon Ulm as the strong, silent type. Duane Whitman inviting the attention of the fair sex. Alice Willard without her math book. Page 21