Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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Class History MEARLY four years ago, we, the seniors of today and citizens of tomorrow, brought forth to Butler High School ourselves, conceived in youth, desire, ideals, and ambition .... dedicated to the proposition that few freshmen are as promising as we. After being placed under the guidance of Miss Allman and Mr. Wood, we chose Jack Michael, Max Webb, and Nyal Casebere to serve as our president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer. The ac- tivities of our forty-six members included band, chorus, Dough Girls, F.F.A., baseball, basketball, and track. As sophomores we numbered forty-one. Our sponsors were Mrs. Ober- lin and Mr. Unger, and our officers were President, Jim Haas; Vice-Presi- dent, George Oberlin; Secretary, John Briegel; and Treasurer, Wayne Frakes. We were now eligible for the Girl Reserves and Hi-Y, and many of us gained entrance. This year, as in all of our high school years, several of our band members received recognition in both the district and state ensemble contests. Only thirty-two of us returned to B. H. S. as juniors. Our sponsors for this eventful year, Mr. May and Mr. Oberlin, spent most of their time recuperating from the ill effects of hay rides and the like. Jim Knox, John Briegel, and George Oberlin became in succession the president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer of our class. The first semester we proudly flashed our newly-received class rings and disturbed the peaceful citizens of the town with our house to house sale of Christmas cards. During this year the Romani Hodierni was organized. The Dough Girls became the F.H.A. and the Girl Reserves the Tri-Hi-Y. Our actresses and actors met great success with the three-act comedy, A Credit To The Family, and a new type of in-between acts was exposed to and approved by the residents of Butler and surrounding towns. Many of our athletes proved themselves to be outstanding on the hardwood, diamond, and cinders. The school year ended with our p ' aying host to the Junior-Senior Reception held in the lovely Potawatomi Inn of Pokagon State Park. As seniors, we were a dignified but happy group of thirty-three stu- dents (?). With the able assistance of Mr. Oberlin and Mr. Pepple we directed our main efforts toward the goal of a spring trip to Washington, D. C. The class officers were President, Jim Knox; Vice-President, Cal Richerd; Secretary, Elinor Carpenter; and Treasurer, George Oberlin. Our grey and scarlet class sweaters were distributed at the beginning of the year and we later conducted a city-wide paper drive to help raise funds for our ' 48 Tropaeum. Under the direction of Mr. May, we presented our skits and three-act comedy, Foot-loose, to an even greater audience than that of the previous year. The second semester brought scholarship exams for college-minded students, cold weather for our tobogganing parties, the stage production, Follies of 48, and graduation. Our Alma Mater will very little note nor long remember what the Class of ' 48 has said here; but it can never forget what we have done here. Elinor Jean Carpenter. Page 15

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Seniors Left to right — Elinor Carpenter, Secretary; James Knox, President; Calvin Rickerd, Vice-President; George Oberlin, Treasurer. Class Colors SCARLET AND GRAY Class Flower WHITE CARNATION Class Motto WE ARE TRYING, ALTHOUGH PEOPLE THINK WE AREN ' T. Page 14

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Seniors JANET BLAINE BHS 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3; Latin Club 3, 4; Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; Junior Play. GENEVIEVE BOYER BHS 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 4; FHA 1. 2. ELINOR CARPENTER BHS 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Secretary; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 3, 4; Latin Club President 3; Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; Junior Play; Senior Play; Ensemble Contest; Salutatorian. WAYNE FRAKES BHS 1, 2, 3, 4; Fresh- man Treasurer; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3 4; Baseball 2, 3; Junior Play; Senior Play. ROBERT BOWMAN BHS 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 3, 4; Chorus 3; Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; FFA 1, 2, 3, 4; FFA Treasurer 1, FFA Reporter 3; Track 3, 4. JOHN BRIEGEL BHS 1, 2, 3, 4; Sopho- more Secretary, Junior Vice President; Band 2, 3, 4; Band Vice President; Hi-Y 3, 4; Hi-Y President 4; Latin Club 3, 4. NYAL CASEBERE BHS 1, 2. 3, 4; Fresh- man Secretary; Band 3, 4; Chorus 3, 4; Hi-Y 3, 4; FFA 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4, Base- ball 3, 4. RICHARD FREIDENBERGER BHS 1, 2. 3, 4; Basket- ball, Track, and Baseball Manager 1, 2, 3, 4; Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 3, 4; Senior Play. Pase 16