Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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I jnafrncfiue lgemonnef PAUL W. ASHBY DePauw University, Herron Art School, Indiana State Teachers College, Diploma, Evansville College, AB., Cincinnati University, Fort Wayne Art School, Indiana University, M.S. Ed. Subject: Art, Latin, General Math., World Geography. Hobby: Music and Art. ALBERT BERG River Falls State Teachers College, B.S., Purdue University. Subject: Agriculture, Chemistry. Hobby: Working in the yard with flowers and shrubs. FRANK CLARK 1 Defiance College. Subject: Algebra, U. S. His- tory, Phy. Ed., Sociology. Hobby: Golf. GRETCHEN GIERMAN Manchester College, B.S. Subject: Music. Hobby: Sewing, painting and crafts. Top row: Mr. Frank Clark, Mr. Cletis Jenkins, Miss Gretchen Gierman. Bottom row: Mr. Paul Ashby, Mr. Albert Berg.

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The school year opening September llth Cafter a week's postponement on account of the polio epidemicj saw many changes in the Butler Schools. Resignations by Mr. Harding, Mr. May, Miss Fifer and Mrs. Spake required new faces in the offices and school rooms. Mr. Jenkins was promoted from the high school principalship to fill the place of super- intendent. Mrs. Helen Houlton was employed as secretary. But Mr. Jenkins' promotion left the high school principalship open. About a month before school began Mr. Brubaker, graduate of Manchester College and Indiana University, was engaged. . Previously the superintendent had been teach- ing a class or two and the principal three classes. The board ruled some of this out so a new teacher was employed to take their four classes and to partial- ly relieve another teacher. Mr. Clark was brought in. Miss Fifer's resignation and the sudden death of Mr. Cather required two new faces in the grade ,fgalntiniafra five pBl'50l'Ll1Ef CLETIS E. JENKINS Indiana University, A.B. Math and M.S. Ed. Hobby: Fishing and Farming. HELEN HOULTON Secretary. International Business College. H. BRUCE BRUBAKER Manchester College, A.B., Indiana University, M.S., Indiana University Further Advanced Study. Subject: Plane Geometry, Guidance. Hobby: Music and Travel. school. Mr. Oliver Wade and Mr. Raymond Mourer were hired to take their places. Mr. Jack Ruff was selected to fill Mr. May's position. One other change was made at the beginning of school. Mr. Ashby was assigned to teach art throughout the entire system-a requirement of the accrediting agencies. The first day of school found fifty in the first grade-too many for one teacher, so Mrs. Strohis divided room was sent to the regular rooms, putting almost fifty in the fourth grade and over forty in the third. By Thanksgiving the average daily attendance had been such that the fourth grade was divided and Mrs. Camp selected as the new teacher. This necessitated moving the music room to the basement. Mr. Pepple received a call to the navy and left early in November. His place was first filled by Mr. Burdette Hall of near Angola. However, farming requirements made it impossible for him to continue, so two weeks before Christmas Mr. Eugene Yarde was chosen to fill in. During the summer a partition had been built in room 11, so that Mr. Oberlin could have his work under control. The room he vacated was given to Mr. Clark, and he in turn vacated it for the kindergarten under Mrs. Brubaker at the be- ginning of the second semester. He was moved to the home economics recitation room and' the laboratory devoted to both recitation and labora- tory. It has been a moving and changing year- but on the whole a rather enjoyable year. .-9...

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ESTHER HAMPEL Indiana Central A. B., Manchester College. Sub- ject: General English, College English, Gen- eral Biology. Hobby: Books. PAULINE METZ Hillsdale College A.B., Chicago University, Colum- bia University A.M. Subject: College Biology, Home Ec. VERL OBERLIN Ball State Teachers College B.S. Subject: Typing, Shorthand, Bookkeeping. Hobby: Photog- raphy, Sports, Farming. ' STANLEY PEPPLE Ohio Wesleyan, B.S., Manchester College. Sub- ject: Social Studies, Safety, Physical Ed., Driver Training. Hobby: Golf, Fishing, Hunt- ing. Top row: Mr. Brubaker, Barbara Lung, Mrs. Hampel, Miss Metz Bottom row: Stanley Pepple, Verl Oberlin.