Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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loeciaf .!!CC0l'lfLl9A:5Al'IfLOI7,f5 OM! . EI'6':5Al4'L6L7L MMI' . Freshmen-yes, that's what we were- looked-down-on freshmen. I imagine our big- gest thrill was coming to school that first day. Our first high school exams were something new, too. In some ways these were looked forward to but to those who hadn't studied they seemed dreadful. We will never forget the initiations. Of course, everyone seemed glad when school was out whether they really were or not. ULU' .STIIOAOHQOFQ EMI' As sophomores we served a banquet for the boys of baseball from the preceding sum- mer CThe banquet was in the fallj, The college section of the biology class journeyed to Chicago to study biology in the acquarium and museum. This took place during the second semester. 04 1' j4,nz'0r ye or 1' One of the unforgettable happenings during our junior year was our class play, f'Cheaper by the Dozen. Also, selling magazines was a lot of work, but a lot of fun went with it. I Om' inior year The senior year was our big year. In the fall was the senior class play, The Cannibal Queen. We had a paper drive in the fall and another in the spring. In early spring we sponsored a chili supper which was a rousing success. The year-end activities were the biggest thrills of our high school career. There was the lrVashington Trip which, I am quite sure, was enjoyed by all. Then came bacca- laureate. Oh! How sleepy we were that night flt was the night after we got home from Washingtonj. During the same week came award day and class day. The final and clos- ing night was commencement. We were put out on our own with our high school days to be looked back on, not to be looked forward to. 1 gzifif . Q jggn' Clifford Johnson, Dorman Davis, Donna Hook, Walter Slentz, Jim Sipe, Mr. Brubaker 7.6 In January of 1952 Indiana University con- ducted a survey in this community as a part of a statewide project. The head of this sur- vey was Dr. Harold Church, Director of the Division of Research and Field Services, School of Education, Indiana University. His assistant who came to Butler was Mr. Harold CSQIXLIWUQ y O'Neil. The purpose of the survey was to find the number of pre-school age and school age children living in Butler and the surrounding community--Stafford, Wilmington, Troy, and Franklin Townships, Also, school facilities were scored to Find how long the present ones -20-

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CALM cfdjlfory The class of '52 nervously arched into the halls of .itler High School in the ii of 1943, not knowing just :actly what was lying a- zad. We were fifty-one rong. After we became ljusted to life in high hool, we found that it asn't really as bad as we id been led to believe. 'e organized as follows: resident - Jack Maxton, ice-President-Buck Kees- r, and Secretary-Treasur- '--Bish Hathaway. Our ionsors were Stanley Pep- e and Verl Oberlin. As ost other freshman class- , we pictured in our mind ong, hard, four-year strug- -a struggle which we ight even lose-but times 'ranged before the year was fer. During the year our ass had two social func- Pns, a hayride and a skating party. l The next year we were sophomores, a iar older and a year wiser than the preced- g fall. Our number had dwindled to forty- yen, but we were still the same old chums. le began to think a little more about our big. oked-forward-to trip to Washington, D. C,, hich we would take at the end of our senior ar. To start building our finances for this ent We ran the coat check booth at the sketball games, and we sponsored a booth gthe Halloween Festival. Our leaders this rar were Don Imler-President, Buck eesler-Vice President, Marilyn Grinder- ecretary - Treasurer, Stanley Pepple and iuline Metz-Class Sponsors. At the first the year we again had a hayride, but we Ld no second party because our plans were terrupted by the death of a faculty member. In 1950 we were getting confident. We td made it half way! VVe had only dropped L fe 1942 mmm 1 1951 Al P 1,950 Rig b ?4a 4 191' Lf' lu JD 'ff 1:1 9 '-Wie 1945 G mm v-lgqy 468 134 7 2 2 941 JG N12 C261 .15 CP I 'J lst Row: Norma Hartranft, Miss Metz, Sharon Beebe 2nd row: Mr. Clark, Art Bowman, Don Imler, Mr. Cherry one in number from the year before, mak- ing our total forty-six. This year we were advanced and were allowed to have four of- ficers instead of three. These officers were elected: President-Don Imler, Vice President -Helen Coll, Secretary-Evelyn Knox, Treas- urer - Sharon Beebe, Sponsors - Eugene Yarde and Pauline Metz. We were allowed to sponsor more money-making events this year. We had bake sales and we were in charge of the concessions at basketball games. VVe were granted more privileges at the Halloween Festival than ever before. Our big money-maker was the magazine sales. Our class play, 'Cheaper by the Dozen, was given in April. In the spring there was a school party held at Pokagon Park in which our class took part. Then came our last year. Our high school days were three-fourths over. We had forty- two members. Our officers were President- Don Imler, Vice President - Art Bowman, Secretary - Norma Hartranft, Treasurer - Sharon Beebe, Sponsors-Frank Clark, George Cherry, and Pauline Metz. In the fall was our senior class play, HThe Cannibal Queen, which was another success. We had the tra- ditional fall hayride. The Halloween Festival brought us more money and our trip was be- ginning to be a reality. This was to be a hard year as far as the 1952 Tropaeum was concerned. VVe had to plan and replan with Mr. Ashby, our advisor. Then, as a class, we had to sell our product. i . Gower-nwxent Phmis :S Y' I ff, ug Hxstu--1 T3 ' .I Q A A Ge vwctvg 1 4 A - r , . is 0 L ' 1 gl- iw nk .WA Has or ea.,:,,L 521 I Q Et I 'l'S Gco ra l- 1 ' 1,5 noun Q 5 C T' 1 1, Q I ,,.m 9 - rg, 4, .4 a--A M F6..mj'o X fs, .QL it 75 21. ? I Af' XZ - a 1 ' ' L- la 1,10 . A L? N 143. . ' 1 ... I Ol 191 , OP

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.Sizn in 1' 1. Bob Ashby, Dorman Davis 2. Donna Hook, Duane Keesler 3. Don Imler, Loren Bcard, Duane Keesler, Jack Maxton 4. Carolyn Lint, Loretta Hankey .xdcfiuifg 5. Helen Coll, Janet Stark, Marilyn Ginder, Janet Smyth 6. Dorothy Jones, Sharon Beebe, Carolyn Lint 7. Clifford Johnson, Jack Maxton, Robert Wagner will accommodate the students. By analyzing the information accurate predictions can be made now of what the situation will be during the next eight to ten years. The school buildings were checked and scored by Building Specialist Dr. Paul Seagers and his assistants of Indiana University. Pic- tures were taken of the buildings to help in the study of the rest of the information gathered in this survey. The local director was Mr. H. B. Brubaker, principal of the local school. Most of his as- sistants were members of the senior class of the Butler school. There were some from the Junior class. These students went from house to house asking the necessary informa- tion needed in the survey. In the townships the trustees and their advisory boards took charge of these duties. Those in connection with the survey wish to thank everyone in the community for their cooperation in making this survey a success. The results of the project will be announced later. The reports will be, in part, written and there will also be slide pictures taken in the class-rooms while classes were in session. -21-