Butler High School - Tropaeum Yearbook (Butler, IN)

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Betty Jones and Bob Robinette pause for refreshments at the Star- dust Ball. Dancing on a cloud, couples waltzed into the early morn as the Stardust Ball came to a close. The dance, which is an annual affair, was sponsored by the Tri-Hi-Y clubs last year. For the past two years the dance has been opened to only club members, but this year it is to be spon- sored by the Student Council, and opened to the entire high school. Under a canopy of lilac and white musicians played never to be forgetten strains of music set to the rhythm of the dancing of club members. The dances were chaperoned by both club sponsors, Mrs. Est- her Hampel, Tri-Hi-Y sponsor, and Mr. Wade Hall, Hi-Y spon- sor, and also by various teachers and parents who enjoyed the evening as much as the students did. Arriving home in a mist of stars,couples found this to be a night filled with wonderful memories that will be treasured for- ever. Of Wonder, Excitement, and Memories In a typical scene of the Stardust Ball many couples dance to beautiful music. A few of the chaperones pose for the camera: Mr. and Mrs. George Cherry, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lowe, and Nlrs. Jack Alexander.

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Busy Freshmen at the Carnival are David Craig, Jim Jo Chapman looks proudly at the pen sets she is selling Baker, and John Grimm counting the money they col- for the National Honor Society. lected for their class. They Thrill to Two Nights W The Prince Charming and Cinderella of the annual Holloween Festival are Seniors, Walter Smith and Barbara Trobaugh. Step right this way, folks. Try your luck and take a chance. These calls echoes throughout the high school as class and club members opened their booths to the public. The Halloween Festival is an annual carnival held for the raising of money and for the fun it provides for young and old. Held on the night of Halloween, the Festival lends an erie enchantment to the familiar surroundings. School is dismissed in the afternoon, and students pre- pare for the big evening with crepe paper, boards, and nails plus the imagination it takes to attract a crowd. The night is finally here, and people from ages six to sixty pour through the doors. Those who are six can en- joy the unexpected surprise of the fish pond and the movies that provide thrills and adventure. Those sixty can relax to the pleasant music of the Hi-Fi Band and enjoy the good food at the refreshment stands. And then 10:30. The crowd suddenly quiets asCinderella, Prince Charming and their court make their way through the crowded gym to a reign of splendor and enchantment. Royalty has been crowned, wonder and excitement has been experienced by all, and a night has ended until another year. 16

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The Junior Play Cast. STANDING: Walter Smith, June Miller, Max Hoffer. SITTING: Sandra Doolittle, Marjorie Brade, Dale Rigg, Nlr. Jack Alexander Qdirectorj, Sharon Robinett, George King, John Smith, Barbara Trobaugh, Sylvia Van Leuven, Jo Ann Rex. Greenies at Rehearsals ist? Did you take that letter? Father, Mr. Shermer, Freddie, I-Iildebarde. 18 After weeks of tryouts and rehearsals, the opening night of We Shook the Family Tree proved to be one filled with anticipation, new experiences, and pleasure for both the play cast and the audience. The play starred Sandra Lee Doolittle as Hildegarde Dolson, a high school senior who lived on trouble. Through a mistmderstanding at a school debate, Hildegarde's father is inaccurately believed to be a drunkard. Having no date for the Senior Prom, her Mother arranges it so she can go with Freddie Shermer, the only boy in the entire high school who wears knickers. With a chance of her father being fired, and having to suffer the humiliation of going to the Prom with a boy in short pants, Hildega.rde's troubles still mount as her parents' love letters are distributed throughout the neighborhood. Complications arise when I-Iildegarde is accused of burglary. With seemingly no way out, everything ends per- fectly as l-Iildegarde's fondest dream of having a Prom date, is fulfilled. Under the superior direction of Mr. Jack Alexander and Burgess Walter, student director, the cast presented a play filled with memories that will live in the hearts of both young and old for future years to come.