Butler Township High School - Americana Yearbook (Fountain Springs, PA)

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in Q, Cruise of The 54 HE 54 CRUISE of the good sh1p Butler TOWDShlp started back m mneteen forty elght when nt made short stops at the docks of Engle wood Connerton Fountaln Sprxngs Locust Dale Germanvllle and Glrardvllle There she got her crew and started the voyage that not a s1ngle crew member w1ll ever forget As days passed 1nto weeks and weeks mto mark1ng perlods we saw what fun the crews lmmed lately ahead or us were havxng as they neared shore We swore we would be loyal to the good sh1p would support everythmg that came from her hold As the flrst two years passed w1th thexr annual three months leave we st1ll looked for Butler Townshxp and that we dance and attend the games wh1ch were held IH the gym N SEPTEMBER OF F1FTY we pmked up some addlt onal members for our crew and steamed away Now we knew the ropes and what It meant to be sent to the number one brxg under Flrst Mate O Donnell Some of our more aglle members after workmg hard and labormg long made the V basketball team Yes we were startmg to get a name for ourselves' Agaln we recexved the customary three months leave and hovx we d1d en1oy nt' S WE TRAMPED up the gangplank ln Septem ber of flfty one we knew th1s was gomg to be an excltmg year We elected our offlcers to gulde us over our roughest tlmes and after the ballots were stored away we knew we had at our helm Sklpper ames Banket w1th Roger Metzmger second ln command The two able bodled asslstants were Eleanor McAndrew yeoman and George Madden quartermaster ThlS year we also had representatxon on the cheerleadlng squad as Rory McDonald ane Hepler and Mane Gushen were selected to f1ll vacancles whxch were created by the honorable dlscharge of three senlors Remember Hearts and Blossoms 7 ThlS was the thlrd annual operetta presented by the crew members from th1s and other crevxs It was chuck full of rom antlc songs and peppy dances and was held on the evenmgs of May thxrd and fourth LIST AS SOON as the cruxse began ln September 1952 we chose as our leaders ames Banket Roger Metzmger anet Hepler and Peggy Lane We needed somethlng to remlnd us of our cruxse so we voted to purchase class r1ngs wh1ch were tltled the Rocket Salllflg close to us and attached to our fleet for the fxrst txme were 65 voyagers comprlsmg the slxth grade Another added attractxon was the telev1s1on wh1ch was mstalled 1n the Maple Room on the lower deck Our operatlc presentatlon for th1s tr1p was Up m the A1r and was g1ven on Apr1l thlrtxeth and May flrst Usmg a garden scene w1th a wlshmg xxell occupylng the center of the gym we swabs had a swell ture swmg It was held on lfflay twenty second and was a dellghtful success As we watched our upper Cl3SS'I16 l practlce for thelr graduatxon and the rest of the thrllls we knew we would be domg the same thmgs next year HEN WE cor BACK on board shnp agam for the last spm on the Butler Townshxp we all knew that th1s vtas lt We elected our OEICCIS after a tough r1de wxth Captaln Roger Metzlnger at the helm and Kay Tho 1as ln the f1rst mate s berth Mar e Gushen was elected yeoman and Peggy Lane as quartermaster fllled out the roster Then we pulled anchor for that long awaxted crulse We planned pro jects the proceeds of XVl'1lCl1 would help to fm ance our class trlp to New York Candy was old dances held each of wh1ch contrlbuted to the fund so urgently needed Shore leave was granted ID September and we took a qulck trlp IH our rowboats to Pottsvllle where we wxt nessed judlclal proceedlngs at the county court house OW as sprmgtxme rolls around and the whxte caps of wxnter dlsappear the crew of the But ler TOWHShlp reluctantly stare at the horxzon just a few days off As we slght land we pre pare to stow our gear for that fateful day when vue too w1ll be dxscharged to sall over the sea of llfe m our own shxps To all who follow m our wake we wish a Bon Voyage' .if'53 ' 7 ' -f 'f X lx 7 Y Y I . I I , . ,.f.--l, 'K f . 11. --A ' ff H those days when we, too, could hold our own ing our swabbies at our annual junior prom. I A A . . . . i . y Y Y I . . . - .. . V A ,. 7 . . . VV 1 . . . V I - V ' ' . V g I - 1 V V y . . . 7

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Foreword CLEAR BLUE SKY calm waters and a cool breeze made perfect Salllllg xx eather for our tr1m speedy craft The Butler Townshrp 54 Umque wxth tts sharp bow CUFVIHQ l1nes and tremendous spread of canvas the 54 has lust about completed 1ts long and eventful voyage Yes now xxe are about to be set ashore from th1s peaceful saxllng craft We step doxxn the gangplank jubr latt xxxth the knoxxledge that vxe are fully equipped to board that long sleek lmer wh1ch stands floatmg Vltll the t1de on the other slde of the dock As vxe approach thls new and lIlV1t1I'1g crulser with ITS heavy englnes churnxng and black smoke streammg from 1ts huge funnels vxe pause look back and wlth that glance our courage IS agam renewed Noxx xxe are prepared for what 1S ahead before we agaln set sall We xx ould l1ke to leave to our successors the qual1t1es xxhlch xxe have found to be the best moments of our llves qualltles of obedlence reverence and loyalty xx hlch our parents have strtven to gxve us and qualltles of 1n1t1at1ve lnterest and leadershlp whxch our teachers have unxxavermgly endeavored to lnspxre IH us All those qU3lltlCS vxe have fmally sensed are the soul and splrlt of our Alma Mater But come let us see these qualltles ln vxord and plcture as vxe XV3lt to begln our newest crulse Class Colors RED AND GREY Class Flower RED ROSE Class Motto A STRONG EDUCATION OPENS THE DOOR TO SUCCESS Contents Admmlstratlon and Faculty Senlors Classes ACt1V1t1eS Athletlcs Patrons Adverhsements O V ' 11 l . , A . . , 7 cl ' f ' 3 . , ,c A v v o C . Y 7 . ,-f I D , . 7 U A- Y' V . , , .. . ll ' , ll ' :I '

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Americana Stuff Seated Left to Rrght T OBoyle A Bush Sclgrath C Petrusky M Luscmvwge M Wagner F1rstRoVs Standrng Left to Rrght H Amberlavagc Grlbbm A Saluta V Reed B Schragen Rose Balascswk Young Second Row Left to Rxght Banket R Metzmger D VVetzel E Rrchardson L Scullx C Wolfgang The Amerzcana Staff has strlven to make the 1954 Yearbook a complete and accurate record of the years events and a constant source of pleasant me rorres From early September unt1l the last week of school rn une the staff was b.,1Sy ob ervmg and recordmg the story of Butler Hrgh Selectmg a theme gett1r1g new ldeas for portralts sol1c1t1ng for ads and la 1 ng out each page rn a new and novel manner these and many other thmg xt ere 1 challenge to all the energetrc students who partlclpated ln strrvmg to vt ard the completron or the book Marrlyn Wagner and Theresa O Boyle were selected as the ed1tors They a c Banket Roger Metzlnger Dale Wetzel Edward Rlchardson Lawrence S xly Clan Yxfolrgang and Charles Petrousky No pr 19 18 too great for Mr Smlth the photographer for hrs conqenr ll ca cpe 1t1o1 and many xdeas offered To Mrs Mary Convrlle busmess man ager our thanks for her constructrxe cr1t1c1sm and help 1n SQCLIFITIQ the ad Our th inks to Mr Vmcent Carey our adxlser for h1s llUfII'lI'1q efforts m drre t mg and 1nsp1r1ng our vxork also to Esther Balascsak a member of the SQHIO class for the outstandrng art work that IS done 1n the book 8 . ' 1 , ' , . , . , . ', . 2 1 , . Q . ' . ' ' ' : . 1 . , I. ' ' . . 1, . , . C , C . , I. . 11 3 ' .. ' s ' ' ' . K 4 - . ' Q -, L A I ' V ' ' ' ' ' I - , 1 ' If were assisted by Loretta Kuzma, Rose Balascsak, Ioan Young, Iune Selgrath, I LH s ' , ' , , ' , ' F' 1 'N .M f r ale . ' , , 'a - Fi ' 1 f . ' , . .. A , Q 1 - c t K if .V . , .g ' . S . C S. 6 S . . C 1' V . . K S .A 4 S - C-1.1 c ' V I I Q