Butler Township High School - Osage Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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were certainly surprised to see Janet living in a large white house with large windows and green shutters. Janet's home was very beautiful with a yard well landscaped. Ae you all must know, Janet's children are all grown and five of them, all boys, attend Purdue University. Janet's five boys all play on the first string of players ln football. None of the boys is shorter than 6'3 . How did she ever raise boys to be that tall! lost of the time Janet listens to the radio and her fa- vorite accordionist, Dick Contino. Well, Janet, we will have to be going because we have one other old Senior friend to meet. Of course, you know who it ls. It's that little old gal from Roann. Yes, its none other than Leslie Sproal. We stopped in to see Leslie and what do you think, Leslie had four children and eight grandchildren. She had surely aged since we saw her last. Lee- l1e's name has now become Mrs. Ronald lclaster. She was looking very well and, above all, she was preparing a large mealg she must have known we were coming. Leslie d1dn't look like the same old person we used to know. we could hardly believe our eyes when we saw her eight little grandchildren. Leslie was living like she always wanted to, with fero- cious animals. Instead of having a domesticated cat she had e tiger, instead of horses she had zebras, and instead of chickens she had eagles And above all, instead of having cows she had antelope. we greatly enjoyed seeing Leslie and her wild animal farm, but we were just a little glad to get away without being seen by the Wcat.' This long trip enabled us to see, once more, several Butlerites whom we hadn't seen in nearly thirty years. what a change thirty years make! I would be true, for there are those who trust meg I would be pure, for there are those who care. I would be strong, for there is much to suffer, I would be brave, for there is much to dare. I would be friend to all- the foe, the friendlessg I would be giving, and forget the gift. I would be humble, for I know my weakness, I would look up- and laugh - and love - and lift! Howard Arnold Walter

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791044469 On our trip through Indiana in the year of 1980, we came in con- tact with our former senior class of 1952 of Butler High School. There were many very interesting changes. We stopped at the old Butler School for a visit. As we entered the school a very bright and charming principal greeted us. This principal was none other than gur old friend, Bob McGowan. Bob is doing a very fine Job of teaching and, believe it or not, Bob has five ffne, handsome boys who are stars on the varsity basketball team. Bob is very happily married to Deloris Malott. Principal IcCowan now resides with his wife and five boys in his large mansion which has 35 rooms. In the beautifully landscaped grounds sur- rounding hls home is a private swimming pool. He lives in the town of Peoria which is now a metropolis of 100,000 people. It is a very pros- perous city with several large factories, and stores that compare favor- ably with Block's and Ayres' stores ln Ind1anap011s, We ventured on from the school to Old Santa Fe. we were very happy to 399 UW' Old friend, Emily Smith who is now Mrs. Ronald Poor. Emily is doing a very fine Job for a woman who has to take care of eight children and keep house for her husband. Emlly's husband has taken over the Smith store which Emily inherited from her father. The store is now larger than the Standard Market in Peru back in 1952. Don't hesitate to stop in at Poor's Super Market, they sell everything from needles to Rocket Ships. Oh! by the way, they really have some good buys on those used Space ships. We were sorry to leave Emily but we had to see some more of our old friends. We were driving along the road in our rocket car, when we just happened to see our old friend, Dolly Faust, riding the same old horse she had been riding when she was a senior. We asked her what she had been doing, but all she said was that she d1dn't know which man she wanted to marry and settle down with. We felt so sorry for Dolly for we know she never wanted to be an old maid. Hurry and latch on to some of those boys, Dolly, before they fade away. We do believe though, that the lucky man is golng to be Edgar Nash, a former graduate of Butler School. We Just couldn't stop any longer talking to Dolly because lt was getting late. We then ventured over to Amboy where we came in contact with Irs. William King who was formerly Eva Durkee. Eva seemed to be very happy although she has become the mother of nine little Kings. Bill, Eva's husband, is now the engineer of a rocket train on the C. A 0. Railroad. He is doing very well with his rocket engine, while Eva is at home taking care of the little Kings and keeping house. We left Eva's home and continued our Journey. Our next stop was at the home of our friend, Jane Powell, Jane is, unmarried, and she is now a famous scientist. As you know, Jane always wanted to study insects and plants. We remember her telling us she would like tb be a scientist. We never would believe her, but it so happens that she got what she most wanted. Jane was telling us of her wonderful discovery about plants. Imagine! Jane says if it weren't for the seeds of plants, there would be no new plants growing! In her spare time, Jane is keeping house and 0, what a house! It is as large as Butler School. So you know that she is really busy. Time flies all too quickly, and we were compelled to leave Jane in order to renew our acquaintance with the former Janet lcCowan. Janet, now Hrs. Charles Hoover, was well pleased when she finally latched on to one of the Air Force men she wrote to while a senior at B. H. S. we

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