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

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When we sophomores entered school last fall, we could hardly be- lieve that just a year ago, we were very-much-teased, little, green freshmen. We dreaded one thing in our first year and that was initia- tion. After it was over we were sorry we had gotten so upset, because it wasn't nearly so bad as we thought. And at last, we were official members of good old Butler Township High School. There were six girls and five boys who entered as freshmen in the fall of 1950: Larry Lenon, Neil Kunkle, Basil Azbell, Kenneth Baker, Marvin Harris, Irma Walker, Betty Dyer, Janet Beard, Jean Ann Russell, Follie Wills, and Glenda McMahon. Janet Beard, Larry Lenon, Neil Kunkle, and Betty Dyer were the only ones who had started in the first grade at Butler. When Betty was in the second grade, she left our school, but later returned and joined us in Junior High. On November 20, 1950, Janet, who had previously been elected yell leader, withdrew and enrolled in Peru High School. In the spring of 1951, we lost another girl, Glenda McMahon. The girls of our class, felt very unhappy because this gave the boys the majority ---- five boys and four girls. During our freshmen year we had a project to make money for our much-planned senior trip to the East. We made money by having a Ustore.N We sold pencils, paper, etc. Our class parties as freshmen were very limited. The first one was with the sophomores and the other was a very nice party at the Kunkles. Everyone had a very, very, nice time! Our class candidates for the Ha1lowe'en Carnival king and queen were Marvin Harris and Janet Beard. They very nearly won and although they didn't, they gave their competitors a When we entered our school year last ently than a year ago because we were no little green freehmen.u We took a step sophomores. C3ometimes people think this This that From very wild chase. fall, we felt quite differ- longer Nlooked down upon as higher. We are now silly title fits us very nicely!! year, as last, there was one big thing we locked forward to---and was initiation. Only this year we would be doing the initiating what other students say, we really gave the freshmen everything! Now, as we are a year older and Mr. Funderburg thought we could act a little bigger and better, our class parties were a little more liberal. In October, we went to Kokomo and enjoyed the evening skating and later returned to the Modern Dairy Bar at Peru. On February 6, 1952, the sophomores, with Miss Norman as sponsor, went to Gilead, Indiana, to a donkey basketball game. If you have never seen a donkey basketball game, and you ever have the chance, the sophomores will tell you not to refuse that chance. This year we made our money several different ways. One, by hold- ing a turkey raffle to which the people responded nicely, two, by sponsoring a skating party at Huntingtong and three, by selling Christmas cards and everyday cards. We are very rapidly building up our class treasure. On February ll, Kenneth Baker, who had been with us for several years, moved to Somerset, Indiana. Since the first day of our high school career, we have lost three members. We now are only eight, four boys and four girls. I,