Toulon Township High School - Tolo Yearbook (Toulon, IL)

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4 FEBRUARY, NINETEEN TWENTY-SEVEN sort? I can’t! For it could not be called a game, but rather a “rough-house!” In closing, remember that the game of life is constantly governed by referees and umpires. So whatever you do, don’t crab, but be a man and have the real spirit of a sportsman. iii!iiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitliiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii[TiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiR..iiiii,aiiaiiiiiiii|l,Biiliil,il|lll,ai,l|,l„aiia,IIMfl|tlMI|,t,|l.i|„l„a„llll„li;Bliail| IBanrrdDwninigjs amd IBdDiriraDwninigs ■ !IIii|!I|;iiii||||iiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii|iiiii|iIIIIIi iiii;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii|iiiiii.iiii||i|iiiiiimi iiiiii'iiii iini'iaiiiiiiiiininaiiinaiiiiiinanaiiiiiaiiaii Soph—“There’s a town in Massachusetts named after you.” Fresh—“Yes? What’s it’s name?” Soph—“Marblehead.” Cabby—“Taxi, sir?” Stew—“Go to------.” Cabby—“Sorry sir, we’re not allowed beyond the city limits.” Merlin—“What time are you expecting me?” Maud—“I’m not expecting you at all.” Merlin—“Then I’ll surprise you.” Clerk—“Do you want a narrow man’s comb?” Marvin Hixon—“No, I want a comb for a stout man with rubber teeth.” LOST—A fountain pen by a boy half full of ink. “Will the person who lost the upper part of his fountain pen please lose the lower part some place where I can find it?’ A turtle’s a slow bird, but just the same he’s snappy. Miss Silliman—“What is the plural for forget-me-not?” Joe Claybaugh—“Why, forget-us-not, of course.” Gertrude Jackson—“What shall we do, Mildred?” Mildred—“I’ll spin a coin. If it’s heads, we’ll go to the movies; tails we go to the tea; and if it stands on edge, we’ll study.” Ancient jokes are as good as new ones, if their gray hair is covered with a wig! Miss Cooley (in Civics)—“A person born on an American vessel and of American parents, is a citizen of the U. S.” A Student—“Wonder what he’d be if he was born in an airplane?”

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FEBRUARY, NINETEEN TWENTY-SEVEN 3 One of the most humiliating sights, is to see a youth throw a snowball at an aged person, then “duck.'’ In one case, the ball sailed over the intended victim’s head and struck a teacher. Probably the boy will know better another time! Another example: A boy was throwing at an “enemy,” for he could not be a friend, no gentleman would do that—and missed! A girl immediately in front was struck in the eye, as she half turned her head to see who was behind. The results were not only painful but could easily have led to the loss of that organ! So take it upon YOURSELF to do all you can to prevent snowballing. — —+ SCHOLARSHIP This is a subject not to be treated lightly, but to be really examined and studied. In the first place, scholarship means hard work. Some people are born “brainy” but the most of us are not, and have to work to get a grade above 90. Yet there are persons—I understand a fair percentage of the school—who have passed that goal and are accredited scholars. This group of students has an advantage over the average individual that is worth noting. They have developed their brains to the point where they know how to concentrate; to make every little thing count; and have the ability to easily and quickly grasp things. Perhaps many more advantages of scholarship can be easily cited such as ease of obtaining entrance to a college, and ease of obtaining a good job after school is over, but the greatest lesson of all to be gained is SELF CONFIDENCE. Without that no person can hope to succeed as easily and completely as otherwise. And we find that scholarship is not a goody-goody sort of thing, but is to be desired by every person, and having been obtained, is to be treasured as invaluable. So brace up. If you think there is no hope for you, there is always a brighter side, but often the brighter side depends upon your ability to stick. So don’t stop and say “No use;” scholarship and success go hand in hand and, are hiding just around the corner. SPORTSMANSHIP Are you a good “Sport?” If you can lose and congratulate the other fellow and his success without making flimsy excuses, you are a sport! One of the most impressive of sights is to see any athletic team literally wiped the ground with, and then see them give a rousing cheer for the other fellow! When you witness that, you get a queer feeling ’round the vicinity of your most vital organ, for you know that they are true sports. Do you ever “crab” at the decision of the umpire—and there are more umpires than the one on the athletic field—or do you take it as a matter of fact and cheer for the other fellow? Remember, the umpire or referee merely saw that you got a fair deal. He’s not hindering you but really helping you. Can you imagine a game played without an official of any

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FEBRUARY, NINETEEN TWENTY-SEVEN 5 iltllllliililliiliilllllllltliiluiniiiliililllili in l‘i|nirT|ii|iiBii|ii|iil..|iiii.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiii|iiliiliii:iliiliili:i lll■ll•llal!lll|.:■l!l l I iltii.'i i illllliliiltiliiliil l imn i l iii|:ibiiiiiiiiii!|iiiiiiiiiiiIi:i.iiii|miii|iibmi iliiiriiil lliil'iiui ■til'iiiiiiiiiiicaiiliiiiiiniiiliilM CONCERT CLUB The concert club is made up of about twenty or twenty-five girls. These girls meet every Tuesday night at 3.35 in the gym. They practice songs that will be sung by the Glee Clubs in the Glee Club “at home” given in the Spring. Members of this club will give special numbers at this entertainment. GLEE CLUBS The Boys’ club meets on Tuesday and Thursday morning of each week, and the Girls’ club meets on Wednesday and Friday morning as you probably saw in the previous Tolo. The clubs spend all their time now on practicing for the operetta. They like the songs for the operetta and are very much interested in its success. SERVICE CLUB This club has more members than any other club in the Girls’ League. Nearly half of the girls belong to it. Duties are assigned to each girl every week and a meeting is held once a month. Mildred Jackson is the president and Bonnie Welch is the secretary. This club is a great help to the school as the girls keep the school cleaner and more orderly. They also keep the light better because they lower and raise shades in the study hall as needed. HIKING CLUB The Hiking club has not taken a five mile hike recently on account of the cold weather. Then too, every one has been busy getting started in her school work after Christmas vacation and semester exams. It is hoped that the girls are keeping up their daily mile walk. SCIENCE CLUB This year, under the direction of Mr. McCullough, our science teacher, a new organization, called the Science Club, has come into existence, for the purpose of giving scientific knowledge other than that which is included in our text books. Meetings are held the first Monday in every month and special meetings can be called by the president. During the meetings scientific talks are often given, either by the members, or by some other individual. Occasionally a film is shown, and field trips are being planned for the warmer months. Mr. Fitz, of the LaFayette High School, gave a very interesting talk during the month of December, on the progress of science.