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

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Spring, Nineteen Thirty-two 17 • “Land sakes,” cried all the cooks and servants as they fairly devoured the old fellow, “did a more wonderful fisherman ever live?” they cried. “Take him to the king, that he may be given court honor,” suggested a male cook, and the butler for the cellar door immediately took him before the king. After due honor had been paid him the old fellow was given a chance to ask a favor of the king, and no matter how absurd it was, it was to be granted. “Though I am physically and mentally perfect I ask no other than one hundred lashings,” said the old fisherman. “Why you sound like Will Rogers himself,” laughed the king, “but come! What desire is really lurking in your manly bosom?” “None other than that I get one hundred lashings,” cried the old man. “We have an idiot among us,” sang out a page. “Order in the court,” cried the king. “Go bring a good strong birch stick that I may personally watch this.” So the old fisherman was being lashed for doing the whole royal family a favor! On the fiftieth stroke the old man cried out to his assailants to withdraw the stick, “For,” he explained, “I promised one-half of whatever I received as reward for this, to another fellow.” “What!” cried the king, “Is there another man as crazy as you?” “Misfortunes always come in pairs,” reminded a rude page. “Who is your partner ?” asked the king. “None other than your porter,” answered the old man. “He made me promise to give him one-half of any reward I should receive before he would let me in.” The porter was summoned before the king and fifty lashes were applied to him also, and then he was turned away from the castle. The old fisherman was given a hearty meal and fifty pieces of gold before he made his exit. —Marjorie Newton. SERVICE CLUB. The purpose of the Service Club is to perform some little services for our school. Genevieve Cinnamon is the able leader of this ambitious little band and Pauline Crow is the secretary and treasurer. Of course the leaders of the club set a very good example for the rest of the girls. Some of the duties of the club are: Dusting erasers, erasing black- boards, straightening the reading table, straightening the bookcase, emptying pencil-sharpeners, and other such minor things that go with keeping a school house clean and presentable. We have some members of our club that are more faithful than others in doing the duties assigned them. For instance, if you’ve wondered who is so ambitious as to clean out the bookcases and put them in order

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16 + ---- Spring, Nineteen Thirty-two A—B—C—D— ETC. Alice Alldredge admitted accepting Askew’s advice and authority about all American aviators, asserting all accidents are always astonishing and adventuresome. Alice Alldredge actually admitted accepting Auntie’s advice and authority about acute aches and ate apples accordingly acknowledging advertised aspirin as an ample accessory. Bonnie Brady, being bashful, believes, brave bold, burly bank bandits belong back behind big bright bars. Charlie Church’s charming companion cleverly caressed Charlie, causing considerable comment ’cause Charlie consumed chocolate candy. Dorothy Daum deliberately discussed depression during dark, dreary December days, desperately deciding dingy dotted dimity dollar dresses dyed do double duty daily despite dusty desks. Fair Faye Fell’s faithful freckle-faced fellow, Frank, fidgeted frightfully for five French-frocked flappers, feeling foxy, flirted fast, foiling Frank’s frail future forever. Humorous Herschel Hackwith, holding his handsome head high, humming harmonious heavenly hymns, hoping hundreds heard him, hurried happily home, having held high heroic honors here. Jovial Jeannette Johnson, judging jabbering janitor’s jolly, jerked Junior’s jersey jacket, jokingly jarred jealous Jo Jackson’s Jewish Journal, joining Jewel’s joking jesters. Modest Marie McMullen, meeting many mean mannered masculine motorists Monday morning managed matters morosely, merely missing magnificent maroon machines, making mailmen meditate madly, meaning more missed meals. (Maybe.) “Scoop” Smith, society’s secret service scholar, simply stood slightly stooped, selecting shiny sea-shells, seriously scaring some seventeen sweet, shy shivering Sophomores. Wonder why whistling Wayne Wilson worships women who wear white woolen wraps while waltzing? —Bradie. BRING ON THE FUN. Was there excitement in the royal palace? Well, I guess there was! For, wasn’t this the wedding day of Prince Carol and Princess Helen? And weren’t the cooks having convulsions in the kitchen because no fish were available for the great wedding feast ? Was a day ever so crammed? All these questions can emphatically be answered YES! “But,” bawled the fat Ileta, head cook for the king and queen, “Was anyone ever married without fish for the feast ?” “Indeed, no,” answered the upstairs maid. Then a rap came on the back door and the porter ushered in a poor old fisherman, fairly weighed down with fish.

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18 +■— Spring, Nineteen Thirty-two every night, why folks, that’s Pauline Addis. Never a night goes by without Polly cleaning out those cases. Then there’s Virginia Slygh. She’s so particular about Miss Silliman’s erasers when it’s her time to dust them. We’re very proud of our club and we have some very spirited races in it. So whenever you see some of the girls dusting erasers around the school, why that’s not a traffic-cop penalty! That’s just a service club duty, a duty that every girl should be proud to do. HEALTH CLUB. The purpose of the Health Club is to teach the students how to be more healthy. The club has a meeting each month, and the members have certain duties to perform daily. Cards are handed each member, who fills out the card as to whether or not she fulfills the requirements of the club. At the end of the year, the points that one receives are averaged in with the points of the other clubs. If one has enough points from all three clubs she receives a letter: 1st year—T is given. 2nd year—H is given. 3rd year—S is given. 4th year—star is given. At the first meeting the new officers were elected. In October, the Health Club sponsored an all-girls’ party. It was supposed to be a weiner roast, but because of the rain we had the party in the gymnasium. At our November meeting Miss Silliman gave us a talk on “Skin Diseases,” “Tuberculosis,” “Health and School,” and “Cold Weather and Styles.” We enjoyed two picture shows, “Digestion” and “Feet,” at our January meeting. Mrs. J. C. Williamson gave a talk on “Personal Hygiene” at our February meeting. For the March meeting we had a picture show. In April, talks are going to be given by various members of the club. A picnic is planned for our May meeting. —Pauline Addis. GIRLS’ LEAGUE PARTY. The Girls’ League gave a party January 22, for all the girls in school. Various games were played to start the party. Later the girls danced to Paul Walker’s music. Refreshments of cookies and apples were served. A good time was enjoyed by all. Donna: “Did J. P. get that letter with the check from mother?” Darlene: “Yes, but the outside of the envelope had ‘Please return in five days’ so he had to send it right back.”