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

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Spring, Nineteen Thirty-two - - i Editorial Staff Workers STORIES BY Agnes Malone D. Fickling V. Burkey B. Caverly M. Newton F. Norman D. Fox B. Price EDITORIALS BY I. Geach P. Addis E. Newton H. Brady B. Newman P. Crowe M. Packer D. Wilkinson J. Winn M. Hackwith Faculty Sponsor Jewell Tyler Typist Darlene Fickling Typist — Mary Hackwith

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Spring, Nineteen Thirty-two 3 ■+ O Spring! of hope, and love, and youth, and gladness, Wind-winged emblem! brightest, best, and fairest! Whence comest thou, when, with dark winter’s sadness, The tears that fade in sunny smiles thou sharest? Sister of joy. thou are the child that wearest Thy mother’s dying smile tender and sweet; Thy mother Autumn, for whose grave thou bearest Fresh flowers, and beams like flowers, with gentle feet, Disturbing not the leaves, which are hei winding sheet. —Shelley.

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Spring, Nineteen Thirty-two 5 'DX Testt: The test of character is power. The test of honesty is temptation. The test of patience is endurance. The test of love is sacrifice. The test of courage is honor. The test of honor is gratitude. The first: The test of character is power. Where could we find a better example for this than in history? We all recall the story of Alexander the Great. Determined to conquer the world, he started in Asia, the poorly organized Orient, where he met with little resistance because of poorly constructed governments, instead of one well organized where one general could have defeated him. Alexander easily overcame these many minor powers and his head took on new proportions. He went to Egypt and was declared the son of the sun god. Under this pretense he became all powerful. Did he use this power for the benefit of mankind? Alexander’s power trod on his character. He became a drunkard and an unwise ruler. His power increased and his character decreased. After his fall what had he accomplished ? Nothing; his kingdom was divided and each division in turn fell from power. The circumstances are humanly significant, are they not? The test of honesty is temptation. How well we all know that. Will it be a good grade for our report card and a weak spot in our character or vice versa ? It’s a question we all have to decide sometime, although often veiled under a different cloak. The test of patience is endurance: Have you added and balanced your bookkeeping and found it unbalanced ? Does it ever seem the figures juggle themselves into hapless sums? Sometimes if you’ll just try again, just once more the figures become straight and your last effort of patience is rewarded. You have a real feeling inside and another check goes down on the strength of your character. The test of love is sacrifice: Do we have to go very far for that example? We all know the immortal verse in the Bible, beginning, “For God so loved the world—.” Can we find a better example of love and sacrifice? Think it over. The test of courage is honor: Did “Lindy” use his courage for honor?” He used it for a worthy cause; the promotion of a struggling industry and a future world project. Do you have courage to stand up for your convictions in the face of ridicule? That certainly isn’t honor for you in the sight of humans, but isn’t there a higher judge of honor? The test of honor is gratitude. Have you ever seen the “under-dog,” who had received kind help turn “high hat?” We all have! Can you take honor and still be grateful to your parents who helped you through