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

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SENIOR HISTORY ☆ In 1938 sixty bear traps were found on the north side of the study hall each containing a cub. One of the highlights of the cubs' new world was the winning of first in the Tolo stunt show with the production of Snow White and the Seven Defectives. We wore our paws bare selling tickets for the Tolo Carnival. For this we won the honor of crowning the King and Queen, John Addis and Doris White. Being rather green we hibernated for the summer instead of the usual winter and came back in the fall with our green spots miraculously vanished. At the Homecoming we Sailed Through Galva, with first prize. Also this year one of the bears, Phyllis Young, was chosen cheer leader and Tolo Queen. Our Junior year we had become old hands at this high school trade and were doing well as we received second for the Homecoming decorations. With co-operation from all members of the class we were again privileged to crown the King and Queen of the Tolo Carnival. The honors went to Carl Lehman and Dorothy Coakley. The benefits from the Bear Class Play Hobgoblin House, helped to sponsor the Junior and Senior Prom, where, for an evening we enjoyed the Hawaiian atmosphere. As Senior Bears we again won the Homecoming prize with the Path to Victory depicting loyalty to our school, team, and country. We produced High Pressure Homer and entertained a large appreciative audience. We hope to have a successful Tolo Carnival and make more imprints on the sands of time before we graduate from Toulon Township High School as the Class of '42. —Dorothy Coakley H. R. Dorsey n

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SENIOR PROPHECY ☆ On June 6, 1950, I attended the ceremony dedicating a statue of Robert C. Trickle, one of the foremost educators and statesmen of our time. Robert Hackwith, president of the school board of Toulon Township High School, welcomed his friends and former classmates. Following this, the President of the United States, Carl Lehman, was introduced by William Bradley Allison, President of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. In his address President Lehman told of the efforts of Congresswoman Marjorie Nicholson and himself in regulating the late leave of nurses. President Lehman stated he would be unable to attend his duties of state on these evenings. After the address of the President, the audience joined in a chorus of the Trojan March” led by the prominent Metropolitan Opera star, Colette Cole, who is currently starring in last night's musical review, The Two Black Cats,” or better known as They Yowled All Night,” written by William Gilfillan. While we were singing, it started to rain and the crowd scrambled for shelter. The nearest place was Rollin Rice's hot dog stand. Sitting at the table next to me were Johnny Turnbull and Doris White, whose romance is the only one which seemed to have lasted from school days. By that time the waiter had arrived to take my order. To my great surprise it was Malcolm Briggs, who asked what I wanted. When he discovered who I was he related to me the sad fate of Margaret Chase, who only the day before had developed such a terrible case of dish pan hands that she had to be placed in the care of Dr. Donald Frail, famous dish pan hand” specialist. He also told me that the new cook was Wallace Smith, who was a former employee of H. R. Dorsey's Better Barn and Basement Builders, Inc. With that he left to fill my order. While waiting for my order I noticed the Gelvin's Gazette.” Glancing over the society page I noticed that millionaire Haydn Murray had purchased his third new car within a year because of several minor mishaps to his other cars. After eating lunch I decided to visit Haydn Murray. I drove to his estate and upon ringing the door bell it was answered by his dignified butler, Murray Jackson. He showed me to the study and asked me to be seated. As I sat waiting for Mr. Murray I was disturbed by a rustling behind me. Looking about the room to find the noise I discovered it to be Phyllis Young, now Mr. Murray's secretary. It seems that Phyllis was searching for a lost diamond of Mr. Murray's. Phyllis told me that Hazel Cobb, who was so active in the Bundles for Britain campaign in '42, was now collecting rag dolls for the orphans.