tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post8505576876339976128..comments2023-09-22T04:41:12.751-07:00Comments on Wapella.com: Wapella Academics: A pre-Wildcat History.JBPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015371340244747070noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-55785666937672265342009-05-05T19:37:00.000-07:002009-05-05T19:37:00.000-07:00Mrs. Kaufman, God rest her soul, is not responsibl...Mrs. Kaufman, God rest her soul, is not responsible for JBP's aberrant behavior. <br /><br />Horace MannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-62531356214170778752009-05-05T19:35:00.000-07:002009-05-05T19:35:00.000-07:00CDT would probably be a Cardinal, maybe even the p...CDT would probably be a Cardinal, maybe even the pontiff, had St John's stayed open. That boy had theology written all over him. <br /><br />Jose RatzingerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-11974323302529078552009-05-05T10:33:00.000-07:002009-05-05T10:33:00.000-07:00Clinton School System rented classrooms from St Jo...Clinton School System rented classrooms from St John's for kindergarten for a couple of years. Daughter Mary Kay attended there but not son CDT.Jeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-25714906429506316192009-05-05T09:33:00.000-07:002009-05-05T09:33:00.000-07:00St.John's in Clinton, IL functioned as a grade sch...St.John's in Clinton, IL functioned as a grade school from 1915 to 1968. The revered Wapella folks parted company around 1960. The building was demolished in 1983.ATDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847319182902477032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-78707924329219897372009-05-04T19:39:00.000-07:002009-05-04T19:39:00.000-07:00No - RJT didn't go there. It was a parking lot in ...No - RJT didn't go there. It was a parking lot in 1971. JBP should know that,as he was the first Kindergarden class out of WHS under Elsie Kaufman. ATD should know the last class at St. Johns (Year/People) RJTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-5440680472231032472009-05-04T10:51:00.000-07:002009-05-04T10:51:00.000-07:00Norine's game was sort of a jump hook, like Elgin ...Norine's game was sort of a jump hook, like Elgin Baylor if I recall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-74380352838665999162009-05-04T10:06:00.000-07:002009-05-04T10:06:00.000-07:00The Marty Toohill in question here was Norrine's b...The Marty Toohill in question here was Norrine's brother. He was the son of Martin and Jane Toohill. Martin,Sr. was a brother to Ed Toohill and Annie Toohill Powers.ATDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847319182902477032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-1435190626541803762009-05-04T07:56:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:56:00.000-07:00ATD,
Would Marty Toohill be Norine Toohill Maier'...ATD,<br /><br />Would Marty Toohill be Norine Toohill Maier's father?<br /><br />CU,<br />JBPJBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015371340244747070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-67369087210407210642009-05-04T07:07:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:07:00.000-07:00Went to St. John's, Clinton, Illinois all eight ye...Went to St. John's, Clinton, Illinois all eight years and traveled to St. Bede's for annual piano contest. Several male cousins attended for first two years of college.<br /><br />Years ago I would meet alum's from St.Viattor's and the minute they heard my maiden name would start in about Marty Toohill, their tall redheaded classmate who was a notorious basketball player.ATDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847319182902477032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-73636847243588596472009-05-02T17:25:00.000-07:002009-05-02T17:25:00.000-07:00John Leo Walsh Notre Dame also the late Verlin Ry...John Leo Walsh Notre Dame also the late Verlin RyanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-45876516262780264522009-05-02T13:29:00.000-07:002009-05-02T13:29:00.000-07:00The class of 84 could have gone to St. John's for ...The class of 84 could have gone to St. John's for kindergarten. But it closed the year after, so no 1st grade for them there.<br /><br />Did RJT go there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-75267967470040386722009-05-01T18:05:00.000-07:002009-05-01T18:05:00.000-07:00Plenty of St. John's grads around to give you date...Plenty of St. John's grads around to give you dates and information. Contact James Hull or Gerald F Ryan for details. <br /><br />JV Ryan attended St. Bede's briefly as well. <br /><br />By the way, it is St. Viator, with one T, in K3. Used to drive by the old school twice a week on the job. <br /><br />BEPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-43177462929068905312009-05-01T12:19:00.000-07:002009-05-01T12:19:00.000-07:00Hat Tip to the Veeman for historical info on Illin...Hat Tip to the Veeman for historical info on Illinois High Schools. One of the best sites on the internet, bar none, for research on Wapella related educational issues.<br /><br />http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/JBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015371340244747070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-89318885165419256602009-05-01T08:53:00.000-07:002009-05-01T08:53:00.000-07:00Good article. My Grandmother likely went to the sa...Good article. My Grandmother likely went to the same school in Bloomington (St. Joseph's) and my Dad attended St. John's in Clinton for 1 (maybe 2) years before they closed it, along with a cast of revered Wapella folks (Toohill's, Powers', Gaherty's, Schmid's, etc.)<br /><br />No attendees in Peru, though, unless my Uncle Jim (Ryan) or some of the Carroll's, Gibbon's or O'Neill's passed though there, which could be likely...EEPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-8710645758516184292009-05-01T08:47:00.000-07:002009-05-01T08:47:00.000-07:00Looks as though you've been looking at the Illinoi...Looks as though you've been looking at the Illinois High School Glory Days site, given the names of the schools you've mentioned. Thanks for the free publicity!Veemanhttp://www.illinoishsglorydays.comnoreply@blogger.com