J. Howard Toole - Bell #32 - Missoula, MT
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This plaque was placed to indicate that Bell Number 32 in the John C. Ellis Carillon Tower at the University of Montana has been dedicated to the memory of J. Howard Toole.
Waymark Code: WMKW3Q
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2014
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The Plaque:
Bell 32, D
Presented by Marjorie Ross Toole '11,
John Howard Toole Jr. '40,
K. Ross Toole '47, and Bruce Toole '49
In Memory Of Their Husband and Father
J. Howard Toole ('20) 1890 - 1946
Member of the State Board of Education
J. Howard's father, John R. Toole, was a Montana industrialist and legislator. He served in the territorial legislature in 1886 and the Montana State Legislature in 1890. J. Howard's son, John Howard Toole Jr., was a decorated WWII veteran who became a successful businessman and later served as Mayor of Missoula. Toole Park is named after him. As well, there is a Toole Avenue in Missoula.
There is a dedication plaque for each of the 47 bells of the carillon in the alcove of the main entrance of University Hall, the oldest building on campus.
The carillon tower, built in 1897, was dedicated to John Ellis, music professor and carillonneur of the university, after his death in 1992. Originally simply a bell tower, it became a carillon tower when the donated carillon bells were installed. It was dedicated on October 18th, 1953. It contains 47 bells, covering four octaves, all of which were donated by friends of the university. The nine ton carillon is played from the clavier below. It was played for 23 years by carillonneur John C. Ellis, from 1969 to 1992.
