Melrose High School

Allen L. Giles

Allen L. Giles was one of 256 graduates in the class of 1942 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Roosevelt School; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1942 yearbook, page 50.

Class of 1942

256 in the class of 1942 · 22 more named Giles

Full name: Allen L. Giles
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1942
Came from: Roosevelt School
Headed for: After graduation Al plans to attend the Music School of Boston University

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Same surname 20
Classmates 255
Same schools 38

In context

256 people from the Melrose High School class of 1942 appear on this site, and Giles puts Allen 80th among them. On the scan, the entry sits on page 50, in the first third of the stretch from page 18 to page 173 where this site found the book's portraits. The yearbook lists 39 people from the Melrose High School class of 1942 as coming from Roosevelt School, including Allen. The class of 1942: 65% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 45% in 1939.

On the same scan page	Eleanor M. Gibbons, Charlot L. Gilbert, Barbara Giles
Same earlier school	Roosevelt School: 38 other classmates

What Allen did at school

Cloak and Plume i
Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4
Band i, 2
Hi-T 3, 4
Tennis 3, 4
Music Appreciation 4

What the yearbook said

Al is well-liked by his classmates and is well-known by everyone for his fine piano playing. Music is his dominating interest, but, although he practices several hours each day, he manages to find time for tennis, dancing, and other activities. His excellent scholarship has placed him on the Honor Roll during most of his High School career and on the High Honor Roll for part of his senior year. After graduation Al plans to attend the Music School of Boston University.

The class of 1942

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Others named Giles

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Melrose High School yearbook, 1942, page 50. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1942melr).

Published 1942. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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