Melrose High School

Barbara Giles “Barb Speed”

Barbara Giles (“Barb Speed”) was one of 256 graduates in the class of 1942 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Calvin Coolidge School; activities listed: Freshman Girls' Club; 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: Barbara Giles
Known as: Barb Speed
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1942
Came from: Calvin Coolidge School

Also searched as: Barb Giles; Giles, Barbara.

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Same surname 20
Classmates 255
Same schools 40

In context

Of the 256 names from the Melrose High School class of 1942 that have pages here, Barbara is 81st in surname order. The entry is on page 50 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 18 to page 173. 11 members of the Melrose High School class of 1942 are named Barbara, making it the second most common first name there. Barbara did not arrive alone from Calvin Coolidge School: 45 other classmates name it too. This site lists 256 names for the class of 1942, against 205 for 1939.

On the same scan page	Eleanor M. Gibbons, Charlot L. Gilbert, Allen L. Giles
Same earlier school	Calvin Coolidge School: 45 other classmates
Same first name	Barbara: 10 other people in the class

What Barbara did at school

Freshman Girls' Club
Bowling Club 2, 3, 4
Outing Club 3
Crafts Club 3
Girls' Club 3, 4
Varsity Basketball i, 2
Varsity Field Hockey i, 2, 3

What the yearbook said

A speck, but — oh my! Yes, a speck of cheery, unassuming, brightness which classrooms, corridors, and colleagues find so welcome. Whether knitting one and purling two in spare moments, or taking her place as one of our more rabid ski enthusiasts, this condensed package of helpful, fun-loving friend is always right there.

The class of 1942

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Others named Giles

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from Calvin Coolidge School

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Source

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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