Chelsea High School

Bessie Colchy

Bessie Colchy appears in the 1931 yearbook of Chelsea High School in Chelsea, MA. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1931

365 in the class of 1931 · 1 more named Colchy

Full name: Bessie Colchy
School: Chelsea High School
Graduated: Class of 1931

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Classmates 364

In context

This site lists 365 people from the Chelsea High School class of 1931; sorted by surname, Bessie comes 56th. Turning the scan to page 18 shows Bessie; the portraits we read from this book run from page 12 to page 64. With 10 people called Bessie, it ranks 2nd among first names in the class. This site lists 365 names for the class of 1931, against 307 for 1929. Printed in the book's front pages: “The Beacon”, edited by Lester Adelson.

On the same scan page	Bessie Clickstein, Annie Cohen, Charles Cohen, Lewis Cohen and 5 more
Same first name	Bessie: 9 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Beacon (editor: Lester Adelson)

What the yearbook said

A social lioness whose contralto voice keeps us awake in class — or perhaps puts us to sleep.

The class of 1931

All 365 in this class →

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Source

Chelsea High School yearbook, 1931, page 18. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item beacon1930chel).

Published 1931. Scan courtesy of Chelsea Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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