Melrose High School

Betsey Sprague “Betts”

Melrose High School in Melrose, Massachusetts, listed Betsey Sprague (“Betts”) among 277 graduates in the class of 1938. The entry gives: came from Calvin Coolidge School; headed for Colby Junior College; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1938 yearbook, page 86.

Class of 1938

277 in the class of 1938 · 28 more named Sprague

Full name: Betsey Sprague
Known as: Betts
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1938
Came from: Calvin Coolidge School
Headed for: Colby Junior College

Also searched as: Betts Sprague; Sprague, Betsey.

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Same surname 22
Classmates 276
Same schools 102

In context

Of the 277 names from the Melrose High School class of 1938 that have pages here, Betsey is 224th in surname order. Find Betsey on page 86 of the scan; the people on this site from the Melrose High School class of 1938 are spread over pages 16 to 207. Calvin Coolidge School appears as the earlier school of 69 people in the class, Betsey among them. Of 120 classmates who gave a plan, 54 (45%) point to a college or university; Betsey's entry says “Colby Junior College”. First names that recur in the class of 1938: Robert (13), John (12) and Richard (10). In the class of 1939: John (15), Ruth (8) and Barbara (6).

On the same scan page	Shirley F. Smith, Shirley A. Souther
Same earlier school	Calvin Coolidge School: 68 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 54 of 120 classmates with a plan (45%)

What Betsey did at school

Riding Club (4)
Girls’ Club (3, 4)
Bowling Club (4)

What the yearbook said

One of the nicest compliments you can pay any girl is to say that she is an “all-around” person. This adjective certainly applies to Betsey. Outside of her long list of school activities, her chief interest is toe dancing. Those of us who have seen her perform greatly admire her ability and grace. We know that, with her varied achievements, she will make a welcome addition to Colby Junior College.

The class of 1938

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Others named Sprague

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Also came from Calvin Coolidge School

Also headed for Colby Junior College

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1938, page 86. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1938melr).

Published 1938. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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