Melrose High School

Beverly Jean Porter “Bev”

Beverly Jean Porter (“Bev”), class of 1939, Melrose High School (Melrose, Massachusetts). The yearbook entry gives the name and portrait; no other details have been transcribed. Portrait and entry from the 1939 yearbook, page 78.

Class of 1939

205 in the class of 1939 · 88 more named Porter

Full name: Beverly Jean Porter
Known as: Bev
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1939

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Classmates 204

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In the alphabetical roll of 205 names from the Melrose High School class of 1939, Beverly stands 162nd. Beverly is printed on page 78 of the scan, in the first third of the 16-to-201 run of portrait pages. The class of 1939: 45% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 56% in 1938 and 65% in 1942. Among first names, the class of 1939 favours John (15), Ruth (8) and Barbara (6); the class of 1938 had Robert (13), John (12) and Richard (10).

On the same scan page	Lewis Wilson Pickett Jr, Ruth E. Pitts
Dedication, as printed	“DEDICATED TO BLAIR C. WTLSOX HIS FRIENDLINESS AND SINCERE COMPANIONSHIP HAVE MADE HIM OUR ADVISER COMRADE, AND FRIEND”

What the page does not say. No grammar school, no clubs or activities here. Classmates' entries carry them often (grammar school 45% and clubs or activities 41%); if Beverly's entry has them on the scan, our reading missed them and we would like to hear.

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Melrose High School yearbook, 1939, page 78. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1939melr).

Published 1939. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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