Melrose High School
Dorothy Decatur Ball “DOT”
Dorothy Decatur Ball (“DOT”) was one of 152 graduates in the class of 1925 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. Printed details: activities listed: Masque and Wig and Girls' Gym Team. Portrait and entry from the 1925 yearbook, page 13.
Class of 1925
152 in the class of 1925 · 34 more named Ball
- Full name
- Dorothy Decatur Ball
- Known as
- DOT
- School
- Melrose High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1925
- Pastime
- “Dancing”
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In context
Of the 152 entries from the Melrose High School class of 1925 read for this site, Dorothy's is 5th alphabetically. In the scan, Dorothy appears on page 13, right at the start of the run of 152 portraits read for this site (pages 12 to 65). The first name Dorothy runs through 13 classes of Melrose High School (1925 to 1942), 71 people in all, and is most common in 1930 (10). Dorothy is listed under “Masque and Wig”, along with 17 other classmates. Plans for a college or university made up 73% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1925 (19 of 26), against 58% in 1926.
| On the same scan page | Geraldine Appler, Donald Lucius Barnes |
|---|---|
| Same club | Masque and Wig: 17 other classmates |
| Dedication, as printed | “One who has been a true friend and helper throughout the past four years and who has always given to us of his best, we respectfully dedicate this first volume.” |
What the page does not say. No write-up or quotation here. Classmates' entries carry it often (write-up or quotation 43%); if Dorothy's entry has it on the scan, our reading missed it and we would like to hear.
What Dorothy did at school
- Masque and Wig 96
- Girls' Gym Team
Fellow members from Dorothy's own class:
The class of 1925
Geraldine ApplerMelrose 1925
Donald Lucius BarnesMelrose 1925
Alice Victoria AndersonMelrose 1925
Helene BarnesMelrose 1925
William AllmonMelrose 1925
George Augustus BarrettMelrose 1925
Others named Ball
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Charles Perry Ball JrWorcester Polytechnic Institute 1913
Harold BallChelsea 1929
Miriam BallBelmont 1926
Charlotte BallMedford 1924
Wallace J. BallMedford 1926
Barbara BallMedford 1928
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Source
Melrose High School yearbook, 1925, page 13.
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Internet Archive (item log1925melr).
Published 1925, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Melrose Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.
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