Melrose High School

Dorothy Watts “Dot”

Dorothy Watts (“Dot”) was one of 277 graduates in the class of 1938 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Calvin Coolidge School; headed for Dietitian in a hospital; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1938 yearbook, page 94.

Class of 1938

277 in the class of 1938 · 30 more named Watts

Full name: Dorothy Watts
Known as: Dot
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1938
Came from: Calvin Coolidge School
Headed for: Dietitian in a hospital
Pastime: “Stamp collecting”

Also searched as: Dot Watts; Dottie Watts; Watts, Dorothy.

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Same surname 22
Classmates 276
Same schools 95

In context

Of the 277 entries from the Melrose High School class of 1938 read for this site, Dorothy's is 259th alphabetically. On the scan, the entry sits on page 94, around the middle of the stretch from page 16 to page 207 where this site found the book's portraits. From 1925 to 1942, 71 Melrose High School graduates on this site share the first name Dorothy, spread over 13 classes and peaking at 10 in 1930. Counting Dorothy, 69 people in the class are listed as coming from Calvin Coolidge School. Names on this site: 277 for the class of 1938, compared with 247 for 1936 and 205 for 1939.

On the same scan page	Fred Ward, Raymond S. Washburn, William Watts
Same earlier school	Calvin Coolidge School: 68 other classmates
Same first name	Dorothy: 7 other people in the class

What the yearbook said

Calvin Coolidge School “Dot” was one of the Freshmen entered from the Calvin Coolidge school in the fall of 1934. She is interested in stamp collecting and has quite a collection. “Dot” has intentions of becoming a dietitian in a hospital.

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1938, page 94. 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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