Melrose High School
Eleanor Whitney
Eleanor Whitney, Melrose High School class of 1936 (Melrose, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for Simmons; a write-up.
Class of 1936
247 in the class of 1936 · 50 more named Whitney
- Full name
- Eleanor Whitney
- School
- Melrose High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1936
- Headed for
- Simmons
Also searched as: Ellie Whitney; Nell Whitney; Whitney, Eleanor.
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In context
247 people from the Melrose High School class of 1936 appear on this site, and Whitney puts Eleanor 236th among them. Eleanor is printed on page 87 of the scan, around the middle of the 19-to-158 run of portrait pages. The first name Eleanor appears 36 times in the 13 Melrose High School classes read for this site (1925 to 1942), most often in 1932 (9). “Simmons” is Eleanor's plan after graduation; 39 of 104 classmates with a printed plan (38%) named a college or university. A college or university was the plan of 39 of 68 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1936 (57%), compared with 56% in 1938.
| On the same scan page | Arthur H. Wentzel, Elliot M. Wheeler, Burton Whipple |
|---|---|
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 39 of 104 classmates with a plan (38%) |
What Eleanor did at school
- Baseball 3
- Debating Society 3, 4
- French Club 4
- Girls' Club 3, 4
What the yearbook said
Eleanor is a reserved and unassuming girl with a companiable disposition. In her own calm, reticent way, she goes about her tasks with unruffled poise. Her chief interests are the sciences and modern languages, but she is very much interested in sports, especially tennis. El plans to enter Simmons next fall.
The class of 1936
Burton WhippleMelrose 1936
Ernest E. Whitney JrMelrose 1936
Elliot M. WheelerMelrose 1936
Margery E. WigtonMelrose 1936
Arthur H. WentzelMelrose 1936
Jean R. WilkinsonMelrose 1936
Others named Whitney
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Ruth WhitneyNeedham 1928
Paul WhitneyBelmont 1925
Marjorie E. WhitneyMedford 1929
Alice Mae WhitneyFitchburg 1918
Maud Elizabeth WhitneyFitchburg 1918
Madeline D. WhitneyFitchburg 1920
Also headed for Simmons
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Source
Melrose High School yearbook, 1936, page 87.
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Internet Archive (item log1936melr).
Published 1936. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.
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