Melrose High School

Evelyn Presby “Evie, Eve”

Evelyn Presby (“Evie, Eve”) was one of 195 graduates in the class of 1932 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Lincoln School; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1932 yearbook, page 75.

Class of 1932

195 in the class of 1932 · 2 more named Presby

Full name: Evelyn Presby
Known as: Evie, Eve
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1932
Came from: Lincoln School

Also searched as: Evie Presby; Presby, Evelyn.

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Same surname 1
Classmates 194
Same schools 13

In context

Going through the Melrose High School class of 1932 from A to Z by surname, Evelyn is the 131st of 195 names on this site. In the scan, Evelyn appears on page 75, in the last third of the run of 195 portraits read for this site (pages 15 to 99). In the 9 classes of Melrose High School between 1926 and 1942 that this site covers, 15 people have the first name Evelyn. Evelyn did not arrive alone from Lincoln School: 11 other classmates name it too. The class of 1932: 52% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 57% in 1931.

On the same scan page	Virginia E. Putnam, Harry Quigley
Same earlier school	Lincoln School: 11 other classmates

What Evelyn did at school

Orchestra (1)

What the yearbook said

This blond miss came to M. H. S. from the Lincoln School, where she played in the orchestra for three years. She is continually smiling and has a pleasing disposition. In her first year, Evie played the piano for the freshman orchestra. In her Junior year, she journeyed to Washington, D. ('., with Mac and a group of friends. Evie was librarian during her Senior year in the M. II. S. library. She is a musical member of the class and is at present studying the organ. She plans to continue her musical education at B. L. Department of Music.

The class of 1932

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Others named Presby

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

Lorin PresbyMelrose 1931

Also came from Lincoln School

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1932, page 75. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1932melr).

Published 1932. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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