Arlington High School

Frances Collins “Gyp”

Class of 1928, Arlington High School, Arlington, Massachusetts: Frances Collins (“Gyp”). The yearbook entry prints: activities listed: Orchestra and Girls' Glee Club; lived at 12 Schouler Court; a motto. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 21.

Class of 1928

157 in the class of 1928 · 154 more named Collins

Full name: Frances Collins
Known as: Gyp
Lived at: 12 Schouler Court, Arlington, Massachusetts
School: Arlington High School
Graduated: Class of 1928

Also searched as: Gyp Collins; Fran Collins; Frankie Collins; Collins, Frances.

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Clubs & teams 33
Same surname 129
Classmates 156

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 157 names from the Arlington High School class of 1928, Frances stands 29th. Turning the scan to page 21 shows Frances; the portraits we read from this book run from page 14 to page 54. “Girls' Glee Club” appears in 7 entries from the Arlington High School class of 1928, Frances's among them. For Arlington High School, the site holds 157 people from the class of 1928, against 135 for 1927 and 133 for 1929.

On the same scan page	William Connell, Frances Converse, Margaret P. Crayton
Same club	Orchestra: 16 other classmates
Same club	Girls' Glee Club: 6 other classmates

At home, 12 Schouler Court

The 1933 city directory lists Frances Collins with the occupation “secretary” (page).

The 1928 Arlington Directory lists these people named Collins at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Agatha E Collins, teacher lived herepage
Charles W Collins, instructor lived herepage
Dennis J Collins, (Nora A.) salesman (B) lived herepage

The Collins household is listed here in 1918, 1920, 1923, 1925, 1930 and 1933 too.

What Frances did at school

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What the yearbook said

She is pretty to walk with And witty to talk with And pleasant too, to think on.

The class of 1928

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Others named Collins

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Source

Arlington High School yearbook, 1928, page 21. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item arlingtonhighsch1928arli).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Robbins Memorial Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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