Melrose High School

Frances S. Dempsey “Fran”

Frances S. Dempsey (“Fran”) is one of 159 graduates in the class of 1928 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. The 1928 yearbook entry gives: activities listed: Nuntius and Girls' Club; a write-up.

Class of 1928

159 in the class of 1928 · 20 more named Dempsey

Full name: Frances S. Dempsey
Known as: Fran
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1928

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Clubs & teams 193
Same surname 16
Classmates 158

In context

Of the 159 entries from the Melrose High School class of 1928 read for this site, Frances's is 41st alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 24 shows Frances; the portraits we read from this book run from page 10 to page 70. Counting Frances, “Girls' Club” is named by 40 people in the Melrose High School class of 1928. The first name Frances appears 20 times in the 9 Melrose High School classes read for this site (1925 to 1939). Plans for a college or university made up 74% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1928 (14 of 19), against 40% in 1927 and 65% in 1929.

On the same scan page	Janet P. Davis, Elizabeth Day
Same club	Nuntius: 4 other classmates
Same club	Girls' Club: 39 other classmates

What Frances did at school

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What the yearbook said

You hear a giggle, another giggle, and then some chattering — that’s “Franny”. She’s always enthusiastic over something, and she has the happy faculty of always being able to find something to be glad about. She wants to help out whenever she can; at the “Masque and Wig” plays she is always busy helping to usher and sell candy. “Franny” is particularly interested in the musical part of our school work. She has a good voice and not only sings in the chorus but also has done some solo work in the Music Week concerts. Next year she plans to continue her musical studies. We know that she will go right on having a good time and that she’ll always have a smile for everyone.

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1928, page 24. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1928melr).

Published 1928, 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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