Melrose High School

Franklin Leighton

Franklin Leighton, Melrose High School class of 1936 (Melrose, Massachusetts). The entry prints: a write-up.

Class of 1936

247 in the class of 1936 · 24 more named Leighton

Full name: Franklin Leighton
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1936

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Same surname 21
Classmates 246

In context

247 people from the Melrose High School class of 1936 appear on this site, and Leighton puts Franklin 120th among them. The entry is on page 55 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 19 to page 158. Count the first names and the class of 1936 gives Charles (7), Richard (7) and Robert (7), where the class of 1934 gives Henry (5) and Robert (5). 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	Ebba Larson, Patricia A. Legg, Alice Leon

What the page does not say. No clubs or activities, no grammar school, no plan after graduation here. Classmates' entries carry them often (clubs or activities 82%, grammar school 48% and plan after graduation 42%); if Franklin's entry has them on the scan, our reading missed them and we would like to hear.

What the yearbook said

Since entering M. H. S. in 1932, this friendly lad with a cheerful grin has made many lasting friends. Frank’s past two years have been busily spent in Marblehead, where he is an enthusiastic yachtsman. Although not participating in any sport while in High School, Franklin has certainly been one of our social bright lights. It is a well known fact that “B” is his favorite letter of the alphabet.

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Melrose High School yearbook, 1936, page 55. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1936melr).

Published 1936. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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