Melrose High School

George B. Hecht “Heck Hechie Hick”

George B. Hecht (“Heck Hechie Hick”) appears in the 1938 yearbook of Melrose High School in Melrose, MA. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1938

277 in the class of 1938 · 4 more named Hecht

Full name: George B. Hecht
Known as: Heck Hechie Hick
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1938
Came from: Roosevelt School

Also searched as: George Hecht; Hecht, George.

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Same surname 2
Classmates 276
Same schools 97

In context

Going through the Melrose High School class of 1938 from A to Z by surname, George is the 103rd of 277 names on this site. The entry is on page 49 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 16 to page 207. Roosevelt School appears as the earlier school of 76 people in the class, George among them. The name George appears 5 times among the 277 names on this site from the class. Plans for a college or university made up 56% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1938 (54 of 96), against 57% in 1936 and 45% in 1939.

On the same scan page	Edward S. Henderson, Jeanne Herald, Eleanor R. Hewitt
Same earlier school	Roosevelt School: 75 other classmates
Same first name	George: 4 other people in the class

What George did at school

Chorus (i, 2, 3, 4)
Operetta (3)

What the yearbook said

George has gained many everlasting friends with his congenial smile and pleasing personality. “Hick” may be seen at every football game running across the field with a bucket in one hand and a towel in the other. He is also a sturdy follower of hockey and basketball; in fact, most all sports.

The class of 1938

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Others named Hecht

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

Also came from Roosevelt School

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1938, page 49. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1938melr).

Published 1938. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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