Melrose High School
Gertrude Dostmann “Trudy Gertie”
Class of 1938, Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts: Gertrude Dostmann (“Trudy Gertie”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Roosevelt School; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1938 yearbook, page 35.
Class of 1938
277 in the class of 1938 · 1 more named Dostmann
- Full name
- Gertrude Dostmann
- Known as
- Trudy Gertie
- School
- Melrose High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1938
- Came from
- Roosevelt School
Also searched as: Gertie Dostmann; Dostmann, Gertrude.
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In context
Gertrude Dostmann is number 48 of 277 in the alphabetical list of the Melrose High School class of 1938 on this site. Turning the scan to page 35 shows Gertrude; the portraits we read from this book run from page 16 to page 207. The first name Gertrude appears 13 times in the 8 Melrose High School classes read for this site (1926 to 1942). Counting Gertrude, 76 people in the class are listed as coming from Roosevelt School. A college or university was the plan of 54 of 96 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1938 (56%), compared with 57% in 1936 and 45% in 1939.
| On the same scan page | John T. Deasy, Barbara Derby, Cecilia F. Doucette |
|---|---|
| Same earlier school | Roosevelt School: 75 other classmates |
What Gertrude did at school
- Chorus (1, 2, 3)
- Field Hockey (1, 2, 3, 4)
- Basketball (1, 2, 3, 4)
- Glee Club (2)
- German Club (2)
- Lens and Shutter (3, 4)
- School Gym Team (3)
- Girls' Club (4)
- G. L. A. (3, 4)
What the yearbook said
During the past four years “Gertie” has entered many outside activities, majoring in athletics. Her pleasing personality, and readiness to take an active part in almost anything has won her many friends. Although Gertrude spoke no English when she arrived from Germany, she maintained excellent marks here. She plans to enter art school in the fall.
The class of 1938
Barbara DerbyMelrose 1938
Cecilia F. DoucetteMelrose 1938
John T. DeasyMelrose 1938
Mary DriscollMelrose 1938
Barbara R. DanielsMelrose 1938
Gertrude DumaisMelrose 1938
Also came from Roosevelt School
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Source
Melrose High School yearbook, 1938, page 35.
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Internet Archive (item log1938melr).
Published 1938. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.
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