Salem Classical and High School

Gladys Nelson

Gladys Nelson was one of 331 graduates in the class of 1941 at Salem Classical and High School, Salem, Massachusetts. Printed details: a motto. Portrait and entry from the Witch, page 69.

Class of 1941

331 in the class of 1941 · 172 more named Nelson

Full name: Gladys Nelson
School: Salem Classical and High School
Graduated: Class of 1941

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Same surname 119
Classmates 330

In context

Of the 331 entries from the Salem Classical and High School class of 1941 read for this site, Gladys's is 219th alphabetically. Gladys's portrait is on scan page 69, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 17 to 103. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1941 has 331 entries, while the neighbouring classes have 298 for 1940 and 326 for 1942. Count the first names and the class of 1941 gives John (18) and Mary (12), where the class of 1940 gives John (14), Mary (11) and Joseph (9). “The Witch” is the name this yearbook gives itself (edited by H. Carlton Whitman).

On the same scan page	Stella Nalesnik, Isabel Louise Naworska, Luba Niciewsky
The book's own title	The Witch (editor: H. Carlton Whitman)

What the page does not say. The reading found no home address, no clubs or activities for Gladys. Across the Salem Classical and High School class of 1941 the shares are home address 96% and clubs or activities 66%; worth checking the scan before assuming the book left them out.

What the yearbook said

Be always brave and true and lovely Vivid and happy, gay as you are now.

The class of 1941

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Others named Nelson

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Salem Classical and High School yearbook, 1941, page 69. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item salemhighschooly1941clas).

Published 1941. Scan courtesy of the contributing library via the Internet Archive.

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