Malden High School

Helen Mason Thomson “Tommy”

Malden High School in Malden, Massachusetts, listed Helen Mason Thomson (“Tommy”) among 80 graduates in the class of 1921. The entry gives: Commercial course; a motto; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1921 yearbook, page 35.

Class of 1921

80 in the class of 1921 · 16 more named Thomson

Full name: Helen Mason Thomson
Known as: Tommy
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1921
Course: Commercial

Also searched as: Tommy Thomson; Helen Thomson; Helen M. Thomson; Thomson, Helen.

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Same surname 13
Classmates 79

In context

Of the 80 names from the Malden High School class of 1921 that have pages here, Helen is 73rd in surname order. On the scan, the entry sits on page 35, near the end of the stretch from page 16 to page 37 where this site found the book's portraits. Across 17 classes of Malden High School on this site, from 1919 to 1931, 35 people are named Helen; the class of 1931 has the most, 5. Of the 80 entries in the class with a course, 30 (38%) say Commercial, Helen's among them. The class of 1921: 8% of printed courses lead to college, versus 11% in 1920 and 23% in 1922-A.

On the same scan page	Arthur James Swett, May Tankins, Violet Avelina Taylor
Same course	Commercial: 30 of 80 classmates with a course (38%)

What the yearbook said

Of all the girls that are so smart There’s none like pretty Tommy.

“Tommy” is a late arrival but she is popular just the same.

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Source

Malden High School yearbook, 1921, page 35. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item maldonianyearboo1921mald).

Published 1921, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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