Melrose High School

Irene Fahy “I”

Class of 1938, Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts: Irene Fahy (“I”). The yearbook entry prints: came from St. Mary’s School; headed for Simmons College; activities listed: Girls' Club. Portrait and entry from the 1938 yearbook, page 39.

Class of 1938

277 in the class of 1938 · 3 more named Fahy

Full name: Irene Fahy
Known as: I
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1938
Came from: St. Mary’s School
Headed for: Simmons College

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Clubs & teams 2
Same surname 2
Classmates 276
Same schools 27

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 277 names from the Melrose High School class of 1938, Irene stands 62nd. In the scan, Irene appears on page 39, in the first third of the run of 277 portraits read for this site (pages 16 to 207). Irene's plan is printed as “Simmons College”, which counts here as a college or university; 54 of the 120 classmates who named a plan (45%) named the same kind. The class of 1938: 56% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 57% in 1936 and 45% in 1939.

On the same scan page	Mary Louise Fahy, Frances H. Fairbanks
Same kind of plan	college or university: 54 of 120 classmates with a plan (45%)

What Irene did at school

Girls' Club 206

What the yearbook said

During her four years at Melrose High, Irene has had a very good school record. She hopes to be able, after graduation, to attend Simmons College in Boston. There she wants to study to be a social service worker in one of the clinics. Although Irene is quiet, reserved, and shy, she has a sweet and kind nature, and is a friend to all.

The class of 1938

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Others named Fahy

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Also came from St. Mary’s School

Also headed for Simmons College

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Melrose High School yearbook, 1938, page 39. 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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