Malden High School

John Joseph Murphy “Muff”

John Joseph Murphy (“Muff”) was one of 80 graduates in the class of 1921 at Malden High School, Malden, Massachusetts. Printed details: Commercial course; a motto. Portrait and entry from the 1921 yearbook, page 29.

Class of 1921

80 in the class of 1921 · 310 more named Murphy

Full name: John Joseph Murphy
Known as: Muff
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1921
Course: Commercial

Also searched as: Muff Murphy; Jack Murphy; John Murphy; John J. Murphy.

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Same surname 294
Classmates 79

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 80 names from the Malden High School class of 1921, John stands 52nd. The entry is on page 29 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 16 to page 37. John's course, Commercial, is also the course of 29 others in the 80 entries that print one (38% in all). The first name John runs through 18 classes of Malden High School (1919 to 1931), 43 people in all. A college or college-preparatory course was the choice of 8% of those who printed a course in the class of 1921; the neighbouring classes show 11% in 1920 and 23% in 1922-A.

On the same scan page	Mildred Martin, Edna Katherine Maxwell, Catherine Elizabeth McShane
Same course	Commercial: 30 of 80 classmates with a course (38%)

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Malden High School yearbook, 1921, page 29. 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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