Melrose High School

John Murphy “Mutt”

John Murphy (“Mutt”) was one of 247 graduates in the class of 1936 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. Printed details: a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1936 yearbook, page 65.

Class of 1936

247 in the class of 1936 · 310 more named Murphy

Full name: John Murphy
Known as: Mutt
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1936

Also searched as: Mutt Murphy; Jack Murphy; Johnny Murphy; Murphy, John.

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Same surname 290
Classmates 246

In context

Going through the Melrose High School class of 1936 from A to Z by surname, John is the 161st of 247 names on this site. In the scan, John appears on page 65, in the first third of the run of 247 portraits read for this site (pages 19 to 158). From 1926 to 1942, 65 Melrose High School graduates on this site share the first name John, spread over 12 classes and peaking at 15 in 1939. First names that recur in the class of 1936: Charles (7), Richard (7) and Robert (7). In the class of 1938: Robert (13), John (12) and Richard (10).

On the same scan page	van Morris, Ethel Mosher, Gloria Muller
Same first name	John: 4 other people in the class

What the page does not say. John's entry, as read here, has no clubs or activities, no grammar school, no plan after graduation. Share of the class's entries that do: clubs or activities 82%, grammar school 48% and plan after graduation 42%. The book may have left them out, or the reading may have missed them; check the scan.

What the yearbook said

During his attendance here at Melrose High School, John has made many friends and acquaintances. He is a very easy going fellow, full of pep, and a constant source of entertainment for his classmates. John is a hard-working boy, and because of his job, he has unfortunately been unable to participate in any of the sports. John does not plan to attend any higher school of learning, but we are sure he will succeed.

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1936, page 65. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1936melr).

Published 1936. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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