Melrose High School

John Ritchie

John Ritchie is one of 205 graduates in the class of 1939 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. The 1939 yearbook entry gives: came from Calvin Coolidge School; headed for College of Western Maryland; a write-up.

Class of 1939

205 in the class of 1939 · 18 more named Ritchie

Full name: John Ritchie
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1939
Came from: Calvin Coolidge School
Headed for: College of Western Maryland

Also searched as: Jack Ritchie; Johnny Ritchie; Ritchie, John.

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Same surname 12
Classmates 204
Same schools 95

In context

Going through the Melrose High School class of 1939 from A to Z by surname, John is the 168th of 205 names on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 80, in the first third of the stretch from page 16 to page 201 where this site found the book's portraits. John is the most common first name in the Melrose High School class of 1939, with 15 people. Counting John, 28 people in the class are listed as coming from Calvin Coolidge School. Plans for a college or university made up 45% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1939 (9 of 20), against 56% in 1938 and 65% in 1942.

On the same scan page	John A. Reece, Helen Marie Reno, Arthur J. Rigney
Same earlier school	Calvin Coolidge School: 27 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 9 of 39 classmates with a plan (23%)
Same first name	John: 14 other people in the class
Dedication, as printed	“DEDICATED TO BLAIR C. WTLSOX HIS FRIENDLINESS AND SINCERE COMPANIONSHIP HAVE MADE HIM OUR ADVISER COMRADE, AND FRIEND”

What John did at school

Football 4

What the yearbook said

Jack has made a name for himself by means of his cheerful smile and witty remarks. His basketball is as brilliant as some of his remarks. His attitude toward the fairer sex is always hopeful. Jack can be distinguished in school by his fair hair and his falsetto voice. His future plans are invested in the College of Western Maryland. Good luck t(j you Jack.

The class of 1939

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Others named Ritchie

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Also came from Calvin Coolidge School

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1939, page 80. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1939melr).

Published 1939. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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