Melrose High School

Martha F. Atwood

Class of 1938, Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts: Martha F. Atwood. The yearbook entry prints: came from Lincoln School; headed for New Hampshire State College; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1938 yearbook, page 20.

Class of 1938

277 in the class of 1938 · 29 more named Atwood

Full name: Martha F. Atwood
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1938
Came from: Lincoln School
Headed for: New Hampshire State College

Also searched as: Martha Atwood; Atwood, Martha.

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Same surname 23
Classmates 276
Same schools 59

In context

Martha F. Atwood is number 8 of 277 in the alphabetical list of the Melrose High School class of 1938 on this site. The entry is on page 20 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 16 to page 207. “New Hampshire State College” is Martha's plan after graduation; 54 of 120 classmates with a printed plan (45%) named a college or university. Across 10 classes of Melrose High School on this site, from 1927 to 1942, 14 people are named Martha. 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	Ardel Anderson, Bertha Anderson, Shirley R. Anderson
Same earlier school	Lincoln School: 45 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 54 of 120 classmates with a plan (45%)

What Martha did at school

Girls’ Club (3, 4)
Orchestra (1, 2)
Glee Club (2)
Euclidean Society (3, 4)
Red Cross (2, 3, 4)
Volley Ball (4)
Operetta (3, 4)

What the yearbook said

Martha is a petite, little lass with an ever-ready smile. Her sweet and gracious manner has won many friends. Her particular interests are swimming, dancing, knitting, and attending the movies She is a member of Kappa Delta Psi Sorority. She plays the violin. Martha intends to enter New Hampshire State College, where she is planning to major in Biology.

The class of 1938

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Also headed for New Hampshire State College

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Melrose High School yearbook, 1938, page 20. 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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