Melrose High School

Phyllis Towner “Phyl Ruby”

Phyllis Towner (“Phyl Ruby”) is one of 277 graduates in the class of 1938 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. The 1938 yearbook entry gives: came from Roosevelt School; headed for Portia College of Liberal Arts; a write-up.

Class of 1938

277 in the class of 1938 · 4 more named Towner

Full name: Phyllis Towner
Known as: Phyl Ruby
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1938
Came from: Roosevelt School
Headed for: Portia College of Liberal Arts

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Same surname 3
Classmates 276
Same schools 97

In context

Of the 277 names from the Melrose High School class of 1938 that have pages here, Phyllis is 245th in surname order. Turning the scan to page 91 shows Phyllis; the portraits we read from this book run from page 16 to page 207. 5 people in the Melrose High School class of 1938 are called Phyllis. Phyllis's plan is printed as “Portia College of Liberal Arts”, which counts here as a college or university; 54 of the 120 classmates who named a plan (45%) named the same kind. Names on this site: 277 for the class of 1938, compared with 247 for 1936 and 205 for 1939.

On the same scan page	Margaret Traquair, Arthur Turner, Leo C. Turner
Same earlier school	Roosevelt School: 75 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 54 of 120 classmates with a plan (45%)
Same first name	Phyllis: 4 other people in the class

What Phyllis did at school

Cloak and Plume (i)

What the yearbook said

Back in 1934 Roosevelt School opened its portals and gave forth this cute, little brunette. During her four years here in Melrose High, “Phyl” has made many friends for herself. Phyllis is headed for Portia College of Liberal Arts, and from there to Portia Law School. Ail of us wish her all the luck in the world.

The class of 1938

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Others named Towner

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

Also came from Roosevelt School

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1938, page 91. 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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