Melrose High School
Ralph Simpson “SLUG”
Ralph Simpson (“SLUG”) was one of 152 graduates in the class of 1925 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. Printed details: activities listed: Hi-Y and Hockey. Portrait and entry from the 1925 yearbook, page 54.
Class of 1925
152 in the class of 1925 · 69 more named Simpson
- Full name
- Ralph Simpson
- Known as
- SLUG
- School
- Melrose High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1925
Also searched as: Slug Simpson; Simpson, Ralph.
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In context
Of the 152 names from the Melrose High School class of 1925 that have pages here, Ralph is 120th in surname order. In the scan, Ralph appears on page 54, in the last third of the run of 152 portraits read for this site (pages 12 to 65). In the 8 classes of Melrose High School between 1925 and 1939 that this site covers, 13 people have the first name Ralph. In the Melrose High School class of 1925, 24 entries mention “Hi-Y”; Ralph's is one of them. The class of 1925 has 152 names here, where the neighbouring class has 166 for 1926.
| On the same scan page | Amy Simpson, Dora Smith |
|---|---|
| Same club | Hi-Y: 23 other classmates |
| Same club | Hockey: 7 other classmates |
| Dedication, as printed | “One who has been a true friend and helper throughout the past four years and who has always given to us of his best, we respectfully dedicate this first volume.” |
What the page does not say. No write-up or quotation for Ralph. Other entries in the Melrose High School class of 1925 carry it far more often (write-up or quotation 43%), so either the book did not print it or our reading missed it; the scan has the final word.
What Ralph did at school
Fellow members from Ralph's own class:
The class of 1925
Amy SimpsonMelrose 1925
Dora SmithMelrose 1925
Herbert Moulton Shorey JrMelrose 1925
Roger Heywood SmithMelrose 1925
Paul Dwight ShermanMelrose 1925
Muriel SouthMelrose 1925
Others named Simpson
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Vera SimpsonArlington 1927
Ruth SimpsonMedford 1924
Howard Nellson SimpsonSpringfield Central 1927
Frank E. SimpsonBoston of To-day (1892) 1892
Courtney H. SimpsonBrockton 1940
Dorothy M. SimpsonBrockton 1941
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Source
Melrose High School yearbook, 1925, page 54.
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Internet Archive (item log1925melr).
Published 1925, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Melrose Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.
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