Melrose High School

Richard E. Chipchase “Dick”

Richard E. Chipchase (“Dick”) appears in the 1938 yearbook of Melrose High School in Melrose, MA. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1938

277 in the class of 1938 · 2 more named Chipchase

Full name: Richard E. Chipchase
Known as: Dick
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1938
Came from: Calvin Coolidge School
Ambition: “To become an electrical engineer”
Pastime: “Electricity and radio”

Also searched as: Dick Chipchase; Richard Chipchase; Rick Chipchase; Chipchase, Richard.

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Same surname 1
Classmates 276
Same schools 95

In context

Of the 277 entries from the Melrose High School class of 1938 read for this site, Richard's is 29th alphabetically. Find Richard on page 29 of the scan; the people on this site from the Melrose High School class of 1938 are spread over pages 16 to 207. 9 other people in the class share the first name Richard. The yearbook lists 69 people from the Melrose High School class of 1938 as coming from Calvin Coolidge School, including Richard. In the class of 1938 the first names most often shared were Robert (13), John (12) and Richard (10); the class of 1936 had Charles (7), Richard (7) and Robert (7).

On the same scan page	Phyllis A. Chase, George A. Chisholm, Frances E. Churchill
Same earlier school	Calvin Coolidge School: 68 other classmates
Same first name	Richard: 9 other people in the class

What the yearbook said

“Dickie” has been with us for four years, and although he hasn't participated in any sport, he is really a good athlete. “Dickie’s” interests chiefly consist of electricity and radio. In his room are many electrical contraptions that he made to make life easier for himself. After he graduates from high school, Dick hopes to study to become an electrical engineer.

The class of 1938

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Others named Chipchase

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

Nina Elizabeth ChipchaseMelrose 1939

Also came from Calvin Coolidge School

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1938, page 29. 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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