Melrose High School

Robert G. Decoste “Bob”

Robert G. Decoste (“Bob”) is one of 195 graduates in the class of 1932 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. The 1932 yearbook entry gives: came from Gooch School; a write-up.

Class of 1932

195 in the class of 1932 · 4 more named Decoste

Full name: Robert G. Decoste
Known as: Bob
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1932
Came from: Gooch School
Headed for: business school
Pastime: “Dancing”

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Same surname 3
Classmates 194
Same schools 16

In context

Of the 195 names from the Melrose High School class of 1932 that have pages here, Robert is 51st in surname order. Robert's portrait is on scan page 34, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 15 to 99. The first name Robert appears 71 times in the 13 Melrose High School classes read for this site (1925 to 1942), most often in 1942 (15). 12 other graduates came from Gooch School, the school Robert is listed as coming from. Of the 50 plans printed for the class of 1932 that name a kind of next step, 26 (52%) are a college or university, where the neighbouring class has 57% in 1931.

On the same scan page	Winifred C. Davis, Eleanor Davison
Same earlier school	Gooch School: 12 other classmates
Same kind of plan	business or secretarial school: 11 of 70 classmates with a plan (16%)
Same first name	Robert: 4 other people in the class

What the yearbook said

Since Bob came to the Melrose High School from the Gooch School in 1928, he has become very popular among his fellow class-men. Because of his pleasant personality, and curly blond hair, he has attracted much attention, especially that of a certain Freshman. He has not been active in any athletics, but has always been a loyal rooter for the school. His favorite pastime is dancing, and he is frequently seen at many of the popular dances. Bob plans to enter a business school in the fall.

The class of 1932

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Others named Decoste

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

Also came from Gooch School

Also headed for business school

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1932, page 34. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1932melr).

Published 1932. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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