Melrose High School

Robert W. Thorn “Skinny Bob Shadow”

Robert W. Thorn (“Skinny Bob Shadow”), Melrose High School class of 1938 (Melrose, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Lincoln School; activities listed: Freshman Football; a write-up.

Class of 1938

277 in the class of 1938 · 7 more named Thorn

Full name: Robert W. Thorn
Known as: Skinny Bob Shadow
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1938
Came from: Lincoln School

Also searched as: Bob Thorn; Robert Thorn; Bobby Thorn; Thorn, Robert.

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Same surname 5
Classmates 276
Same schools 58

In context

Robert W. Thorn is number 239 of 277 in the alphabetical list of the Melrose High School class of 1938 on this site. Robert's portrait is on scan page 89, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 16 to 207. 71 people named Robert turn up in 13 Melrose High School classes on this site, 1925 to 1942; 1942 has the most with 15. The yearbook lists 46 people from the Melrose High School class of 1938 as coming from Lincoln School, including Robert. Among first names, the class of 1938 favours Robert (13), John (12) and Richard (10); the class of 1936 had Charles (7), Richard (7) and Robert (7).

On the same scan page	Ruth Thayer, T. Alan Thayer, Edith Thompson
Same earlier school	Lincoln School: 45 other classmates
Same first name	Robert: 12 other people in the class

What Robert did at school

Freshman Football
Lens and Shutter (2)
Tennis (3)
Speakers’ Bureau (4)

What the yearbook said

“Skinny” is the lad who answers to any name from “Fat-man” to “Shadow”. He started high school with a bang, and kept plunging through his four years with a smile and good-nature which constantly won him friends. His ambition — well, he keeps that a secret, but we hear that he intends to inhabit Deerfield next year, and then — on to Bowdoin !

The class of 1938

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Others named Thorn

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Also came from Lincoln School

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1938, page 89. 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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