Melrose High School

Shirley A. Souther “Shirl”

Shirley A. Souther (“Shirl”) is one of 277 graduates in the class of 1938 at Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. The 1938 yearbook entry gives: came from Calvin Coolidge School; activities listed: Log Staff; a write-up.

Class of 1938

277 in the class of 1938 · 8 more named Souther

Full name: Shirley A. Souther
Known as: Shirl
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1938
Came from: Calvin Coolidge School

Also searched as: Shirl Souther; Shirley Souther; Souther, Shirley.

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Same surname 6
Classmates 276
Same schools 95

In context

277 people from the Melrose High School class of 1938 appear on this site, and Souther puts Shirley 223rd among them. On the scan, the entry sits on page 86, around the middle of the stretch from page 16 to page 207 where this site found the book's portraits. From 1926 to 1942, 15 Melrose High School graduates on this site share the first name Shirley, spread over 7 classes and peaking at 8 in 1938. 68 other classmates came from Calvin Coolidge School, the school Shirley is listed as coming from. Plans for a college or university made up 56% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1938 (54 of 96), against 57% in 1936 and 45% in 1939.

On the same scan page	Shirley F. Smith, Betsey Sprague
Same earlier school	Calvin Coolidge School: 68 other classmates
Same first name	Shirley: 7 other people in the class

What Shirley did at school

Girls’ Club (3, 4)
Log Staff
Chorus (1)

What the yearbook said

Shirl has a spontaneous sense of humor that bursts forth at the most unexpected moments. She finds great enjoyment in swimming and tennis, but her interest in skiing surpasses ail else but drawing. Reading and the movies also claim her attention ; so you see she has a wide variety of interests. Shirl plans to attend a Boston art school.

The class of 1938

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Others named Souther

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

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Also came from Calvin Coolidge School

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1938, page 86. 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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