Barnstable High School
Taisto Ranta “My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing t”
Taisto Ranta (“My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing t”), Barnstable High School class of 1938 (Barnstable, Massachusetts). The entry prints: a motto.
Class of 1938
54 in the class of 1938 · 2 more named Ranta
- Full name
- Taisto Ranta
- Known as
- My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing t
- School
- Barnstable High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1938
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In context
In the alphabetical roll of 54 names from the Barnstable High School class of 1938, Taisto stands 36th. Turning the scan to page 33 shows Taisto; the portraits we read from this book run from page 15 to page 39. Names on this site: 54 for the class of 1938, compared with 85 for 1939. The volume is titled “Barnacle”, as read from its opening pages.
| On the same scan page | Jane Nason, Helen Panesis, Louis Panesis, Mary Pina |
|---|---|
| The book's own title | Barnacle |
What the page does not say. Taisto's entry, as read here, has no clubs or activities. Share of the class's entries that do: clubs or activities 74%. The book may have left it out, or the reading may have missed it; check the scan.
What the yearbook said
“My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer.”
The class of 1938
Mary PinaBarnstable 1938
Walter RappBarnstable 1938
Louis PanesisBarnstable 1938
Bessie RaymondBarnstable 1938
Helen PanesisBarnstable 1938
Betty ReavisBarnstable 1938
Others named Ranta
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
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Source
Barnstable High School yearbook, 1938, page 33.
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Internet Archive (item barnacle1938barn).
Published 1938. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.
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