Melrose High School

Thomas D. Whitney “Whit Tom”

Thomas D. Whitney (“Whit Tom”), Melrose High School class of 1942 (Melrose, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Lincoln School; a write-up.

Class of 1942

256 in the class of 1942 · 50 more named Whitney

Full name: Thomas D. Whitney
Known as: Whit Tom
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1942
Came from: Lincoln School
Headed for: Whit plans to attend aeronautical school after graduation

Also searched as: Tom Whitney; Thomas Whitney; Tommy Whitney; Whitney, Thomas.

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Same surname 45
Classmates 255
Same schools 16

In context

Of the 256 names from the Melrose High School class of 1942 that have pages here, Thomas is 251st in surname order. In the scan, Thomas appears on page 104, around the middle of the run of 256 portraits read for this site (pages 18 to 173). 12 people named Thomas turn up in 9 Melrose High School classes on this site, 1926 to 1942. Lincoln School appears as the earlier school of 17 people in the class, Thomas among them. The class of 1942: 65% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 45% in 1939.

On the same scan page	Richard N. Wilbur, Ruth Louise Wills, Jacqueline Winship
Same earlier school	Lincoln School: 16 other classmates

What Thomas did at school

junior Red Cross i
Cross Country 2, 3, 4
Track 4
Outing Club 4
Hockey i, 2
Golf 3, 4

What the yearbook said

When Tom entered this school, he was a shy little freshman, scared by those high and almighty seniors. But in the space of four years he has become one of those lordly seniors and rightly so. Whit, as he is most commonly known, is known for his ever-ready smile and wonderful sense of humor. Whit has participated in many school sports, and it is said that he is sure to be Bobby Jones' successor in golf. Whit plans to attend aeronautical school after graduation, so as to be able to join our ever-growing air corps.

The class of 1942

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Source

Melrose High School yearbook, 1942, page 104. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1942melr).

Published 1942. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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