Melrose High School

Virginia E. Thompson

Melrose High School in Melrose, Massachusetts, listed Virginia E. Thompson among 247 graduates in the class of 1936. The entry gives: a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1936 yearbook, page 83.

Class of 1936

247 in the class of 1936 · 185 more named Thompson

Full name: Virginia E. Thompson
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1936
Headed for: University of New Hampshire, to learn about agriculture

Also searched as: Ginny Thompson; Virginia Thompson; Thompson, Virginia.

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Same surname 123
Classmates 246

In context

This site lists 247 people from the Melrose High School class of 1936; sorted by surname, Virginia comes 225th. Virginia is printed on page 83 of the scan, around the middle of the 19-to-158 run of portrait pages. Thompson is the surname of 10 people across 6 Melrose High School classes on this site, 1925 to 1942. In the 11 classes of Melrose High School between 1925 and 1942 that this site covers, 26 people have the first name Virginia, with the largest group (5) in 1942. First names that recur in the class of 1936: Charles (7), Richard (7) and Robert (7). In the class of 1934: Henry (5) and Robert (5).

On the same scan page	Donald Teschek, Charles H. Thompson, Forest Tilton

What Virginia did at school

Lens and Shutter 3, 4
Girls’ Stamp Club 4
Baseball 2, 4
Varsity Club 4

What the yearbook said

Jinny, who always seems so friendly and happy, is most contented when indulging in skiing or mountain climbing. She would like to continue her studies at the University of New Hampshire to learn about agriculture. Each morning after that, she will arise at dawn to feed the chicks, etc. Good luck, Jinny.

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Melrose High School yearbook, 1936, page 83. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1936melr).

Published 1936. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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