Malden High School

Waldo Elton Merritt “Elton”

Waldo Elton Merritt (“Elton”) appears in the 1929 yearbook of Malden High School in Malden, MA. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1929-A

135 in the class of 1929 · 9 more named Merritt

Full name: Waldo Elton Merritt
Known as: Elton
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Course: Scientific

Also searched as: Elton Merritt; Waldo Merritt; Waldo E. Merritt; Merritt, Waldo.

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Clubs & teams 76
Same surname 5
Classmates 134

In context

Of the 135 entries from the Malden High School class of 1929-A read for this site, Waldo's is 82nd alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 44 shows Waldo; the portraits we read from this book run from page 16 to page 67. Waldo is one of 15 listed under Scientific among the 135 classmates whose course is printed (11%). Waldo shared “Blue and Gold” with 8 graduates, going by what the yearbook prints. 16% of those in the class of 1929-A who printed a course took a college or college-preparatory one, against 24% in 1928-B and 29% in 1930-A.

On the same scan page	Edwin Francis Meelia, Amy Helen Menns
Same club	Lit: 8 other classmates
Same club	Blue and Gold: 8 other classmates
Same course	Scientific: 15 of 135 classmates with a course (11%)
The book's own title	Maldonian

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Source

Malden High School yearbook, 1929, page 44. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item maldonianyearboo1929mald).

Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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