Malden High School

Walter James Kelliher “Wally”

Walter James Kelliher (“Wally”) was one of 132 graduates in the class of 1929 at Malden High School, Malden, Massachusetts. Printed details: College course; activities listed: Lit and Le Cercle Francais; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1929 yearbook, page 34.

Class of 1929

132 in the class of 1929 · 15 more named Kelliher

Full name: Walter James Kelliher
Known as: Wally
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Course: College

Also searched as: Wally Kelliher; Walt Kelliher; Walter Kelliher; Walter J. Kelliher.

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Clubs & teams 53
Same surname 14
Classmates 131

In context

Of the 132 entries from the Malden High School class of 1929 read for this site, Walter's is 58th alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 34 shows Walter; the portraits we read from this book run from page 13 to page 62. 42 of the 132 classmates who printed a course (32%) took College, as Walter did. “Le Cercle Francais” appears in 13 entries from the Malden High School class of 1929, Walter's among them. In the class of 1929, 42 of 132 printed courses (32%) were college or college-preparatory ones, compared with 24% in 1928-B and 29% in 1930-A.

On the same scan page	Reuben Kaufman, Paul David Keenan
Same club	Lit: 6 other classmates
Same club	Le Cercle Francais: 12 other classmates
Same course	College: 42 of 132 classmates with a course (32%)

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What the yearbook said

Here is one member of the renowned “Kelliher- Killilea team”. “Wally” is always full of fun and is always willing to help anyone if he can. This boy just takes to Geometry as a fish takes to water. Tech is going to be fortunate to get “Wally” next year.

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Malden High School yearbook, 1929, page 34. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item maldonianyearbo1929mald_0).

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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