New Bedford High School

William Bentley Armitage

William Bentley Armitage appears in the 1936 yearbook of New Bedford High School in New Bedford, MA. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1936

150 in the class of 1936 · 10 more named Armitage

Full name: William Bentley Armitage
Born: November 18, 1918
School: New Bedford High School
Graduated: Class of 1936
Course: Scientific
Came from: Betsey B. Winslow School
Headed for: New Bedford Textile School

Also searched as: Bill Armitage; William Armitage; William B. Armitage; Billy Armitage.

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Same surname 9
Classmates 149
Same schools 18

In context

Of the 150 entries from the New Bedford High School class of 1936 read for this site, William's is 4th alphabetically. Find William on page 24 of the scan; the people on this site from the New Bedford High School class of 1936 are spread over pages 19 to 72. In the 21 classes of New Bedford High School between 1924 and 1945 that this site covers, 72 people have the first name William, with the largest group (8) in 1942. 6 of the 90 classmates who printed a course (7%) took Scientific, as William did. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1936 has 150 entries, while the neighbouring class has 120 for 1935.

On the same scan page	Ralph Hugh Baird, Alton Ralph Barber
Same course	Scientific: 6 of 90 classmates with a course (7%)
The book's own title	Memoirs Under the Red and White

What the yearbook said

“A light heart lives long.”

The class of 1936

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Others named Armitage

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Also came from Betsey B. Winslow School

Also headed for New Bedford Textile School

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Source

New Bedford High School yearbook, 1936, page 24. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item memoirsunderredw1936newb).

Published 1936. Scan courtesy of the contributing library via the Internet Archive.

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