Melrose High School

William R. Thornton

William R. Thornton, Melrose High School class of 1930 (Melrose, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Roosevelt School; a write-up.

Class of 1930

184 in the class of 1930 · 21 more named Thornton

Full name: William R. Thornton
School: Melrose High School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: Roosevelt School
Headed for: M. I. T
Ambition: “to become a successful automotive engineer”

Also searched as: Bill Thornton; William Thornton; Billy Thornton; Thornton, William.

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Same surname 14
Classmates 183
Same schools 83

In context

Going through the Melrose High School class of 1930 from A to Z by surname, William is the 161st of 184 names on this site. The entry is on page 55 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 14 to page 61. The yearbook lists 40 people from the Melrose High School class of 1930 as coming from Roosevelt School, including William. 4 other people in the class share the first name William. The class of 1930: 79% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 65% in 1929 and 57% in 1931.

On the same scan page	Janet Thomas, Esther Thomson, Lillian Gwendolyn Towner
Same earlier school	Roosevelt School: 39 other classmates
Same first name	William: 4 other people in the class

What William did at school

Euclidean 2
Traffic Squad 4

What the yearbook said

“Bill.” "Randy” Euclidean 2; Nuntius Editor-iu-Chief 2; Traffic Squad 4 "Bill” came to M. H. S. from the Roosevelt School in 1926. As a Freshman he slept a great deal ; but managed, as shown by his marks, to keep awake in Latin Class. He is believed to be the only person in existence for whom the doctor prescribed an automobile. Since he bought his model “A.” in October 1929, his natural fear of the fairer sex has been diminishing (rapidly). He intends to stay around M. H. S. for another year as a “P. G,” and then, by way of M. I. T. to become a successful automotive engineer. Good luck. Bill !

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Melrose High School yearbook, 1930, page 55. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item log1930melr).

Published 1930, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Melrose Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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