Fitchburg High School

William Thomas Murphy

William Thomas Murphy appears in the 1929 yearbook of Fitchburg High School in Fitchburg, MA. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1929

218 in the class of 1929 · 310 more named Murphy

Full name: William Thomas Murphy
School: Fitchburg High School
Graduated: Class of 1929

Also searched as: Bill Murphy; William Murphy; William T. Murphy; Billy Murphy.

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Same surname 294
Classmates 217

In context

This site lists 218 people from the Fitchburg High School class of 1929; sorted by surname, William comes 148th. Turning the scan to page 43 shows William; the portraits we read from this book run from page 11 to page 57. People named Murphy appear in 8 classes of Fitchburg High School on this site between 1908 and 1929, 11 in all. The first name William runs through 15 classes of Fitchburg High School (1907 to 1930), 36 people in all, and is most common in 1926 (5). Names on this site: 218 for the class of 1929, compared with 256 for 1928 and 253 for 1930.

On the same scan page	Louise Norwood Murdock, Florence Mary Murphy, John Joseph Muscillo, Romeo Raymond Myllymaa

What William did at school

Football (2-3-4)
Baseball (3)
Relay Team (3-4)

What the yearbook said

Silence has many advantages.

Juny has been so quiet and unobtrusive throughout High School we hardly knew he was with us until last fall on the gridiron—then we sat up and took notice—for he was a clever, if not brawny, backfield man. He likes to skate at Coggshall on cold wintry evenings, too, and many a young damsel has cast a glance or two his way when his graceful figure has glided over the smooth surface. Girls never bother Bill, but he is a great favorite with the fellows, who like him for his quiet, unassuming manner.

The class of 1929

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Others named Murphy

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Source

Fitchburg High School yearbook, 1929, page 43. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item boulder1929fitc).

Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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