Melrose High School Class of 1926

The 1926 yearbook of Melrose High School in Melrose lists 166 graduates, and every one of them has a portrait on this site. They are listed alphabetically below, each linked to a page of their own.

155 different surnames appear. The most common were Smith (3), Burt (2), Johnson (2), Murphy (2) and Perry (2), and 10 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were Dorothy (6), Elizabeth (6), Helen (6), Donald (4) and George (4).

50 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were B. U (3), Dartmouth (3), college (3) and Amherst (2).

99 graduates listed clubs, teams or other activities. The largest were Girls' Club (29), Masque and Wig (25), Traffic Squad (24) and Hi-Y (17).

125 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Haye”, “Dan”, “Joe” and “Bolts”.

Philip Bourneuf was in this class and went on to be known beyond their hometown.