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Melrose High School · Melrose, Massachusetts

Class of 1936

247 graduates of Melrose, Massachusetts. Every name and face was read out of the scanned yearbook pages themselves.

Rights: Published 1936. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

  • 247graduates
  • 203listed activities
Cover of Class of 1936

About this yearbook

Scanned by
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The 1936 yearbook of Melrose High School in Melrose lists 247 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.

213 different surnames appear. The most common were Smith (7), Brooks (3), Bryant (3), Johnson (3) and Moore (3), and 24 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were Charles (7), Richard (7), Robert (7), Ruth (6) and Donald (5).

118 graduates named the school they came from. The most often named were Roosevelt School (42), Washington School (34), Lincoln School (20) and St. Mary’s School (10).

103 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Business (7), Simmons (4), Boston University (3) and Dartmouth (3).

203 graduates listed clubs, teams or other activities. The largest were Football (4), Girls' Club (4) and Baseball (3).

78 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Betty”, “Georgie”, “Brud” and “Bill”.

Most common surnames

Most common first names

  • Charles7
  • Richard7
  • Robert7
  • Ruth6
  • Donald5
  • John5

Schools they came from

  • Roosevelt School42
  • Washington School34
  • Lincoln School20
  • St. Mary’s School10

What they planned next

  • Business7
  • Simmons4
  • Boston University3
  • Dartmouth3
  • Harvard3
  • Radcliffe3

Clubs, teams and activities

Nicknames in the yearbook

Local businesses that advertised

  • F. E. COYLE490 MAIN STREET
  • ENGRAVERS PRINTERS57-68 Franklin St. Boston
  • HUB ACADEMY161 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., BOSTON
  • A. C. RICHARDS CO.. INC.35 Berwick St., Melrose, Mass.
  • CHIPMAN SHADE and SCREEN CO.692 Main Street
  • BISHOP AND CRAWFORD
  • LENS and SHUTTER
  • THE DELANEY PRESSMelrose Massachusetts
  • THE MASQUE AND WIG SOCIETY
  • THE FAY SCHOOL52 BEACON STREET
  • CASEY FLORIST COMPANY
  • P. M. GROVESTEIN
  • MILTON'S DRUG STORE40 W. Wyoming Avk.
  • MELROSE HARDWARE CO., INC.Hurd St. (At Wyoming)
  • WILLIAM D. WHITNEY INSURANCE CO.
  • FRENCH DOLL BEAUTY SHOPPE58 Essex Street Melrose, Mass.
  • BAILEY AND JANES
  • MADELINE BORDEN
  • MELROSE FLORIST CO.245 West Wyoming Ave.
  • MELROSE CO-OPERATIVE BANK583 Main St. Melrose
  • NELSON'S MARKET35 ESSEX STREET, Melrose, Mass.
  • MODERN BEAUTY SHOP
  • BEAN AND COLE
  • MELROSE MEAT SHOP
  • STEARNS AND HILL, INC.505 Main Street Melrose, Mass.
  • ALECK'S CLOTHING STORE406 Main Street Melrose. Mass.
  • ANDREWS' MARKET5 10-512 Main Street, Melrose
  • THE CLOAK AND PLUME SOCIETY
  • LOUIS GOLDFARB
  • THE BLUE LANTERN15 Marvin Rd., Melrose Highlands, Mass.
  • HOLDEN'S TAXI SERVICE
  • CUTTER'S TENNIS SHOP
  • KENNEDY'SSUMMER & HAWLEY STS.

As printed in the advertising pages of the yearbook.

All 247 graduates

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