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Portrait of Ada Holmes Whitmore, Newton High School, class of 1914
As printed in the 1914 yearbook

Newton High School

Ada Holmes Whitmore

Class of 1914, Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts: Ada Holmes Whitmore. The yearbook entry prints: came from Miss Carroll's School; headed for Smith; lived at 31 Sterling St., West Newton. Portrait and entry from the 1914 yearbook, page 53.

Class of 1914

119 in the class of 1914 · 15 more named Whitmore

Full name
Ada Holmes Whitmore
Born
June 4, 1896.
Lived at
31 Sterling St., West Newton
School
Newton High School
Graduated
Class of 1914
Course
Classical
Came from
Miss Carroll's School
Headed for
Smith

Also searched as: Ada Whitmore; Ada H. Whitmore; Whitmore, Ada.

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Henry Whitmore Jr — HouseholdHenry Whitmore JrWilliam B. Whidden — NeighboursWilliam WhiddenGladys Alma Whitmore — Same surnameGladys WhitmoreMiriam Whitmore — Same surnameMiriam WhitmoreRoswell Converse Whitmore Jr — Same surnameRoswell WhitmoreHoward Whitmore Jr — Same surnameHoward Whitmore JrMartha Lillyan Wieczorek — ClassmatesMartha WieczorekRalph O'Neal West — ClassmatesRalph WestMargaret Wilde — ClassmatesMargaret WildeMyrtle S. Weldon — ClassmatesMyrtle WeldonRobert Woods van Kirk Jr — ClassmatesRobert van KirkAdeline Martha Howlett — Same schoolsAdeline HowlettCatherine Dewey Jones — Same schoolsCatherine JonesHilda Dewey Jones — Same schoolsHilda Jones

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 119 names from the Newton High School class of 1914, Ada stands 116th. The entry is on page 53 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 21 to page 53. Of the 119 entries in the class with a course, 75 (63%) say Classical, Ada's among them. Ada's “Smith” falls in the same group as 58 of the 79 plans printed for the class (73%): a college or university. Helen (6), Margaret (5) and Ruth (5) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1914, and Marion (8) and Helen (6) in the class of 1915.

On the same scan pageWilliam B. Whidden, Martha Lillyan Wieczorek, Margaret Wilde
Same kind of plancollege or university: 58 of 79 classmates with a plan (73%)
Same courseClassical: 75 of 119 classmates with a course (63%)

At home, 31 Sterling St., West Newton

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

The 1909 Newton, Massachusetts City Directory (Sampson & Murdock) lists these people named Whitmore at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

  • Henry Whitmore, real estate householderpage

What the yearbook said

Review" Staff, 1913
Class Hockey, 1910. English Club, 1913-14. French Club, 1912-13. Class Prophet.

Also grew up on Sterling St., West Newton

The class of 1914

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Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from Miss Carroll's School

Also headed for Smith

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1914, page 53. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1914newt).

Published 1914, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Newton Free Library via the Internet Archive.

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