Brookline High School
Addison Cowles
Addison Cowles was one of 103 graduates in the class of 1923 at Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from F. O. Endeavoring; activities listed: Mandolin Club and Dance Committee; lived at 15 Dwight Street. Portrait and entry from the 1923 yearbook, page 27.
Class of 1923
103 in the class of 1923 · 13 more named Cowles
- Full name
- Addison Cowles
- Lived at
- 15 Dwight Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1923
- Came from
- F. O. Endeavoring
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In context
This site lists 103 people from the Brookline High School class of 1923; sorted by surname, Addison comes 20th. Turning the scan to page 27 shows Addison; the portraits we read from this book run from page 22 to page 51. Addison is listed under “Year Book Committee”, along with 4 other classmates. The class of 1923 has 103 names here, where the neighbouring class has 118 for 1924.
| On the same scan page | Francis J. Daley, Alice D. Davies |
|---|---|
| Same club | Mandolin Club: 5 other classmates |
| Same club | Dance Committee: 4 other classmates |
| Dedication, as printed | “Arthur W. Roberts IN SINCERE APPRECIATION OF HIS MANY YEARS OF UNTIRING SERVICE” |
At home, 15 Dwight Street
The 1925 city directory lists Addison Cowles with the occupation “student” (page).
The 1925 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Cowles at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
What Addison did at school
- Mandolin Club 31
- President Mandolin Club ’23 31
- Business Manager Dramatics ’22 213
- SeniorSocial ’21
- Chairman Social Committee ’22 11
- Dance Committee 33
- Tennis Team 55
- Spanish Club 171
- Usher Bovs’ Interscholastic Debate ’22
- Usher Senior Dance ’22 16
- Year Book Committee 68
- French Club 460
Fellow members from Addison's own class:
What the yearbook said
Strange to the world he wore a bashful look
Also grew up on Dwight Street
The class of 1923
Mildred CorrBrookline 1923
Francis J. DaleyBrookline 1923
Dorothy E. ColbyBrookline 1923
Alice D. DaviesBrookline 1923
Alfred T. Clifton JrBrookline 1923
Walter S. DenningBrookline 1923
Others named Cowles
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Dale E. CowlesArlington 1927
Herbert Fuller CowlesHigh School of Commerce 1940
Ruth Elizabeth CowlesHigh School of Commerce 1944
S. MacOn Cowles JrMelrose 1934
Edmund Brainerd CowlesMen of Massachusetts, 1903 1903
Katherine CowlesBrookline 1926
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1923, page 27.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1923broo).
Published 1923, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.
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