Newton High School

Addison Ely Knapp

Addison Ely Knapp, Newton High School class of 1914 (Newton, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from C. C. Burr School; headed for Norwich University; lived at 144 Hancock St., Auburndale.

Class of 1914

119 in the class of 1914 · 23 more named Knapp

Full name: Addison Ely Knapp
Born: November 2, 1894.
Lived at: 144 Hancock St., Auburndale, Newton, Massachusetts
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1914
Course: Classical
Came from: C. C. Burr School
Headed for: Norwich University

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Household 1
Neighbours 14
Same surname 18
Classmates 118
Same schools 6

In context

Of the 119 names from the Newton High School class of 1914 that have pages here, Addison is 70th in surname order. In the scan, Addison appears on page 40, around the middle of the run of 119 portraits read for this site (pages 21 to 53). Of the 119 entries in the class with a course, 75 (63%) say Classical, Addison's among them. Addison's “Norwich University” falls in the same group as 58 of the 79 plans printed for the class (73%): a college or university. 94% of the graduates in the class of 1914 whose plans we could classify named a college or university, against 94% in 1913 and 80% in 1915.

On the same scan page	Lawson Chase Kepner, Margaret Washburn Knapp, Henry T. Lawrence
Same kind of plan	college or university: 58 of 79 classmates with a plan (73%)
Same course	Classical: 75 of 119 classmates with a course (63%)

At home, 144 Hancock St., Auburndale

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

Margaret Washburn KnappNewton 1914

What the yearbook said

Class Relay, 1911, 1912, 1914. Second high jump, Class Meet, 1914.

Also grew up on Hancock St., Auburndale

The class of 1914

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Others named Knapp

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

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Also came from C. C. Burr School

Also headed for Norwich University

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1914, page 40. 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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