Brookline High School
Arnold Melville Fleisher “Fly, Arnie”
Arnold Melville Fleisher (“Fly, Arnie”), Brookline High School class of 1924 (Brookline, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for University of Pennsylvania; activities listed: Radio Club and Baseball Squad; lived at 21 Gibbs Street.
Class of 1924
118 in the class of 1924 · 2 more named Fleisher
- Full name
- Arnold Melville Fleisher
- Known as
- Fly, Arnie
- Lived at
- 21 Gibbs Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1924
- Came from
- Entered from English Fligh School
- Headed for
- University of Pennsylvania
- Ambition
- “Ain’t got any”
- Pastime
- “Ordinary girls”
Also searched as: Arnold Fleisher; Arnold M. Fleisher; Fleisher, Arnold.
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In context
Of the 118 names from the Brookline High School class of 1924 that have pages here, Arnold is 37th in surname order. Turning the scan to page 32 shows Arnold; the portraits we read from this book run from page 22 to page 58. Among the 72 people in the class who printed a plan, 40 (56%) named a college or university, as Arnold did (“University of Pennsylvania”). This site lists 118 names for the class of 1924, against 103 for 1923 and 179 for 1925.
| On the same scan page | Rosamond Fleisher, Teresa Folin, Rachel Foster |
|---|---|
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 40 of 72 classmates with a plan (56%) |
| Dedication, as printed | “IN DEEP AFFECTION WE, THE CLASS OF NINETEEN TWENTY-FOUR DEDICATE THIS VOLUME OF THE BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK” |
At home, 21 Gibbs Street
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
The 1925 city directory lists Arnold Melville Fleisher with the occupation “student” (page).
The 1925 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Fleisher at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
- Arnold Fleisher, student householderpage
The Fleisher household is listed here in 1928 too.
What Arnold did at school
Fellow members from Arnold's own class:
What the yearbook said
It is not good for man to be alone
Also grew up on Gibbs Street
The class of 1924
Herman FisherBrookline 1924
Rosamond FleisherBrookline 1924
Joseph FarwellBrookline 1924
Teresa FolinBrookline 1924
William Amos EvansBrookline 1924
Rachel FosterBrookline 1924
Also headed for University of Pennsylvania
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1924, page 32.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1924broo).
Published 1924, 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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