Somerville High School
Benjamin Dow “Bennie”
Benjamin Dow (“Bennie”) is one of 563 graduates in the class of 1931 at Somerville High School, Somerville, Massachusetts. The 1931 yearbook entry gives: College Course; activities listed: Proctor and National Honor Society; lived at 22 Walnut Street.
Class of 1931
563 in the class of 1931 · 32 more named Dow
- Full name
- Benjamin Dow
- Known as
- Bennie
- Lived at
- 22 Walnut Street, Somerville, Massachusetts
- School
- Somerville High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1931
- Course
- College Course
Also searched as: Bennie Dow; Ben Dow; Dow, Benjamin.
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In context
Going through the Somerville High School class of 1931 from A to Z by surname, Benjamin is the 123rd of 563 names on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 45, in the first third of the stretch from page 27 to page 102 where this site found the book's portraits. College Course was the course of 79 out of 535 classmates who printed one (15%), including Benjamin. Benjamin is listed under “Poetry Club”, along with 118 other graduates. In the class of 1931 the first names most often shared were John (23), William (17) and Dorothy (16); the class of 1930 had John (18), Mary (16) and Edward (11).
| On the same scan page | Jeannette Dooner, Esther Dow, John Downing, Margaret Driscoll and 3 more |
|---|---|
| Same club | National Honor Society: 49 other classmates |
| Same club | Poetry Club: 118 other classmates |
| Same course | College Course: 79 of 535 classmates with a course (15%) |
What Benjamin did at school
Fellow members from Benjamin's own class:
Also grew up on Walnut St
The class of 1931
Jeannette DoonerSomerville 1931
Esther DowSomerville 1931
James DoolinSomerville 1931
John DowningSomerville 1931
Catherine DonovanSomerville 1931
Margaret DriscollSomerville 1931
Others named Dow
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Lois Willard DowNeedham 1924
Ellen Robinson DowFitchburg 1917
Helen Marie DowHigh School of Commerce 1944
David Crocker Dow, Jr.Cambridge 1923
Margaret DowCambridge 1924
Harold P. DowCambridge 1926
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Source
Somerville High School yearbook, 1931, page 45.
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