Newton High School

Catharine Patton

Catharine Patton is one of 86 graduates in the class of 1916 at Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts. The 1916 yearbook entry gives: came from Bigelow Grammar School; headed for Smith; lived at 261 Franklin St., Newton.

Class of 1916

86 in the class of 1916 · 11 more named Patton

Full name: Catharine Patton
Born: Feburary 3, 1898
Lived at: 261 Franklin St., Newton
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1916
Course: Classical
Came from: Bigelow Grammar School
Headed for: Smith

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Group photos 5
Neighbours 4
Same surname 2
Classmates 85
Same schools 39

In context

86 people from the Newton High School class of 1916 appear on this site, and Patton puts Catharine 61st among them. Catharine's portrait is on scan page 39, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 18 to 47. Bigelow Grammar School appears as the earlier school of 10 people in the class, Catharine among them. Of 54 classmates who gave a plan, 44 (81%) point to a college or university; Catharine's entry says “Smith”. The share taking a college or college-preparatory course was 12% in the class of 1916 (10 of 86), against 0% in 1915 and 1% in 1917.

On the same scan page	Sarah O'Hara, Jean McLean Olmstead, Marjorie Cushing Palmer
Same earlier school	Bigelow Grammar School: 9 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 44 of 54 classmates with a plan (81%)
Same course	Classical: 45 of 86 classmates with a course (52%)
The book's own title	Newtonian (editor: Bartlett W. Boyden)

At home, 261 Franklin St., Newton

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

Cornelius H Patton, secretary householderpage

Also pictured in group photographs

Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against Catharine's senior portrait.

Student Council1916

In the same photographs:

Also grew up on Franklin St., Newton

The class of 1916

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Others named Patton

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

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Also came from Bigelow Grammar School

Also headed for Smith

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1916, page 39. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1916newt).

Published 1916, 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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