Newton High School

Charles Clark Macomber

Charles Clark Macomber, Newton High School class of 1918 (Newton, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Claflin Grammar School; headed for Harvard; lived at 171 Highland Avenue, Newtonville.

Class of 1918

101 in the class of 1918 · 12 more named Macomber

Full name: Charles Clark Macomber
Born: August 5, 1899
Lived at: 171 Highland Avenue, Newtonville
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1918
Course: Special
Came from: Claflin Grammar School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Charlie Macomber; Charles Macomber; Charles C. Macomber; Chuck Macomber.

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Household 1
Neighbours 12
Same surname 8
Classmates 100
Same schools 73

In context

Of the 101 entries from the Newton High School class of 1918 read for this site, Charles's is 57th alphabetically. Charles's portrait is on scan page 75, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 61 to 87. Charles's plan is printed as “Harvard”, which counts here as a college or university; 51 of the 80 classmates who named a plan (64%) named the same kind. Charles did not arrive alone from Claflin Grammar School: 5 other classmates name it too. A college or university was the plan of 51 of 63 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1918 (81%), compared with 84% in 1917 and 82% in 1919.

On the same scan page	Kenneth Ripley Lynde, Norma Carver Marshall
Same earlier school	Claflin Grammar School: 5 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 51 of 80 classmates with a plan (64%)
Same course	Special: 5 of 101 classmates with a course (5%)

At home, 171 Highland Avenue, Newtonville

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

Eleanor MacomberNewton 1925

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

George B Macomber, H builder householderpage

What the yearbook said

His very foot has music in it As he comes up the stairs." "mac

1918 Newtonian, Manager

Also grew up on Highland Ave., Newtonville

The class of 1918

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Others named Macomber

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

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Also came from Claflin Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1918, page 75. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1918newt).

Published 1918, 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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