Arlington High School

Dorothy Wells “Dot”

Dorothy Wells (“Dot”), Arlington High School class of 1929 (Arlington, Massachusetts). The entry prints: activities listed: Honor Roll and Dramatic Club; lived at 95 GRAND VIEW ROAD; a motto.

Class of 1929

133 in the class of 1929 · 70 more named Wells

Full name: Dorothy Wells
Known as: Dot
Lived at: 95 GRAND VIEW ROAD, Arlington, Massachusetts
School: Arlington High School
Graduated: Class of 1929

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Clubs & teams 90
Same surname 48
Classmates 132

In context

Going through the Arlington High School class of 1929 from A to Z by surname, Dorothy is the 126th of 133 names on this site. In the scan, Dorothy appears on page 52, near the end of the run of 133 portraits read for this site (pages 10 to 54). 22 people in the class list “Dramatic Club”, Dorothy included. From 1927 to 1930, 16 Arlington High School graduates on this site share the first name Dorothy, spread over 4 classes. Count the first names and the class of 1929 gives Elizabeth (6), Helen (6) and Mary (6), where the class of 1928 gives Mary (6), Ruth (5) and William (5).

On the same scan page	Anna Walsh, Estelle Walsh, Lawrence Edward Whitman
Same club	Dramatic Club: 21 other classmates
Same first name	Dorothy: 4 other people in the class

At home, 95 GRAND VIEW ROAD

The 1930 Arlington Directory lists these people named Wells at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Benjamin F Wells, (Minnie M.) railway mail clerk lived herepage

The Wells household is listed here in 1925, 1928, 1933 and 1935 too.

What Dorothy did at school

Honor Roll
Dramatic Club 117

Fellow members from Dorothy's own class:

What the yearbook said

There is no substitute for thorough-going, ardent, and sincere earnestness.

The class of 1929

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Dorothy WellsArlington 1930

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Source

Arlington High School yearbook, 1929, page 52. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item arlingtonhighsch1929arli).

Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Robbins Memorial Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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