Newton High School

Edward Whitelaw Center “Eddie”

Newton High School in Newton, Massachusetts, listed Edward Whitelaw Center (“Eddie”) among 350 graduates in the class of 1925. The entry gives: headed for Boston University; activities listed: Boys' Glee Club and Newtonite; lived at 19 Rieker Road, Newton. Portrait and entry from the Newtonian, page 23.

Class of 1925

350 in the class of 1925 · 3 more named Center

Full name: Edward Whitelaw Center
Known as: Eddie
Born: January 4, 1907
Lived at: 19 Rieker Road, Newton
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Course: Scientific
Came from: Bigelow Grammar School
Headed for: Boston University

Also searched as: Eddie Center; Ed Center; Edward Center; Edward W. Center.

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Clubs & teams 76
Same surname 2
Classmates 349
Same schools 345

In context

Of the 350 names from the Newton High School class of 1925 that have pages here, Edward is 61st in surname order. The entry is on page 23 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 16 to page 65. Edward is listed under “Newtonite”, along with 57 other classmates. In the Newton High School class of 1925, 9% of the 344 printed courses are Scientific (31 people), Edward included. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1925 has 350 entries, while the neighbouring class has 315 for 1928.

On the same scan page	Chandler Cutler Butler, Ruth Callahan, Richard Bautelle Carr, Henry Robert Casey and 2 more
Same club	Newtonite: 57 other classmates
Same club	Orchestra: 21 other classmates
Same earlier school	Bigelow Grammar School: 32 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 122 of 223 classmates with a plan (55%)
Same course	Scientific: 31 of 344 classmates with a course (9%)

What Edward did at school

Boys' Glee Club
Newtonite 59
Orchestra 23

Fellow members from Edward's own class:

What the yearbook said

Nature never rhymes her children nor makes two men alike

The class of 1925

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Others named Center

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

Also came from Bigelow Grammar School

Also headed for Boston University

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1925, page 23. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1925newt).

Published 1925, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Newton Free Library via the Internet Archive.

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