Malden High School

Eleanor Louise Hirtle “Peg”

Eleanor Louise Hirtle (“Peg”), Malden High School class of 1929-A (Malden, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Belmont School; headed for Vesper George School of Art; activities listed: Usona, Deputy, Secretary, Vice-President and Ecce Signum.

Class of 1929-A

135 in the class of 1929 · 4 more named Hirtle

Full name: Eleanor Louise Hirtle
Known as: Peg
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Course: General
Came from: Belmont School
Headed for: Vesper George School of Art

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Clubs & teams 101
Same surname 3
Classmates 134
Same schools 28

In context

Going through the Malden High School class of 1929-A from A to Z by surname, Eleanor is the 51st of 135 names on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 33, in the first third of the stretch from page 16 to page 67 where this site found the book's portraits. In the Malden High School class of 1929-A, 7 entries mention “Usona, Deputy, Secretary, Vice-President”; Eleanor's is one of them. 13 people named Eleanor turn up in 9 Malden High School classes on this site, 1923 to 1931. Plans for a college or university made up 40% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1929-A (30 of 75), against 69% in 1928-B and 58% in 1930-A.

On the same scan page	Eva Henry, Bernard Thomas Higgins
Same club	Usona, Deputy, Secretary, Vice-President: 6 other classmates
Same club	Year Book Staff: 9 other classmates
Same earlier school	Belmont School: 10 other classmates
Same course	General: 54 of 135 classmates with a course (40%)
The book's own title	Maldonian

What Eleanor did at school

Usona, Deputy, Secretary, Vice-President 110
Ecce Signum 27
Year Book Staff 87
Senior Reception Committee

Fellow members from Eleanor's own class:

What the yearbook said

We don’t know where “Peg” got her nickname, but it fits perfectly. Her charming posters have often graced the walls of our corridors, and we know that she will be successful at art school as everywhere else.

The class of 1929

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Others named Hirtle

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

Also came from Belmont School

Also headed for Vesper George School of Art

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Source

Malden High School yearbook, 1929, page 33. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item maldonianyearboo1929mald).

Published 1929, 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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