Brookline High School

Elizabeth Greenleaf

Class of 1931, Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts: Elizabeth Greenleaf. The yearbook entry prints: headed for Smith College; activities listed: Alpha Pi; lived at 284 Tappan Street. Portrait and entry from the 1931 yearbook, page 110.

Class of 1931

273 in the class of 1931 · 12 more named Greenleaf

Full name: Elizabeth Greenleaf
Lived at: 284 Tappan Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
School: Brookline High School
Graduated: Class of 1931
Course: College Preparatory.
Headed for: Smith College

Also searched as: Betty Greenleaf; Beth Greenleaf; Greenleaf, Elizabeth.

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Household 2
Neighbours 20
Same surname 6
Classmates 272
Same schools 7

In context

Of the 273 entries from the Brookline High School class of 1931 read for this site, Elizabeth's is 98th alphabetically. Elizabeth's portrait is on scan page 110, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 34 to 110. 32 people named Elizabeth turn up in 9 Brookline High School classes on this site, 1923 to 1931. Among the 231 people in the class who printed a plan, 128 (55%) named a college or university, as Elizabeth did (“Smith College”). In the class of 1931 the first names most often shared were William (12) and John (11); the class of 1930 had Mary (11), John (8) and Gertrude (7).

On the same scan page	Katherine Plakias
Same kind of plan	college or university: 128 of 231 classmates with a plan (55%)
Same first name	Elizabeth: 5 other people in the class

At home, 284 Tappan Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1931 city directory lists Elizabeth Greenleaf with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1931 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Greenleaf at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Henry S Greenleaf, (Carrie McC) phys B householderpage
Edith Greenleaf, student lived herepage
Elizabeth D Greenleaf, student lived herepage
Henry Greenleaf, McC student lived herepage

The Greenleaf household is listed here in 1928 too.

What Elizabeth did at school

Alpha Pi
Varsity Hockey ’29, ’30
Captain Class Hockey ’30
Class Secretary ’30, '31
Chairman Senior Gift Committee ’31.

What the yearbook said

Action is the proof of ability.

Also grew up on Tappan Street

The class of 1931

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Others named Greenleaf

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

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Also headed for Smith College

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Source

Brookline High School yearbook, 1931, page 110. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item murivian1931broo).

Published 1931. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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