Malden High School

Elizabeth Slocomb “Betty”

Malden High School in Malden, Massachusetts, listed Elizabeth Slocomb (“Betty”) among 86 graduates in the class of 1926-A. The entry gives: headed for Salem Normal School; activities listed: Ecce Signum and Bowling; lived at 27 Park Street. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 30.

Class of 1926-A

86 in the class of 1926 · 3 more named Slocomb

Full name: Elizabeth Slocomb
Known as: Betty
Born: April 7, 1907
Lived at: 27 Park Street, Malden, Massachusetts
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Course: College
Came from: Centre School
Headed for: Salem Normal School

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

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Clubs & teams 29
Neighbours 1
Same surname 2
Classmates 85
Same schools 119

In context

Elizabeth Slocomb is number 74 of 86 in the alphabetical list of the Malden High School class of 1926-A on this site. In the scan, Elizabeth appears on page 30, in the last third of the run of 86 portraits read for this site (pages 14 to 33). The yearbook lists 13 people from the Malden High School class of 1926-A as coming from Centre School, including Elizabeth. “Salem Normal School” is Elizabeth's plan after graduation; 7 of 70 classmates with a printed plan (10%) named a normal school or teachers college. In the class of 1926-A, 30 of 86 printed courses (35%) were college or college-preparatory ones, compared with 27% in 1925 and 21% in 1927-B.

On the same scan page	Edith Rose Shear, Alexander Spector
Same earlier school	Centre School: 12 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 7 of 70 classmates with a plan (10%)
Same course	College: 30 of 86 classmates with a course (35%)

What Elizabeth did at school

Ecce Signum 27
Bowling 37
Senior Reception Committee
Senior Advisory Staff

Fellow members from Elizabeth's own class:

What the yearbook said

Whose spirit proud you cannot down.

Also grew up on Park Street

Holland PittockMalden 1926

The class of 1926

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Others named Slocomb

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

Also came from Centre School

Also headed for Salem Normal School

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Source

Malden High School yearbook, 1926, page 30. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item maldonianyearboo1926mald).

Published 1926, 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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