Newton High School

Elsa Badger

Elsa Badger is one of 105 graduates in the class of 1921 at Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts. The 1921 yearbook entry gives: came from Hyde Grammar School; headed for Simmons; lived at 16 Bradford Road, Newton Highlands, Mass.

Class of 1921

105 in the class of 1921 · 8 more named Badger

Full name: Elsa Badger
Born: October 22, 1902
Lived at: 16 Bradford Road, Newton Highlands, Mass
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1921
Course: Classical
Came from: Hyde Grammar School
Headed for: Simmons

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Same surname 5
Classmates 104
Same schools 30

In context

Of the 105 names from the Newton High School class of 1921 that have pages here, Elsa is 6th in surname order. Find Elsa on page 24 of the scan; the people on this site from the Newton High School class of 1921 are spread over pages 23 to 52. The yearbook lists 8 people from the Newton High School class of 1921 as coming from Hyde Grammar School, including Elsa. Elsa's “Simmons” falls in the same group as 48 of the 74 plans printed for the class (65%): a college or university. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1921 has 105 entries, while the neighbouring classes have 125 for 1920 and 137 for 1922.

On the same scan page	Meta Pauline Bachman, Arthur Lawrence Ball
Same earlier school	Hyde Grammar School: 7 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 48 of 74 classmates with a plan (65%)
Same course	Classical: 62 of 105 classmates with a course (59%)
The book's own title	Newtonian

At home, 16 Bradford Road, Newton Highlands, Mass

The 1936 city directory lists Elsa Badger with the occupation “sec (B)” (page).

The 1936 Newton Directory lists these people named Badger at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Fredk Badger (wife Martha S), slsmn householderpage
Elsa Badger, sec (B) lived herepage
Hilda Badger, studt lived herepage
Victor S Badger, slsmn (B) lived herepage

What the yearbook said

good sense is a gift from heaven

The class of 1921

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Others named Badger

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Also came from Hyde Grammar School

Also headed for Simmons

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1921, page 24. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1921newt).

Published 1921, 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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