Malden High School

Emma Elizabeth Porter “Bussy”

Emma Elizabeth Porter (“Bussy”), Malden High School class of 1930 (Malden, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Centre Junior High School; headed for Simmons; activities listed: En Ka and Year Book Staff.

Class of 1930

110 in the class of 1930 · 88 more named Porter

Full name: Emma Elizabeth Porter
Known as: Bussy
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Course: College
Came from: Centre Junior High School
Headed for: Simmons

Also searched as: Bussy Porter; Emma Porter; Emma E. Porter; Porter, Emma.

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Clubs & teams 58
Same surname 71
Classmates 109
Same schools 80

In context

Of the 110 entries from the Malden High School class of 1930 read for this site, Emma's is 77th alphabetically. Find Emma on page 40 of the scan; the people on this site from the Malden High School class of 1930 are spread over pages 13 to 53. Of the 110 entries in the class with a course, 31 (28%) say College, Emma's among them. Counting Emma, “Year Book Staff” is named by 16 people in the Malden High School class of 1930. In the class of 1930, 31 of 110 printed courses (28%) were college or college-preparatory ones, compared with 16% in 1929-A and 27% in 1931.

On the same scan page	Sadie Stella Pansky, Janet Louise Park
Same club	En Ka: 4 other classmates
Same club	Year Book Staff: 15 other classmates
Same earlier school	Centre Junior High School: 34 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 30 of 70 classmates with a plan (43%)
Same course	College: 31 of 110 classmates with a course (28%)

What Emma did at school

En Ka 61
Year Book Staff 87
Secretary of Latin Club in 1927
Senior Reception

Fellow members from Emma's own class:

What the yearbook said

“Bussy” has shown herself a noteworthy actress in several plays. Her winning ways have carried her safely through the College Course.

The class of 1930

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Also headed for Simmons

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Malden High School yearbook, 1930, page 40. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item maldonianyearboo1930mald).

Published 1930, 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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