Somerville High School

Frances Polak “Frankie”

Somerville High School in Somerville, Massachusetts, listed Frances Polak (“Frankie”) among 482 graduates in the class of 1928. The entry gives: General course; activities listed: Glee Club and Players’ Club; lived at 39 Fairfax St. Portrait and entry from the Radiator, page 74.

Class of 1928

482 in the class of 1928 · 2 more named Polak

Full name: Frances Polak
Known as: Frankie
Lived at: 39 Fairfax St, Somerville, Massachusetts
School: Somerville High School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Course: General

Also searched as: Frankie Polak; Fran Polak; Polak, Frances.

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Clubs & teams 337
Neighbours 5
Same surname 1
Classmates 481

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 482 names from the Somerville High School class of 1928, Frances stands 363rd. On the scan, the entry sits on page 74, in the last third of the stretch from page 25 to page 89 where this site found the book's portraits. Counting Frances, “Sketch Club” is named by 15 people in the Somerville High School class of 1928. 5 other people in the class share the first name Frances. In the class of 1928 the most repeated surname was Williams (5); the class of 1929 repeated Sullivan (5) most.

On the same scan page	Laura M. Peck, Edwina Dorothy Perry, Arthur C. Pierce, Harold P. Piers and 3 more
Same club	Glee Club: 86 other classmates
Same club	Players’ Club: 28 other classmates
Same course	General: 176 of 478 classmates with a course (37%)
Same first name	Frances: 5 other people in the class
The book's own title	Radiator

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Others named Polak

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Jack I. PolakCambridge 1917

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Somerville High School yearbook, 1928, page 74. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item radiatorsomervi1928some_0).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Somerville Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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