Malden High School

Frances Winnifred Rolfe “Brownie”

Frances Winnifred Rolfe (“Brownie”) was one of 135 graduates in the class of 1929-A at Malden High School, Malden, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Maplewood School; headed for Miss Wheelock; activities listed: Girls' Glee Club and Sargent Art Club. Portrait and entry from the Maldonian, page 66.

Class of 1929-A

135 in the class of 1929 · 7 more named Rolfe

Full name: Frances Winnifred Rolfe
Known as: Brownie
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Course: Normal
Came from: Maplewood School
Headed for: Miss Wheelock

Also searched as: Brownie Rolfe; Fran Rolfe; Frances Rolfe; Frances W. Rolfe.

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Clubs & teams 53
Same surname 4
Classmates 134
Same schools 64

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 135 names from the Malden High School class of 1929-A, Frances stands 101st. On the scan, the entry sits on page 66, near the end of the stretch from page 16 to page 67 where this site found the book's portraits. Teacher training was the plan of 10 of the 96 classmates who printed one (10%), and Frances is listed with “Miss Wheelock”. In the Malden High School class of 1929-A, 7% of the 135 printed courses are Normal (9 people), Frances included. The class of 1929-A: 16% of printed courses lead to college, versus 24% in 1928-B and 29% in 1930-A.

On the same scan page	Eleanor Goodhue Pierce
Same earlier school	Maplewood School: 22 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 10 of 96 classmates with a plan (10%)
Same course	Normal: 9 of 135 classmates with a course (7%)
The book's own title	Maldonian

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What the yearbook said

“Brownie” is preparing for Miss Wheelock’s where she will be taught to lead little children “in the way that they should go”. We certainly wish her all sorts of good wishes.

The class of 1929

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Others named Rolfe

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Also came from Maplewood School

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Malden High School yearbook, 1929, page 66. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item maldonianyearboo1929mald).

Published 1929, 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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