Malden High School

George Ancell Pearse “Shiek”

Class of 1926-A, Malden High School, Malden, Massachusetts: George Ancell Pearse (“Shiek”). The yearbook entry prints: headed for Architect; activities listed: Swimming Team and Glee Club; lived at 36 Edmund Street. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 27.

Class of 1926-A

86 in the class of 1926 · 3 more named Pearse

Full name: George Ancell Pearse
Known as: Shiek
Born: September 21, 1907
Lived at: 36 Edmund Street, Malden, Massachusetts
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Course: General
Came from: Centre School
Headed for: Architect

Also searched as: Shiek Pearse; George Pearse; George A. Pearse; Pearse, George.

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Clubs & teams 66
Same surname 2
Classmates 85
Same schools 65

In context

Of the 86 entries from the Malden High School class of 1926-A read for this site, George's is 62nd alphabetically. George's portrait is on scan page 27, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 14 to 33. George shared “Glee Club” with 4 classmates, going by what the yearbook prints. Of the 86 entries in the class with a course, 19 (22%) say General, George's among them. This site lists 86 names for the class of 1926-A, against 77 for 1925.

On the same scan page	Ethel Bernice Morris, Frederick Copp Nash, Charles Albert Parker, Holland Pittock
Same club	Glee Club: 4 other classmates
Same earlier school	Centre School: 12 other classmates
Same course	General: 19 of 86 classmates with a course (22%)

What George did at school

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What the yearbook said

My only books were women’s looks And folly’s all they taught me.

The class of 1926

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Others named Pearse

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

Also came from Centre School

Also headed for Architect

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Malden High School yearbook, 1926, page 27. 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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