Newton High School

Helen Gertrude Spencer

Helen Gertrude Spencer is one of 350 graduates in the class of 1925 at Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts. The 1925 yearbook entry gives: headed for Wellesley; activities listed: Alpha Beta and English Club; lived at 84 Walker Street, Newtonville.

Class of 1925

350 in the class of 1925 · 42 more named Spencer

Full name: Helen Gertrude Spencer
Born: October 25, 1908
Lived at: 84 Walker Street, Newtonville
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Course: Classical
Came from: Horace Mann Grammar School
Headed for: Wellesley

Also searched as: Helen Spencer; Helen G. Spencer; Spencer, Helen.

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Clubs & teams 181
Neighbours 2
Same surname 31
Classmates 349
Same schools 50

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 350 names from the Newton High School class of 1925, Helen stands 291st. Turning the scan to page 58 shows Helen; the portraits we read from this book run from page 16 to page 65. 15 members of the Newton High School class of 1925 are named Helen, making it the second most common first name there. Helen's “Wellesley” falls in the same group as 122 of the 223 plans printed for the class (55%): a college or university. Names on this site: 350 for the class of 1925, compared with 315 for 1928.

On the same scan page	Helen Spurrier, Gladys Fillebrown Stevens, Corinne Ernestine Stewart, Meredith Carolyn Stewart and 3 more
Same club	Alpha Beta: 21 other classmates
Same club	English Club: 72 other classmates
Same earlier school	Horace Mann Grammar School: 23 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 122 of 223 classmates with a plan (55%)
Same course	Classical: 142 of 344 classmates with a course (41%)

What Helen did at school

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What the yearbook said

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep

Also grew up on Walker St., Newtonville

The class of 1925

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Others named Spencer

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

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Also came from Horace Mann Grammar School

Also headed for Wellesley

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1925, page 58. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1925newt).

Published 1925, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Newton Free Library via the Internet Archive.

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