Newton High School
Helen Hunt Ames
Newton High School in Newton, Massachusetts, listed Helen Hunt Ames among 108 graduates in the class of 1913. The entry gives: headed for Smith; activities listed: Class Basketball; lived at 300 Highland St., West Newton. Portrait and entry from the Newtonian, page 19.
Class of 1913
108 in the class of 1913 · 22 more named Ames
- Full name
- Helen Hunt Ames
- Born
- September 21, 1894.
- Lived at
- 300 Highland St., West Newton
- School
- Newton High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1913
- Course
- Classical
- Came from
- Peirce Grammar School
- Headed for
- Smith
Also searched as: Helen Ames; Helen H. Ames; Ames, Helen.
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In context
Going through the Newton High School class of 1913 from A to Z by surname, Helen is the 4th of 108 names on this site. In the scan, Helen appears on page 19, right at the start of the run of 108 portraits read for this site (pages 19 to 53). Counting Helen, 21 people in the class are listed as coming from Peirce Grammar School. Helen has 5 first-name namesakes in the Newton High School class of 1913. In the class of 1913 the first names most often shared were Helen (6), Ruth (6) and Dorothy (5); the class of 1914 had Helen (6), Margaret (5) and Ruth (5).
| On the same scan page | Madeleine White Abbott, Erik Achorn, George Lockwood Aiken |
|---|---|
| Same earlier school | Peirce Grammar School: 20 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 63 of 73 classmates with a plan (86%) |
| Same course | Classical: 60 of 108 classmates with a course (56%) |
| Same first name | Helen: 5 other people in the class |
| The book's own title | Newtonian |
At home, 300 Highland St., West Newton
The 1909 Newton, Massachusetts City Directory (Sampson & Murdock) lists these people named Ames at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
- Charles H Ames, publisher householderpage
What Helen did at school
Fellow members from Helen's own class:
What the yearbook said
French Club, 1912, 1913. English Club, 1912, 1913.
Also grew up on Highland St., West Newton
The class of 1913
George Lockwood AikenNewton 1913
Payson Tucker BarberNewton 1913
Erik AchornNewton 1913
Ruth BarberNewton 1913
Madeleine White AbbottNewton 1913
Alfred Whitney Bell JrNewton 1913
Others named Ames
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Kenneth T. AmesMedford 1926
Oliver AmesBoston of To-day (1892) 1892
Stanley Otis AmesMalden 1928
Frederick L. AmesMassachusetts of To-day (1892) 1892
Marjorie Augusta AmesNew Bedford 1926
Lavon T. Ames, Jr.New Bedford 1932
Also came from Peirce Grammar School
Ruth Claire CommonsNewton 1913
Malcolm DoddNewton 1913
Estella Frances GarrityNewton 1913
Ethel GriffinNewton 1913- Alfred Whitney Bell JrNewton 1913
Ellery Peabody JrNewton 1913
Also headed for Smith
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Source
Newton High School yearbook, 1913, page 19.
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