Newton High School

Henry Kenneth Dow “Ken”

Henry Kenneth Dow (“Ken”) was one of 125 graduates in the class of 1920 at Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Needham High School; headed for Bowdoin; lived at 831 Great Plain Ave,, Needham, Mass. Portrait and entry from the 1920 yearbook, page 27.

Class of 1920

125 in the class of 1920 · 32 more named Dow

Full name: Henry Kenneth Dow
Known as: Ken
Born: February 18, 1901
Lived at: 831 Great Plain Ave,, Needham, Mass
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1920
Course: Classical
Came from: Needham High School
Headed for: Bowdoin

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Same surname 24
Classmates 124
Same schools 1

In context

Of the 125 entries from the Newton High School class of 1920 read for this site, Henry's is 32nd alphabetically. Henry's portrait is on scan page 27, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 21 to 52. Henry's “Bowdoin” falls in the same group as 68 of the 95 plans printed for the class (72%): a college or university. 90 of the 125 classmates who printed a course (72%) took Classical, as Henry did. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1920 has 125 entries, while the neighbouring classes have 98 for 1919 and 105 for 1921.

On the same scan page	Ruth Louise Doane, Lucie Georgia Doyle, George Paul
Same kind of plan	college or university: 68 of 95 classmates with a plan (72%)
Same course	Classical: 90 of 125 classmates with a course (72%)

What the yearbook said

men who jump at conclusions, usually go limping back to the starting point

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Also headed for Bowdoin

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1920, page 27. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1920newt).

Published 1920, 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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