Newton High School

Hester Leitner “Claudius”

Hester Leitner (“Claudius”) was one of 137 graduates in the class of 1922 at Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Mason Grammar School; headed for Converse College, S. C; lived at 41 Norwood Ave., Newton Centre. Portrait and entry from the 1922 yearbook, page 45.

Class of 1922

137 in the class of 1922 · 3 more named Leitner

Full name: Hester Leitner
Known as: Claudius
Born: August 26, 1904
Lived at: 41 Norwood Ave., Newton Centre
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1922
Course: Classical
Came from: Mason Grammar School
Headed for: Converse College, S. C

Also searched as: Claudius Leitner; Leitner, Hester.

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Household 2
Neighbours 2
Classmates 136
Same schools 38

In context

Of the 137 names from the Newton High School class of 1922 that have pages here, Hester is 76th in surname order. Hester is printed on page 45 of the scan, around the middle of the 23-to-65 run of portrait pages. In the Newton High School class of 1922, 60% of the 137 printed courses are Classical (82 people), Hester included. Counting Hester, 20 people in the class are listed as coming from Mason Grammar School. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1922 has 137 entries, while the neighbouring classes have 105 for 1921 and 116 for 1923.

On the same scan page	Edmund I. Leeds Jr, Sheldon Moir Leith, Doris Mae Lewis
Same earlier school	Mason Grammar School: 19 other classmates
Same course	Classical: 82 of 137 classmates with a course (60%)

At home, 41 Norwood Ave., Newton Centre

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

Also grew up on Norwood Ave., Newton Centre

The class of 1922

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Also came from Mason Grammar School

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Newton High School yearbook, 1922, page 45. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1922newt).

Published 1922, 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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