Brookline High School
John B. Metcalfe “Met”
Class of 1923, Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts: John B. Metcalfe (“Met”). The yearbook entry prints: headed for H-a-a-a-vard; activities listed: Class Football Team and Class Baseball Team; lived at 65 Greenough Street. Portrait and entry from the 1923 yearbook, page 42.
Class of 1923
103 in the class of 1923 · 5 more named Metcalfe
- Full name
- John B. Metcalfe
- Known as
- Met
- Lived at
- 65 Greenough Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1923
- Headed for
- H-a-a-a-vard
- Ambition
- “To pass junior French”
- Pastime
- “Beating Newton”
Also searched as: Met Metcalfe; Jack Metcalfe; John Metcalfe; Johnny Metcalfe.
Spot a mistake? Wrong name Wrong photo Something else
Is John part of your family? Tell us — we will send you the full-resolution scan.
In context
Going through the Brookline High School class of 1923 from A to Z by surname, John is the 76th of 103 names on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 42, in the last third of the stretch from page 22 to page 51 where this site found the book's portraits. John is listed under “Football Team”, along with 7 other graduates. The first name John runs through 9 classes of Brookline High School (1923 to 1931), 52 people in all, and is most common in 1931 (11). This site lists 103 names for the class of 1923, against 118 for 1924.
| On the same scan page | Helen Mehegan, Lillian Mendelsohn |
|---|---|
| Same club | Swimming Team: 9 other classmates |
| Same club | Football Team: 7 other classmates |
| Dedication, as printed | “Arthur W. Roberts IN SINCERE APPRECIATION OF HIS MANY YEARS OF UNTIRING SERVICE” |
At home, 65 Greenough Street
The 1925 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Metcalfe at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
What John did at school
- Class Football Team 17
- Class Baseball Team 13
- Swimming Team 92
- Tennis Team 55
- Football Team 108
- Baseball 155
- Marshal ’21-’22-’23
- Court of Justice 37
- Athletic Council 14
- Class Treasurer ’23
- Chairman, Ring and Pin Committee ’23 16
- Track Squad 53
- Varsity Club 25
Fellow members from John's own class:
What the yearbook said
He rose an athlete, strong to break or bind
Also grew up on Greenough Street
The class of 1923
Lillian MendelsohnBrookline 1923
Genevieve MuldowneyBrookline 1923
Helen MeheganBrookline 1923
Margaret MurtaghBrookline 1923
Marion McGrathBrookline 1923
Leon NovogroskiBrookline 1923
Others named Metcalfe
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Look for John B. Metcalfe in other records
- FamilySearch census, birth, marriage and death records (free account)
- Internet Archive other yearbooks, city directories and town reports that mention the name
- Chronicling America digitized newspapers at the Library of Congress
Do you know John?
If John is part of your family we would like to hear from you, and we will gladly send the full-resolution scan of this page.
Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1923, page 42.
View the original scan at the
Internet Archive (item murivian1923broo).
Published 1923, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.
How this page was made: the name, portrait and printed details were read from the scan by software and checked against the page; a few in every hundred details are still wrong. How it works · Report an error · Standards