Newton High School

Kathleen Mason Haff “Kay”

Kathleen Mason Haff (“Kay”) was one of 105 graduates in the class of 1921 at Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Kearny High School, Kearny, N. J; headed for Wellesley; lived at 40 Columbus St., Newton Highlands. Mass. Portrait and entry from the Newtonian, page 35.

Class of 1921

105 in the class of 1921 · 2 more named Haff

Full name: Kathleen Mason Haff
Known as: Kay
Born: March 13, 1906
Lived at: 40 Columbus St., Newton Highlands. Mass
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1921
Course: Classical
Came from: Kearny High School, Kearny, N. J
Headed for: Wellesley

Also searched as: Kay Haff; Kathleen Haff; Kathleen M. Haff; Haff, Kathleen.

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Household 1
Classmates 104
Same schools 11

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 105 names from the Newton High School class of 1921, Kathleen stands 41st. Turning the scan to page 35 shows Kathleen; the portraits we read from this book run from page 23 to page 52. Kathleen's plan is printed as “Wellesley”, which counts here as a college or university; 48 of the 74 classmates who named a plan (65%) named the same kind. Of the 105 entries in the class with a course, 62 (59%) say Classical, Kathleen's among them. The class of 1921: 86% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 89% in 1920 and 75% in 1922.

On the same scan page	Alexander Otis Haff, Milton Fifield Hall, Ralph Sampson Handy
Same kind of plan	college or university: 48 of 74 classmates with a plan (65%)
Same course	Classical: 62 of 105 classmates with a course (59%)
The book's own title	Newtonian

At home, 40 Columbus St., Newton Highlands. Mass

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Alexander Otis HaffNewton 1921

What the yearbook said

the very flower of youth" OO

The class of 1921

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Also headed for Wellesley

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1921, page 35. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1921newt).

Published 1921, 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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