Brookline High School
Marcus Mordicai Alper “Mark”
Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts, listed Marcus Mordicai Alper (“Mark”) among 232 graduates in the class of 1928. The entry gives: headed for Brown University; activities listed: French Club and Chess Club; lived at 89 Marion Street. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 26.
Class of 1928
232 in the class of 1928 · 3 more named Alper
- Full name
- Marcus Mordicai Alper
- Known as
- Mark
- Lived at
- 89 Marion Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1928
- Course
- College Prep
- Headed for
- Brown University
- Ambition
- “To be a Hearst reporter”
- Pastime
- “Dropping down to the Sag. room”
Also searched as: Mark Alper; Marcus Alper; Marcus M. Alper; Alper, Marcus.
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In context
Going through the Brookline High School class of 1928 from A to Z by surname, Marcus is the 2nd of 232 names on this site. The entry is on page 26 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 26 to page 87. In the Brookline High School class of 1928, 14% of the 229 printed courses are College Prep (33 people), Marcus included. Counting Marcus, “French Club” is named by 74 people in the Brookline High School class of 1928. 45% of those in the class of 1928 who printed a course took a college or college-preparatory one, against 44% in 1927 and 36% in 1929.
| On the same scan page | Marjorie Emily Abrams, Eleanor Anderson, Lawrence Andrews |
|---|---|
| Same club | French Club: 73 other classmates |
| Same club | Track Squad: 13 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 63 of 119 classmates with a plan (53%) |
| Same course | College Prep: 33 of 229 classmates with a course (14%) |
At home, 89 Marion Street
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
The 1931 city directory lists Marcus Mordicai Alper with the occupation “student” (page).
The 1928 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Alper at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
- Morris Alper (wife Fredericka) householderpage
- Abraliam T Alper lived herepage
- Benedict S Alper lived herepage
- Theresa Alper lived herepage
The Alper household is listed here in 1931 too.
What Marcus did at school
- Circulation Manager Sagamore ’26-’27 153
- French Club 460
- Chess Club 18
- Chess Team 18
- Managing Editor Sagamore ’26-’27 153
- Track Squad 53
Fellow members from Marcus's own class:
What the yearbook said
Never man sighed truer breath
Also grew up on Marion Street
The class of 1928
Marjorie Emily AbramsBrookline 1928
Eleanor AndersonBrookline 1928
Lawrence AndrewsBrookline 1928
Russella AndrewsBrookline 1928
Hervey Foster Armington JrBrookline 1928
Marion Coleville ArnettBrookline 1928
Others named Alper
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Also headed for Brown University
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1928, page 26.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1928broo).
Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Public Library of Brookline via the Internet Archive.
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