Brookline High School
Margaret Elizabeth Gainer “Margie, Peg, Peggy”
Class of 1931, Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts: Margaret Elizabeth Gainer (“Margie, Peg, Peggy”). The yearbook entry prints: headed for Simmons College; activities listed: Captain Ball and Glee Club; lived at 75 Francis Street. Portrait and entry from the 1931 yearbook, page 55.
Class of 1931
273 in the class of 1931 · 2 more named Gainer
- Full name
- Margaret Elizabeth Gainer
- Known as
- Margie, Peg, Peggy
- Lived at
- 75 Francis Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1931
- Course
- General.
- Headed for
- Simmons College
Also searched as: Peggy Gainer; Margaret Gainer; Margaret E. Gainer; Maggie Gainer.
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In context
Margaret Elizabeth Gainer is number 85 of 273 in the alphabetical list of the Brookline High School class of 1931 on this site. Margaret is printed on page 55 of the scan, in the first third of the 34-to-110 run of portrait pages. Across 9 classes of Brookline High School on this site, from 1923 to 1931, 49 people are named Margaret; the class of 1931 has the most, 9. Margaret is one of 71 listed under General among the 252 classmates whose course is printed (28%). The class of 1931: 35% of printed courses lead to college, versus 39% in 1930.
| On the same scan page | Ruth Fritz, Edward Fuller, Clarence Frederick Funk |
|---|---|
| Same club | Captain Ball: 6 other classmates |
| Same club | Glee Club: 14 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 128 of 231 classmates with a plan (55%) |
| Same course | General: 71 of 252 classmates with a course (28%) |
| Same first name | Margaret: 8 other people in the class |
At home, 75 Francis Street
The 1931 city directory lists Margaret Elizabeth Gainer with the occupation “student” (page).
The 1931 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Gainer at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
The Gainer household is listed here in 1928 too.
What Margaret did at school
- Captain Ball 53
- Glee Club 231
- Cheer Leader ’28, ’29, ’30
Fellow members from Margaret's own class:
What the yearbook said
Vivacity is a gift which few possess.
Also grew up on Francis Street
The class of 1931
Clarence Frederick FunkBrookline 1931
Mary F. GalvinBrookline 1931
Edward FullerBrookline 1931
Helene M. GaulinBrookline 1931
Ruth FritzBrookline 1931
Aime A. GauthierBrookline 1931
Also headed for Simmons College
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1931, page 55.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1931broo).
Published 1931. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.
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