Brookline High School

Marian P. Barrie “Ronny, Nan”

Marian P. Barrie (“Ronny, Nan”), Brookline High School class of 1925 (Brookline, Massachusetts). The entry prints: activities listed: French Club and Entertainment Committee; lived at 70 Woodland Road.

Class of 1925

179 in the class of 1925 · 4 more named Barrie

Full name: Marian P. Barrie
Known as: Ronny, Nan
Lived at: 70 Woodland Road, Brookline, Massachusetts
School: Brookline High School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Ambition: “To invent a germicide for radio-bugs”
Pastime: “Other people’s brothers”

Also searched as: Marian Barrie; Barrie, Marian.

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Household 3
Clubs & teams 200
Neighbours 2
Classmates 178

In context

Of the 179 entries from the Brookline High School class of 1925 read for this site, Marian's is 8th alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 28 shows Marian; the portraits we read from this book run from page 26 to page 84. Counting Marian, “French Club” is named by 55 people in the Brookline High School class of 1925. 71% of the graduates in the class of 1925 whose plans we could classify named a college or university, against 73% in 1924 and 68% in 1926.

On the same scan page	Margaret Ball, Elinore-Muriel Barrie, Archie Gordon Barron
Same club	French Club: 54 other classmates
Same club	Girls' Senate: 5 other classmates

At home, 70 Woodland Road

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

The 1925 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Barrie at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Geoige N Barrie, ( Eleanor e M) horticultural supplies householderpage

The Barrie household is listed here in 1920, 1928 and 1931 too.

What Marian did at school

French Club 460
Entertainment Committee 10
Girls' Debating Club ’22’23-’24-’25
Girls' Senate 7
Class Day Dance 173
Class Day Club Drill ’23
Class Day Marshal ’24 208
Four Minute Speaker 153
Freshman Advisor ’25
Gym Team 99
Candy Girl at Dramatics ’25

Fellow members from Marian's own class:

Also grew up on Woodland Road

The class of 1925

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Source

Brookline High School yearbook, 1925, page 28. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item murivian1925broo).

Published 1925, 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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