Newton High School

Marjorie Peirce Perkins “Marge, Midge”

Marjorie Peirce Perkins (“Marge, Midge”) is one of 116 graduates in the class of 1923 at Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts. The 1923 yearbook entry gives: Classical course; lived at 18 Eddy St., West Newton; born in 1905.

Class of 1923

116 in the class of 1923 · 89 more named Perkins

Full name: Marjorie Peirce Perkins
Known as: Marge, Midge
Born: October 30, 1905
Lived at: 18 Eddy St., West Newton
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Course: Classical

Also searched as: Marjorie Perkins; Marjorie P. Perkins; Perkins, Marjorie.

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Neighbours 4
Same surname 73
Classmates 115

In context

Of the 116 entries from the Newton High School class of 1923 read for this site, Marjorie's is 80th alphabetically. Marjorie is printed on page 52 of the scan, in the last third of the 23-to-66 run of portrait pages. In the Newton High School class of 1923, 66% of the 116 printed courses are Classical (76 people), Marjorie included. The first name Marjorie runs through 13 classes of Newton High School (1914 to 1928), 22 people in all. Eleanor (6), Charles (5) and Mary (5) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1923, and Elizabeth (9) and John (7) in the class of 1922.

On the same scan page	Dorothy Paine, Harriette Wilder Patey, Loomis Patrick
Same course	Classical: 76 of 116 classmates with a course (66%)

At home, 18 Eddy St., West Newton

The 1936 city directory lists Marjorie Peirce Perkins with the occupation “bookkeeper” (page).

The 1936 Newton Directory lists these people named Perkins at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Fred E Perkins (wife Mary E), (Fred E Perkins Co) householderpage
Marjorie P Perkins, bookkeeper lived herepage

The Perkins household is listed here in 1938 too.

What the yearbook said

night after night she sat and studied

Also grew up on Eddy St., West Newton

The class of 1923

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Others named Perkins

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1923, page 52. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1923newt).

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.

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