Brookline High School
Norman Bernard Shikes
Class of 1925, Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts: Norman Bernard Shikes. The yearbook entry prints: headed for Harvard; activities listed: Track Team and Swimming Team; lived at 79 Coolidge Street. Portrait and entry from the 1925 yearbook, page 72.
Class of 1925
179 in the class of 1925 · 3 more named Shikes
- Full name
- Norman Bernard Shikes
- Lived at
- 79 Coolidge Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1925
- Headed for
- Harvard
- Ambition
- “To be a doctor”
- Pastime
- “Camping”
Also searched as: Norm Shikes; Norman Shikes; Norman B. Shikes; Shikes, Norman.
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In context
In the alphabetical roll of 179 names from the Brookline High School class of 1925, Norman stands 146th. Norman is printed on page 72 of the scan, in the last third of the 26-to-84 run of portrait pages. Among the 73 people in the class who printed a plan, 37 (51%) named a college or university, as Norman did (“Harvard”). Norman is listed under “Senior Social”, along with 18 other graduates. 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 | William Francis Schram, Dorothy B. Shapiro, Frank E. Sheldon |
|---|---|
| Same club | Track Team: 9 other classmates |
| Same club | Swimming Team: 17 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 37 of 73 classmates with a plan (51%) |
At home, 79 Coolidge Street
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
The 1928 city directory lists Norman Bernard Shikes with the occupation “student” (page).
The 1925 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Shikes at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
What Norman did at school
- Track Team 130
- Swimming Team 92
- Senior Social 176
- Winner Prize Speaking ’25
- Minor Part Dramatics ’25 213
- Class Orator ’25
Fellow members from Norman's own class:
Also grew up on Coolidge Street
The class of 1925
Frank E. SheldonBrookline 1925
Dorothy Frances ShuggBrookline 1925
Dorothy B. ShapiroBrookline 1925
Edward L. ShugrueBrookline 1925
William Francis SchramBrookline 1925
Modesto O. SisonBrookline 1925
Others named Shikes
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Also headed for Harvard
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1925, page 72.
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