Malden High School

Pearl Erma Shear “Pearlie”

Pearl Erma Shear (“Pearlie”), Malden High School class of 1929-A (Malden, Massachusetts). The entry prints: General course; came from Centre School; headed for Simmons School of Social Work.

Class of 1929-A

135 in the class of 1929 · 4 more named Shear

Full name: Pearl Erma Shear
Known as: Pearlie
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Course: General
Came from: Centre School
Headed for: Simmons School of Social Work

Also searched as: Pearlie Shear; Pearl Shear; Pearl E. Shear; Shear, Pearl.

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Same surname 3
Classmates 134
Same schools 44

In context

Of the 135 names from the Malden High School class of 1929-A that have pages here, Pearl is 115th in surname order. In the scan, Pearl appears on page 67, near the end of the run of 135 portraits read for this site (pages 16 to 67). Of the 135 entries in the class with a course, 54 (40%) say General, Pearl's among them. 16 other graduates came from Centre School, the school Pearl is listed as coming from. The class of 1929-A: 16% of printed courses lead to college, versus 24% in 1928-B and 29% in 1930-A.

Same earlier school	Centre School: 16 other classmates
Same course	General: 54 of 135 classmates with a course (40%)
The book's own title	Maldonian

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Malden High School yearbook, 1929, page 67. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item maldonianyearboo1929mald).

Published 1929, 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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