Newton High School

Philip Sawyer Wilder

Class of 1919, Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts: Philip Sawyer Wilder. The yearbook entry prints: headed for Harvard; lived at 64 Homer St., Newton Centre; born in 1901. Portrait and entry from the 1919 yearbook, page 50.

Class of 1919

98 in the class of 1919 · 21 more named Wilder

Full name: Philip Sawyer Wilder
Born: December 2, 1901
Lived at: 64 Homer St., Newton Centre
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1919
Course: Classical
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Phil Wilder; Philip Wilder; Philip S. Wilder; Wilder, Philip.

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Neighbours 17
Same surname 17
Classmates 97
Same schools 62

In context

Going through the Newton High School class of 1919 from A to Z by surname, Philip is the 97th of 98 names on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 50, near the end of the stretch from page 23 to page 51 where this site found the book's portraits. Across 7 classes of Newton High School on this site, from 1915 to 1928, 10 people are named Philip. “Harvard” is Philip's plan after graduation; 46 of 67 classmates with a printed plan (69%) named a college or university. Of the 56 plans printed for the class of 1919 that name a kind of next step, 46 (82%) are a college or university, where the neighbouring classes have 81% in 1918 and 89% in 1920.

On the same scan page	Marjorie Knowles Wentworth, Worthing Lapham West, Robert Whittinghill, Emma Mary Wilder
Same kind of plan	college or university: 46 of 67 classmates with a plan (69%)
Same course	Classical: 60 of 98 classmates with a course (61%)

At home, 64 Homer St., Newton Centre

The 1909 Newton, Massachusetts City Directory (Sampson & Murdock) lists these people named Wilder at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Salmon W Wilder, chemist householderpage

What the yearbook said

every tub must stand upon its own bottom

Also grew up on Homer St., Newton Centre

The class of 1919

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Others named Wilder

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Newton High School yearbook, 1919, page 50. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1919newt).

Published 1919, 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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