Newton High School

Prescott Welden Gould

Prescott Welden Gould, Newton High School class of 1913 (Newton, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for R. W. Emerson School; lived at 1206 Boylston St., Newton Upper Falls; born in 1894.

Class of 1913

108 in the class of 1913 · 60 more named Gould

Full name: Prescott Welden Gould
Born: February 23, 1894.
Lived at: 1206 Boylston St., Newton Upper Falls
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1913
Course: Scientific
Headed for: R. W. Emerson School

Also searched as: Prescott Gould; Prescott W. Gould; Gould, Prescott.

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Household 1
Neighbours 4
Same surname 47
Classmates 107

In context

108 people from the Newton High School class of 1913 appear on this site, and Gould puts Prescott 44th among them. In the scan, Prescott appears on page 32, around the middle of the run of 108 portraits read for this site (pages 19 to 53). In the Newton High School class of 1913, 20% of the 108 printed courses are Scientific (22 people), Prescott included. Count the first names and the class of 1913 gives Helen (6), Ruth (6) and Dorothy (5), where the class of 1914 gives Helen (6), Margaret (5) and Ruth (5). The yearbook calls itself “Newtonian”.

On the same scan page	Annie Celestine Gallagher, Estella Frances Garrity
Same course	Scientific: 22 of 108 classmates with a course (20%)
The book's own title	Newtonian

At home, 1206 Boylston St., Newton Upper Falls

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Margaret Sylvester GouldNewton 1917

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

John A Gould, civil engineer householderpage

What the yearbook said

Class Football, 191 1.

Also grew up on Boylston St., Newton Upper Falls

The class of 1913

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Others named Gould

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also headed for R. W. Emerson School

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1913, page 32. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1913newt).

Published 1913, 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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