Newton High School

Richardson Brown “Brun, Dickey”

Class of 1920, Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts: Richardson Brown (“Brun, Dickey”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Fessenden School; headed for Harvard; lived at 40 Groveland St., Auburndale, Mass. Portrait and entry from the 1920 yearbook, page 24.

Class of 1920

125 in the class of 1920 · 386 more named Brown

Full name: Richardson Brown
Known as: Brun, Dickey
Born: June 1, 1903
Lived at: 40 Groveland St., Auburndale, Mass
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1920
Course: Classical
Came from: Fessenden School
Headed for: Harvard

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Same surname 279
Classmates 124
Same schools 61

In context

Going through the Newton High School class of 1920 from A to Z by surname, Richardson is the 18th of 125 names on this site. Turning the scan to page 24 shows Richardson; the portraits we read from this book run from page 21 to page 52. 16 Newton High School graduates on this site are named Brown, spread over 9 classes from 1913 to 1928. “Harvard” is Richardson's plan after graduation; 68 of 95 classmates with a printed plan (72%) named a college or university. 89% of the graduates in the class of 1920 whose plans we could classify named a college or university, against 82% in 1919 and 86% in 1921.

On the same scan page	Esma Woodbridge Brown, Wendell Francis Burbank, Catherine Cornforth Carlson, Walter Barney Chadwick
Same kind of plan	college or university: 68 of 95 classmates with a plan (72%)
Same course	Classical: 90 of 125 classmates with a course (72%)

What the yearbook said

you can't make a horse of an ass by clipping ITS ears

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1920, page 24. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1920newt).

Published 1920, 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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