Brookline High School
Robert Emmet Levi “Bob, Booby, Rabbi”
Class of 1929, Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts: Robert Emmet Levi (“Bob, Booby, Rabbi”). The yearbook entry prints: headed for Harvard; activities listed: French Club and Sagamore; lived at 84 Salisbury Road. Portrait and entry from the 1929 yearbook, page 65.
Class of 1929
249 in the class of 1929 · 6 more named Levi
- Full name
- Robert Emmet Levi
- Known as
- Bob, Booby, Rabbi
- Lived at
- 84 Salisbury Road, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1929
- Course
- College
- Headed for
- Harvard
- Ambition
- “To get better marks than I deserve”
- Pastime
- “Arguing with Mr. Kepner”
Also searched as: Bob Levi; Robert Levi; Robert E. Levi; Bobby Levi.
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In context
Of the 249 entries from the Brookline High School class of 1929 read for this site, Robert's is 129th alphabetically. On the scan, the entry sits on page 65, around the middle of the stretch from page 31 to page 96 where this site found the book's portraits. 81 of the 239 classmates who printed a course (34%) took College, as Robert did. From 1923 to 1931, 31 Brookline High School graduates on this site share the first name Robert, spread over 9 classes and peaking at 7 in 1929. A college or college-preparatory course was the choice of 36% of those who printed a course in the class of 1929; the neighbouring classes show 45% in 1928 and 39% in 1930.
| On the same scan page | Stanley Maynard Levenson, Marshall Levin, Alexander Levitt |
|---|---|
| Same club | French Club: 66 other classmates |
| Same club | Sagamore: 20 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 84 of 127 classmates with a plan (66%) |
| Same course | College: 81 of 239 classmates with a course (34%) |
| Same first name | Robert: 6 other people in the class |
At home, 84 Salisbury Road
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
The 1931 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Levi at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
What Robert did at school
- French Club 460
- Assistant Manager Football ’26 108
- Sagamore 153
- German Club 139
- Assistant Business Manager Dramatics ’27, ’28, Business Manager ’29 213
- Prize Speaking ’28 Winner ’29
- Sophomore-Freshman Reception 5
- Glee Club 231
- Four-Minute Speaker ’27, ’28 153
- Usher Prize Speaking ’28 30
- President B. H. S. Bank ’29 27
- Dance Committee 33
- Class Orator ’29
Fellow members from Robert's own class:
What the yearbook said
It is a relief to speak one’s mind incessantly
Also grew up on Salisbury Road
The class of 1929
Stanley Maynard LevensonBrookline 1929
Marshall LevinBrookline 1929
Albert LesperanceBrookline 1929
Alexander LevittBrookline 1929
Sidney Lemberger JrBrookline 1929
Janice Edith LevyBrookline 1929
Others named Levi
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, 1929, page 65.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1929broo).
Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Public Library of Brookline via the Internet Archive.
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