Newton High School

Ruth Allen Howell

Ruth Allen Howell is one of 108 graduates in the class of 1913 at Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts. The 1913 yearbook entry gives: came from Claflin School; lived at 57 Elm Road, Newtonville; born in 1894.

Class of 1913

108 in the class of 1913 · 30 more named Howell

Full name: Ruth Allen Howell
Born: February 24, 1894.
Lived at: 57 Elm Road, Newtonville
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1913
Course: Classical
Came from: Claflin School

Also searched as: Ruth Howell; Ruth A. Howell; Howell, Ruth.

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Household 1
Neighbours 2
Same surname 13
Classmates 107
Same schools 7

In context

This site lists 108 people from the Newton High School class of 1913; sorted by surname, Ruth comes 51st. Turning the scan to page 35 shows Ruth; the portraits we read from this book run from page 19 to page 53. Of the 108 entries in the class with a course, 60 (56%) say Classical, Ruth's among them. Ruth is one of 5 in the Newton High School class of 1913 whose entry names Claflin School as the school they came from. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1913 has 108 entries, while the neighbouring classes have 91 for 1912 and 119 for 1914.

On the same scan page	Adeline Martha Howlett, John Joseph Hurley, Helen Collins James
Same earlier school	Claflin School: 4 other classmates
Same course	Classical: 60 of 108 classmates with a course (56%)
Same first name	Ruth: 5 other people in the class
The book's own title	Newtonian

At home, 57 Elm Road, Newtonville

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

Frederick HowellNewton 1918

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

Charles M Howell, button mfr householderpage

What the yearbook said

Hockey, 1912. English Club.

Also grew up on Elm Road, Newtonville

The class of 1913

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Others named Howell

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

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Also came from Claflin School

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1913, page 35. 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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