Cambridge High and Latin School

Ruth Catherine Hamilton “Ruthie”

Ruth Catherine Hamilton (“Ruthie”) was one of 421 graduates in the class of 1929 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: headed for Bryant and Stratton; activities listed: G. A. A and Home Economics Club; lived at 19a Hews Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 67.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 84 more named Hamilton

Full name: Ruth Catherine Hamilton
Known as: Ruthie
Lived at: 19a Hews Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Houghton School
Headed for: Bryant and Stratton

Also searched as: Ruthie Hamilton; Ruth Hamilton; Ruth C. Hamilton; Hamilton, Ruth.

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Clubs & teams 294
Neighbours 8
Same surname 71
Classmates 420
Same schools 37

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 from A to Z by surname, Ruth is the 166th of 421 names on this site. In the scan, Ruth appears on page 67, around the middle of the run of 421 portraits read for this site (pages 25 to 132). 6 people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 are called Ruth. Of 364 classmates who gave a plan, 70 (19%) point to a business or secretarial school; Ruth's entry says “Bryant and Stratton”. In the class of 1929 the first names most often shared were Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15); the class of 1930 had Mary (30), Anna (14) and John (14).

On the same scan page	Lillian R. Hancock, Louise Margaret Hanley, Doris Constance Harris
Same earlier school	Houghton School: 5 other classmates
Same kind of plan	business or secretarial school: 70 of 364 classmates with a plan (19%)
Same first name	Ruth: 5 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 19a Hews Street

The 1930 city directory lists Ruth Catherine Hamilton with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Hamilton at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Marion R Hamilton, Mrs householderpage
Ruth C Hamilton, student lived herepage

The Hamilton household is listed here in 1927 and 1928 too.

What Ruth did at school

G. A. A. 522
Home Economics Club

Fellow members from Ruth's own class:

What the yearbook said

A friendly feeling seems to grow No matter where she stops or goes.

Also grew up on Hews Street

The class of 1929

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Others named Hamilton

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Also came from Houghton School

Also headed for Bryant and Stratton

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 67. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, 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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