Newton High School

Ruth E. Pierce

Ruth E. Pierce was one of 86 graduates in the class of 1916 at Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts. Printed details: General course; came from School of Dancing; born in 1898. Portrait and entry from the Newtonian, page 40.

Class of 1916

86 in the class of 1916 · 102 more named Pierce

Full name: Ruth E. Pierce
Born: January 2, 1898
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1916
Course: General
Came from: School of Dancing

Also searched as: Ruth Pierce; Pierce, Ruth.

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In context

Of the 86 names from the Newton High School class of 1916 that have pages here, Ruth is 63rd in surname order. On the scan, the entry sits on page 40, in the last third of the stretch from page 18 to page 47 where this site found the book's portraits. 18 of the 86 classmates who printed a course (21%) took General, as Ruth did. Across 16 classes of Newton High School on this site, from 1910 to 1928, 58 people are named Ruth; the class of 1925 has the most, 8. A college or university was the plan of 44 of 48 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1916 (92%), compared with 80% in 1915 and 84% in 1917.

On the same scan page	Vernon Koerner Peet, Louise Knapp Pinkham, William Beckley Plumer, David E. Putnam
Same course	General: 18 of 86 classmates with a course (21%)
The book's own title	Newtonian (editor: Bartlett W. Boyden)

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Newton High School yearbook, 1916, page 40. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1916newt).

Published 1916, 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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