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Portrait of Ruth Evelyn Cookson, Needham High School, class of 1924
As printed in the 1924 yearbook

Needham High School

Ruth Evelyn Cookson

Ruth Evelyn Cookson was one of 37 graduates in the class of 1924 at Needham High School, Needham, Massachusetts. Printed details: headed for Sargent; activities listed: Senior Play and Executive Committee, English Club; born in 1905. Portrait and entry from the Advocate, page 39.

Class of 1924

37 in the class of 1924 · 3 more named Cookson

Full name
Ruth Evelyn Cookson
Born
April 5, 1905
Born in
Boston, Mass.
School
Needham High School
Graduated
Class of 1924
Headed for
Sargent

Also searched as: Ruth Cookson; Ruth E. Cookson; Cookson, Ruth.

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In context

In the alphabetical roll of 37 names from the Needham High School class of 1924, Ruth stands 7th. In the scan, Ruth appears on page 39, around the middle of the run of 37 portraits read for this site (pages 29 to 45). 5 people in the Needham High School class of 1924 are called Ruth. Ruth shared “Senior Play” with 20 graduates, going by what the yearbook prints. This site lists 37 names for the class of 1924, against 30 for 1923 and 56 for 1925.

On the same scan pageHelen Louise Mathey, Edmund George Pond
Same clubSenior Play: 20 other classmates
Same first nameRuth: 4 other people in the class
The book's own titleThe Advocate (editor: George I. Davis)

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There’s a little of the melancholy element in her.

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Source

Needham High School yearbook, 1924, page 39. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item advocate1924need).

Published 1924, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Needham Free Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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