Brookline High School
Ruth F. Mills “Ruthie, Millsie”
Ruth F. Mills (“Ruthie, Millsie”), Brookline High School class of 1927 (Brookline, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for Simmons; activities listed: French Club and Spanish Club; lived at 40 Auburn Street.
Class of 1927
219 in the class of 1927 · 38 more named Mills
- Full name
- Ruth F. Mills
- Known as
- Ruthie, Millsie
- Born
- B. May 30, 1909.
- Lived at
- 40 Auburn Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1927
- Course
- College
- Headed for
- Simmons
- Ambition
- “A Ford for graduation”
- Pastime
- “Almost anything”
Also searched as: Ruth Mills; Mills, Ruth.
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In context
Of the 219 entries from the Brookline High School class of 1927 read for this site, Ruth's is 137th alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 60 shows Ruth; the portraits we read from this book run from page 26 to page 81. The name Ruth appears 6 times among the 219 names on this site from the class. “French Club” appears in 65 entries from the Brookline High School class of 1927, Ruth's among them. 44% of those in the class of 1927 who printed a course took a college or college-preparatory one, against 45% in 1928.
| On the same scan page | Georgia Grant McMullen, Paul J. Meade, Rachel Metz |
|---|---|
| Same club | French Club: 64 other classmates |
| Same club | Spanish Club: 31 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 65 of 125 classmates with a plan (52%) |
| Same course | College: 72 of 209 classmates with a course (34%) |
| Same first name | Ruth: 5 other people in the class |
At home, 40 Auburn Street
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
The 1928 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Mills at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
What Ruth did at school
Fellow members from Ruth's own class:
What the yearbook said
Great love she bore to learning
Also grew up on Auburn Street
The class of 1927
Rachel MetzBrookline 1927
William K. MishoBrookline 1927
Paul J. MeadeBrookline 1927
John Bingham MorisonBrookline 1927
Georgia Grant McMullenBrookline 1927
Helen MorseBrookline 1927
Others named Mills
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Doris Victoria MillsWinchester 1930
Peter Anthony MillsWorcester Polytechnic Institute 1911
Margaret MillsBelmont 1926
Gladys Etta MillsHigh School of Commerce 1943
Shirley MillsHigh School of Commerce 1945
Henry Mortimer MillsCambridge 1917
Also headed for Simmons
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1927, page 60.
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