Greenfield High School

Ruth Lillian Benson “Billie”

Ruth Lillian Benson (“Billie”) was one of 77 graduates in the class of 1928 at Greenfield High School, Greenfield, Massachusetts. Printed details: a motto. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 33.

Class of 1928

77 in the class of 1928 · 39 more named Benson

Full name: Ruth Lillian Benson
Known as: Billie
School: Greenfield High School
Graduated: Class of 1928

Also searched as: Billie Benson; Ruth Benson; Ruth L. Benson; Benson, Ruth.

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Same surname 31
Classmates 76

In context

Of the 77 entries from the Greenfield High School class of 1928 read for this site, Ruth's is 9th alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 33 shows Ruth; the portraits we read from this book run from page 31 to page 55. The class of 1928 has 77 names here, where the neighbouring class has 58 for 1930. On its own title page this book is “Senior Number”.

On the same scan page	Mary Elizabeth Battey, Mary Carolyn Blake, Jessie Mina Bliss
The book's own title	Senior Number

What the page does not say. No clubs or activities here. Classmates' entries carry it often (clubs or activities 32%); if Ruth's entry has it on the scan, our reading missed it and we would like to hear.

What the yearbook said

My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship

The class of 1928

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Others named Benson

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Source

Greenfield High School yearbook, 1928, page 33. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item greenfieldhighsc1928unse).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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