Somerville High School
Ruth M. Rood “RUTHIE”
Class of 1920, Somerville High School, Somerville, Massachusetts: Ruth M. Rood (“RUTHIE”). The yearbook entry prints: COM MERCIAL course; activities listed: Class Prophetess and President of Girls’ Debating Society; lived at 62 Curtis Street. Portrait and entry from the 1920 yearbook, page 272.
Class of 1920
299 in the class of 1920 · 4 more named Rood
- Full name
- Ruth M. Rood
- Known as
- RUTHIE
- Lived at
- 62 Curtis Street, Somerville, Massachusetts
- School
- Somerville High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1920
- Course
- COM MERCIAL
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In context
Of the 299 names from the Somerville High School class of 1920 that have pages here, Ruth is 234th in surname order. In the scan, Ruth appears on page 272, near the end of the run of 299 portraits read for this site (pages 20 to 287). “Alpha Theta Pi” appears in 5 entries from the Somerville High School class of 1920, Ruth's among them. 106 people named Ruth turn up in 13 Somerville High School classes on this site, 1917 to 1931; 1926 has the most with 16. 23% of those in the class of 1920 who printed a course took a college or college-preparatory one, against 35% in 1917-B and 23% in 1921.
| On the same scan page | Elmer S. Ricker, Phyllis M. Ricker, Edward H. Rideout, Annie M. Robillard and 1 more |
|---|---|
| Same club | Alpha Theta Pi: 4 other classmates |
| Same course | COM MERCIAL: 109 of 260 classmates with a course (42%) |
| Same first name | Ruth: 9 other people in the class |
What Ruth did at school
- Class Prophetess
- Library Editor of Radiator (4)
- Girls’ Debating Team (3)
- English Drama Club (4)
- President of Girls’ Debating Society 21
- Alpha Theta Pi 25
Fellow members from Ruth's own class:
Also grew up on Curtis St
The class of 1920
Lemuel J. RogersSomerville 1920
Doris F. RuddSomerville 1920
Mabel E. RobinsonSomerville 1920
Maud V. RussellSomerville 1920
Annie M. RobillardSomerville 1920
Bessie SandersSomerville 1920
Others named Rood
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
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Source
Somerville High School yearbook, 1920, page 272.
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