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Portrait of Ruth Melnick, Cambridge High and Latin School, class of 1927
As printed in the 1927 yearbook

Cambridge High and Latin School

Ruth Melnick “Ruthie”

Ruth Melnick (“Ruthie”) is one of 459 graduates in the class of 1927 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1927 yearbook entry gives: headed for Salem Normal; activities listed: French Club; lived at 81 Kirkland Street.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 4 more named Melnick

Full name
Ruth Melnick
Known as
Ruthie
Lived at
81 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School
Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated
Class of 1927
Came from
Agassiz Grammar School
Headed for
Salem Normal

Also searched as: Ruthie Melnick; Melnick, Ruth.

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Samuel Fishman — Group photosSamuel FishmanJoseph Richard Brennan — Group photosJoseph BrennanHenry J. Mahoney — Group photosHenry MahoneyHenrietta Florence Banks — Group photosHenrietta BanksLillian Ina Hershon — Group photosLillian HershonIrene Louise Braithwaite — NeighboursIrene BraithwaiteLynn Ebb Carr — NeighboursLynn CarrAnna Marie O’Neil — NeighboursAnna O’NeilBancroft Stephenson — NeighboursBancroft StephensonChristopher Baird Sykes — NeighboursChristopher SykesSylvia Melnick — Same surnameSylvia MelnickHarrisse Lois Melnick — Same surnameHarrisse MelnickIrene R. Melnick — Same surnameIrene MelnickRobert Philip Meehan — ClassmatesRobert MeehanMyer S. Miller — ClassmatesMyer MillerCecilia M. McManus — ClassmatesCecilia McManusLillian Minkin — ClassmatesLillian MinkinFannie I. McLean — ClassmatesFannie McLeanWilliam Mitchell — ClassmatesWilliam MitchellDorothy C. Littlefield — Same schoolsDorothy LittlefieldMargaret N. Macklin — Same schoolsMargaret MacklinCatherine C. Martin — Same schoolsCatherine Martin

In context

459 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 appear on this site, and Melnick puts Ruth 302nd among them. Ruth is printed on page 106 of the scan, in the last third of the 29-to-145 run of portrait pages. 14 members of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 are named Ruth, making it the third most common first name there. Of 393 classmates who gave a plan, 30 (8%) point to a normal school or teachers college; Ruth's entry says “Salem Normal”. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1927 has 459 entries, while the neighbouring classes have 462 for 1926 and 416 for 1928.

On the same scan pageMyer S. Miller, Lillian Minkin, William Mitchell
Same earlier schoolAgassiz Grammar School: 26 other classmates
Same kind of planteacher training: 30 of 393 classmates with a plan (8%)
Same first nameRuth: 13 other people in the class
The book's own titleGolden Treasury

At home, 81 Kirkland Street

The 1930 city directory lists Ruth Melnick with the occupation “sec” (page).

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Melnick at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

  • Jacob Melnick (wife Lena R), clothing B householderpage
  • Louis E Melnick (wife Esther), insurance agent householderpage
  • Samuel Melnick, draftsman lived herepage

The Melnick household is listed here in 1928 and 1930 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against Ruth's senior portrait.

In the same photographs:

What Ruth did at school

  • Orchestra, 1924–25–26
  • Prize Speaking, 1925
  • Review Staff, 1927
  • French Club
  • G. A. A., 1923–25

What the yearbook said

When she passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.

Also grew up on Kirkland Street

The class of 1927

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Others named Melnick

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

Also came from Agassiz Grammar School

Also headed for Salem Normal

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 106. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1927unse).

Published 1927, 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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