Malden High School

Ruth Menitoff “Rufus”

Ruth Menitoff (“Rufus”) was one of 104 graduates in the class of 1926 at Malden High School, Malden, Massachusetts. Printed details: College course; headed for Simmons College; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 22.

Class of 1926

104 in the class of 1926 · 1 more named Menitoff

Full name: Ruth Menitoff
Known as: Rufus
School: Malden High School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Course: College
Headed for: Simmons College

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Classmates 103
Same schools 36

In context

This site lists 104 people from the Malden High School class of 1926; sorted by surname, Ruth comes 73rd. On the scan, the entry sits on page 22, around the middle of the stretch from page 15 to page 26 where this site found the book's portraits. Of the 84 entries in the class with a course, 28 (33%) say College, Ruth's among them. Across 18 classes of Malden High School on this site, from 1919 to 1931, 51 people are named Ruth; the class of 1931 has the most, 8. The class of 1926: 33% of printed courses lead to college, versus 27% in 1925 and 21% in 1927-B.

On the same scan page	Lena Lishner, Margaret Love, John K. MacKellar, James Mathew Mangan and 5 more
Same kind of plan	college or university: 40 of 82 classmates with a plan (49%)
Same course	College: 28 of 84 classmates with a course (33%)

What the yearbook said

"Rufus", who burns the midnight oil to study physics, is planning to pursue life, liberty, and happiness at Simmons. She is graduated from the College Course.

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Source

Malden High School yearbook, 1926, page 22. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item maldonianyearbo1926mald_0).

Published 1926, 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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