Needham High School

Ruth Nickerson

Ruth Nickerson is one of 37 graduates in the class of 1924 at Needham High School, Needham, Massachusetts. The 1924 yearbook entry gives: headed for Simmons; activities listed: Senior Play and Girls’ Baseball Manager; born in 1906.

Class of 1924

37 in the class of 1924 · 45 more named Nickerson

Full name: Ruth Nickerson
Born: June 23, 1906
Born in: West Somerville, Mass.
School: Needham High School
Graduated: Class of 1924
Headed for: Simmons

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Clubs & teams 24
Same surname 33
Classmates 36
Same schools 32

In context

Going through the Needham High School class of 1924 from A to Z by surname, Ruth is the 24th of 37 names on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 30, right at the start of the stretch from page 29 to page 45 where this site found the book's portraits. Ruth shared “Senior Play” with 20 seniors, going by what the yearbook prints. The first name Ruth is carried by 5 people in the class: the most common first name. This site lists 37 names for the class of 1924, against 30 for 1923 and 56 for 1925.

On the same scan page	George Ilsley Davis, George Chandler Litchfield
Same club	Senior Play: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 10 of 24 classmates with a plan (42%)
Same first name	Ruth: 4 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Advocate (editor: George I. Davis)

What Ruth did at school

Senior Play 38
Girls’ Baseball Manager

Fellow members from Ruth's own class:

What the yearbook said

All the glow and grace of youth.

The class of 1924

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Other people named Ruth Nickerson in the archive

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Ruth NickersonPlymouth 1937

Others named Nickerson

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Also headed for Simmons

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Source

Needham High School yearbook, 1924, page 30. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item advocate1924need).

Published 1924, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Needham Free Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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