Brookline High School
Ruth Norman “Ru”
Ruth Norman (“Ru”) is one of 273 graduates in the class of 1931 at Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts. The 1931 yearbook entry gives: headed for Radeliffe College; activities listed: French Club; lived at 164 Longwood Avenue.
Class of 1931
273 in the class of 1931 · 17 more named Norman
- Full name
- Ruth Norman
- Known as
- Ru
- Lived at
- 164 Longwood Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1931
- Course
- College.
- Headed for
- Radeliffe College
Also searched as: Ru Norman; Norman, Ruth.
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In context
273 people from the Brookline High School class of 1931 appear on this site, and Norman puts Ruth 197th among them. The entry is on page 87 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 34 to page 110. Ruth is also the first name of 8 other people in the Brookline High School class of 1931. Of 231 classmates who gave a plan, 128 (55%) point to a college or university; Ruth's entry says “Radeliffe College”. A college or college-preparatory course was the choice of 35% of those who printed a course in the class of 1931; the neighbouring class shows 39% in 1930.
| On the same scan page | Bernard H. Nelson, Ruth Marie Nelson, Burnett Nicholas |
|---|---|
| Same club | French Club: 25 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 128 of 231 classmates with a plan (55%) |
| Same course | College: 86 of 252 classmates with a course (34%) |
| Same first name | Ruth: 8 other people in the class |
What Ruth did at school
- French Club 460
- German Club ’29, ’30.
- Class-Day Dance ’28
- Glee Club ’28, ’30, ’31
Fellow members from Ruth's own class:
What the yearbook said
There is a decisive strength in her and yet a sweet native gracefulness.
Also grew up on Longwood Avenue
The class of 1931
Burnett NicholasBrookline 1931
Frederick O'BrienBrookline 1931
Ruth Marie NelsonBrookline 1931
John O'BrienBrookline 1931
Bernard H. NelsonBrookline 1931
Dorothy Frances O'ConnorBrookline 1931
Others named Norman
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Verne G. NormanBrockton 1944
Frank M. NormanHigh School of Commerce 1940
Ruth Hazel NormanCambridge 1922
Beatrice Lambert NormanCambridge 1923
Hilda G. NormanCambridge 1928
Theodore NormanBoston Latin School 1926
Also headed for Radeliffe College
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1931, page 87.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1931broo).
Published 1931. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.
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