Brookline High School
Ruth Richardson “Ludy, Rudie”
Ruth Richardson (“Ludy, Rudie”) is one of 103 graduates in the class of 1923 at Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts. The 1923 yearbook entry gives: activities listed: Class Gym Team and Gym Team; lived at 37 Cypress Place; a motto.
Class of 1923
103 in the class of 1923 · 115 more named Richardson
- Full name
- Ruth Richardson
- Known as
- Ludy, Rudie
- Lived at
- 37 Cypress Place, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1923
- Ambition
- “To get through High School”
- Pastime
- “Anything but studying”
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In context
Ruth Richardson is number 88 of 103 in the alphabetical list of the Brookline High School class of 1923 on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 46, in the last third of the stretch from page 22 to page 51 where this site found the book's portraits. The first name Ruth runs through 9 classes of Brookline High School (1923 to 1931), 49 people in all, and is most common in 1931 (9). 9 people in the class list “Baseball”, Ruth included. Dorothy (6) and Mary (6) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1923, and Helen (5), James (5) and Mary (5) in the class of 1924.
| On the same scan page | Margaret E. Rhodes, Edward H. Rihbany |
|---|---|
| Same club | Gym Team: 5 other classmates |
| Same club | Swimming Team: 9 other classmates |
| Dedication, as printed | “Arthur W. Roberts IN SINCERE APPRECIATION OF HIS MANY YEARS OF UNTIRING SERVICE” |
At home, 37 Cypress Place
The 1925 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Richardson at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
- Myra D Richardson, widow of Henry T householderpage
- Esther A Richardson, sec lived herepage
- Philip Richardson, salesman lived herepage
The Richardson household is listed here in 1920 too.
What Ruth did at school
- Class Gym Team 16
- Gym Team 99
- Swimming Team 92
- Baseball 155
- Track Team 130
- Assistant Athletic Editor ’22
- Freshman Advisor ’23
- Chairman of Girls’ Athletics ’23
- Special Chorus 12
- Class Day Marshal ’22 208
- Basketball Team 79
Fellow members from Ruth's own class:
What the yearbook said
She rose an athlete
Also grew up on Cypress Place
The class of 1923
Margaret E. RhodesBrookline 1923
Edward H. RihbanyBrookline 1923
Phyllis QuinbyBrookline 1923
Frederick L. RobinsonBrookline 1923
Ralph PuringtonBrookline 1923
Marshall W. SchachtBrookline 1923
Others named Richardson
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Phyllis Augusta RichardsonNeedham 1925
Elsie RichardsonArlington 1927
Edward RichardsonSpringfield Trade 1945
William RichardsonBelmont 1924
Edward C. Richardson, Jr.Medford 1936
Sewell F. RichardsonMedford 1936
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1923, page 46.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1923broo).
Published 1923, 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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