Brookline High School

W. Raymond Ward “Ray, Ramie”

W. Raymond Ward (“Ray, Ramie”) was one of 249 graduates in the class of 1929 at Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts. Printed details: headed for Commercial chemistry via M; activities listed: Band; lived at 113 Griggs Road. Portrait and entry from the 1929 yearbook, page 92.

Class of 1929

249 in the class of 1929 · 79 more named Ward

Full name: W. Raymond Ward
Known as: Ray, Ramie
Lived at: 113 Griggs Road, Brookline, Massachusetts
School: Brookline High School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Course: Technical
Headed for: Commercial chemistry via M
Pastime: “Trying to make a radio that satisfies”

Also searched as: Ray Ward; Raymond Ward; Ward, Raymond.

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Clubs & teams 26
Neighbours 4
Same surname 59
Classmates 248

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 249 names from the Brookline High School class of 1929, Raymond stands 234th. On the scan, the entry sits on page 92, near the end of the stretch from page 31 to page 96 where this site found the book's portraits. Raymond's course, Technical, is also the course of 34 others in the 239 entries that print one (15% in all). Raymond shared “Band” with 12 seniors, going by what the yearbook prints. The class of 1929: 36% of printed courses lead to college, versus 45% in 1928 and 39% in 1930.

On the same scan page	Julia Therese Walsh, Lawrence Walsh, Eldredge Watson
Same club	Band: 12 other classmates
Same course	Technical: 35 of 239 classmates with a course (15%)

At home, 113 Griggs Road

The 1928 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Ward at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Willard E Ward (wife Adeline), agent Board of Health Towti hall rm householderpage

The Ward household is listed here in 1925 and 1931 too.

What Raymond did at school

Band 53

Fellow members from Raymond's own class:

What the yearbook said

He lived at peace with all mankind

Also grew up on Griggs Road

The class of 1929

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Others named Ward

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Source

Brookline High School yearbook, 1929, page 92. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item murivian1929broo).

Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Public Library of Brookline via the Internet Archive.

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