Somerville High School
Walter F. Donahue “Walla”
Walter F. Donahue (“Walla”) appears in the 1929 yearbook of Somerville High School in Somerville, MA, listed at 40 Ash Ave. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.
Class of 1929
120 in the class of 1929 · 70 more named Donahue
- Full name
- Walter F. Donahue
- Known as
- Walla
- Lived at
- 40 Ash Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts
- School
- Somerville High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1929
- Course
- College Course
Also searched as: Walla Donahue; Walt Donahue; Walter Donahue; Donahue, Walter.
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In context
In the alphabetical roll of 120 names from the Somerville High School class of 1929, Walter stands 37th. Turning the scan to page 301 shows Walter; the portraits we read from this book run from page 274 to page 349. Between 1920 and 1929, 8 classes of Somerville High School on this site include someone named Donahue: 14 people altogether. College Course was the course of 19 out of 70 classmates who printed one (27%), including Walter. A college or college-preparatory course was the choice of 27% of those who printed a course in the class of 1929; the neighbouring classes show 24% in 1928 and 23% in 1930.
| On the same scan page | Andrew Domingo, Esther Doolin, Edna Downes, William Downey and 2 more |
|---|---|
| Same club | Poetry Club: 10 other classmates |
| Same course | College Course: 19 of 70 classmates with a course (27%) |
| The book's own title | Somerville High School Radiator |
At home, 40 Ash Ave
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
What Walter did at school
- Webster Debating Society 59
- Poetry Club 309
- Trafic Squad 2
- Treasurer Assistant
Fellow members from Walter's own class:
What the yearbook said
Great 1s the man who smiles on all tacks.
Also grew up on Ash Ave
The class of 1929
Andrew DomingoSomerville 1929
Esther DoolinSomerville 1929
Robert DoegSomerville 1929
Esther M. DoolinSomerville 1929
Priscilla DionneSomerville 1929
Edna DownesSomerville 1929
Others named Donahue
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Lewis Charles DonahueNeedham 1925
Loretta Agnes DonahueNeedham 1929
Albert H. DonahueNeedham 1930
Francis Joseph DonahueNeedham 1930
John T. DonahueArlington 1927
Joseph DonahueArlington 1928
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Source
Somerville High School yearbook, 1929, page 301.
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Internet Archive (item radiatorsomervil1929some).
Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.
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