Newton High School

Walter Robbins Holmes

Newton High School in Newton, Massachusetts, listed Walter Robbins Holmes among 98 graduates in the class of 1919. The entry gives: came from Mason Grammar School; headed for Williams or Dartmouth; lived at 140 Sumner St., Newton Centre, Mass. Portrait and entry from the 1919 yearbook, page 35.

Class of 1919

98 in the class of 1919 · 88 more named Holmes

Full name: Walter Robbins Holmes
Born: Nickname, "Walt." Born October 17, 1900
Lived at: 140 Sumner St., Newton Centre, Mass
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1919
Course: Classical
Came from: Mason Grammar School
Headed for: Williams or Dartmouth

Also searched as: Walt Holmes; Walter Holmes; Walter R. Holmes; Holmes, Walter.

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Neighbours 3
Same surname 78
Classmates 97
Same schools 46

In context

This site lists 98 people from the Newton High School class of 1919; sorted by surname, Walter comes 43rd. Find Walter on page 35 of the scan; the people on this site from the Newton High School class of 1919 are spread over pages 23 to 51. Classical was the course of 60 out of 98 classmates who printed one (61%), including Walter. College or university was the plan of 46 of the 67 classmates who printed one (69%), and Walter is listed with “Williams or Dartmouth”. The class of 1919 has 98 names here, where the neighbouring classes have 101 for 1918 and 125 for 1920.

On the same scan page	Katharine Holmes
Same earlier school	Mason Grammar School: 18 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 46 of 67 classmates with a plan (69%)
Same course	Classical: 60 of 98 classmates with a course (61%)

What the yearbook said

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Also headed for Williams or Dartmouth

William Conant Brewer JrNewton 1914

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Newton High School yearbook, 1919, page 35. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1919newt).

Published 1919, 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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