Arlington High School

Westcott G. Atwood “Whack”

Class of 1928, Arlington High School, Arlington, Massachusetts: Westcott G. Atwood (“Whack”). The yearbook entry prints: activities listed: Student Council and Dramatic Club; lived at 821 Massachusetts Avenue; a motto. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 15.

Class of 1928

157 in the class of 1928 · 29 more named Atwood

Full name: Westcott G. Atwood
Known as: Whack
Lived at: 821 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, Massachusetts
School: Arlington High School
Graduated: Class of 1928

Also searched as: Whack Atwood; Westcott Atwood; Atwood, Westcott.

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Group photos 13
Clubs & teams 188
Neighbours 34
Same surname 23
Classmates 156

In context

This site lists 157 people from the Arlington High School class of 1928; sorted by surname, Westcott comes 7th. Find Westcott on page 15 of the scan; the people on this site from the Arlington High School class of 1928 are spread over pages 14 to 54. 10 of Westcott's classmates in the Arlington High School class of 1928 also gave Massachusetts Avenue as their street. 29 people in the class list “Dramatic Club”, Westcott included. Against 135 for 1927 and 133 for 1929, the class of 1928 comes to 157 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Walter F. Angus, Charlotte P. Armstrong, Richard Barnard
Same street	Massachusetts Avenue: 10 other classmates
Same club	Student Council: 35 other classmates
Same club	Dramatic Club: 28 other classmates

At home, 821 Massachusetts Avenue

The 1933 city directory lists Westcott G. Atwood with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1930 Arlington Directory lists these people named Atwood at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Charles T Atwood, student lived herepage

The Atwood household is listed here in 1933 too.

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What the yearbook said

I never dare to write as funny as I can.

Also grew up on Massachusetts Avenue

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Arlington High School yearbook, 1928, page 15. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item arlingtonhighsch1928arli).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Robbins Memorial Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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