Brookline High School
William Helmbold “Bill, Hamish”
Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts, listed William Helmbold (“Bill, Hamish”) among 179 graduates in the class of 1925. The entry gives: activities listed: Glee Club and Orchestra; lived at 1459 Beacon Street. Portrait and entry from the 1925 yearbook, page 50.
Class of 1925
179 in the class of 1925 · 2 more named Helmbold
- Full name
- William Helmbold
- Known as
- Bill, Hamish
- Lived at
- 1459 Beacon Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1925
- Ambition
- “To be the world’s greatest composer”
- Pastime
- “Trying to act and ditto dance”
Also searched as: Bill Helmbold; Billy Helmbold; Helmbold, William.
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In context
179 people from the Brookline High School class of 1925 appear on this site, and Helmbold puts William 74th among them. William is printed on page 50 of the scan, around the middle of the 26-to-84 run of portrait pages. In the Brookline High School class of 1925, 24 entries mention “Spanish Club”; William's is one of them. William is also the first name of 5 other people in the Brookline High School class of 1925. Against 118 for 1924 and 171 for 1926, the class of 1925 comes to 179 names on this site.
| On the same scan page | Virginia Porter Haynes, J. Alfred Hennessey, Mary J. Hewitt |
|---|---|
| Same street | Beacon Street: 12 other classmates |
| Same club | Glee Club: 9 other classmates |
| Same club | Orchestra: 5 other classmates |
| Same first name | William: 5 other people in the class |
At home, 1459 Beacon Street
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
The 1925 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Helmbold at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
- Elizabeth R Helmbold, Mrs student householderpage
What William did at school
- Prize Speaking ’25
- Glee Club 231
- Orchestra 69
- French Club 460
- Chairman Entertainment Committee French Club ’25 460
- German Club 139
- Spanish Club 171
- Sec. -Boys’ Debating Club ’25
- Major Part Dramatics ’25 213
Fellow members from William's own class:
Also grew up on Beacon Street
The class of 1925
Virginia Porter HaynesBrookline 1925
J. Alfred HennesseyBrookline 1925
Marguerite Marie HayesBrookline 1925
Mary J. HewittBrookline 1925
Elizabeth Crosby HavenBrookline 1925
Ransom Fuller HodgesBrookline 1925
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1925, page 50.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1925broo).
Published 1925, 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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