Arlington High School · Arlington, Massachusetts

Arlington High School Class of 1929

133 graduates of Arlington, Massachusetts. Every name and face was read out of the scanned yearbook pages themselves.

Rights: Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Robbins Memorial Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

133graduates
78listed activities
21in group photos
114homes in the city directory

Poster of this classEvery portrait and name on one printable sheet.

Cover of Arlington High School Class of 1929

About this yearbook

Editor: Donald Dodge
Scanned by: Robbins Memorial Library, via the Internet Archive

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The 1929 yearbook of Arlington High School in Arlington lists 133 graduates, and every one of them has a portrait on this site. They are listed alphabetically below, each linked to a page of their own.

124 different surnames appear. The most common were Anderson (3), Allen (2), Collins (2), Driscoll (2) and Lantz (2), and 8 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were Elizabeth (6), Helen (6), Mary (6), Dorothy (5) and William (5).

133 graduates had a home address printed. The streets most of them lived on were Massachusetts Avenue (6), Beacon Street (4), Broadway (4) and Churchill Avenue (4).

78 graduates listed clubs, teams or other activities. The largest were Girls' Club (28), Dramatic Club (22), Student Council (18) and Basketball (8).

96 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Peggy”, “Dints”, “Mannie” and “Bill”.

Alan Hovhaness was in this class and went on to be known beyond their hometown.

Most common surnames

Most common first names

Elizabeth6
Helen6
Mary6
Dorothy5
William5
Charles4

Where they lived

Massachusetts Avenue6
Beacon Street4
Broadway4
Churchill Avenue4
Franklin Street4
Jason Street4
Mystic Street4
Warren Street4

Streets as printed in the yearbook.

Clubs, teams and activities

In their own words

A good name is better than precious ointment.
Marguerite Hersey
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
John Driscoll
She does little kindnesses which most leave undone.
Mary L. Tobin

Nicknames in the yearbook

Known beyond the classroom

Alan HovhanessComposer of more than 400 works, including the symphony “Mysterious Mountain”

All 133 graduates

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