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Brookline High School · Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline High School Class of 1927

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

Rights: Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Public Library of Brookline via Internet Archive via the Internet Archive.

  • 219graduates
  • 170listed activities
  • 19in group photos
  • 163homes in the city directory

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

Cover of Brookline High School Class of 1927

About this yearbook

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The 1927 yearbook of Brookline High School in Brookline lists 219 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.

200 different surnames appear. The most common were Lynch (4), Ford (3), Thompson (3), Allen (2) and Freedman (2), and 15 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were Helen (7), Mary (7), Dorothy (6), Elizabeth (6) and James (6).

209 graduates printed a course of study. The largest were College (72), General (43), Commercial (40) and Technical (20).

216 graduates had a home address printed. The streets most of them lived on were Beacon Street (10), Winchester Street (9), Boylston Street (8) and Aspinwall Avenue (5).

125 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Harvard (10), Radcliffe (5), Wellesley (5) and Dartmouth (4).

170 graduates listed clubs, teams or other activities. The largest were French Club (64), Girls' League (62), Class Day Dance (37) and Spanish Club (30).

73 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Bob”, “Allie”, “Eddie” and “Billy”.

Hugh B. Cave was in this class and went on to be known beyond their hometown.

Most common surnames

Most common first names

  • Helen7
  • Mary7
  • Dorothy6
  • Elizabeth6
  • James6
  • Ruth6

Courses of study

  • College72
  • General43
  • Commercial40
  • Technical20
  • College Prep2
  • College Preparatory2

Where they lived

  • Beacon Street10
  • Winchester Street9
  • Boylston Street8
  • Aspinwall Avenue5
  • Brook Street5
  • Beals Street4
  • Fuller Street4
  • Rawson Road4

Streets as printed in the yearbook.

What they planned next

  • Harvard10
  • Radcliffe5
  • Wellesley5
  • Dartmouth4
  • Boston University3
  • College3

Clubs, teams and activities

In their own words

Nicknames in the yearbook

Known beyond the classroom

Local businesses that advertised

  • Beaconsfield PharmacyWash. Square, Brookline
  • Brookline Savings BankVillage Square
  • Goodyear Service Station
  • Paine's Student Store
  • McNeilly's Riding Academy639 Hammond St.
  • Garage554 Heath St.
  • McNeilly's256 Washington Street Chestnut Hill Brookline
  • Gurley's289 Harvard St.
  • Good Things to Eat239 Harvard Street Brookline Mass.
  • J. S. Barnet & Sons, Inc.220 Washington Street Lynn, Mass.
  • E. E. Palmer, Inc.Brookline, Mass.
  • Arthur Wallace
  • Playfair Employment Agency269 St. Botolph Street, Boston, Mass.
  • Alfred Brown
  • Mackey & Meade Co.
  • Hardware and Auto SuppliesCoolidge Corner Harvard Square Brookline Mass.
  • A. A. Taglino
  • William F. Waidner
  • Chestnut Hill Cafe1268 Boylston Street
  • S. Buxbaum Company1044 Beacon St.
  • The Ivy Florist
  • Bruins
  • Irving R. Howatt
  • The Henry H. Tuttle Company
  • R. L. Kane
  • Hotel Coolidge9 Sewall Ave. : : : Brookline
  • Croston & Carr Co.87 Summer St
  • H. J. Kelley1441 Beacon Street Brookline
  • Charles P. Clark Co.324 Washington St., Brookline, Mass.
  • Boulevard Trust Co.1319 Beacon St.
  • Coe Motors Inc.637 Washington St. Brookline
  • Farquharson's Candy Co.
  • Brookline Hardware Co.204 Washington St.
  • Ferguson's Market Company319 Harvard Street, Brookline, Mass.
  • Martin's Pharmacy
  • Alice B. Merrill
  • Lillian E. Kendall
  • I. Summer
  • The Specialty Shop
  • Perkins & Sadler

As printed in the advertising pages of the yearbook.

All 219 graduates

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