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Brookline High School · Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline High School Class of 1930

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

Rights: Published 1930, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Public Library of Brookline via Internet Archive via the Internet Archive.

  • 251graduates
  • 215listed activities
  • 1in group photos
  • 162homes in the city directory

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

Cover of Brookline High School Class of 1930

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The 1930 yearbook of Brookline High School in Brookline lists 251 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.

220 different surnames appear. The most common were Myers (4), Goldman (3), Rosenberg (3), Shapiro (3) and Cohen (2), and 26 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were Mary (11), John (8), Gertrude (7), Eleanor (6) and Margaret (6).

237 graduates printed a course of study. The largest were College (72), General (60), Commercial (41) and Technical (26).

243 graduates had a home address printed. The streets most of them lived on were Winchester Street (11), Beacon Street (8), University Road (7) and Washington Street (7).

113 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Boston University (10), Harvard (8), Radcliffe (7) and College (6).

215 graduates listed clubs, teams or other activities. The largest were Girls' League (126), French Club (71), Glee Club (49) and Baseball (32).

82 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Hoops”, “Barb”, “Eddie” and “Melt-z”.

Most common surnames

Most common first names

  • Mary11
  • John8
  • Gertrude7
  • Eleanor6
  • Margaret6
  • Ruth6

Courses of study

  • College72
  • General60
  • Commercial41
  • Technical26

Where they lived

  • Winchester Street11
  • Beacon Street8
  • University Road7
  • Washington Street7
  • Strathmore Road6
  • Tappan Street6
  • Addington Road5
  • Boylston Street5

Streets as printed in the yearbook.

What they planned next

  • Boston University10
  • Harvard8
  • Radcliffe7
  • College6
  • Dartmouth3
  • Art School2

Clubs, teams and activities

In their own words

Nicknames in the yearbook

Local businesses that advertised

  • T. C. BAKER COMPANY
  • CANESSA SPA107 Cypress Street
  • Trimount Engraving Co.103 FEDERAL STREET
  • Ferguson’s Market319 Harvard Street
  • JOHN F. FLEMING1344 Beacon Street
  • JdC1386 Beacon Street
  • BOULEVARD TRUST COMPANY1319 BEACON STREET
  • Beaconsfield Pharmacy256 Washington Street
  • Paine’s STUDENT STOREWashington Square, Brooklne
  • McNEILLY'S CHESTNUT HILL
  • Henderson & Ross
  • Wethern’s OF BOSTONTemple Place thru to West Street
  • RED CABS OF BOSTON1278 Beacon Street Brookline
  • I. SUMMER1274 Boylston Street
  • ALICE B. MERRILL27 HARVARD ST. BROOKLINE, MASS
  • The Alpine Press
  • JOHN H. LACY24 Harvard St. Brookline Mass.
  • Steverman & Gibbons27 HARVARD STREET, BROOKLINE, MASS.
  • C. M. Ferguson’s Market306a Harvard Street Brookline, Mass.
  • CLEVELAND TAXI
  • DIEGES & CLUST1318 Beacon St. At Coolidge Cor.
  • WHITTIER & WHITNEY, Inc.
  • DOW RADIO CO., INC.239 Harvard Street
  • Mackey & Meade Co.Harvard Square
  • W. H. Russell Goudey
  • YOUNG & JOHNSON CO., Inc.120 BOYLSTON STREET BROOKLINE, MASS.
  • S. F. BLANCHARD1636-38 Beacon Street - Brookline, Mass.
  • The Brookline Flower Shop710 WASHINGTON ST. (Wash. Sq.)
  • CARL A. WIKSTROM12 Cypress Street Brookline Mass.
  • FREDERICK MYERS1663 Beacon St. Cor. Winthrop Rd.
  • WRIGHT & DITSON344 Washington Street, Boston
  • Adolf S. Kirk1385 1387 Beacon St., Brookline
  • G. FRED BOEHNER322 Washington St.
  • The Specialty Shop
  • St. Mary Fur and Dress Shop95 St. Mary Street Brookline, Mass.
  • Community Lunch19 Washington Street
  • R. & H. CLEANSERS & DYERS1650 Beacon St., Brookline, Mass.
  • Eugene Salon
  • BEACON ORIENTAL RUG CO.1704 Beacon St., Brookline

As printed in the advertising pages of the yearbook.

All 251 graduates

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