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Brookline High School · Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline High School Class of 1931

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

Rights: Published 1931. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

  • 273graduates
  • 214listed activities
  • 193homes in the city directory
Cover of Brookline High School Class of 1931

About this yearbook

Scanned by
Public Library of Brookline, via the Internet Archive

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The 1931 yearbook of Brookline High School in Brookline lists 273 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.

235 different surnames appear. The most common were Cohen (4), Dawson (3), Hickey (3), Hill (3) and Johnson (3), and 30 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were William (12), John (11), Margaret (9), Ruth (9) and Elizabeth (6).

252 graduates printed a course of study. The largest were College. (86), General. (71), Commercial. (62) and Technical. (29).

254 graduates had a home address printed. The streets most of them lived on were Winchester Street (9), Beacon Street (8), Pleasant Street (8) and Babcock Street (7).

230 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Boston University (18), College (9), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (7) and Northeastern University (6).

214 graduates listed clubs, teams or other activities. The largest were French Club (26), Baseball (18), Glee Club (15) and Art Club (14).

57 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Hick”, “Sphinx”, “Nick” and “Dodo”.

Most common surnames

Most common first names

  • William12
  • John11
  • Margaret9
  • Ruth9
  • Elizabeth6
  • Thomas6

Courses of study

  • College.86
  • General.71
  • Commercial.62
  • Technical.29
  • College Preparatory.2

Where they lived

  • Winchester Street9
  • Beacon Street8
  • Pleasant Street8
  • Babcock Street7
  • Davis Avenue7
  • Washington Street7
  • Boylston Street6
  • Cypress Street6

Streets as printed in the yearbook.

What they planned next

  • Boston University18
  • College9
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology7
  • Northeastern University6
  • Radcliffe College6
  • Smith College6

Clubs, teams and activities

In their own words

Nicknames in the yearbook

Local businesses that advertised

  • PUBOV160 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.
  • BOULEVARD TRUST COMPANY
  • Longwood Sweets1381 Beacon Street, Coolidge Corner
  • Beacon Tailoring Co.1624 Beacon Street, Brookline, Mass.
  • Harry Auther
  • Holmberg & Douglas1332 Beacon St., Coolidge Corner
  • Thorndike GarageLawton and Thorndike Streets
  • S. A. Epstein1663 Beacon Street, corner Winthrop Road, Brookline
  • Beaconsfield PharmacyWashington Square, Brookline
  • Mrs. Henry Otis Robinson1364 Beacon St.
  • Walter's1366 Beacon Street, Coolidge Corner
  • Trimount Engraving Co.103 Federal Street
  • Boston Linotype Print, Inc.Three-Eleven Atlantic Avenue, Boston

As printed in the advertising pages of the yearbook.

All 273 graduates

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