Newton High School Class of 1916

The 1916 yearbook of Newton High School in Newton lists 86 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.

83 different surnames appear. The most common were Mason (2), Noble (2) and Wood (2).

The most common first names were Mary (4), William (4), Marion (3) and Philip (3).

86 graduates printed a course of study. The largest were Classical (45), General (18), Scientific (11) and Tech. College (10).

83 graduates had a home address printed. The streets most of them lived on were Centre St., Newton Centre (5), Highland Ave., Newtonville (3) and Homer St., Newton Centre (3).

73 graduates named the school they came from. The most often named were Mason Grammar School (18), Bigelow Grammar School (8), C. C. Burr School (4) and Claflin Grammar School (3).

54 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Harvard (11), Boston University (5), Wellesley (4) and Mt. Holyoke (3).

David Endicott Putnam and Joseph Stubbs were in this class and went on to be known beyond their hometown.