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Newton High School · Newton, Massachusetts

Newton High School Class of 1921

This page lists the 105 graduates of Newton High School, Newton, in the class of 1921, named in the Newtonian (1921). Every name and face was read out of the scanned yearbook pages themselves.

Rights: Published 1921, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

  • 105graduates
  • 1listed activities
  • 7homes in the city directory
Cover of Newtonian

About this yearbook

Title
Newtonian
Scanned by
Newton Free Library, via the Internet Archive

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The 1921 yearbook of Newton High School in Newton lists 105 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.

101 different surnames appear. The most common were Booth (2), Haff (2), Leonard (2) and Smith (2).

The most common first names were Helen (4), Mary (4), Robert (4), Ruth (4) and Donald (3).

105 graduates printed a course of study. The largest were Classical (62), Scientific (28), General (12) and Special (2).

75 graduates named the school they came from. The most often named were Mason Grammar School (10), Hyde Grammar School (8), Peirce Grammar School (8) and Claflin Grammar School (6).

74 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Mass. Institute of Tech (8), Harvard (6), Dartmouth (5) and Simmons (5).

54 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Kins”, “Jack”, “Dimples” and “Dot”.

Most common surnames

Most common first names

  • Helen4
  • Mary4
  • Robert4
  • Ruth4
  • Donald3
  • Dorothy3

Courses of study

  • Classical62
  • Scientific28
  • General12
  • Special2

Schools they came from

  • Mason Grammar School10
  • Hyde Grammar School8
  • Peirce Grammar School8
  • Claflin Grammar School6
  • Horace Mann Grammar School6
  • Bigelow Grammar School5

What they planned next

  • Mass. Institute of Tech8
  • Harvard6
  • Dartmouth5
  • Simmons5
  • Boston University4
  • Mt. Holyoke3

In their own words

Nicknames in the yearbook

All 105 graduates

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