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Newton High School · Newton, Massachusetts

Newton High School Class of 1922

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

Rights: Published 1922, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

  • 137graduates
  • 2listed activities
  • 1in group photos
  • 11homes in the city directory

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

Cover of Newton High School Class of 1922

About this yearbook

Scanned by
Newton Free Library, via the Internet Archive

Staff. Enoch C. Adams (principal).

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The 1922 yearbook of Newton High School in Newton lists 137 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.

128 different surnames appear. The most common were Brown (2), Johnson (2), Lamont (2), Millard (2) and Salinger (2), and 9 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were Elizabeth (9), John (7), Charles (5), Dorothy (5) and Helen (5).

137 graduates printed a course of study. The largest were Classical (82), Scientific (40) and General (14).

136 graduates had a home address printed. The streets most of them lived on were Centre St., Newton Centre (3), Hancock St., Auburndale (3), Nonantum St., Newton (3) and Park St., Newton (3).

109 graduates named the school they came from. The most often named were Mason Grammar School (15), Claflin Grammar School (10), Bigelow Grammar School (8) and Hyde Grammar School (8).

105 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Harvard (8), Dartmouth (7), Boston University (6) and Smith (6).

70 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Bettv”, “Jennie”, “Jake” and “Jan”.

Francis H. Russell was in this class and went on to be known beyond their hometown.

Most common surnames

Most common first names

  • Elizabeth9
  • John7
  • Charles5
  • Dorothy5
  • Helen5
  • Eleanor4

Courses of study

  • Classical82
  • Scientific40
  • General14

Where they lived

  • Centre St., Newton Centre3
  • Hancock St., Auburndale3
  • Nonantum St., Newton3
  • Park St., Newton3
  • Walnut St., Newtonville3
  • Ward St., Newton Centre3

Streets as printed in the yearbook.

Schools they came from

  • Mason Grammar School15
  • Claflin Grammar School10
  • Bigelow Grammar School8
  • Hyde Grammar School8
  • Bigelow School7
  • C. C. Burr School6

What they planned next

  • Harvard8
  • Dartmouth7
  • Boston University6
  • Smith6
  • Boston College4
  • Vassar4

In their own words

Nicknames in the yearbook

Known beyond the classroom

Local businesses that advertised

  • GILMOUR, ROTHERY & CO.120 Water St., BOSTON
  • RAYMOND TUCKER
  • J&B&±
  • HENRY F. DEWING
  • Macullar Parker Co.400 Washington St., Boston
  • HENRY WHITMORE
  • C). Fletcher Company
  • BLODGETT & CO.60 State St., BOSTON
  • MARSHALL 3d CO.70 State St. BOSTON
  • SHUMAN
  • CHARLES R. LYNDE424 Boylston St. BOSTON
  • THEODOR O. BJORNSON
  • Tucker, Bartholomew Qc Co50 Congress St. BOSTON
  • B. S. HATCH CO.79 Union St., Newton Centre
  • bond's Convenience Shop
  • McAuslan & Nutting
  • Nicholas J. Murphy, Inc.765 Beacon St., Cor. Summer St., NEWTON CENTRE, MASS
  • Clifford S. Cobb Company
  • Graham & Streeter709 Boylston St., BOSTON
  • WALTER L. TOUGAS79 Milk Street BOSTON. MASS.
  • NEWTON Y. M. C. A.276 Church St. NEWTON
  • JOHN T. BURNS & SONS, Inc.363 Centre St., NEWTON
  • EARL G. MANNING
  • Brainerd, Leeds & Kellogg
  • Densmore & LeClear88 Broad Street BOSTON
  • Cochrane & Stimets1293 Washington St., WEST NEWTON, MASS.
  • FARMER'S Inc.10 1 £Moody St. Wal. 1755
  • The J. L. BRADY CO.64 Chestnut St., West Newton
  • The Rexall Store1217 Centre St., NEWTON CENTRE
  • Manufacturing Confectioner237 ZMoody St. Walt ham

As printed in the advertising pages of the yearbook.

All 137 graduates

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