Newton High School · Newton, Massachusetts
Newton High School Class of 1923
116 graduates of Newton, Massachusetts. Every name and face was read out of the scanned yearbook pages themselves.
Rights: Published 1923, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.
- 116graduates
- 3listed activities
- 12homes in the city directory
Poster of this classEvery portrait and name on one printable sheet.
About this yearbook
- Scanned by
- Newton Free Library, via the Internet Archive
Staff. S. Warren Davis.
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The 1923 yearbook of Newton High School in Newton lists 116 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.
112 different surnames appear. The most common were Bache (2), Clark (2), Gotshall (2) and Pratt (2).
The most common first names were Eleanor (6), Charles (5), Mary (5), John (4) and Katharine (4).
116 graduates printed a course of study. The largest were Classical (76), Scientific (29) and General (11).
98 graduates named the school they came from. The most often named were Mason Grammar School (14), Bigelow Grammar School (12), Claflin Grammar School (10) and Hyde Grammar School (6).
89 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Harvard (10), Smith (5), Vassar (5) and Dartmouth (4).
63 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Goggy”, “Franny”, “Sis” and “Ellie”.
Eleanor M. Hosley and Dwight Shepler were in this class and went on to be known beyond their hometown.
Most common surnames
Most common first names
- Eleanor6
- Charles5
- Mary5
- John4
- Katharine4
- Robert4
Courses of study
- Classical76
- Scientific29
- General11
Schools they came from
- Mason Grammar School14
- Bigelow Grammar School12
- Claflin Grammar School10
- Hyde Grammar School6
- Pierce Grammar School5
- Roger Wolcott Grammar School5
What they planned next
- Harvard10
- Smith5
- Vassar5
- Dartmouth4
- Simmons4
- Wellesley4
In their own words
nothing hinders me or daunts me
Eleana Endicott Gilea man condemned to bear the burden of a nation's care
Julius Walter A. Kohlerlearning by study must be won
Eleanor Tracy
Nicknames in the yearbook
Known beyond the classroom
- Eleanor M. HosleyAmerican social worker
- Dwight SheplerAmerican artist (1905-1974)
Local businesses that advertised
- John Hancock Life Insurance200 Devonshire St., BOSTON, Mass.
- GILMOUR, ROTHERY & CO.50 Congress Street, BOSTON
- Tucker, Bartholomew & Co.120 Water St., BOSTON
- Ralph B. Emery
- Jor NEWTON REAL ESTATE
- JOHN T. BURNS 6c SONS, Inc.Three Offices: Newton, Newtonville, Chestnut Hill
- MILLER SAW-TRIMMER CO.191 HIGH STREET, BOSTON
- JOHN D. BABBAGE
- George B. H. Macomber Company44 Bromfield Street, Boston
- Wm. M. L. McAdams272 Devonshire Street, 'Boston
- NEWTON Y. M. C. A.276 Church Street, NEWTON, MASS.
- Parsons, Todd & Co.70 State Street BOSTON
- CHAS. J. O'MALLEY
- THE GRAPHIC PRESS12 CENTRE PLACE, NEWTON, MASS.
- H. C TRAVIS263 Washington Street, NEWTON
- CHARLES H. LYNDE424 Boylston Street BOSTON
- Cochrane & Stimets
- ORR HARDWARE CO.
- H. W. CO.
- FRANK FROST 8C CO.Bray Block, Newton Centre
- W. Mark Noble, Jr.103 Union Street, NEWTON CENTRE
- West Newton Battery Station981 WATERTOWN ST., W. NEWTON
- ALBERT J. ROCHETTE61 LANGLEY RD., NEWTON CENTRE
- GEORGE W. HUNT1409 Washington St., West Newton, Mass.
- INGRAHAM &c PAINE CO.1003 WATERTOWN ST., WEST NEWTON, MASS.
- HOWARD G. TUTTLE277 Walnut Street, NEWTONVILLE
- Theodore O. Bjornson92 Bowers Street, [opposite station], Newtonville, Mass.
- BUNNY'S SHOP887 Washington Street, NEWTONVILLE
- The Foresman Electric Co., Inc.28 UNION ST., POST OFFICE BLOCK, NEWTON CENTRE
- YATES BATTERY SERVICE240 Walnut Street, NEWTONVILLE, MASS.
- DANIEL PHILOON1217 Centre Street, Newton Centre
- D. BRADLEE RICH dc CO.262 Washington Street, Boston
- Densmore & LeClear88 Broad Street, BOSTON
- The GARDEN CITY PHARMACY1 27 1 Washington Street, West Newton
- Jolly's237 £Moody Street, Waltham
As printed in the advertising pages of the yearbook.
All 116 graduates
Grace Weston AllenNewton 1923
Eugene Charles Andres JrNewton 1923
John Thayer AndrewsNewton 1923
George Doane ArnoldNewton 1923
Winslow Chapman AuryansenNewton 1923
Frances Chamberlain AyresNewton 1923
Phyllis BacheNewton 1923
Priscilla BacheNewton 1923
Adeline BadgerNewton 1923
Arthur Lincoln BaileyNewton 1923
Mary Barbara BakerNewton 1923
Charles Elmer Barba JrNewton 1923
Margaret BascomNewton 1923
Wendell Roberts BauckmanNewton 1923
Richard Daniell BolsterNewton 1923
Norman Howarth BriggsNewton 1923
Mabel Elizabeth BrooksNewton 1923
Marjorie Lucile CarrNewton 1923
Jacob CashmanNewton 1923
Roger Hunt CaskNewton 1923
James Thomas ChirurgNewton 1923
Roger Enos ChristieNewton 1923
Eleanor Grace ClarkNewton 1923
Helen Merrill ClarkNewton 1923
Katharine CollinsNewton 1923
Barbara Randel CookeNewton 1923
Charles Leonard CottonNewton 1923
Caroline Greene CummingsNewton 1923
Philip Eustis DarlingNewton 1923
Lydia Mary DiluzioNewton 1923
Sylvia Lincoln DowNewton 1923
John Alexander DuaneNewton 1923
Evelyn Louise FaheyNewton 1923
Donald Theodore FairweatherNewton 1923
Russell Trufaxt FosterNewton 1923
Marjorie Olive FrazerNewton 1923
Eleana Endicott GileNewton 1923
Foster GladwinNewton 1923
Dwight Sargent GoddardNewton 1923
Abbott GotshallNewton 1923
Thomas D. Gotshall JrNewton 1923
Irving Poole GramkowNewton 1923
Faith HaddockNewton 1923
Herbert Winship HansenNewton 1923
Karl Drew HartzellNewton 1923
Gwendolyn Guy HayesNewton 1923
Eleanor Merriam HosleyNewton 1923
Eunice Estes HuntsmanNewton 1923
Charles Franklin JohnsonNewton 1923
Dorothy Olive JoyceNewton 1923
Dorothea Victoria KellarNewton 1923
Barbara KendallNewton 1923
Julius Walter A. KohlerNewton 1923
Hortense LaneNewton 1923
Elizabeth Huse LeedsNewton 1923
Robert Edward LemontNewton 1923
Mary Florence LichliterNewton 1923
Katharine LincolnNewton 1923
Sylvia Olive LovejoyNewton 1923
Charles Peter MacIverNewton 1923
Louise MacLeodNewton 1923
Virginia MarrNewton 1923
Eleanor MartinNewton 1923
Dorothy Florence McAdamsNewton 1923
Russell Everett McCasseyNewton 1923
Carolyn McClellanNewton 1923
Eleanor MerrillNewton 1923
Minola Rosamond MoultonNewton 1923
Alma Gay MurrayNewton 1923
Helen Louise NagelNewton 1923
Nicholas Dwight NobleNewton 1923
Helena Lucille O'HaraNewton 1923
Louis J. O'MalleyNewton 1923
Ruth Christine ObermeyerNewton 1923
Robert Taft OlmsteadNewton 1923
David M. OsborneNewton 1923
Dorothy PaineNewton 1923
Harriette Wilder PateyNewton 1923
Loomis PatrickNewton 1923
Marjorie Peirce PerkinsNewton 1923
Alice Louise PhelpsNewton 1923
Gardner Bassett PrattNewton 1923
John Keith PrattNewton 1923
Katharine RandNewton 1923
Alice Lea RatcliffeNewton 1923
Mary Elizabeth ReynoldsNewton 1923
Mary Sylvia RichardsNewton 1923
Eleanor Barnes RichmondNewton 1923
Edna Louise RobertsNewton 1923
Edward Saunders RogersNewton 1923
Robert Sinclair SavoryNewton 1923
Frederick Manning Sears JrNewton 1923
Dwight Clark SheplerNewton 1923
John Roger SimpsonNewton 1923
Helen Louise SpringNewton 1923
Edward Sutton Stimpson IiNewton 1923
Katherine H. SullivanNewton 1923
Irvin SwitzlerNewton 1923
Charlotte Whitman TemperleyNewton 1923
Philip TerzisNewton 1923
Richard Salter ThayerNewton 1923
Emma Lillian TomlinsonNewton 1923
Charles Francis TowerNewton 1923
Eleanor TracyNewton 1923
Katharine TuftsNewton 1923
Nancy UnderhillNewton 1923
Olive Ann ValenteNewton 1923
Mario A. VolanteNewton 1923
Katherine Doris WheatonNewton 1923
Frank Kimball WhiteNewton 1923
Donald Bruce WilliamsNewton 1923
James Burland WillingNewton 1923
Gordon Foster WingNewton 1923
Mary Emily WoolleyNewton 1923
Robert Thomas WrightNewton 1923
Fred Gay van WormerNewton 1923
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