Newton High School Class of 1924

The 1924 yearbook of Newton High School in Newton lists 153 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.

139 different surnames appear. The most common were Smith (4), Ryan (3), Adams (2), Brown (2) and Consodine (2), and 11 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were Eleanor (5), Elizabeth (5), John (5), Robert (5) and Alice (4).

153 graduates printed a course of study. The largest were Classical (107), Scientific (35) and General (11).

128 graduates named the school they came from. The most often named were Mason Grammar School (22), Bigelow Grammar School (11), Hyde Grammar School (11) and Claflin Grammar School (9).

117 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Harvard (18), Boston University (11), Brown (4) and Mount Holyoke (4).

79 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Dot”, “Dot”, “Sid” and “Bobbie”.

Rosemary Park and Howard J. Whitmore Jr. were in this class and went on to be known beyond their hometown.