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Somerville High School · Somerville, Massachusetts

Somerville High School Class of 1928

This page lists the 482 graduates of Somerville High School, Somerville, in the class of 1928, named in the Radiator (1928). Every name and face was read out of the scanned yearbook pages themselves.

Rights: Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Somerville Public Library via the Internet Archive.

  • 482graduates
  • 390listed activities

The 1928 yearbook of Somerville High School in Somerville lists 482 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.

417 different surnames appear. The most common were Williams (5), Johnson (4), Cohen (3), Conroy (3) and Crowley (3), and 50 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were Dorothy (17), Mary (15), Helen (14), John (14) and Ruth (12).

478 graduates printed a course of study. The largest were General (176), College (115), Commercial (91) and Scientific (53).

480 graduates had a home address printed. The streets most of them lived on were Broadway (10), Powder House Boulevard (8), Highland Avenue (7) and Willow Avenue (7).

390 graduates listed clubs, teams or other activities. The largest were Glee Club (87), Poetry Club (76), Traffic Squad (73) and Physical Training Leader (59).

364 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Blondie”, “Hal”, “Betty” and “Les”.

Al Blanche was in this class and went on to be known beyond their hometown.

Most common surnames

Most common first names

  • Dorothy17
  • Mary15
  • Helen14
  • John14
  • Ruth12
  • Edward11

Courses of study

  • General176
  • College115
  • Commercial91
  • Scientific53
  • Normal43

Where they lived

  • Broadway10
  • Powder House Boulevard8
  • Highland Avenue7
  • Willow Avenue7
  • Columbus Avenue6
  • Hudson Street6
  • Lowden Avenue6
  • Medford Street6

Streets as printed in the yearbook.

Clubs, teams and activities

In their own words

Nicknames in the yearbook

Known beyond the classroom

  • Al BlancheMajor League Baseball outfielder (1909–1997)

All 482 graduates

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