Cambridge High and Latin School

Alexander Missak Movsessian “Al”

Class of 1927, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Alexander Missak Movsessian (“Al”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Houghton Grammar School; lived at 233 Putnam Avenue; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the Golden Treasury, page 109.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 4 more named Movsessian

Full name: Alexander Missak Movsessian
Known as: Al
Lived at: 233 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Houghton Grammar School
Headed for: Business

Also searched as: Al Movsessian; Alex Movsessian; Alexander Movsessian; Alexander M. Movsessian.

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Neighbours 79
Same surname 3
Classmates 458
Same schools 98

In context

Of the 459 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 that have pages here, Alexander is 315th in surname order. The entry is on page 109 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 29 to page 145. The yearbook lists 8 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 as coming from Houghton Grammar School, including Alexander. Neighbours on paper: 9 classmates share Putnam Avenue with Alexander. The most common first names in the class of 1927 were Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14); in the class of 1926 they were Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19).

On the same scan page	Rhoda Amelia Mountaine, Margaret Frances Mozer, Lillian E. Munson
Same street	Putnam Avenue: 9 other classmates
Same earlier school	Houghton Grammar School: 7 other classmates
Same kind of plan	work: 41 of 393 classmates with a plan (10%)
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 233 Putnam Avenue

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Movsessian at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Morris Movsessian (wife Varsenik), provisions householderpage

The Movsessian household is listed here in 1921, 1925 and 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

I see there’s mettle in thee.

Also grew up on Putnam Avenue

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Also came from Houghton Grammar School

Also headed for Business

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 109. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1927unse).

Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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