Boston Latin School
Allan Lyons Dow “Al”
Allan Lyons Dow (“Al”) is one of 146 graduates in the class of 1928 at Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts. The 1928 yearbook entry gives: came from John Marshall School; headed for Harvard; activities listed: Junior Debating and L. S. C.
Class of 1928
146 in the class of 1928 · 32 more named Dow
- Full name
- Allan Lyons Dow
- Known as
- Al
- School
- Boston Latin School
- Graduated
- Class of 1928
- Came from
- John Marshall School
- Headed for
- Harvard
Also searched as: Al Dow; Allan Dow; Allan L. Dow; Dow, Allan.
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In context
This site lists 146 people from the Boston Latin School class of 1928; sorted by surname, Allan comes 41st. Turning the scan to page 47 shows Allan; the portraits we read from this book run from page 36 to page 75. Allan's “Harvard” falls in the same group as 110 of the 119 plans printed for the class (92%): a college or university. Counting Allan, “Swimming” is named by 7 people in the Boston Latin School class of 1928. Of the 112 plans printed for the class of 1928 that name a kind of next step, 110 (98%) are a college or university, where the neighbouring class has 97% in 1927.
| On the same scan page | James Michael Dullea, Norman Francis Edmonds, William Joseph Egan |
|---|---|
| Same club | Junior Debating: 12 other classmates |
| Same club | Swimming: 6 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 110 of 119 classmates with a plan (92%) |
What Allan did at school
- Junior Debating 39
- L. S. C.
- Swimming 33
- Manager, 1928
- Glee Club 80
- 1st Lieutenant, 6th Company, 4th Regiment 5
Fellow members from Allan's own class:
What the yearbook said
Lean and sallow abstinence.
The class of 1928
James Patrick DonahueBoston Latin School 1928
James Michael DulleaBoston Latin School 1928
Simeon Joseph DomasBoston Latin School 1928
Norman Francis EdmondsBoston Latin School 1928
John Anthony DolanBoston Latin School 1928
William Joseph EganBoston Latin School 1928
Others named Dow
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Lois Willard DowNeedham 1924
Ellen Robinson DowFitchburg 1917
Helen Marie DowHigh School of Commerce 1944
David Crocker Dow, Jr.Cambridge 1923
Margaret DowCambridge 1924
Harold P. DowCambridge 1926
Also came from John Marshall School
Gordon Armstrong SaundersBoston Latin School 1927
Milton SeegalBoston Latin School 1927
Art HarvardBoston Latin School 1927
Harry Bergson JrBoston Latin School 1928
William Alexander ShawBoston Latin School 1928
John Joseph ConnellyBoston Latin School 1940
Also headed for Harvard
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Source
Boston Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 47.
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Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.
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