Cambridge High and Latin School

Alma May Goodspeed “Smiles”

Alma May Goodspeed (“Smiles”) was one of 483 graduates in the class of 1930 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Webster Grammar School; headed for New England Conservatory of Music; lived at 60 Pleasant Street. Portrait and entry from the 1930 yearbook, page 55.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 10 more named Goodspeed

Full name: Alma May Goodspeed
Known as: Smiles
Lived at: 60 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: Webster Grammar School
Headed for: New England Conservatory of Music

Also searched as: Smiles Goodspeed; Alma Goodspeed; Alma M. Goodspeed; Goodspeed, Alma.

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Neighbours 23
Same surname 8
Classmates 482
Same schools 67

In context

This site lists 483 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930; sorted by surname, Alma comes 169th. In the scan, Alma appears on page 55, around the middle of the run of 483 portraits read for this site (pages 21 to 118). 46 other classmates came from Webster Grammar School, the school Alma is listed as coming from. Of 430 classmates who gave a plan, 15 (3%) point to an art or music school; Alma's entry says “New England Conservatory of Music”. Names on this site: 483 for the class of 1930, compared with 421 for 1929.

On the same scan page	Sophie Gorstein, Joseph Francis Gould, Ann Goverman, Catherine Elizabeth Grady
Same earlier school	Webster Grammar School: 46 other classmates
Same kind of plan	art or music school: 15 of 430 classmates with a plan (3%)

At home, 60 Pleasant Street

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Goodspeed at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

George L Goodspeed (wife Alice H), superintendent B householderpage

The Goodspeed household is listed here in 1927 and 1928 too.

What Alma did at school

Chairman of Room Committee, 1927
G. A. A. member, 1927
Class notes collector in French, 1928
Christmas Pageant, 1929
Member of Home Economics, 1930

What the yearbook said

SMILES” “Smiling eyes and dimples rare, spreading sunshine everywhere

Smiling eyes and dimples rare, spreading sunshine everywhere

Also grew up on Pleasant Street

The class of 1930

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Others named Goodspeed

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from Webster Grammar School

Also headed for New England Conservatory of Music

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 55. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, 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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