Cambridge High and Latin School

Benjamin F. Olken “Ben”

Benjamin F. Olken (“Ben”) was one of 416 graduates in the class of 1928 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Harvard Grammar School; headed for Massachusetts Institute of Technology; lived at 158 Tremont Street. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 106.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 6 more named Olken

Full name: Benjamin F. Olken
Known as: Ben
Lived at: 158 Tremont Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Harvard Grammar School
Headed for: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Also searched as: Ben Olken; Benjamin Olken; Olken, Benjamin.

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Household 3
Neighbours 29
Same surname 2
Classmates 415
Same schools 95

In context

416 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 appear on this site, and Olken puts Benjamin 297th among them. Find Benjamin on page 106 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 are spread over pages 27 to 134. 12 people named Benjamin turn up in 7 Cambridge High and Latin School classes on this site, 1915 to 1930. College or university was the plan of 173 of the 343 classmates who printed one (50%), and Benjamin is listed with “Massachusetts Institute of Technology”. The most common first names in the class of 1928 were Mary (21), Margaret (18) and John (16); in the class of 1927 they were Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14).

On the same scan page	Henry Olken, Dorothy May Olney, Paul John O’Leary
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 33 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 173 of 343 classmates with a plan (50%)

At home, 158 Tremont Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Olken at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Max Olken (wife Sarah), carpenter householderpage

The Olken household is listed here in 1921, 1925 and 1927 too.

What Benjamin did at school

Baseball, 1924
Choir, 1924–25
Glee Club, 1924–25

What the yearbook said

Marks may rise and marks may fall, but mine are high forever.

Also grew up on Tremont Street

The class of 1928

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Others named Olken

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

Also came from Harvard Grammar School

Also headed for Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 106. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, 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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