Cambridge High and Latin School

Bennie Berman “Ben”

Class of 1930, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Bennie Berman (“Ben”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Wellington Grammar School; headed for Harvard College; lived at 54 Portsmouth Street. Portrait and entry from the 1930 yearbook, page 25.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 22 more named Berman

Full name: Bennie Berman
Known as: Ben
Lived at: 54 Portsmouth Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: Wellington Grammar School
Headed for: Harvard College

Also searched as: Ben Berman; Berman, Bennie.

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Household 1
Neighbours 7
Same surname 19
Classmates 482
Same schools 50

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 483 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930, Bennie stands 22nd. Find Bennie on page 25 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 are spread over pages 21 to 118. The yearbook lists 21 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 as coming from Wellington Grammar School, including Bennie. Of 430 classmates who gave a plan, 206 (48%) point to a college or university; Bennie's entry says “Harvard College”. In the class of 1930 the first names most often shared were Mary (30), Anna (14) and John (14); the class of 1929 had Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15).

On the same scan page	Gertrude S. Berley, Ethelinda Best, Richard Folsom Bickford
Same earlier school	Wellington Grammar School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 206 of 430 classmates with a plan (48%)

At home, 54 Portsmouth Street

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Harry BermanCambridge 1929

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

Morris Berman (wife Lea), junk dealer householderpage

The Berman household is listed here in 1925, 1927 and 1928 too.

What Bennie did at school

Chess, 1930

What the yearbook said

BEN” “Tf he plays for fame as he does chess His life wi'l surely be a success

If he plays for fame as he does chess His life will surely be a success.

Also grew up on Portsmouth Street

The class of 1930

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Others named Berman

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Also came from Wellington Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard College

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 25. 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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