Cambridge High and Latin School

Burke Rivers “Bobby”

Burke Rivers (“Bobby”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for P. G. Harvard; activities listed: Senior Drama and Year Book; lived at 7 Upton Street.

Class of 1924

366 in the class of 1924 · 11 more named Rivers

Full name: Burke Rivers
Known as: Bobby
Born: April 8, 1908
Lived at: 7 Upton Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1924
Came from: Webster Grammar School
Headed for: P. G. Harvard

Also searched as: Bobby Rivers; Rivers, Burke.

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Clubs & teams 10
Neighbours 9
Same surname 8
Classmates 365
Same schools 112

In context

Of the 366 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 read for this site, Burke's is 285th alphabetically. On the scan, the entry sits on page 93, in the last third of the stretch from page 29 to page 122 where this site found the book's portraits. Burke is listed under “Senior Drama”, along with 4 other classmates. The yearbook lists 48 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 as coming from Webster Grammar School, including Burke. Count the first names and the class of 1924 gives Mary (27), Helen (17) and John (12), where the class of 1923 gives Mary (21), John (13) and Anna (10).

On the same scan page	Helen Marie Richardson
Same club	Senior Drama: 4 other classmates
Same earlier school	Webster Grammar School: 47 other classmates

At home, 7 Upton Street

The 1925 city directory lists Burke Rivers with the occupation “clerk” (page).

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Rivers at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Burke Rivers, clerk lived herepage

The Rivers household is listed here in 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928 and 1930 too.

What Burke did at school

Senior Drama 24
Year Book
Spanish Club

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Also grew up on Upton Street

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Also came from Webster Grammar School

Also headed for P. G. Harvard

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1924, page 93. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1924unse).

Published 1924, 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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