Cambridge High and Latin School

Catherine Virginia Britt “Jinny”

Catherine Virginia Britt (“Jinny”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Russell Grammar School; headed for Framingham Normal; lived at 175 Larch Road.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 5 more named Britt

Full name: Catherine Virginia Britt
Known as: Jinny
Lived at: 175 Larch Road, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Russell Grammar School
Headed for: Framingham Normal

Also searched as: Jinny Britt; Kate Britt; Catherine Britt; Catherine V. Britt.

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Household 2
Neighbours 13
Same surname 2
Classmates 415
Same schools 58

In context

This site lists 416 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928; sorted by surname, Catherine comes 41st. The entry is on page 37 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 27 to page 134. Of 343 classmates who gave a plan, 24 (7%) point to a normal school or teachers college; Catherine's entry says “Framingham Normal”. 28 other classmates came from Russell Grammar School, the school Catherine is listed as coming from. Plans for a college or university made up 58% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1928 (173 of 297), against 54% in 1927 and 56% in 1929.

On the same scan page	Alfred Brigham, Barbara Frances Brintnall, Isabel Patricia Brooks
Same earlier school	Russell Grammar School: 28 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 24 of 343 classmates with a plan (7%)
Same first name	Catherine: 5 other people in the class

At home, 175 Larch Road

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

What Catherine did at school

Basketball, 1925–26
Swimming, 1925–26
Tennis, 1925–26
G. A. A. Executive Committee, 1926
G. A. A. Vice-President, 1927
Year Book Staff, 1928
Class Secretary, 1928

What the yearbook said

Virginia’s good, Virginia’s sweet, And she’s the girl you’d like to meet.

Also grew up on Larch Road

The class of 1928

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Others named Britt

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

Also came from Russell Grammar School

Also headed for Framingham Normal

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 37. 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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