Cambridge High and Latin School
Chester G. Sherman “Chet”
Class of 1927, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Chester G. Sherman (“Chet”). The yearbook entry prints: headed for Boston University; activities listed: Orchestra; lived at 1124 Massachusetts Avenue. Portrait and entry from the Golden Treasury, page 128.
Class of 1927
459 in the class of 1927 · 62 more named Sherman
- Full name
- Chester G. Sherman
- Known as
- Chet
- Lived at
- 1124 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- School
- Cambridge High and Latin School
- Graduated
- Class of 1927
- Came from
- Houghton Grammar School
- Headed for
- Boston University
Also searched as: Chet Sherman; Chester Sherman; Sherman, Chester.
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In context
This site lists 459 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927; sorted by surname, Chester comes 389th. Turning the scan to page 128 shows Chester; the portraits we read from this book run from page 29 to page 145. 8 of Chester's classmates in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 also gave Massachusetts Avenue as their street. From 1915 to 1930, 123 people in 15 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School give Massachusetts Avenue. First names that recur in the class of 1927: Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14). In the class of 1926: Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19).
| On the same scan page | Margaret L. Sharpe, Martin V. Sheehan, Agnes Sigalos |
|---|---|
| Same street | Massachusetts Avenue: 8 other classmates |
| Same earlier school | Houghton Grammar School: 7 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 191 of 393 classmates with a plan (49%) |
| The book's own title | Golden Treasury |
At home, 1124 Massachusetts Avenue
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
The 1927 city directory lists Chester G. Sherman with the occupation “student” (page).
The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Sherman at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
- Sidney W Sherman (wife Elizabeth C), janitor householderpage
- Chester G Sherman, student lived herepage
- Florence Sherman, Mrs lived herepage
The Sherman household is listed here in 1918, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1928 and 1930 too.
What Chester did at school
Fellow members from Chester's own class:
What the yearbook said
Chester is a ladies’ man, Can he play the cornet? We’ll say he can.
Also grew up on Massachusetts Avenue
The class of 1927
Martin V. SheehanCambridge 1927
Agnes SigalosCambridge 1927
Margaret L. SharpeCambridge 1927
Sarah SilvermanCambridge 1927
Eli ShapiroCambridge 1927
Dorothy Frances SkelleyCambridge 1927
Others named Sherman
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Morris ShermanChelsea 1931
Jane ShermanBelmont 1926
Pauline Margaret ShermanSt. Bernard's 1938
Bernard Ralph ShermanSt. Bernard's 1939
Alton E. ShermanMedford 1926
William A. ShermanMedford 1928
Also came from Houghton Grammar School
William Albert Thayer JrRindge Technical School 1931
Arthur Marvin McCarthyRindge Technical School 1931
Della Evelyn LewisCambridge 1915
Florence Mae YorkCambridge 1915
M. Francis SmithCambridge 1917
Mildred Allen AndersonCambridge 1919
Also headed for Boston University
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Source
Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 128.
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