Boston Latin School

David Mendelsohn “Mendy”

Class of 1928, Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts: David Mendelsohn (“Mendy”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Brookline High School; headed for Harvard; activities listed: Literary Club. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 60.

Class of 1928

146 in the class of 1928 · 3 more named Mendelsohn

Full name: David Mendelsohn
Known as: Mendy
School: Boston Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Brookline High School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Mendy Mendelsohn; Dave Mendelsohn; Mendelsohn, David.

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Clubs & teams 50
Same surname 2
Classmates 145
Same schools 213

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 146 names from the Boston Latin School class of 1928, David stands 94th. The entry is on page 60 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 36 to page 75. 14 people named David turn up in 8 Boston Latin School classes on this site, 1920 to 1945; 1945 has the most with 5. “Harvard” is David's plan after graduation; 110 of 119 classmates with a printed plan (92%) named a college or university. The class of 1928: 98% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 97% in 1927.

On the same scan page	Edward Patrick Manning, Leon Mayers, Philip Runals Mayo
Same club	Literary Club: 33 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 110 of 119 classmates with a plan (92%)

What David did at school

Literary Club 51
Senior Debating Society, 1927
Captain, 2nd Company, 5t h Regiment

Fellow members from David's own class:

What the yearbook said

A sudden thought strikes me.

The class of 1928

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Others named Mendelsohn

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

Also came from Brookline High School

Also headed for Harvard

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Boston Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 60. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item latinschoolregi1928bost_4).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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