Cambridge High and Latin School

Dorothy Esther MacNabb “Dot”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Dorothy Esther MacNabb (“Dot”) among 319 graduates in the class of 1923. The entry gives: came from Harvard Grammar School; headed for Normal School; lived at 24 Carver Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 82.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 3 more named MacNabb

Full name: Dorothy Esther MacNabb
Known as: Dot
Born: August 10, 1904
Lived at: 24 Carver Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Harvard Grammar School
Headed for: Normal School

Also searched as: Dot MacNabb; Dorothy MacNabb; Dorothy E. MacNabb; Dottie MacNabb.

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Household 1
Neighbours 10
Same surname 1
Classmates 318
Same schools 71

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 319 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923, Dorothy stands 174th. The entry is on page 82 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 39 to page 119. “Normal School” is Dorothy's plan after graduation; 27 of 253 classmates with a printed plan (11%) named a normal school or teachers college. The first name Dorothy appears 96 times in the 16 Cambridge High and Latin School classes read for this site (1914 to 1930), most often in 1927 (10). The class of 1923: 55% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 63% in 1922 and 50% in 1924.

On the same scan page	Kathleen V. MacBeth, Althea M. MacDonald, Laurie MacGregor
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 33 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 27 of 253 classmates with a plan (11%)
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 24 Carver Street

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

Helen Sarah MacNabbCambridge 1923

What Dorothy did at school

G. A. A., 1920-21-22
Choir, 1922-23
"Bells of Corneville," 1923

What the yearbook said

Dot is jolly, Dot is gay, we grow more fond of Dot each day.

Also grew up on Carver Street

The class of 1923

All 319 in this class →

Others named MacNabb

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

Gladys MacNabbCambridge 1928

Also came from Harvard Grammar School

Also headed for Normal School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 82. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1923unse).

Published 1923, 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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