Cambridge High and Latin School

Dorothy Roys

Class of 1923, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Dorothy Roys. The yearbook entry prints: headed for Wellesley College; activities listed: K. B and G. A. A; lived at 10 Bowdoin Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 104.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 4 more named Roys

Full name: Dorothy Roys
Born: April 11, 1906
Lived at: 10 Bowdoin Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Poultney Graded School, Poultney, Vt
Headed for: Wellesley College

Also searched as: Dot Roys; Dottie Roys; Roys, Dorothy.

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Clubs & teams 89
Neighbours 6
Same surname 2
Classmates 318
Same schools 8

In context

319 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 appear on this site, and Roys puts Dorothy 258th among them. In the scan, Dorothy appears on page 104, in the last third of the run of 319 portraits read for this site (pages 39 to 119). From 1914 to 1930, 96 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates on this site share the first name Dorothy, spread over 16 classes and peaking at 10 in 1927. Dorothy's “Wellesley College” falls in the same group as 119 of the 253 plans printed for the class (47%): a college or university. Against 254 for 1922 and 366 for 1924, the class of 1923 comes to 319 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Catharine Russell, Edwin Francis Russell, Philip C. Rutledge
Same kind of plan	college or university: 119 of 253 classmates with a plan (47%)
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 10 Bowdoin Street

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

Claude A Roys (wife Florence H), manager householderpage

The Roys household is listed here in 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1927 and 1928 too.

What Dorothy did at school

K. B.
G. A. A. 522

Fellow members from Dorothy's own class:

What the yearbook said

SHE HAS A PERSONALITY, NO WONDER ADMIRERS ABOUND!

She has a personality, that wins her friends all round, she’s sweet, and jolly, and full of pep, no wonder admirers abound!

Also grew up on Bowdoin Street

The class of 1923

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Others named Roys

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

Also headed for Wellesley College

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 104. 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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