Cambridge High and Latin School

Elizabeth Gerould “Betsey, Betty”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Elizabeth Gerould (“Betsey, Betty”) among 366 graduates in the class of 1924. The entry gives: headed for Radcliffe; activities listed: Drama Committee Get-together Day and Treasurer, French Club; lived at 8 Sacramento Street “Betsey” “Betty”. Portrait and entry from the 1924 yearbook, page 60.

Class of 1924

366 in the class of 1924 · 5 more named Gerould

Full name: Elizabeth Gerould
Known as: Betsey, Betty
Born: January 7, 1907
Lived at: 8 Sacramento Street “Betsey” “Betty”, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1924
Came from: Peabody Grammar School
Headed for: Radcliffe

Also searched as: Betty Gerould; Beth Gerould; Gerould, Elizabeth.

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Group photos 18
Same surname 4
Classmates 365
Same schools 92

In context

366 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 appear on this site, and Gerould puts Elizabeth 138th among them. Elizabeth is printed on page 60 of the scan, in the first third of the 29-to-122 run of portrait pages. 86 people named Elizabeth turn up in 16 Cambridge High and Latin School classes on this site, 1914 to 1930; 1927 has the most with 10. College or university was the plan of 123 of the 296 classmates who printed one (42%), and Elizabeth is listed with “Radcliffe”. A college or university was the plan of 123 of 244 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1924 (50%), compared with 55% in 1923 and 54% in 1925.

On the same scan page	Eva Goldman, Anna Goldstein, Mildred Goodwin
Same earlier school	Peabody Grammar School: 24 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 123 of 296 classmates with a plan (42%)

At home, 8 Sacramento Street “Betsey” “Betty”

The 1925 city directory lists Elizabeth Gerould with the occupation “student R Coll” (page).

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

Charles W Gerould (wife Florence R) householderpage
Elizabeth Gerould, student R Coll lived herepage
Richard D Gerould, student H U lived herepage

The Gerould household is listed here in 1921, 1927, 1928 and 1930 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against Elizabeth's senior portrait.

In the same photographs:

What Elizabeth did at school

Drama Committee Get-together Day
Treasurer, French Club
Secretary of K. B., ’23 President, K. B., ’24
G. A. A. Exec. Committee
Review Staff, ’23 President, G. A. A., ’24
Periscope, ’22 Honor Basketball Team, ’24
Class Team, ’21, ’22 Room Committee
G. A. A. Numeral, ’21, ’22

The class of 1924

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Others named Gerould

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

Also came from Peabody Grammar School

Also headed for Radcliffe

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1924, page 60. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1924unse).

Published 1924, 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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