Cambridge High and Latin School

Elizabeth Putnam “Putty, Betty”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Elizabeth Putnam (“Putty, Betty”) among 319 graduates in the class of 1923. The entry gives: came from Harvard Grammar School; headed for Miss Wheelock’s School; activities listed: K. B. Club and Mandolin Club. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 99.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 26 more named Putnam

Full name: Elizabeth Putnam
Known as: Putty, Betty
Born: May 15, 1905
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Harvard Grammar School
Headed for: Miss Wheelock’s School

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

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Clubs & teams 89
Same surname 22
Classmates 318
Same schools 73

In context

Of the 319 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 that have pages here, Elizabeth is 242nd in surname order. Turning the scan to page 99 shows Elizabeth; the portraits we read from this book run from page 39 to page 119. Elizabeth did not arrive alone from Harvard Grammar School: 33 other graduates name it too. There are 6 people named Elizabeth in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923; the entry on this page is one of them. The most common first names in the class of 1923 were Mary (21), John (13) and Anna (10); in the class of 1924 they were Mary (27), Helen (17) and John (12).

On the same scan page	Mary Dorothy Powers, Elizabeth L. Preis, Sally Loring Prouty
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 33 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 27 of 253 classmates with a plan (11%)
Same first name	Elizabeth: 5 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

What Elizabeth did at school

K. B. Club
Mandolin Club
Senior Drama Committee
Executive Committee of G. A. A.
Basketball Captain, 1920
G. A. A. 522

Fellow members from Elizabeth's own class:

What the yearbook said

Full of life, full of fun, she’s always on the run.

The class of 1923

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Others named Putnam

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

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Also came from Harvard Grammar School

Also headed for Miss Wheelock’s School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 99. 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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