Cambridge High and Latin School

Elsie Janet Foss

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Elsie Janet Foss among 319 graduates in the class of 1923. The entry gives: came from Russell Grammar School; headed for Boston School of Physical Education; lived at 7 Temple Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 61.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 18 more named Foss

Full name: Elsie Janet Foss
Born: January 14, 1904
Lived at: 7 Temple Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Russell Grammar School
Headed for: Boston School of Physical Education

Also searched as: Elsie Foss; Elsie J. Foss; Foss, Elsie.

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Same surname 9
Classmates 318
Same schools 30

In context

Of the 319 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 read for this site, Elsie's is 89th alphabetically. Elsie is printed on page 61 of the scan, in the first third of the 39-to-119 run of portrait pages. Counting Elsie, 13 people in the class are listed as coming from Russell Grammar School. From 1915 to 1930, 14 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates on this site share the first name Elsie, spread over 8 classes. In the class of 1923, 55% of the plans we could classify (119 of 217) were a college or university; the neighbouring classes show 63% in 1922 and 50% in 1924.

On the same scan page	Virginia Ann Floyd, Edwin Harley Foote, George William Forbes
Same earlier school	Russell Grammar School: 12 other classmates
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 7 Temple Street

The 1921 city directory lists Elsie Janet Foss with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1921 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Foss at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Elsie Foss, student lived herepage

What the yearbook said

YOU ALL KNOW SWEET ELSIE FOSS WHO TO US IS NEVER CROSS

You all know sweet Elsie Foss who to us is never cross.

The class of 1923

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Others named Foss

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Also came from Russell Grammar School

Also headed for Boston School of Physical Education

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 61. 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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