Cambridge High and Latin School

Elsie Mary Downing “El”

Elsie Mary Downing (“El”) is one of 421 graduates in the class of 1929 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1929 yearbook entry gives: came from Russell School; headed for P. G., Radcliffe; lived at 335 Huron Avenue.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 17 more named Downing

Full name: Elsie Mary Downing
Known as: El
Lived at: 335 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Russell School
Headed for: P. G., Radcliffe

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Household 1
Neighbours 61
Same surname 10
Classmates 420
Same schools 33

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 from A to Z by surname, Elsie is the 101st of 421 names on this site. Turning the scan to page 50 shows Elsie; the portraits we read from this book run from page 25 to page 132. The first name Elsie runs through 8 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School (1915 to 1930), 14 people in all. 62 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates, spread over 14 classes between 1917 and 1930, name Huron Avenue. The class of 1929: 56% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 58% in 1928 and 56% in 1930.

On the same scan page	Catherine Frances Doran, John Bernard Dore Jr., Francis Robert Doyle
Same street	Huron Avenue: 5 other classmates
Same earlier school	Russell School: 25 other classmates
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 335 Huron Avenue

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

Katherine DowningCambridge 1930

The 1920 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Downing at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Dennis Downing (wife Nora) householderpage

The Downing household is listed here in 1919 too.

What Elsie did at school

Room Committee, 1925-'26
Basketball, 1925-'26

What the yearbook said

Another girl whose motto is “Silence is Golden”.

Also grew up on Huron Avenue

The class of 1929

All 421 in this class →

Others named Downing

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

All 17 people named Downing →

Also came from Russell School

Also headed for P. G., Radcliffe

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 50. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, 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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