Cambridge High and Latin School

Esther Goverman “Essie”

Esther Goverman (“Essie”) is one of 424 graduates in the class of 1925 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1925 yearbook entry gives: came from Wellington Grammar School; headed for Salem Normal School; lived at 100 Trowbridge Street.

Class of 1925

424 in the class of 1925 · 4 more named Goverman

Full name: Esther Goverman
Known as: Essie
Born: March 2, 1908
Lived at: 100 Trowbridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Came from: Wellington Grammar School
Headed for: Salem Normal School

Also searched as: Essie Goverman; Goverman, Esther.

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Household 2
Neighbours 51
Same surname 1
Classmates 423
Same schools 110

In context

Of the 424 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925 that have pages here, Esther is 147th in surname order. The entry is on page 51 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 29 to page 137. From 1914 to 1930, 32 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates on this site share the first name Esther, spread over 14 classes. Esther did not arrive alone from Wellington Grammar School: 24 other graduates name it too. The class of 1925: 54% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 50% in 1924 and 55% in 1926.

On the same scan page	Lilla B. Gould, Yvonne Goyette, Caroline Elizabeth Gray
Same street	Trowbridge Street: 4 other classmates
Same earlier school	Wellington Grammar School: 24 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 40 of 365 classmates with a plan (11%)

At home, 100 Trowbridge Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1928 city directory lists Esther Goverman with the occupation “teacher” (page).

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

Louis Goverman (wife Bertha), dry gds householderpage

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

What the yearbook said

18 Sargent Street

Also grew up on Trowbridge Street

The class of 1925

All 424 in this class →

Others named Goverman

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

Myron Herbert GovermanBoston Latin School 1943

Also came from Wellington Grammar School

Also headed for Salem Normal School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 51. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1925unse).

Published 1925, 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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