Cambridge High and Latin School

Ethel Marguerite Gamester “Eddie”

Ethel Marguerite Gamester (“Eddie”) is one of 421 graduates in the class of 1929 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1929 yearbook entry gives: headed for Boston University; activities listed: G. A. A; lived at 531 Putnam Avenue.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 2 more named Gamester

Full name: Ethel Marguerite Gamester
Known as: Eddie
Lived at: 531 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Morse School
Headed for: Boston University

Also searched as: Eddie Gamester; Ethel Gamester; Ethel M. Gamester; Gamester, Ethel.

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Household 1
Clubs & teams 294
Neighbours 78
Classmates 420
Same schools 275

In context

Of the 421 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 that have pages here, Ethel is 138th in surname order. Find Ethel on page 60 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 are spread over pages 25 to 132. In the 14 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School between 1915 and 1929 that this site covers, 36 people have the first name Ethel. Of 364 classmates who gave a plan, 174 (48%) point to a college or university; Ethel's entry says “Boston University”. Among first names, the class of 1929 favours Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15); the class of 1928 had Mary (21), Margaret (18) and John (16).

On the same scan page	Rosalie E. Gallivan, Jossie Garnette, Helen Gately
Same earlier school	Morse School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 174 of 364 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	Ethel: 4 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 531 Putnam Avenue

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

Marie Florence GamesterCambridge 1927

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Gamester at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Richard G Gamester (wife Margaret V), elect householderpage
Chester G Gamester, student lived herepage
Marie F Gamester, student lived herepage

The Gamester household is listed here in 1920, 1921, 1927 and 1928 too.

What Ethel did at school

G. A. A. 522
Baseball Team, 1925

Fellow members from Ethel's own class:

What the yearbook said

Ethel’s good, Ethel’s sweet And she’s the girl you’d like to meet.

Also grew up on Putnam Avenue

The class of 1929

All 421 in this class →

Also came from Morse School

Also headed for Boston University

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 60. 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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