Cambridge High and Latin School

Florence Rita Smith “Flossie, Fluff”

Florence Rita Smith (“Flossie, Fluff”) appears in the 1930 yearbook of Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, MA, listed at 40 Sixth Street. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 715 more named Smith

Full name: Florence Rita Smith
Known as: Flossie, Fluff
Lived at: 40 Sixth Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: Sacred Heart Parochial School
Headed for: Bryant & Stratton Commercial School

Also searched as: Flo Smith; Florence Smith; Florence R. Smith; Smith, Florence.

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Neighbours 10
Same surname 514
Classmates 482
Same schools 27

In context

Of the 483 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 that have pages here, Florence is 422nd in surname order. Find Florence on page 105 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 are spread over pages 21 to 118. “Bryant & Stratton Commercial School” is Florence's plan after graduation; 89 of 430 classmates with a printed plan (21%) named a business or secretarial school. In the 14 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School between 1914 and 1930 that this site covers, 40 people have the first name Florence. The class of 1930: 56% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 56% in 1929.

On the same scan page	Roy Lester Silva, Samuel Silverman, Edna T. M. Skelley, Ruth Florence Small
Same earlier school	Sacred Heart Parochial School: 7 other classmates
Same kind of plan	business or secretarial school: 89 of 430 classmates with a plan (21%)

At home, 40 Sixth Street

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

Elizabeth N Smith, widow of James F stitcher householderpage
James Smith lived herepage
Leo Smith lived herepage

What Florence did at school

G. A. A., 1926-27

What the yearbook said

FLOSSIE” “FLUFF” “Quiet, reserved and full of wit

Quiet, reserved and full of wit She's always sure to make a hit

Also grew up on Sixth Street

The class of 1930

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Others named Smith

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

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Also came from Sacred Heart Parochial School

Also headed for Bryant & Stratton Commercial School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 105. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, 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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