Cambridge High and Latin School

Francis John O’Brien “Obie”

Francis John O’Brien (“Obie”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Russell School; headed for Boston College; lived at 180 Larch Road.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 158 more named O’Brien

Full name: Francis John O’Brien
Known as: Obie
Lived at: 180 Larch Road, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Russell School
Headed for: Boston College

Also searched as: Obie O’Brien; Frank O’Brien; Francis O’Brien; Francis J. O’Brien.

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Neighbours 15
Same surname 150
Classmates 415
Same schools 97

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 416 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928, Francis stands 304th. The entry is on page 103 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 27 to page 134. Among the 343 people in the class who printed a plan, 173 (50%) named a college or university, as Francis did (“Boston College”). 10 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates on this site are named O’Brien, spread over 7 classes from 1923 to 1930. The class of 1928: 58% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 54% in 1927 and 56% in 1929.

On the same scan page	John Wyeth Norris, Eleanor Elizabeth O’Banyoun, John Albert O’Brien
Same earlier school	Russell School: 28 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 173 of 343 classmates with a plan (50%)
Same first name	Francis: 7 other people in the class

What the yearbook said

I’ll put a girdle round about the earth in forty minutes.

Also grew up on Larch Road

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 103. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, 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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