Cambridge High and Latin School

George Varney “Man”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed George Varney (“Man”) among 462 graduates in the class of 1926. The entry gives: came from Ellis School; headed for Certified Public Accountant; lived at 14 Cogswell Avenue. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 134.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 12 more named Varney

Full name: George Varney
Known as: Man
Lived at: 14 Cogswell Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Ellis School
Headed for: Certified Public Accountant

Also searched as: Man Varney; Varney, George.

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Neighbours 6
Same surname 10
Classmates 461
Same schools 14

In context

Of the 462 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 read for this site, George's is 434th alphabetically. In the scan, George appears on page 134, near the end of the run of 462 portraits read for this site (pages 23 to 140). The yearbook lists 17 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 as coming from Ellis School, including George. From 1917 to 1930, 47 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates on this site share the first name George, spread over 13 classes and peaking at 8 in 1930. The class of 1926: 55% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 54% in 1925 and 54% in 1927.

On the same scan page	Jacob Edward Waldman, June Walsh, Katherine Louise Walsh
Same earlier school	Ellis School: 16 other classmates
Same kind of plan	work: 47 of 388 classmates with a plan (12%)

At home, 14 Cogswell Avenue

The 1928 city directory lists George Varney with the occupation “mus” (page).

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Varney at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Wm Varney (wife Rebecca), shpr householderpage
George G Varney lived herepage
Wm G Varney lived herepage

The Varney household is listed here in 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1928 and 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

Small, happy and gay, What more can we say?

Also grew up on Cogswell Avenue

The class of 1926

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Others named Varney

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

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Also came from Ellis School

Also headed for Certified Public Accountant

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 134. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1926unse).

Published 1926, 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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