Cambridge High and Latin School

Gilbert McLean Dexter “Gil”

Class of 1929, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Gilbert McLean Dexter (“Gil”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Agassiz School; headed for Harvard College; lived at 96 Hammond Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 47.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 20 more named Dexter

Full name: Gilbert McLean Dexter
Known as: Gil
Lived at: 96 Hammond Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Agassiz School
Headed for: Harvard College

Also searched as: Gil Dexter; Gilbert Dexter; Gilbert M. Dexter; Dexter, Gilbert.

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Neighbours 26
Same surname 13
Classmates 420
Same schools 62

In context

Of the 421 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 that have pages here, Gilbert is 91st in surname order. Find Gilbert on page 47 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. Among the 364 people in the class who printed a plan, 174 (48%) named a college or university, as Gilbert did (“Harvard College”). Gilbert did not arrive alone from Agassiz School: 20 other graduates name it too. Count the first names and the class of 1929 gives Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15), where the class of 1930 gives Mary (30), Anna (14) and John (14).

On the same scan page	Anthony Joseph DeVito, Anna Deveau, Margaret Dick
Same earlier school	Agassiz School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 174 of 364 classmates with a plan (48%)
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 96 Hammond Street

The 1930 city directory lists Gilbert McLean Dexter with the occupation “student” (page).

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

Gilbert I Dexter, (Ethel M) provisions householderpage
Gilbert M Dexter, student lived herepage

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

What Gilbert did at school

Hockey Squad, 1927-'28
Checkers, 1928
Room Committee, 1926-'27-'28

What the yearbook said

The man of independent mind, He's good, merry, joyful, and kind.

Also grew up on Hammond Street

The class of 1929

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Others named Dexter

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

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Also came from Agassiz School

Also headed for Harvard College

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 47. 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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