Boston Latin School

Harold Chester Kagan “Hal”

Harold Chester Kagan (“Hal”), Boston Latin School class of 1926 (Boston, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from George Putnam School; headed for Harvard; activities listed: French Club.

Class of 1926

104 in the class of 1926 · 8 more named Kagan

Full name: Harold Chester Kagan
Known as: Hal
School: Boston Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: George Putnam School
Headed for: Harvard
Ambition: “Lawyer.”

Also searched as: Hal Kagan; Harold Kagan; Harold C. Kagan; Harry Kagan.

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Clubs & teams 29
Same surname 7
Classmates 103
Same schools 232

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 104 names from the Boston Latin School class of 1926, Harold stands 51st. Turning the scan to page 31 shows Harold; the portraits we read from this book run from page 18 to page 45. Among the 92 people in the class who printed a plan, 88 (96%) named a college or university, as Harold did (“Harvard”). The first name Harold runs through 10 classes of Boston Latin School (1921 to 1945), 32 people in all. The class of 1926: 98% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 97% in 1927.

On the same scan page	James Joseph Hurney Jr, Francis Johnson, Abraham Korb
Same club	French Club: 14 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 88 of 92 classmates with a plan (96%)

What Harold did at school

French Club 96
Lieutenant 9th Co., 4th Regiment

Fellow members from Harold's own class:

What the yearbook said

I ll speak in a monstrous little voice.

The class of 1926

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Others named Kagan

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

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Also came from George Putnam School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Boston Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 31. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item latinschoolregi1926bost_4).

Published 1926, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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