Cambridge High and Latin School

Harold R. Burke “Harry”

Class of 1926, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harold R. Burke (“Harry”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Roberts Grammar School; headed for Boston University; lived at 70 School Street. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 34.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 108 more named Burke

Full name: Harold R. Burke
Known as: Harry
Lived at: 70 School Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Roberts Grammar School
Headed for: Boston University

Also searched as: Harry Burke; Hal Burke; Harold Burke; Burke, Harold.

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Neighbours 9
Same surname 102
Classmates 461
Same schools 340

In context

Of the 462 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 read for this site, Harold's is 46th alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 34 shows Harold; the portraits we read from this book run from page 23 to page 140. Harold's “Boston University” falls in the same group as 197 of the 388 plans printed for the class (51%): a college or university. 17 other classmates came from Roberts Grammar School, the school Harold is listed as coming from. 55% of the graduates in the class of 1926 whose plans we could classify named a college or university, against 54% in 1925 and 54% in 1927.

On the same scan page	Eleda Burdoin, Eva M. Burke, Robert E. Burns
Same earlier school	Roberts Grammar School: 17 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 197 of 388 classmates with a plan (51%)

At home, 70 School Street

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Burke at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Frances J Burke, Mrs drsmkr householderpage

The Burke household is listed here in 1918 too.

What Harold did at school

Freshmen Baseball, 1922

Also grew up on School Street

The class of 1926

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Others named Burke

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Also came from Roberts Grammar School

Also headed for Boston University

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 34. 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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