Cambridge High and Latin School
Harry Parris “Plaster”
Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Harry Parris (“Plaster”) among 462 graduates in the class of 1926. The entry gives: came from St. Agnes’ School; headed for Harvard; lived at 8 Clarendon Avenue. Portrait and entry from the 1926 yearbook, page 108.
Class of 1926
462 in the class of 1926 · 3 more named Parris
- Full name
- Harry Parris
- Known as
- Plaster
- Lived at
- 8 Clarendon Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- School
- Cambridge High and Latin School
- Graduated
- Class of 1926
- Came from
- St. Agnes’ School
- Headed for
- Harvard
Also searched as: Plaster Parris; Harold Parris; Parris, Harry.
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In context
In the alphabetical roll of 462 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926, Harry stands 337th. On the scan, the entry sits on page 108, in the last third of the stretch from page 23 to page 140 where this site found the book's portraits. Of 388 classmates who gave a plan, 197 (51%) point to a college or university; Harry's entry says “Harvard”. In the 10 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School between 1917 and 1930 that this site covers, 14 people have the first name Harry. Count the first names and the class of 1926 gives Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19), where the class of 1927 gives Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14).
| On the same scan page | Roger F. O’Sullivan, Harriet Beattie Parker, Raymond Irving Parker |
|---|---|
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 197 of 388 classmates with a plan (51%) |
At home, 8 Clarendon Avenue
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Parris at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
What Harry did at school
- French Club, 1925
What the yearbook said
4 fertile brain, choked with weeds unheeded, Some seeds of common sense are sadly needed
NE \ ho.
Also grew up on Clarendon Avenue
The class of 1926
Raymond Irving ParkerCambridge 1926
Alice Clara PattenCambridge 1926
Harriet Beattie ParkerCambridge 1926
Wallace I. PennimanCambridge 1926
Roger F. O’SullivanCambridge 1926
Winifred Louise PerkinsCambridge 1926
Also headed for Harvard
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Source
Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 108.
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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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