Cambridge High and Latin School

Harry W. Olken “Gish”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Harry W. Olken (“Gish”) among 421 graduates in the class of 1929. The entry gives: headed for Harvard College; activities listed: Chess Club; lived at 108 Elm Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 100.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 6 more named Olken

Full name: Harry W. Olken
Known as: Gish
Lived at: 108 Elm Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Harvard School
Headed for: Harvard College

Also searched as: Gish Olken; Harold Olken; Harry Olken; Olken, Harry.

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Neighbours 58
Same surname 5
Classmates 420
Same schools 66

In context

Of the 421 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 that have pages here, Harry is 291st in surname order. On the scan, the entry sits on page 100, in the last third of the stretch from page 25 to page 132 where this site found the book's portraits. Elm Street runs through 15 Cambridge High and Latin School classes on this site (1914 to 1930); 57 people list it. From 1917 to 1930, 14 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates on this site share the first name Harry, spread over 10 classes. Plans for a college or university made up 56% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1929 (174 of 308), against 58% in 1928 and 56% in 1930.

On the same scan page	Albert Leo Olsen, John O’Neil, Anne Theresa O’Rourke
Same street	Elm Street: 7 other classmates
Same earlier school	Harvard School: 30 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, 108 Elm Street

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

Max Olken (wife Sarah), carpenter householderpage
Benjamin F Olken, student M I T lived herepage
Henry Olken, student H U lived herepage
Nathan Olken, engineer lived herepage
Neil Olken, engineer lived herepage

What Harry did at school

Chess Club
Home Room Committee, 1926

What the yearbook said

Ready for service, loyal to friends.

Also grew up on Elm Street

The class of 1929

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Others named Olken

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

Also came from Harvard School

Also headed for Harvard College

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 100. 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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