Cambridge High and Latin School

Helen Langdon Bates “Batesie”

Helen Langdon Bates (“Batesie”) was one of 214 graduates in the class of 1917 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Peabody Grammar School; headed for Mass; lived at 4 Forest Street. Portrait and entry from the 1917 yearbook, page 12.

Class of 1917

214 in the class of 1917 · 64 more named Bates

Full name: Helen Langdon Bates
Known as: Batesie
Lived at: 4 Forest Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1917
Came from: Peabody Grammar School
Headed for: Mass

Also searched as: Batesie Bates; Helen Bates; Helen L. Bates; Bates, Helen.

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Neighbours 6
Same surname 49
Classmates 213
Same schools 46

In context

214 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1917 appear on this site, and Bates puts Helen 12th among them. On the scan, the entry sits on page 12, right at the start of the stretch from page 11 to page 40 where this site found the book's portraits. Across 15 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site, from 1915 to 1930, 148 people are named Helen; the class of 1924 has the most, 17. 23 other graduates came from Peabody Grammar School, the school Helen is listed as coming from. In the class of 1917, 46% of the plans we could classify (34 of 74) were a college or university; the neighbouring classes show 40% in 1915 and 47% in 1918.

On the same scan page	Erma May Baker, Mildred Baldes, Rebecca Barron, Ethel Katherine Barry and 3 more
Same earlier school	Peabody Grammar School: 23 other classmates
Same first name	Helen: 8 other people in the class

At home, 4 Forest Street

The 1917 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Bates at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Edith T Bates, widow of William C sewing teacher public schools householderpage

The Bates household is listed here in 1916, 1918, 1919 and 1920 too.

Also grew up on Forest Street

The class of 1917

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Others named Bates

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

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Also came from Peabody Grammar School

Also headed for Mass

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1917, page 12. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1917unse).

Published 1917, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Cambridge Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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