Cambridge High and Latin School

Helene Elizabeth Murphy “Lea”

Helene Elizabeth Murphy (“Lea”) appears in the 1925 yearbook of Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, MA, listed at 143 Pemberton Street. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1925

424 in the class of 1925 · 310 more named Murphy

Full name: Helene Elizabeth Murphy
Known as: Lea
Born: September 29, 1907
Lived at: 143 Pemberton Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Came from: Southern Junior High School, Somerville
Headed for: Lowell Normal School

Also searched as: Lea Murphy; Helene Murphy; Helene E. Murphy; Murphy, Helene.

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Clubs & teams 7
Neighbours 18
Same surname 294
Classmates 423
Same schools 22

In context

This site lists 424 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925; sorted by surname, Helene comes 274th. Turning the scan to page 72 shows Helene; the portraits we read from this book run from page 29 to page 137. Among the 365 people in the class who printed a plan, 40 (11%) named a normal school or teachers college, as Helene did (“Lowell Normal School”). 7 people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925 have the surname Murphy, the most common surname in the class. In the class of 1925 the most repeated surname was Murphy (7); the class of 1926 repeated Sullivan (6) most.

On the same scan page	Emma Frances Muello, Catherine Florence Murphy, Catherine H. Murphy
Same club	Spanish Club: 4 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 40 of 365 classmates with a plan (11%)

At home, 143 Pemberton Street

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Murphy at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Jeremiah J Murphy (wife Catherine), clerk householderpage

The Murphy household is listed here in 1928 and 1930 too.

What Helene did at school

G. A. A., ’21, ’22, ’23
Spanish Club 8

Fellow members from Helene's own class:

Also grew up on Pemberton Street

The class of 1925

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Others named Murphy

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

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Also came from Southern Junior High School, Somerville

Also headed for Lowell Normal School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 72. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1925unse).

Published 1925, 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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