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Portrait of Hugo J. Nelson, Cambridge High and Latin School, class of 1925
As printed in the 1925 yearbook

Cambridge High and Latin School

Hugo J. Nelson “Nels”

Hugo J. Nelson (“Nels”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for Dartmouth College; activities listed: Senior Class Treasurer and Senior Drama; lived at 63 Mt. Vernon Street.

Class of 1925

424 in the class of 1925 · 172 more named Nelson

Full name
Hugo J. Nelson
Known as
Nels
Lived at
63 Mt. Vernon Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School
Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated
Class of 1925
Came from
Peabody School; Chestnut Grammar, Springfield
Headed for
Dartmouth College

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In context

This site lists 424 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925; sorted by surname, Hugo comes 286th. Turning the scan to page 122 shows Hugo; the portraits we read from this book run from page 29 to page 137. Of 365 classmates who gave a plan, 164 (45%) point to a college or university; Hugo's entry says “Dartmouth College”. Nelson is the surname of 10 people across 8 Cambridge High and Latin School classes on this site, 1915 to 1927. Mary (19), John (16) and William (12) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1925, and Mary (27), Helen (17) and John (12) in the class of 1924.

On the same scan pageEdward L. Murtagh, Thomas A. Napoli, William J. Neville
Same kind of plancollege or university: 164 of 365 classmates with a plan (45%)

What Hugo did at school

  • Senior Class Treasurer
  • Senior Drama 24
  • Athletic Committee
  • Football, ’21, ’22, ’23, ’24
  • Baseball, ’22, ’23
  • Hockey, ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25
  • Captain Hockey, ’24, ’25

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 122. 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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