Cambridge High and Latin School

Hyman Norris “Baby Hip”

Class of 1925, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Hyman Norris (“Baby Hip”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Webster School; headed for Boston University; lived at 292 Western Avenue. Portrait and entry from the 1925 yearbook, page 123.

Class of 1925

424 in the class of 1925 · 30 more named Norris

Full name: Hyman Norris
Known as: Baby Hip
Born: January 15, 1910
Lived at: 292 Western Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Came from: Webster School
Headed for: Boston University

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Neighbours 34
Same surname 21
Classmates 423
Same schools 330

In context

Hyman Norris is number 290 of 424 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925 on this site. Turning the scan to page 123 shows Hyman; the portraits we read from this book run from page 29 to page 137. Webster School appears as the earlier school of 47 people in the class, Hyman among them. Hyman's plan is printed as “Boston University”, which counts here as a college or university; 164 of the 365 classmates who named a plan (45%) named the same kind. In the class of 1925, 54% of the plans we could classify (164 of 306) were a college or university; the neighbouring classes show 50% in 1924 and 55% in 1926.

On the same scan page	Edward D. O’Brien, John J. O’Brien, Thomas Francis O’Connell
Same earlier school	Webster School: 46 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 164 of 365 classmates with a plan (45%)

At home, 292 Western Avenue

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Norris at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Lewis Norris (wife Rose), tinsmith householderpage

The Norris household is listed here in 1921 and 1927 too.

Also grew up on Western Avenue

The class of 1925

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Others named Norris

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Also came from Webster School

Also headed for Boston University

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 123. 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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