Cambridge High and Latin School
Jean Elizabeth Howell “Dixie”
Class of 1930, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Jean Elizabeth Howell (“Dixie”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Waltham Junior High School; headed for University of California; lived at 888 Massachusetts Avenue. Portrait and entry from the 1930 yearbook, page 64.
Class of 1930
483 in the class of 1930 · 30 more named Howell
- Full name
- Jean Elizabeth Howell
- Known as
- Dixie
- Lived at
- 888 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- School
- Cambridge High and Latin School
- Graduated
- Class of 1930
- Came from
- Waltham Junior High School
- Headed for
- University of California
Also searched as: Dixie Howell; Jean Howell; Jean E. Howell; Howell, Jean.
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In context
In the alphabetical roll of 483 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930, Jean stands 215th. The entry is on page 64 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 21 to page 118. Of 430 classmates who gave a plan, 206 (48%) point to a college or university; Jean's entry says “University of California”. Jean was not alone on Massachusetts Avenue: 11 other classmates list it too. Mary (30), Anna (14) and John (14) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1930, and Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15) in the class of 1929.
| On the same scan page | Dorothy Eleanor Howard, Mary Elizabeth Hughes, Edward Andrew Hurley, Robert Lawrence Hurley |
|---|---|
| Same street | Massachusetts Avenue: 11 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 206 of 430 classmates with a plan (48%) |
At home, 888 Massachusetts Avenue
The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Howell at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
- Grace Howell, widow of George D householderpage
Also pictured in group photographs
Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against Jean's senior portrait.
In the same photographs:
What Jean did at school
- G. A. A., basketball, 1927
- Home Room Committee, class editor, 1929
What the yearbook said
Jean never wastes her looks By using them on horrid books
Jean never wastes her looks By using them on horrid books.
Also grew up on Massachusetts Avenue
The class of 1930
Dorothy Eleanor HowardCambridge 1930
Mary Elizabeth HughesCambridge 1930
Barbara HoughtonCambridge 1930
Edward Andrew HurleyCambridge 1930
Mary H. HorriganCambridge 1930
Robert Lawrence HurleyCambridge 1930
Others named Howell
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
George HowellChelsea 1931
Walter HowellMedford 1924
Hutson R. HowellBrockton 1941
David M. HowellBrockton 1943
Dorothy Frances HowellCambridge 1928
Edward Pillsbury HowellNortheastern University 1930
Also headed for University of California
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Source
Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 64.
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Published 1930, 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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