Boston Latin School
John Borgia Wilson “Boogie”
John Borgia Wilson (“Boogie”) appears in the 1927 yearbook of Boston Latin School in Boston, MA. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.
Class of 1927
122 in the class of 1927 · 186 more named Wilson
- Full name
- John Borgia Wilson
- Known as
- Boogie
- School
- Boston Latin School
- Graduated
- Class of 1927
- Came from
- Mary Lyon School
- Headed for
- Harvard
Also searched as: Boogie Wilson; Jack Wilson; John Wilson; John B. Wilson.
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In context
Going through the Boston Latin School class of 1927 from A to Z by surname, John is the 121st of 122 names on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 381, near the end of the stretch from page 347 to page 381 where this site found the book's portraits. John's “Harvard” falls in the same group as 92 of the 100 plans printed for the class (92%): a college or university. From 1919 to 1945, 112 Boston Latin School graduates on this site share the first name John, spread over 13 classes and peaking at 18 in 1945. In the class of 1927 the first names most often shared were Joseph (8), Francis (7) and John (7); the class of 1926 had John (11), Joseph (6) and James (5).
| On the same scan page | Ely Lloyd Webber, James Joseph Wilkie, John Joseph Wright Jr |
|---|---|
| Same club | Track: 27 other classmates |
| Same club | Football: 15 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 92 of 100 classmates with a plan (92%) |
| Same first name | John: 6 other people in the class |
| The book's own title | Latin School Register |
What John did at school
- Baseball, 1925
- Track 102
- Hockey 1925
- Football 94
- Banquet Committee 32
- Chairman of Class Play Program Committee
Fellow members from John's own class:
What the yearbook said
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The class of 1927
James Joseph WilkieBoston Latin School 1927
John Joseph Wright JrBoston Latin School 1927
Ely Lloyd WebberBoston Latin School 1927
Martin Samuel M. VersonBoston Latin School 1927
Robert John VergeBoston Latin School 1927
Philip UpperBoston Latin School 1927
Others named Wilson
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Robert Charles WilsonNeedham 1924
Herbert George WilsonWorcester Polytechnic Institute 1913
Edgar WilsonSpringfield Trade 1945
Thomastine WilsonSpringfield Trade 1945
George WilsonBelmont 1923
George WilsonBelmont 1924
Also came from Mary Lyon School
Also headed for Harvard
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Source
Boston Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 381.
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Internet Archive (item latinschoolregi1926bost_5).
Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.
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