Cambridge High and Latin School

John Charles Fay “Jack Kid”

John Charles Fay (“Jack Kid”) is one of 421 graduates in the class of 1929 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1929 yearbook entry gives: headed for Boston University; activities listed: Room Committee and Orchestra; lived at 100 Henry Street.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 31 more named Fay

Full name: John Charles Fay
Known as: Jack Kid
Lived at: 100 Henry Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Morse School
Headed for: Boston University

Also searched as: Jack Fay; John Fay; John C. Fay; Johnny Fay.

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Household 2
Clubs & teams 13
Neighbours 7
Same surname 26
Classmates 420
Same schools 275

In context

Of the 421 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 read for this site, John's is 120th alphabetically. Find John on page 55 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 are spread over pages 25 to 132. John has 9 first-name namesakes in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929. John's “Boston University” falls in the same group as 174 of the 364 plans printed for the class (48%): a college or university. In the class of 1929 the first names most often shared were Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15); the class of 1930 had Mary (30), Anna (14) and John (14).

On the same scan page	Hugh R. Farrington, Stanley Arthur Farrington, John Francis Ferrick
Same earlier school	Morse School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 174 of 364 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	John: 9 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 100 Henry Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Fay at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Edward F Fay (wife Agnes), president householderpage
Edward F Fay Jr., president lived herepage
Fred P Fay, student M I T lived herepage

The Fay household is listed here in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1927 and 1928 too.

What John did at school

Room Committee
Orchestra 27
Track

Fellow members from John's own class:

What the yearbook said

A smooth and steadfast mind, Gentle thoughts and calm desires.

Also grew up on Henry Street

The class of 1929

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Others named Fay

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

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Also came from Morse School

Also headed for Boston University

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 55. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, 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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