Cambridge High and Latin School

John Edward Shea “Jack”

Class of 1923, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Edward Shea (“Jack”). The yearbook entry prints: came from St. Peter’s School; headed for Boston College; lived at 41 Royal Avenue. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 106.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 114 more named Shea

Full name: John Edward Shea
Known as: Jack
Born: June 24, 1905
Lived at: 41 Royal Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: St. Peter’s School
Headed for: Boston College

Also searched as: Jack Shea; John Shea; John E. Shea; Johnny Shea.

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Neighbours 2
Same surname 109
Classmates 318
Same schools 53

In context

John Edward Shea is number 268 of 319 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 on this site. In the scan, John appears on page 106, in the last third of the run of 319 portraits read for this site (pages 39 to 119). John is the second most common first name in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923, with 13 people. John's plan is printed as “Boston College”, which counts here as a college or university; 119 of the 253 classmates who named a plan (47%) named the same kind. The class of 1923 has 319 names here, where the neighbouring classes have 254 for 1922 and 366 for 1924.

On the same scan page	Florence Harriet Schenck, Bessie Seidman, Margaret Esther Shea
Same kind of plan	college or university: 119 of 253 classmates with a plan (47%)
Same first name	John: 12 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 41 Royal Avenue

The 1925 city directory lists John Edward Shea with the occupation “student” (page).

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

Thomas Shea (wife Bridget E), police stat householderpage
Anna T Shea, teacher Houghton sch lived herepage
John E Shea, student lived herepage
Mary A Shea, bookkeeper lived herepage
Thomas J Shea, student lived herepage

The Shea household is listed here in 1921, 1927 and 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

OVER THE ROUGH AND SMOOTH HE GOES ALWAYS WHISTLING A SOLITARY SONG

Over the rough and smooth he goes along, always whistling a solitary song.

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 106. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1923unse).

Published 1923, 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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