Cambridge High and Latin School

John F. Donahue “Zonk”

John F. Donahue (“Zonk”) was one of 319 graduates in the class of 1923 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Kelley Grammar School; headed for Bentley School of Accounting; lived at 16 Bristol Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 55.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 70 more named Donahue

Full name: John F. Donahue
Known as: Zonk
Born: October 1, 1904
Lived at: 16 Bristol Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Kelley Grammar School
Headed for: Bentley School of Accounting

Also searched as: Zonk Donahue; Jack Donahue; John Donahue; Johnny Donahue.

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Household 1
Neighbours 8
Same surname 66
Classmates 318
Same schools 28

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 319 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923, John stands 62nd. Turning the scan to page 55 shows John; the portraits we read from this book run from page 39 to page 119. John is also the first name of 12 other people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923. John did not arrive alone from Kelley Grammar School: 7 other graduates name it too. Against 254 for 1922 and 366 for 1924, the class of 1923 comes to 319 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Eleanor Frances Dolan, Gladys Marion Donovan, Robert Doten
Same earlier school	Kelley Grammar School: 7 other classmates
Same kind of plan	business or secretarial school: 37 of 253 classmates with a plan (15%)
Same first name	John: 12 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 16 Bristol Street

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Catherine Mary DonahueCambridge 1918

The 1916 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Donahue at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Patrick M Donahue, laborer householderpage

What the yearbook said

A FAITHFUL STUDENT OF LAW IS HE, SOME DAY HE’LL BE AN LL. D

A faithful student of law is he, some day he'll be an L.L. D.

Also grew up on Bristol Street

The class of 1923

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Others named Donahue

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

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Also came from Kelley Grammar School

Also headed for Bentley School of Accounting

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 55. 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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