Boston Latin School

John Francis Ellsbree “Jawn”

Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts, listed John Francis Ellsbree (“Jawn”) among 146 graduates in the class of 1928. The entry gives: came from Bennett School; headed for Harvard; a motto. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 48.

Class of 1928

146 in the class of 1928 · 1 more named Ellsbree

Full name: John Francis Ellsbree
Known as: Jawn
School: Boston Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Bennett School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Jawn Ellsbree; Jack Ellsbree; John Ellsbree; John F. Ellsbree.

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Classmates 145
Same schools 216

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 146 names from the Boston Latin School class of 1928, John stands 45th. In the scan, John appears on page 48, in the first third of the run of 146 portraits read for this site (pages 36 to 75). There are 14 people named John in the Boston Latin School class of 1928; the entry on this page is one of them. College or university was the plan of 110 of the 119 classmates who printed one (92%), and John is listed with “Harvard”. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1928 has 146 entries, while the neighbouring class has 122 for 1927.

On the same scan page	Joseph Patrick Fahey, Robert Vincent Fay, Harry Feinberg
Same kind of plan	college or university: 110 of 119 classmates with a plan (92%)
Same first name	John: 13 other people in the class

What John did at school

Track Team, 1927-28
Classical Prize, 1925-26
Approbation Prize, 1925-26-28
Class of 1885 Prize, 1925
Captain, 4th Company, 4th Regiment, 1928

What the yearbook said

Out of too much learning become mad.

The class of 1928

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Also came from Bennett School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Boston Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 48. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item latinschoolregi1928bost_4).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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