Cambridge High and Latin School

John Joseph Droney “Cut”

John Joseph Droney (“Cut”) was one of 421 graduates in the class of 1929 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: headed for University of Iowa; activities listed: Hockey; lived at 424 Broadway. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 52.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 3 more named Droney

Full name: John Joseph Droney
Known as: Cut
Lived at: 424 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: St. Paul's School
Headed for: University of Iowa

Also searched as: Cut Droney; Jack Droney; John Droney; John J. Droney.

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Household 2
Clubs & teams 2
Neighbours 56
Classmates 420
Same schools 57

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 421 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929, John stands 107th. The entry is on page 52 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 25 to page 132. The name John appears 10 times among the 421 names on this site from the class. College or university was the plan of 174 of the 364 classmates who printed one (48%), and John is listed with “University of Iowa”. In the class of 1929 the first names most often shared were Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15); the class of 1928 had Mary (21), Margaret (18) and John (16).

On the same scan page	Mary C. Driscoll, Rose Duchin, Isabelle Duff
Same street	Broadway: 5 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, 424 Broadway

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

What John did at school

Baseball, 1928-'29
Hockey 6

Fellow members from John's own class:

What the yearbook said

To thee only God granted A heart ever new: To all always open; To all always true.

Also grew up on Broadway

The class of 1929

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John Joseph DroneyCambridge 1928

Also came from St. Paul's School

Also headed for University of Iowa

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 52. 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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