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Portrait of John Kendrick Lennon, Boston Latin School, class of 1927
As printed in the 1927 yearbook

Boston Latin School

John Kendrick Lennon “J. K., Jack”

John Kendrick Lennon (“J. K., Jack”) appears in the 1927 yearbook of Boston Latin School in Boston, MA. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1927

122 in the class of 1927 · 10 more named Lennon

Full name
John Kendrick Lennon
Known as
J. K., Jack
School
Boston Latin School
Graduated
Class of 1927
Came from
the George Putnam School
Headed for
Boston College

Also searched as: Jack Lennon; John Lennon; John K. Lennon; Johnny Lennon.

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Aaron Silver — Clubs & teamsAaron SilverAbbott Frank — Clubs & teamsAbbott FrankArnold Edward Kahn — Clubs & teamsArnold KahnBenjamin Baker — Clubs & teamsBenjamin BakerClarence Norman Jacobson — Clubs & teamsClarence JacobsonEdwin Francis Trueman — Clubs & teamsEdwin TruemanMary P. Lennon — Same surnameMary LennonMargaret A. Lennon — Same surnameMargaret LennonMargaret Alice Lennon — Same surnameMargaret LennonErnest Lennon — Same surnameErnest LennonJames Peter Larkin — ClassmatesJames LarkinGeorge Howard Lentz — ClassmatesGeorge LentzNathan Lolls Kline — ClassmatesNathan KlineJoseph Lief — ClassmatesJoseph LiefLester Sydney Kahn — ClassmatesLester KahnJohn Gerard Long Jr — ClassmatesJohn LongJames F. Beakey — Same schoolsJames BeakeyRobert E. Burns — Same schoolsRobert BurnsEdward N. D. Fitzgerald — Same schoolsEdward Fitzgerald

In context

Going through the Boston Latin School class of 1927 from A to Z by surname, John is the 59th of 122 names on this site. John is printed on page 364 of the scan, around the middle of the 347-to-381 run of portrait pages. 12 people in the class list “Band”, John included. Of 100 classmates who gave a plan, 92 (92%) point to a college or university; John's entry says “Boston College”. The class of 1927: 97% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 98% in 1926 and 98% in 1928.

On the same scan pageLester Sydney Kahn, Nathan Lolls Kline, James Peter Larkin
Same clubBand: 11 other classmates
Same kind of plancollege or university: 92 of 100 classmates with a plan (92%)
Same first nameJohn: 6 other people in the class
The book's own titleLatin School Register

What John did at school

  • Orchestra, 1923-24-25-26-27
  • Dramatic Club Orchestra, 1926-27
  • Band 20
  • Sergeant-Major, Band, 1926-27

Fellow members from John's own class:

What the yearbook said

For discords make the sweetest airs.

The class of 1927

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Source

Boston Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 364. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item latinschoolregi1926bost_5).

Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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