Cambridge High and Latin School

John Liston “Jack”

John Liston (“Jack”) is one of 319 graduates in the class of 1923 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1923 yearbook entry gives: came from Harvard Grammar School; headed for Harvard; lived at 19 Fairmont Street.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 2 more named Liston

Full name: John Liston
Known as: Jack
Born: August 1, 1906
Lived at: 19 Fairmont Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Harvard Grammar School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Jack Liston; Johnny Liston; Liston, John.

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Neighbours 10
Same surname 1
Classmates 318
Same schools 155

In context

319 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 appear on this site, and Liston puts John 168th among them. John's portrait is on scan page 81, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 39 to 119. With 13 people called John, it ranks 2nd among first names in the class. 33 other graduates came from Harvard Grammar School, the school John is listed as coming from. Mary (21), John (13) and Anna (10) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1923, and Mary (27), Helen (17) and John (12) in the class of 1924.

On the same scan page	Paul F. Liston, Gertrude Jessie Littlefield, Robert Ernest McAnern
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 33 other classmates
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

What the yearbook said

A CORKING CHAP WHO CARES NOT A RAP SCHOOL

A corking chap who cares not a rap for the strictest rule, or studies, or school.

Also grew up on Fairmont Street

The class of 1923

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Others named Liston

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

Paul F. ListonCambridge 1923

Also came from Harvard Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 81. 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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