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Portrait of John Scott Burns, Cambridge High and Latin School, class of 1928
As printed in the 1928 yearbook

Cambridge High and Latin School

John Scott Burns “Scorr”

John Scott Burns (“Scorr”) appears in the 1928 yearbook of Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, MA, listed at 70 Mt. Vernon Street. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 111 more named Burns

Full name
John Scott Burns
Known as
Scorr
Lived at
70 Mt. Vernon Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School
Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated
Class of 1928
Came from
Agassiz Grammar School
Headed for
Harvard

Also searched as: Scorr Burns; Jack Burns; John Burns; John S. Burns.

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Peter F. Burns — HouseholdPeter BurnsRobert Edward Stone — Group photosRobert StoneTimothy Francis Crane — Group photosTimothy CranePaul John O’Leary — Group photosPaul O’LearyAileen Barrett — Group photosAileen BarrettJohn Thomas Hughes — Group photosJohn HughesFrederick Andrew Hoffman — Clubs & teamsFrederick HoffmanBeatrice Hildegarde Evers — Clubs & teamsBeatrice EversFlorence Marcia Williams — Clubs & teamsFlorence WilliamsJohn O’Neil — Clubs & teamsJohn O’NeilJoseph Bonasera — Clubs & teamsJoseph BonaseraLawrence Walter Hynes — Clubs & teamsLawrence HynesBarbara Redstone — NeighboursBarbara RedstoneHugo J. Nelson — NeighboursHugo NelsonCatherine A. Burns — Same surnameCatherine BurnsDavid Francis Burns — Same surnameDavid BurnsJeanette Burns — Same surnameJeanette BurnsJosephine Burns — Same surnameJosephine BurnsHelen Madeline Buchanan — ClassmatesHelen BuchananDorothea Louise Butcher — ClassmatesDorothea ButcherRuth Irene Brown — ClassmatesRuth BrownArleen Katherine Byrne — ClassmatesArleen ByrneEleanor B. Adams — Same schoolsEleanor AdamsMarshall E. Andelman — Same schoolsMarshall AndelmanLillian Bee — Same schoolsLillian Bee

In context

Of the 416 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 read for this site, John's is 48th alphabetically. Find John on page 39 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 are spread over pages 27 to 134. College or university was the plan of 173 of the 343 classmates who printed one (50%), and John is listed with “Harvard”. Between 1915 and 1930, 10 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site include someone named Burns: 21 people altogether. In the class of 1928 the first names most often shared were Mary (21), Margaret (18) and John (16); the class of 1929 had Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15).

On the same scan pageDavid Francis Burns, Josephine Burns
Same earlier schoolAgassiz Grammar School: 17 other classmates
Same kind of plancollege or university: 173 of 343 classmates with a plan (50%)
Same first nameJohn: 15 other people in the class

At home, 70 Mt. Vernon Street

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

The 1928 city directory lists John Scott Burns with the occupation “§ student” (page).

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Burns at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

  • James A Burns (wife Ellen T) householderpage
  • James H Burns, salesman lived herepage
  • John Burns, § student lived herepage
  • Joseph C Burns, techr lived herepage
  • Margaret M Burns, clerk lived herepage
  • Peter F Burns, clerk lived herepage
  • Ruth F Burns lived herepage

The Burns household is listed here in 1925, 1927 and 1930 too.

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Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against John's senior portrait.

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What John did at school

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What the yearbook said

In every act of mischief, he possesses rare ability.

Also grew up on Mt. Vernon Street

The class of 1928

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Others named Burns

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

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Also came from Agassiz Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 39. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, 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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