Boston Latin School

Joseph Aloysius Burke “J. A., Jabber”

Class of 1927, Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts: Joseph Aloysius Burke (“J. A., Jabber”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Saint Columbkille's School; headed for Boston College. Portrait and entry from the 1927 yearbook, page 353.

Class of 1927

122 in the class of 1927 · 108 more named Burke

Full name: Joseph Aloysius Burke
Known as: J. A., Jabber
School: Boston Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Saint Columbkille's School
Headed for: Boston College

Also searched as: Joe Burke; Joseph Burke; Joseph A. Burke; Joey Burke.

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Same surname 102
Classmates 121
Same schools 95

In context

Joseph Aloysius Burke is number 11 of 122 in the alphabetical list of the Boston Latin School class of 1927 on this site. Joseph's portrait is on scan page 353, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 347 to 381. “Boston College” is Joseph's plan after graduation; 92 of 100 classmates with a printed plan (92%) named a college or university. The name Joseph appears 8 times among the 122 names on this site from the class. In the class of 1927 the first names most often shared were Joseph (8), Francis (7) and John (7); the class of 1926 had John (11), Joseph (6) and James (5).

On the same scan page	Charles William Bush Jr, Joseph Francis Callahan, Eli Bernard Castleman
Same kind of plan	college or university: 92 of 100 classmates with a plan (92%)
Same first name	Joseph: 7 other people in the class
The book's own title	Latin School Register

What Joseph did at school

Classical Prize, 1926
Lieutenant, 7th Company, 5th Regiment

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Boston Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 353. 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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