Cambridge High and Latin School

Joseph David Guertin “Joe”

Joseph David Guertin (“Joe”) was one of 319 graduates in the class of 1923 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Webster Grammar School; headed for Boston College; lived at 20 Warland Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 68.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 11 more named Guertin

Full name: Joseph David Guertin
Known as: Joe
Born: March 3, 1906
Lived at: 20 Warland Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Webster Grammar School
Headed for: Boston College

Also searched as: Joe Guertin; Joseph Guertin; Joseph D. Guertin; Joey Guertin.

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Household 1
Neighbours 10
Same surname 9
Classmates 318
Same schools 118

In context

Joseph David Guertin is number 115 of 319 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 on this site. The entry is on page 68 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 39 to page 119. Counting Joseph, 28 people in the class are listed as coming from Webster Grammar School. 5 people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 are called Joseph. In the class of 1923, 55% of the plans we could classify (119 of 217) were a college or university; the neighbouring classes show 63% in 1922 and 50% in 1924.

On the same scan page	Alice Gunzelman, Gladys Gunzelman, L. Frances Hackett
Same earlier school	Webster Grammar School: 27 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 119 of 253 classmates with a plan (47%)
Same first name	Joseph: 4 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 20 Warland Street

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

Alice GuertinCambridge 1925

The 1925 city directory lists Joseph David Guertin with the occupation “student MIT” (page).

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Guertin at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

David I Guertin (wife Mary J), shoes householderpage
Joseph D Guertin, student MIT lived herepage

The Guertin household is listed here in 1927 and 1928 too.

What Joseph did at school

Cross Country, 1921–22 (Captain)
Track Team, 1923

What the yearbook said

IN RUNNING JOE HAS WON SUCH FAME THAT MERCURY HIDES HIS FACE FOR SHAME

In running Joe has won such fame that Mercury hides his face for shame.

Also grew up on Warland Street

The class of 1923

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Others named Guertin

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

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Also came from Webster Grammar School

Also headed for Boston College

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 68. 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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