Cambridge High and Latin School

Lewis William Peters “Brownie”

Class of 1927, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Lewis William Peters (“Brownie”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Houghton Grammar School; headed for P. G. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy; lived at 4 Hingham Street. Portrait and entry from the Golden Treasury, page 118.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 44 more named Peters

Full name: Lewis William Peters
Known as: Brownie
Lived at: 4 Hingham Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Houghton Grammar School
Headed for: P. G. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

Also searched as: Brownie Peters; Lewis Peters; Lewis W. Peters; Peters, Lewis.

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Household 1
Neighbours 1
Same surname 31
Classmates 458
Same schools 18

In context

Of the 459 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 read for this site, Lewis's is 352nd alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 118 shows Lewis; the portraits we read from this book run from page 29 to page 145. Counting Lewis, 8 people in the class are listed as coming from Houghton Grammar School. Plans for a college or university made up 54% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1927 (191 of 355), against 55% in 1926 and 58% in 1928. On its own title page this book is “Golden Treasury”.

On the same scan page	Peter Alexander Pertzoff, Jeannette May Peters, Grayce Louise Peterson
Same earlier school	Houghton Grammar School: 7 other classmates
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 4 Hingham Street

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

Jeannette May PetersCambridge 1927

The 1921 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Peters at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Annie Peters, Mrs householderpage

The Peters household is listed here in 1920 too.

What Lewis did at school

Room Committee, 1925
French Club, 1926

What the yearbook said

Much mirth, and no sadness.

Also grew up on Hingham Street

Emeline C. DottinCambridge 1921

The class of 1927

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Others named Peters

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

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Also came from Houghton Grammar School

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 118. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1927unse).

Published 1927, 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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