Cambridge High and Latin School

Marie Josephine Murphy “Spud”

Marie Josephine Murphy (“Spud”) is one of 421 graduates in the class of 1929 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1929 yearbook entry gives: headed for St. Elizabeth’s Hospital; activities listed: G. A. A and Home Economics Club; lived at 337 Walden Street.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 310 more named Murphy

Full name: Marie Josephine Murphy
Known as: Spud
Lived at: 337 Walden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: St. Mary’s Parochial School
Headed for: St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

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Clubs & teams 294
Neighbours 37
Same surname 294
Classmates 420
Same schools 20

In context

This site lists 421 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929; sorted by surname, Marie comes 281st. Marie's portrait is on scan page 96, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 25 to 132. Across 16 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site, from 1914 to 1930, 36 people are named Marie; the class of 1929 has the most, 5. People named Murphy appear in 14 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site between 1915 and 1930, 45 in all. Plans for a college or university made up 56% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1929 (174 of 308), against 58% in 1928 and 56% in 1930.

On the same scan page	Margaret Gertrude Murphy, Eldon H. Murray, Margaret Agnes Murray
Same first name	Marie: 4 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 337 Walden Street

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Murphy at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Michael J Murphy (wife Elizabeth M), manager householderpage

The Murphy household is listed here in 1928 too.

What Marie did at school

G. A. A. 522
Home Economics Club
Home Room Committee, 1926, 1929
Baseball and Swimming, 1928
Basketball, 1929

Fellow members from Marie's own class:

What the yearbook said

She’s witty and she’s clever, We wish her joy forever.

Also grew up on Walden Street

The class of 1929

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Others named Murphy

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

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Also came from St. Mary’s Parochial School

Also headed for St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 96. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, 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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