Cambridge High and Latin School

Mary A. Scheibel “Merrie”

Mary A. Scheibel (“Merrie”) appears in the 1923 yearbook of Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, MA, listed at 4 Amory Place. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 3 more named Scheibel

Full name: Mary A. Scheibel
Known as: Merrie
Born: April 18, 1907
Lived at: 4 Amory Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Harvard Grammar School
Headed for: Business

Also searched as: Merrie Scheibel; Polly Scheibel; Mary Scheibel; Molly Scheibel.

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Household 1
Group photos 7
Neighbours 1
Classmates 318
Same schools 101

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 319 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923, Mary stands 265th. Find Mary on page 105 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 are spread over pages 39 to 119. The first name Mary runs through 16 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School (1914 to 1930), 291 people in all, and is most common in 1930 (30). Counting Mary, 34 people in the class are listed as coming from Harvard Grammar School. Names on this site: 319 for the class of 1923, compared with 254 for 1922 and 366 for 1924.

On the same scan page	John Joseph Rynne, C. Rodney Sage, Myer Saval
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 33 other classmates
Same kind of plan	work: 24 of 253 classmates with a plan (9%)
Same first name	Mary: 20 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 4 Amory Place

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

Nettie Edgett ScheibelCambridge 1919

The 1927 city directory lists Mary A. Scheibel with the occupation “bookkeeper” (page).

The 1920 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Scheibel at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Albert Scheibel (wife Eva), auto trimmer householderpage
Charles C Scheibel, salesman householderpage
Eugene Scheibel (wife Isabel), inspector tires H R Co householderpage

The Scheibel household is listed here in 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1927 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

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

Review Staff1923

In the same photographs:

What Mary did at school

Review Staff
G. A. A., 1920–21
Basketball, 1920–21

What the yearbook said

SHE’S LOYAL AND TRUE, EVEN TO THE REVIEW

She’s loyal and true, even to the Review.

Also grew up on Amory Place

Ingeborg Christina LofgrenCambridge 1929

The class of 1923

All 319 in this class →

Also came from Harvard Grammar School

Also headed for Business

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 105. 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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