Cambridge High and Latin School

Mary Catherine Hayes “Maizie”

Mary Catherine Hayes (“Maizie”) was one of 319 graduates in the class of 1923 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from St. Paul’s Grammar School; headed for Business College; lived at 43 Hayes Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 69.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 83 more named Hayes

Full name: Mary Catherine Hayes
Known as: Maizie
Born: January 30, 1906
Lived at: 43 Hayes Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: St. Paul’s Grammar School
Headed for: Business College

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Household 2
Neighbours 8
Same surname 71
Classmates 318
Same schools 72

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 319 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923, Mary stands 121st. On the scan, the entry sits on page 69, around the middle of the stretch from page 39 to page 119 where this site found the book's portraits. Across 11 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School from 1915 to 1929, this site lists 16 people with the surname Hayes. Among first names in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923, Mary comes 1st in frequency (21 people). Against 254 for 1922 and 366 for 1924, the class of 1923 comes to 319 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Louise Hall, Catherine Marie Hanlon, Anna Louise Heffernan
Same kind of plan	business or secretarial school: 37 of 253 classmates with a plan (15%)
Same first name	Mary: 20 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 43 Hayes Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1927 city directory lists Mary Catherine Hayes with the occupation “widow of Wm” (page).

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

Wm F Hayes, pkr lived herepage

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

What the yearbook said

SHE’S AS FULL OF HUMOR AS CAN BE | FREE

She’s as full of humor as can be her manner forever happy, cheerful and free.

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Also came from St. Paul’s Grammar School

Also headed for Business College

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 69. 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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