Cambridge High and Latin School

Olive B. Lang “Ollie”

Olive B. Lang (“Ollie”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Webster Grammar School; headed for Boston University; lived at 114 Western Avenue.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 18 more named Lang

Full name: Olive B. Lang
Known as: Ollie
Lived at: 114 Western Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Webster Grammar School
Headed for: Boston University

Also searched as: Ollie Lang; Olive Lang; Lang, Olive.

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Neighbours 34
Same surname 11
Classmates 461
Same schools 392

In context

Of the 462 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 that have pages here, Olive is 238th in surname order. Olive's portrait is on scan page 83, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 23 to 140. In the 9 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School between 1915 and 1930 that this site covers, 12 people have the first name Olive. Counting Olive, 38 people in the class are listed as coming from Webster Grammar School. In the class of 1926 the first names most often shared were Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19); the class of 1927 had Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14).

On the same scan page	Margaret M. Landry, Dorothy Langille, Joseph B. Langone
Same earlier school	Webster Grammar School: 37 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 197 of 388 classmates with a plan (51%)

At home, 114 Western Avenue

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Lang at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Roy A Lang (wife Gertrude E), collr householderpage

The Lang household is listed here in 1918, 1919, 1925 and 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

Eyes of blue and pretty brown hair, Of her charming disposition we are all aware

Also grew up on Western Avenue

The class of 1926

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Others named Lang

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Also came from Webster Grammar School

Also headed for Boston University

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 83. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1926unse).

Published 1926, 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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