Cambridge High and Latin School

Philip C. Rutledge “Phil”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Philip C. Rutledge (“Phil”) among 319 graduates in the class of 1923. The entry gives: headed for Harvard; activities listed: Senior Drama and Editor of Year Book; lived at 28 Chatham Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 104.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 9 more named Rutledge

Full name: Philip C. Rutledge
Known as: Phil
Born: February 17, 1906
Lived at: 28 Chatham Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Came from: Harvard Grammar School
Headed for: Harvard

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Group photos 7
Clubs & teams 8
Neighbours 10
Same surname 4
Classmates 318
Same schools 155

In context

Philip C. Rutledge is number 261 of 319 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923 on this site. In the scan, Philip appears on page 104, in the last third of the run of 319 portraits read for this site (pages 39 to 119). Counting Philip, 34 people in the class are listed as coming from Harvard Grammar School. “Harvard” is Philip's plan after graduation; 119 of 253 classmates with a printed plan (47%) named a college or university. Names on this site: 319 for the class of 1923, compared with 254 for 1922 and 366 for 1924.

On the same scan page	Dorothy Roys, Catharine Russell, Edwin Francis Russell
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 33 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 119 of 253 classmates with a plan (47%)
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 28 Chatham Street

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

George Rutledge (wife Rella C), instr M I T householderpage

The Rutledge household is listed here in 1918, 1919 and 1920 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

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

Review Staff1923

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What Philip did at school

Senior Drama 24
Review, 1923
Crew, 1923
Editor of Year Book

Fellow members from Philip's own class:

What the yearbook said

PHIL RUTLEDGE WAS JUDGE ROSSMORE, Is TO LOAF THE TIME AWAY

Phil Rutledge was Judge Rossmore, in this year’s senior play; a likable boy whose greatest joy is to loaf the time away.

Also grew up on Chatham Street

The class of 1923

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Others named Rutledge

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Also came from Harvard Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 104. 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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