Cambridge High and Latin School

Richard Edward Bourdon “Dick”

Richard Edward Bourdon (“Dick”) was one of 366 graduates in the class of 1924 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Webster Grammar School; lived at 218 Franklin Street; a write-up. Portrait and entry from the 1924 yearbook, page 120.

Class of 1924

366 in the class of 1924 · 6 more named Bourdon

Full name: Richard Edward Bourdon
Known as: Dick
Lived at: 218 Franklin Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1924
Came from: Webster Grammar School
Headed for: Will enter college

Also searched as: Dick Bourdon; Richard Bourdon; Richard E. Bourdon; Rick Bourdon.

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Neighbours 28
Same surname 5
Classmates 365
Same schools 107

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 from A to Z by surname, Richard is the 27th of 366 names on this site. The entry is on page 120 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 29 to page 122. Across 11 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site, from 1917 to 1930, 21 people are named Richard; the class of 1930 has the most, 5. Among the 296 people in the class who printed a plan, 123 (42%) named a college or university, as Richard did (“Will enter college”). Against 319 for 1923 and 424 for 1925, the class of 1924 comes to 366 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Ruth Sovrensky, Priscilla Standish, Mary Elizabeth Walker
Same earlier school	Webster Grammar School: 47 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 123 of 296 classmates with a plan (42%)

At home, 218 Franklin Street

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

Jacob Bourdon (wife Adrienne), millwright householderpage
Alfred E Bourdon, clerk lived herepage
Margaret Bourdon, clerk lived herepage
Olivette Bourdon, clerk lived herepage

The Bourdon household is listed here in 1927, 1928 and 1930 too.

What Richard did at school

Freshman Debating Team, 1920
Assistant Football Manager, 1920
Track Team, 1921
Cast of “Pirates of Penzance”, 1921
Cast of “Belles of Cornville”, 1923

What the yearbook said

Wm. B. Rick School, Pittsfield, Mass.

Also grew up on Franklin Street

The class of 1924

All 366 in this class →

Others named Bourdon

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

Also came from Webster Grammar School

Also headed for Will enter college

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1924, page 120. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1924unse).

Published 1924, 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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