Cambridge High and Latin School

Walter John Swyers “Wally”

Walter John Swyers (“Wally”) is one of 424 graduates in the class of 1925 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1925 yearbook entry gives: came from Fletcher Grammar School; headed for Annapolis Naval Academy; lived at 598 Franklin Street.

Class of 1925

424 in the class of 1925 · 1 more named Swyers

Full name: Walter John Swyers
Known as: Wally
Born: June 16, 1907
Lived at: 598 Franklin Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Came from: Fletcher Grammar School
Headed for: Annapolis Naval Academy

Also searched as: Wally Swyers; Walt Swyers; Walter Swyers; Walter J. Swyers.

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Neighbours 28
Classmates 423
Same schools 18

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925 from A to Z by surname, Walter is the 386th of 424 names on this site. Walter is printed on page 132 of the scan, near the end of the 29-to-137 run of portrait pages. The first name Walter appears 22 times in the 10 Cambridge High and Latin School classes read for this site (1918 to 1929), most often in 1925 (5). Fletcher Grammar School appears as the earlier school of 13 people in the class, Walter among them. A college or university was the plan of 164 of 306 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1925 (54%), compared with 50% in 1924 and 55% in 1926.

On the same scan page	Edward Sullivan, Joseph Tasonis
Same earlier school	Fletcher Grammar School: 12 other classmates
Same first name	Walter: 4 other people in the class

At home, 598 Franklin Street

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

John Swyers (wife Helen), carpenter householderpage

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

What Walter did at school

School Orchestra, ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25

Also grew up on Franklin Street

The class of 1925

All 424 in this class →

Also came from Fletcher Grammar School

Also headed for Annapolis Naval Academy

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 132. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1925unse).

Published 1925, 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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