Cambridge High and Latin School

Wilfred B. Nightingale “Bill”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Wilfred B. Nightingale (“Bill”) among 366 graduates in the class of 1924. The entry gives: headed for Harvard; activities listed: Business Mgr. Year Book; lived at 53 Orchard Street. Portrait and entry from the 1924 yearbook, page 87.

Class of 1924

366 in the class of 1924 · 4 more named Nightingale

Full name: Wilfred B. Nightingale
Known as: Bill
Born: June 23, 1906
Lived at: 53 Orchard Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1924
Came from: Ellis Grammar School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Bill Nightingale; Wilfred Nightingale; Nightingale, Wilfred.

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Group photos 3
Neighbours 24
Same surname 2
Classmates 365
Same schools 200

In context

Of the 366 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 read for this site, Wilfred's is 258th alphabetically. Wilfred's portrait is on scan page 87, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 29 to 122. 22 other classmates came from Ellis Grammar School, the school Wilfred is listed as coming from. Wilfred's plan is printed as “Harvard”, which counts here as a college or university; 123 of the 296 classmates who named a plan (42%) named the same kind. The class of 1924: 50% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 55% in 1923 and 54% in 1925.

On the same scan page	Edward Nolen, Helen Louise O’Callaghan, Anna Louise O’Connell
Same earlier school	Ellis Grammar School: 22 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 123 of 296 classmates with a plan (42%)

At home, 53 Orchard Street

The 1925 city directory lists Wilfred B. Nightingale with the occupation “student H U” (page).

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

Wilfred B Nightingale, student H U lived herepage

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

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

Debating1924

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What Wilfred did at school

Business Mgr. Review, ’21, ’22, ’23
Business Mgr. Year Book
Durrell Debate, ’24
Tennis Manager, 1923 Cross Country, Track

Also grew up on Orchard Street

The class of 1924

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Wilfred B. NightingaleCambridge 1923

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Also came from Ellis Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1924, page 87. 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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