Cambridge High and Latin School

William A. Staffon “Bill Willie Ding”

William A. Staffon (“Bill Willie Ding”) is one of 421 graduates in the class of 1929 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1929 yearbook entry gives: headed for Hebron Academy, Dartmouth College; activities listed: Freshman Cross Country and Baseball; lived at 353 Concord Avenue.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 1 more named Staffon

Full name: William A. Staffon
Known as: Bill Willie Ding
Lived at: 353 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Russell School
Headed for: Hebron Academy, Dartmouth College

Also searched as: Bill Staffon; William Staffon; Billy Staffon; Staffon, William.

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Neighbours 37
Classmates 420
Same schools 27

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 421 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929, William stands 378th. Find William on page 121 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 are spread over pages 25 to 132. “Hebron Academy, Dartmouth College” is William's plan after graduation; 174 of 364 classmates with a printed plan (48%) named a college or university. The yearbook lists 26 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 as coming from Russell School, including William. Plans for a college or university made up 56% of the classifiable plans in the class of 1929 (174 of 308), against 58% in 1928 and 56% in 1930.

On the same scan page	William Joseph Stanger Jr.
Same earlier school	Russell School: 25 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 174 of 364 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	William: 8 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 353 Concord Avenue

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Staffon at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Arthur H Staffon, student lived herepage

The Staffon household is listed here in 1925, 1927 and 1928 too.

What William did at school

Freshman Cross Country
Baseball
Basketball
Swimming, 1927
Manager of Hockey Team, 1928
Baseball, 1928-'29
Room Committee, 1926

What the yearbook said

Our fellow classmate, and true friend Bill, Plays the piano with excellent skill.

Also grew up on Concord Avenue

The class of 1929

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Also came from Russell School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 121. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, 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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