Boston Latin School

William Alexander Shaw “Bill, Shorty”

William Alexander Shaw (“Bill, Shorty”) appears in the 1928 yearbook of Boston Latin School in Boston, MA. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1928

146 in the class of 1928 · 91 more named Shaw

Full name: William Alexander Shaw
Known as: Bill, Shorty
School: Boston Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: John Marshall School
Headed for: M. I. T

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Clubs & teams 36
Same surname 72
Classmates 145
Same schools 26

In context

Going through the Boston Latin School class of 1928 from A to Z by surname, William is the 120th of 146 names on this site. In the scan, William appears on page 67, in the last third of the run of 146 portraits read for this site (pages 36 to 75). 78 people named William turn up in 12 Boston Latin School classes on this site, 1919 to 1945; 1943 has the most with 16. William shared “Baseball” with 8 seniors, going by what the yearbook prints. The class of 1928: 98% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 97% in 1927.

On the same scan page	Maurice Barry Serkin, Henry Shapiro
Same club	Baseball: 8 other classmates
Same club	Class Day Committee: 6 other classmates

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What the yearbook said

The great big handsome man.

The class of 1928

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Also headed for M. I. T

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Source

Boston Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 67. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item latinschoolregi1928bost_4).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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