Cambridge High and Latin School

William Brocker “Blondy”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed William Brocker (“Blondy”) among 319 graduates in the class of 1923. The entry gives: headed for Tufts Pre-medical School; lived at 79 Wendell Street; born in 1904. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 43.

Class of 1923

319 in the class of 1923 · 1 more named Brocker

Full name: William Brocker
Known as: Blondy
Born: June 3, 1904
Lived at: 79 Wendell Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1923
Headed for: Tufts Pre-medical School

Also searched as: Blondy Brocker; Bill Brocker; Billy Brocker; Brocker, William.

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Neighbours 43
Classmates 318
Same schools 3

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 319 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1923, William stands 15th. On the scan, the entry sits on page 43, right at the start of the stretch from page 39 to page 119 where this site found the book's portraits. In the 16 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School between 1914 and 1930 that this site covers, 102 people have the first name William, with the largest group (14) in 1928. Among the 253 people in the class who printed a plan, 119 (47%) named a college or university, as William did (“Tufts Pre-medical School”). In the class of 1923 the first names most often shared were Mary (21), John (13) and Anna (10); the class of 1924 had Mary (27), Helen (17) and John (12).

On the same scan page	Esther Cecile Brouillard, Alice Eleanor Brown, Hannah Brown
Same kind of plan	college or university: 119 of 253 classmates with a plan (47%)
Same first name	William: 5 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

What William did at school

Cross Country Track Team, 1922
Indoor Track, 1922

What the yearbook said

THIS BOY’S SPECIALTY IS TRACK, IN NOTHING IS HE EVER SLACK

This boy's specialty is track, in nothing is he ever slack.

Also grew up on Wendell Street

The class of 1923

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Also headed for Tufts Pre-medical School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1923, page 43. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1923unse).

Published 1923, 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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