Cambridge High and Latin School

William Charles White “Chick, Whitey”

Class of 1930, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: William Charles White (“Chick, Whitey”). The yearbook entry prints: headed for Hebron Academy, Dartmouth; activities listed: Glee Club; lived at 2 Highland Park. Portrait and entry from the 1930 yearbook, page 116.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 229 more named White

Full name: William Charles White
Known as: Chick, Whitey
Lived at: 2 Highland Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: Harvard Grammar School
Headed for: Hebron Academy, Dartmouth

Also searched as: Bill White; William White; William C. White; Billy White.

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Neighbours 10
Same surname 184
Classmates 482
Same schools 51

In context

483 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 appear on this site, and White puts William 472nd among them. William is printed on page 116 of the scan, near the end of the 21-to-118 run of portrait pages. The yearbook lists 47 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 as coming from Harvard Grammar School, including William. The name William appears 13 times among the 483 names on this site from the class. Among first names, the class of 1930 favours Mary (30), Anna (14) and John (14); the class of 1929 had Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15).

On the same scan page	James Francis Whalen, A. Gertrude Whouley, Lucille Dorothy Wilkie, Ednah Anneta Wilson
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 46 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 206 of 430 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	William: 12 other people in the class

At home, 2 Highland Park

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

John T White (wife Elizabeth), laborer householderpage
John E White, clerk lived herepage
Margaret E White, F lived herepage
Richard J White, stmftr lived herepage
Wm C White, student lived herepage

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

What William did at school

Football, 1927-28-29
Baseball, 1928-29
Track, 1927-28
Home Room Committee, 1927-28-29-30
Glee Club

What the yearbook said

CHICK” “WHITEY” “We all know him as a shining star

We all know him as a shining star But not because silence is golden.

Also grew up on Highland Park

The class of 1930

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Others named White

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Also came from Harvard Grammar School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 116. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, 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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