Cambridge High and Latin School

William D. Beers “Billy”

Class of 1924, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: William D. Beers (“Billy”). The yearbook entry prints: headed for Harvard; activities listed: Senior Drama; lived at 19 Everett Street. Portrait and entry from the 1924 yearbook, page 33.

Class of 1924

366 in the class of 1924 · 8 more named Beers

Full name: William D. Beers
Known as: Billy
Born: September 2, 1907
Lived at: 19 Everett Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1924
Came from: Gregory Grammar School, Junior High
Headed for: Harvard

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

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Clubs & teams 10
Neighbours 6
Same surname 5
Classmates 365
Same schools 133

In context

Of the 366 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 read for this site, William's is 19th alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 33 shows William; the portraits we read from this book run from page 29 to page 122. William's “Harvard” falls in the same group as 123 of the 296 plans printed for the class (42%): a college or university. 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. Mary (27), Helen (17) and John (12) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1924, and Mary (19), John (16) and William (12) in the class of 1925.

On the same scan page	Maurice Becker, Joseph S. Belleza, Rose Berman
Same club	Senior Drama: 4 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 123 of 296 classmates with a plan (42%)

At home, 19 Everett Street

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

Belle L Beers, matron householderpage

The Beers household is listed here in 1927 too.

What William did at school

Senior Drama 24

Fellow members from William's own class:

What the yearbook said

Billy” “Toe

160 Webster Avenue

Also grew up on Everett Street

The class of 1924

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Others named Beers

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1924, page 33. 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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