Cambridge High and Latin School

William Frederick Sparks “Bill Sparky”

William Frederick Sparks (“Bill Sparky”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for P. G.—Colby; activities listed: Freshman Baseball Team; lived at 110 Walden Street.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 8 more named Sparks

Full name: William Frederick Sparks
Known as: Bill Sparky
Lived at: 110 Walden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Harvard Grammar School
Headed for: P. G.—Colby

Also searched as: Bill Sparks; William Sparks; William F. Sparks; Billy Sparks.

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Group photos 2
Neighbours 37
Same surname 4
Classmates 415
Same schools 69

In context

William Frederick Sparks is number 359 of 416 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 on this site. Find William on page 119 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 are spread over pages 27 to 134. William is also the first name of 13 other people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928. The yearbook lists 34 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 as coming from Harvard Grammar School, including William. Against 459 for 1927 and 421 for 1929, the class of 1928 comes to 416 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Vincent Charles Sorrentino, Ordway Southard, Pearl M. Steinmetz
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 33 other classmates
Same first name	William: 13 other people in the class

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Group Photograph1928

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What William did at school

Freshman Baseball Team
Home Room Committee, 1927–28
Pin Committee, 1927–28

What the yearbook said

Here’s a fellow full of fight, We know he’ll always do what’s right.

Also grew up on Walden Street

The class of 1928

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Others named Sparks

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

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Also came from Harvard Grammar School

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 119. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, 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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