Cambridge High and Latin School

Winifred Elizabeth Shaffer “Winnie Win”

Winifred Elizabeth Shaffer (“Winnie Win”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for Kirksville College of Osteopathy; activities listed: G. A. A and Drama Committee; lived at 3 Potter Park.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 12 more named Shaffer

Full name: Winifred Elizabeth Shaffer
Known as: Winnie Win
Lived at: 3 Potter Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Peabody School
Headed for: Kirksville College of Osteopathy

Also searched as: Winnie Shaffer; Winifred Shaffer; Winifred E. Shaffer; Shaffer, Winifred.

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Group photos 10
Clubs & teams 301
Neighbours 2
Same surname 4
Classmates 420
Same schools 29

In context

This site lists 421 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929; sorted by surname, Winifred comes 361st. On the scan, the entry sits on page 116, in the last third of the stretch from page 25 to page 132 where this site found the book's portraits. “Kirksville College of Osteopathy” is Winifred's plan after graduation; 174 of 364 classmates with a printed plan (48%) named a college or university. Winifred did not arrive alone from Peabody School: 23 other classmates name it too. Count the first names and the class of 1929 gives Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15), where the class of 1930 gives Mary (30), Anna (14) and John (14).

On the same scan page	Samuel Shacter, Maurice Harold Shapiro
Same club	Senior Drama: 5 other classmates
Same earlier school	Peabody School: 23 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 174 of 364 classmates with a plan (48%)
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 3 Potter Park

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

Alfred E Shaffer, (Amy F L) acct householderpage

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What Winifred did at school

G. A. A. 522
Drama Committee
Senior Drama 24
Basketball, 1926-'27-'28-'29, (Captain, 1926)

Fellow members from Winifred's own class:

What the yearbook said

All her innocent thoughts Like rose-leaves scatter'd.

Also grew up on Potter Park

The class of 1929

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Others named Shaffer

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Also came from Peabody School

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 116. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, 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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