Boston Latin School Class of 1927

The 1927 yearbook of Boston Latin School in Boston lists 122 graduates, and every one of them has a portrait on this site. They are listed alphabetically below, each linked to a page of their own.

113 different surnames appear. The most common were Kahn (3), Smith (3), Barry (2), Frank (2) and Powers (2), and 7 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were Joseph (8), Francis (7), John (7), George (5) and James (5).

108 graduates named the school they came from. The most often named were Christopher Gibson School (4), Dudley School (3), George Putnam School (3) and John Marshall School (3).

100 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Harvard (50), Boston College (14), M. I. T (7) and Dartmouth (4).

112 graduates listed clubs, teams or other activities. The largest were Track (20), Glee Club (17), Football (16) and Junior Debating Club (16).

85 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Fritz”, “Rookie”, “Bob” and “Mossy”.

Grant Gilmore and John Wright were in this class and went on to be known beyond their hometown.