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Cambridge High and Latin School · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge High and Latin School Class of 1920

256 graduates of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Every name and face was read out of the scanned yearbook pages themselves.

Rights: Published 1920, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Cambridge Public Library via Internet Archive via the Internet Archive.

  • 256graduates
  • 24listed activities
  • 148homes in the city directory
Cover of Cambridge High and Latin School Class of 1920

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The 1920 yearbook of Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge lists 256 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.

227 different surnames appear. The most common were Murphy (4), Anderson (3), Donovan (3), McCarthy (3) and O'Connor (3), and 23 surnames were shared by two or more classmates.

The most common first names were Mary (17), John (10), Anna (9), Dorothy (8) and Helen (8).

215 graduates had a home address printed. The streets most of them lived on were Cambridge Street (5), Harvard Street (5), Avon Hill Street (4) and Concord Avenue (4).

189 graduates named the school they came from. The most often named were Webster Grammar School (25), Harvard Grammar School (23), Ellis Grammar School (16) and Peabody Grammar School (13).

141 graduates said what they planned to do after graduation. The most often named were Boston University (18), Business College (16), Harvard (10) and Boston College (8).

117 graduates have a nickname printed beside their name, such as “Dot”, “Resie”, “Fritz” and “Sis”.

Most common surnames

Most common first names

  • Mary17
  • John10
  • Anna9
  • Dorothy8
  • Helen8
  • William8

Where they lived

  • Cambridge Street5
  • Harvard Street5
  • Avon Hill Street4
  • Concord Avenue4
  • Green Street4
  • Highland Avenue4
  • Huron Avenue4
  • Lee Street4

Streets as printed in the yearbook.

Schools they came from

  • Webster Grammar School25
  • Harvard Grammar School23
  • Ellis Grammar School16
  • Peabody Grammar School13
  • Russell Grammar School12
  • Morse Grammar School7

What they planned next

  • Boston University18
  • Business College16
  • Harvard10
  • Boston College8
  • Radcliffe6
  • Massachusetts Agricultural College5

Nicknames in the yearbook

Local businesses that advertised

  • Cambridge Employment Bureau (Usher & McLaughlin)
  • HERBERT L. ROSE
  • Auto Tires and Vulcanizing712 Mass. Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge
  • Athletic and Sporting Goods Men's Furnishings
  • Esper
  • Billings & Stover
  • Shuman Shops
  • HAYDEN COSTUME CO.786 Washington Street - Boston, Mass.
  • M. G. SLATTERY226 Tremont Street
  • M. J. BRENNANHarvard Square
  • Chamberlain

As printed in the advertising pages of the yearbook.

All 256 graduates

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