H.P. Garrity, Cambridge High and Latin Class of 1913.
All the Cambridge High School Yearbooks in our Collection are now freely available online.
Cambridge High and Latin School
(Yearbooks available: 1913-1977)
Rindge Technical School
(Yearbooks available: 1929-1977)
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
(Yearbooks available: 1978-2022)
John Thomas won a silver medal at Tokyo in 1964. Courtesy of the Boston Globe.
John Thomas graduated from Rindge Tech in 1958 and two years later, set a world record in the high jump at the California Olympic trials, clearing 7 feet, 3¾. He went on to win the bronze medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics and the silver in 1964 at Tokyo. Thomas was inducted into the Cambridge Rindge and Latin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1981. Read his obituary in the Boston Globe here.
Harold Russell in the film, The Best Years of our Lives. (Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia.)
Harold Russell grew up in Cambridge and graduated from Rindge Tech in 1933. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Russell enlisted in the army and served as an Army instructor. He lost both hands during an accident while making a training film and used hooks as prostheses. After his recovery, Russell was featured in an Army film about rehabilitating war veterans called Diary of a Sergeant, prompting film director William Wyler to cast him in The Best Years of Our Lives. Russell played the role of Homer Parrish, a sailor who lost both hands during the war.
Russell won two academy awards in 1947 for his portrayal of Parrish: Best Supporting Actor and a Special Award for “bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans.” The Academy wanted to honor Russell for his work and because he was a non-professional actor believed he would have no chance to win an award. It is the only time in its history that the Academy has awarded two Oscars for the same performance.
Stop by the library and take out a copy of The Best Years of Our Lives.
Career Day, circa 1973.
Are they Latin or Rindge Tech students?
Rindge Tech Cheerleaders, circa 1973
The Cambridge Room 