When Cambridge needed a new school and people needed jobs in the late 1930s, the city took advantage of President Roosevelt’s Public Works Administration, which paid 60% of the wages of workmen employed to build public buildings. Architect Edwin Wilson Booth was hired, and the work of constructing the school went forward under the direction of the contractors Charles E. Brohawn and Bros. By January 1, 1940, Cambridge Upper Elementary School on Glasgow Street was complete, but Dedication Services were delayed until November 18. The first principal was W. Paul Jones. In 1947, the school’s name was changed to Cambridge Junior High. The building is currently the home of the Dorchester County Board of Education.