Richard Montgomery High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rockville, MD)

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ROCKET 19 2 7 SENIORS ALICE ELIZABETH WHALEN “She sat like patience on a monument.” Twelfth Night Citizenship Society; Commercial Club. In the heart of a town, In the county seat, There stands a school That can’t be beat. From early morn ’Til late at night The old school house Is a wonderful sight. With some children there And a teacher near The old school bell Rings out its cheer. In the class rooms of This very large school To learn and study Is a general rule. On through the day They study, you see, From many text books Until they’re free. Then comes the game In which they play To help the time To pass away. So take my hint And do your best To go to school At R. H. S. Bernard Jones, ’27 Page twenty

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ROCKET --- 1927 SENIORS DOROTHY SNYDER “I say little; but when time shall serve, There I shall be smiles.” King Henry V Citizenship Society; Eeytel Club; Art Club; Senior Volley Ball Team. JOHN RICHARD SPATES “Men of few words are the best.” King Henry V Feytel Club. RUSSELL ALBERT UMSTEAD “He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose, Like an honest man and soldier.” Much Ado About Nothing Treasurer of Senior Class; Science Club; “Sunshine and Shadows” Staff; Feytel Club; Soccer Team; Track Team; Rocket Staff; Senior Baseball Team. ELIZABETH WANNER “Thy promises are like Adonis’ gardens., That one day bloomed And fruitful were the next.” King Henry VI Ait Club; Treasurer of Feytel Club; Citizenship Society. Page nineteen

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SENIOR CLASS Colors ........ Flower ........ Faculty Adviser President ..... Vice President .. Secretary ...... Treasurer ....Hlue and Gold .............Iris ....Miss Murphy ....Landon Selby ....St. Clair Brooke Frances Magruder Russell Umstead CLASS HISTORY OF 1927 The ship of 1927, sailing on the sea of High School, hoisted its sails and set forth with a crew of Freshmen. Of course, the first of the voyage was rough and 'most everyone of us suffered the hardships of new mariners. The pirate ship Sophomore was a great obstacle during this journey, but was overcome as these buccaneers soon learned that the Freshmen crew could not be downed. After this, our ship sailed clear of all obstacles and came sailing to the port Vacation to let the crew spend their time as they wished, till the call of the waves brought them together again in September. After a glorious time of doing as we pleased, the majority of us heeded to this call of the sea and boarded tbe good ship. Some of the original members left the crew to seek their fortune elsewhere. Only two new members were seen on deck. During this year the ship struck a big rock, the rock of Latin. After many trials and tribulations, tbe ship left the reef Faye twenty-one