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

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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

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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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R 0 C K E T - - - 19 2 7 and we, the crew, were much benefited by the struggle and received little gold pins (not Spanish dollars) in pay for our efforts. During th:s year the sophomore class crew organized the original English Club. After cruising over the seas for a while longer, the good ship again went to harbor at vacation for a rest period. The crew was glad to get a sight of Vacation Land after so long a voyage. As September moved around again, the ship started. Few members left the crew, and many joined the merry sea-rovers. This crew of juniors was made to walk the plank by the High and Mighty Seniors. After going through that necessary ordeal, we received the highly, prized rings. We the Junior Crew, were initiated into the exclusive Feytel Club by these seniors. To the leeward, our ship struck the rock of matrimony. One of the members of the commercial crew left the ship to reach her realm of life, marriage. Near the end of this voyage the Junior Sailors entertained the Senior Sailors. By this time, after a voyage of three years, the Junior Crew was beginning to attract attention by the activity of its members, many of whom were taking part in the athletics, dramatics, and in other tasks of the ship. We concluded this most enjoyable voyage and again sailed into the good old port, Vacation, which now seemed home to us. When our leave expired in September, our crew, now Seniors, came back to the' old ship to rove the sea of High School for the last voyage. This year we ruled as High and Mighty Seniors, the most cherished desire of our escapade on the sea of High School. This journey was very delightful and the sailing was fine. Of the various extra-curriculars of the good ship, most everyone was presided over by a Senior Sailor of this High and Mighty group. If we can all live up to our motto, “Keep rowing; don’t drift,” the class of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven will be a class of which Rockville High School may well be proud. Page twenty-two