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

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J 'if'-EU 'XX iw, ffif ak . . l in lE fir is .1 .H 7 CLASS PROPHECY ,gif PAGE from the diary of one of the world's greatest travelers. June 15, 1948 Today I am commemorating the twentieth anniversary of my graduation from High School. How times have changed! I resolved five years ago to visit every one of my classmates and today finds me at the end of this pleasant task which I set before me. I really believe that there is no other class that has ever graduated from my dear old Alma Mater, which has produced so many geniuses as the class of '28. While I was visiting New York, the whole city was proclaiming Norman Ingalls the foremost physician of America, but with it all he was just as modest as ever, though his wife, the former Dorothy Watkins, surrounded by the luxuries of a lovely home on the Hudson, gloried in his fame. I am not at all surprised at Norman's success. Let me think-he was President of our class in '27 and '28, and of the Student Council in '27. Another one of whom we are justly proud is Arthur Hersberger. He has obtained the same place in the chemical world that Norman has in the field of Medicine. I just read in the newspaper that he has been recently awarded the prize for his marvelous discoveries in chemistry. It is not only in the scientific field but also in that of religion that my class has become famous. Two of the greatest missionaries of modern times were members of my class, Helen Wilkinson and Mabel Davis. I visited Helen a few years ago in Japan and was astounded at the work she had done. She told me of Mabel and her work in Korea so I visited her and went with her on some of the trips to her various hospital appointments. As I traveled from country to country I found many of the members of that immortal class of '28 employed as secretaries to the American Ambassadors of various countries. Esther Miller was the private Secretary of the American Ambassador to England: Mary Somervell and Aylene Coupard also held posi- tions of like manner in Spain and France. On arriving in Paris I was impatient to see the field on which Lindy landed back in '27 and no sooner had I arrived in sight of the famous old field than I saw a vast mob and to my surprise I found that the center of attraction was three of my old classmates, Sally Shipe, Etta Moxley, and Archie Lake who werenbeing covered with palms of Victory for their stupendous feat of crossing the Atlantic ocean in five hours. While yet in France visiting my schoolmates, I found that Virginia Porter and Marguerite Gingell afforded a great deal of pleasure for smart Parisian admirers of clever dancing. ' One day as I rode down the Champs Elysees, the most fashionable boule- 25 yam-

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-viii 24 DOROTHY IRENE WATKINS HDOV, Citizenship Society, Patrol Committee, History Club, Commercial Club, S U S Staff, Rocket, Volley Ball. ERE! There! Everywhere! That's Dot. She is full of fun for no one of our class has a heartier laugh than she. Dot is one of our foremost athletes, and a good sport. .Ng gp. HELEN VIOLA WILKINSON History Club, Pres. Public Speaking Club, Treas. Feytel Club, Treas. Citizenship So- ciety, Associate Editor S ifi S Staff, Rocket, Chairman Monitor Committee, Class His- torian. ELEN is always writing and speaking winning orations and for two years has been champion speaker of R. H. S. Her unusual ability in all branches of school work as- sures us of her future success. .,4gg+,. JOHN WILLSON Eeytel Club, Dramatic Club, Baseball, Track. OHN is a jolly good friend to everyone and certainly makes the best of life. Always ready for fun and never lacking in witty remarks. Courteous, generous, gentlemanly. these are the words that form his character as We have seen it. I-Iere's hoping and wish- ing-John. -++ua++- DOROTHY ELVA WINDSOR Dot Commercial Club. OT is one of the famous Dot have reason to believe that Dor- is the prize of her existence. our prize stenographer, but we twins. We othy's hair Dorothy is think she will go into the Pots and Pans Revue after she departs from dear old R. H. S. Ego.-

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,f' A' 15 1 , II i t fr vard in Paris, I gazed at a beautiful white marble structure there seemed some- thing familiar in its lines, like the personality of an old friend. On asking who the architect and contractor of this masterpiece were, I was overjoyed to find that they were Merle Stang, and Alfred Warthen, respectively. They had followed their High School ambition to the highest degree. We had not advanced more than two blocks from this beautiful scene when the machine in which we were riding was struck by a speeding car. I summoned all of my French acquired back in R. H. S. plus the little acquired since and managed to get the name of the most celebrated lawyer in Paris who was no less a person than John Lynch. My worries were over, as the case was won Con general principlesj As it happened the Olympic games were being held in England as I passed through. Hearing that I would see many of my schoolmates as Representatives from America, I eagerly watched and waited and to my immense pleasure I saw Lloyd Jones and Eddie Stephens as Discus throwers, Winston Mooney as track- man and Leila Hereshey, and Helen Feeney as tennis stars. They were defend- ing' the American titles. I heard it remarked that the record set by these former students of R. H. S. would be broken only by the same. Ah! I wanted once more to wander back to my native country, my native state then to my home town. On my return trip I was fortunate enough to gain passage on the S. S. Rockville, the largest ocean liner afloat. My friend and schoolmate, Norman Fisher who was captain of this steamer, secured for me the presidential suite and Carl Ramey, Commander, assured me that I could sleep in every bed, and sit in every chair if I thought it an honor. Among the familiar faces which I later saw was that of Ensign James Long, who was the electrician of this noted vessel. Many happy days I spent searching through papers and books for news of some of my classmates. As it happened, from my stacks of papers and magazines, I picked one with which to wile away a deck-chair-hour. Lo and behold-here was an autobiography of the Secretary of Labor, John Willson, in which he tells the world how he entered politics at the advice of a friend for whom he had performed some extraordinary dental work. One day I was golfing on the golf course of the ship, when suddenly appeared before me a nymph-like Hgure with a beautiful form and on looking up to admire this attractive little lady, I found it to be no one less than Julia Montgomery who was returned from a concert tour in Europe. I inquired as to the welfare of our classmates, Mildred Ward, and John Graff, who had always been so talented in High School dramatics, and much to my joy I learned that they had become able successors to Marlowe and Southern, the famous Shakespearian players, not only in their profession, but also in private life. As I landed on dock my heart was singing a happy song, for old friends brought to mind, old memories stirred: but I was yet to receive many more agreeable surprises at the hands of my classmates. I walked down the gang --est 26 yaw-