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

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The ROCKET During this term, the Sportsmanship Brotherhood was organized and many of our Classmen were members, as were a large number of the Rocket Staff of '29. Our great step this year was the winning of the School Honor Coat by Dorothy Wootton. We departed as Juniors, but entered School in September 1929 as a mighty Senior Class expecting to carry R. H. S.'s ideals through to a finish. We were now the leaders and we endeavored to impress the right things and the real road to succcess on the minds of the Underclassmen. We have worked hard on the ROCKET this year as we realized that it was our book and our duty to make it a success. We have done our best in trying to put forth a greater degree of Sportsmanship, to work for the betterment of our School, and to set a good example for the under classes. We hope that we have succeeded. We know that we owe to our Alma Mater what we are now, and what we shall be when we achieve success in the wide, wide world. Leona Linthicum.

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The ROCKET Class History OUR YEARS ago, we, a group of young people, from almost every- where it seemed, started on our High School career. No one can imagine how nervous and insignificant we felt during the first two or three days. We were in High School—something to which we had been looking forward for seven seemingly endless years, and then to have our wish gratified was just beyond comprehension. This queer sensation did not last forever for in a few days we had settled down to work determined “To make the better best. We felt that we must show some action and the first step was the organization of the Freshman Club under Miss Espey's supervision. In January our class was honored by the admittance of some of our members to the Citizenship Society. We thought that we had really entered the road to “Success when the last day of the year came, and it was a Freshman, Gertrude Nichols, who had earned the Scholarship medal. This was the first step but when another member of the class, Elizabeth Mooney, was awarded the “R“ sweater, the upperclassmen began to stand back and notice this band of hard- working Freshmen who were striving for the highest honors in the entire School. These two great attainments marked the end of our first trying, but successful year in High School. More than pleased with our first great step, we left the School to enjoy vacation, with a cherished hope of returning to Rockville High again in September. When we took up our routine of study the next year, we found, to our great disappointment a large percentage of our classmates missing and also some of those teachers who had tided us over the first successful year. We entered into work this term with renewed vigor and zeal as we were taking one step nearer our goal. This year we were allowed many more privileges than before and we wished to show that we were worthy of them. Being allowed to join Clubs, a number of us enrolled to further our knowledge of Art. His- tory, Science, and Dramatics. Our Class was again well represented in the Citizenship Society. We contributed some most interesting features to the Assembly programs, among which were: a dramatization of “Ivanhoe. “The King's English. “The Uniting of the Trans-continental Railroad and Lun- ette Wakes Up.” These seemed to us to be a great help in making the year a memorable one. Yet at the close of the school term we were again triumphant as Maude Wilson and Elizabeth Mooney were presented with Scholarship medals and several of our Classmates held high places on the Honor Roll. The beginning of our third year marked the Great divide” of our class. Some of the students were pursuing a Commercial course and others followed the Academic. Although there was this division, the class still functioned as a whole. That which troubled the class as Juniors most was the Initiation. This was not as bad as it was said to be and in return the Juniors gave a party to the Seniors which was another great success. 23

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The ROCKET Class Prophecy ERHAPS all of you do not know it. but I am extremely partial to seances. I have been to dozens of simply fascinating native ''dens'’ in Patorack, Sherpoole and Bethesgaith. If you have never heard the weird chanting, and seen those old women mumbling over their crystal globes, you will not be able to feel the sensation I had when I was let gaze into the crystal for the first time. I believe it was in Japoland (or some such place) in 1945, but the date and the place are nil—compared to the wonders I heard and saw in the crystal space. (Oh! Did I tell you it was a modernized crystal equipped with wireless!1) I held my breath as a myriad of brilliant colors, all jumbled together, appeared before my eyes. Suddenly, all the pieces of color fitted together, for all the world like a picture puzzle, and there was a miniature of Bertha Young behind the counter of a cosmetic store. Her voice came faintly to me. Ladies and Gentlemen. This is Coty's in Paris. We have the very best in Cosmetics at the very cheapest—.” She and her voice faded leav- ing behind a perfectly gorgeous looking movie hero named Jack Markland who was fast over-powering (by looking at him) Alfred Christie, a deep-dyed vil- lain who was twirling his mustache and giggling. The next scene showed me June Isherwood beside her modernistic painting. A Day in Math Class. Gee. it was the most realistic thing! Everybody looked sort of scared and—er dumb! Just then a loud noise shattered the stillness and a tiny figure, suspiciously like Albert Hahn, ran into my line of vision closely followed by Frances Lambert, who was yelling at him and throwing shoes. From what I could gather, it seemed that she had bought some shoes from him and they had worn out in five years. The scene changed to the Counting room of a reputable Bank where Dot and Bub Wootton. Ella and Woodie Bennett were figuring out the day's profits in an unusually efficient manner. A mist covered these figures, then lifted, showing Izzie” Steinberg direct- ing the peppiest Orchestra that ever played Sonny Boy.” I next saw Elizabeth Mooney explaining a treatise on the fourth dimen- sion. (Now. please do not ask me to explain it. I never did understand architecture!) A vision of lovely dresses next appeared with Laura Gardner in the midst of them. It was very evident that they were her own fascinating creations. One-two. one-two. bend! A lesson in gymnastics was being con- ducted by Hazel Owings. I was able to see Hazel Stone. Ida Stiles. Helen King. Ella Mae Dorsey and Margaret Hargett among her class. They looked so enthusiastic. While, here I was, still feeling the effects of my 1930 classes. There next appeared Ellsworth Pauley, the world’s strong man. lifting a 1000 gram weight with one hand! Can you imagine that? The scene changed and I saw Helen Tyler who was giving a fierce speech warning sinners to repent. Her audience,—that is. those who were not leaving.—were in tears. 25