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

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mm Volume VI PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL THE SCHOOL FOR CITIZENSHIP ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND

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Foreword EXACTLY two hundred years ago, George Washington, the father of mr country, was born. There is little we can do to show our appreciation of him. hut we have depicted here in our Rockkt pages characteristic of him. Let us take you through it. pointing out each page symbolistic of his character and compare them to certain events in our book. First we see the portrait of Washington as he was after accomplishing the work that Fate hail destined to him. Beneath it we find the inscription “Seniors. This is true, for haven’t the Seniors finished their work in high school'( But let’s pass over a little further—here we find a page upon which is written “Classes. This is the section which is written for all the underclassmen who have yet to do their work at Rockville High School. The painting. ‘‘The Spirit of '7( , ' is just as symbolistic, for in this we see the three gallant figures ever marching forward to win their light—so it is with our underclassmen— marching on, ever striving to attain their goal. Next we see the famous picture of “Washington Crossing the Delaware.” With all their strength and foreboding these unionized figures tight their way through all obstacles as they near their goal. Their uniform organization makes their battle easier and so it is with the clubs and student government here, always well organized. In turning over more pages we find lastly the page of Athletics. Characteristic of athletics, we see George Washington upon his stalwart white horse as he appeared at Trenton. In those pages, we have compared the life of our Montgomery County High School pupils with the phases of George Washington’s life. As a whole these activities seem very close to the life of Washington. It is our sincere desire that each student may fool the noble influence of the Father of Our Country and that in the years to come we may never forget his devotion to truth and honestv— a devotion that made him beloved by a great nation. t » I