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

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rr 'll l934 THE ROCKET that Naomi Will was among the chief entertainers. Naomi played the violin, sang. danced, whistled, performed acrobatic stunts. put on a one-man minstrel show, and acted as Mistress of Ceremonies! I think it would be grand to go over to Earth and see how many of our old classmates are there. don't you, Mae P asked Jimmy. Of course, I replied. So we got into the P. P. P. again and in less than eight minutes were in the United States. The woman in charge of the airport was none other than our air-minded friend, Anna Hargett, who was operating on sick hippopotami between planes. Dear, dear! So at last Anna was a surgeon. We inquired about Nick Brewer and found that he was putting on a show at the Gayety. Up to his old tricks! Of course, we went down to the theatre, where Nick greeted us royally and gave us the best seats in the house. Here's some opera-glasses-better than the ones that Joe Henderson used to use on his neighbors. You may need them to recognize some of my entertainers. We waited breathlessly for the curtain to rise. And when it did, there was a huge pile of roses that covered the entire stage, and there was Jane Oyster reclining in the midst of them, sniffing the buds to her heart's content. After the first thrill had subsided, the chorus girls, dressed in roses, flitted across the stage. Who were they? Mildred Dorsey, Jane Hoyle, Mae Belt. Minerva Brake, and Ruth Brigham. After a perfectly thrilling dance, a little rose fairy tripped across the stage. Peering through the glass, I discovered Helen Harrison who bowed and said Good Mawnin' to the audience. Do you know that Hilda Page is the dance director ? Hester asked. Why no, I replied. She does a good job. doesn't she? We waited the entire length of the show and then we went out. We'll ride in this old-fashioned stream-line auto over to the museum. said Jimmie. On the way over, we were arrested for speeding. We all went to court and waited for a speedy hearing. On the bench, was His Honor, Lloyd Brewer, who had just come in from a late lunch. When Doity saw Jimmie and had heard his story, he said, Well, 830 miles per hour is exceeding the limit by five miles. I'll let you go this time, but the next time that a violation of the ,iurisdictionof the executive body of the city of Rock- ville occurs, I shall be compelled to pronounce a condemnation of S500 or five weeks in jail. Glad to get out of court, we walked to the museum. We were directed to the History in the Making department and in a glass case we saw many interesting things. There was Ira Ward's speech against the N. I. R. A.: Urcel Edward's curls, Harry Schooley's wiggling ears, Harold Mile's outline of the new banking system: Mozelle j'ohnson's new system of shorthand, Helen Davis' feet, and Mary Shaw Brown's new book on Current Problems of Democracy. Weren't we proud of our classmates! Then we went to the war relics section, and there staring us in the face was the iron nose that Rufus Milor had worn in the last war. We also saw Robert Nichols' armour, lpoor old Robert was seriously injuredj. Yes, even though Rabbi did marry Peggy Reffit, he had to go to war. We heard that he agreed with Mr. Whiteford, that great philosopher. who said, There's a worse war at home than on the battleiieldf' 22

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f - 'rx'-:fra--. ,, , Y . E - 't' -f f '!H' THE ROCKET l934 Class Prophecy l HAD just turned over in my bed in the Governor's Mansion of the fifth district of Mars, when a dreadful roaring over my home let me know that there was no more sleep in store for me. I got up and I looked out of the window and saw the latest 1954 model of the P. P. P. CPlanet-to-Planet Planej launched at my front door. A red-headed gentleman stepped out, helped out a charming lady, and then came up to the door. I opened it and began, How do you --- well, jimmy! Of all people ! Yes, it was James White, the old president of the Rockville junior Republic and present ruler of Saturn. My wife and I have just stopped by to take you for a ride in my new plane, said Jimmy. I turned and saw dear old Hester Vetter smiling up at me. Just a minute, I replied. It's right warm today. I'll put on my sun-proof dress. I was ready in a jiffy and soon Jimmy, Hester, and I were making our way to Venus. Booty Wilson, Helen Howard, Lorraine Dronenburg, and Joe Henderson are living over here, said Hester. -Ioe's running for dictator. Booty is Secretary of Ballot-Box Stuffing, so I think Joe will win. What are Helen and Lorraine doing? I asked, eager to learn the fate of my former classmates. Well, of course, Helen is married to a handsome brunette and living peaceably at home. Lorraine is Netro-Holdwyn-Gayer's leading star. Television has offered her a contract, but she prefers the screen. Helen was television's chief crooner before she married Bill. ' Do any other of our classmates live here P I eagerly inquired, as our plane gracefully landed on Venus. t Oh, yes! Marian Lohr and Emma VVootton are teaching the Venusites basketball. Hope Isherwood gives lessons on how to avoid catching one's teeth in the baskets. You see, these people are so tall that their mouths come up to the top of the baskets. There are some others here, but I'll let you see them for yourself. We went first to Venus' leading department store. The first person I saw was Dorothy Creamer who was giving free lectures on reducing. She was explaining the mystic properties of Thinno, but few people listened since the Mae West vogue was still dominant. Anne Bailey was speaking on the new bridge system. Uncidentally, Aime and her sister, Betty, were the champion contract players of the universe, so quite naturally, there was a huge crowd around her.j We stopped long enough to say Hello and to learn that Grace Baker was in the next aisle, explaining the value of cosmetics. We listened to Grace for a short time and then we went out to lunch. Who do you suppose was running the restaurant? None other than Bill Floyd and Joe Starkey. They even had a floor show on during the lunch hour! We discovered 21

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ina-, ,,,,, ,.. THE ROCKET l934 johnny Waters had also distinguished himself in regard to war. You know. said Hester, I heard that when the call came john was the first to pick up his gun and go. Only he went to the South Pole where he couldn't be found. As a result, there were John's snow shoes on display in the War Relics VVindow. We didn't stay long, for I was anxious to see the old school. There were sev- eral of our old friends there. Harry Carter was teaching Trig to his heart's content g William Cross had won the Nobel prize for Physics and was now the head of that department at R. H. S. CMr. Norris had at last submitted to the charms of the lovely Miss Hershey and was living in a state of matrimonial blissj. After exploring the wonders of old R. H. S., Hester and I went to a beauty shoppe while Jimmy went driving. Hester had a finger wave by Clara Penn, who had always been an authority on the subject of wavy locks. Ruth Hunter gave me a delightful manicure and then we both had our faces lifted. The face lifter looked extremely familiar, and I then recognized her as Velma Hammann. What a surprise! Incidentally, Norman Gettings owned the beauty shoppe and Slack Nicholson was chief hair stylist. In a few minutes we met jimmy who had enjoyed a drive around Rockville. As we rode around the city, we saw Katherine Myers, the only woman policeman in the state. Clara Briggs held that honor in Virginia. VV e passed a newsstand and saw on sale, Enduring Feminine Loveliness, the latest book on beauty secrets, written by David Hickerson, who was quite an au- thority on the subject. Mary Carey was selling the books and already had broken all records, having sold 239 in two minutes. I'n1 still trying to locate Margaret Walker, I confided to Hester. Do you know where she is? Why, Margaret is queen of jupiter, she replied. Several years ago she married King Hobo Guy de Bozo and they are the rulers of the mighty planet of Jupiter. Mary Nancy Spinks is employed as governess of the little Bozos. Oh, I see! I exclaimed. And where is Hilda Hill? Well, Helen and Hilda Hill both became famous toe dancers and every one thought they were sisters and kept getting them mixed up. Their fan mail got twisted and Helen sued Hilda for reading one of the letters a fan had sent to her. They got in a fight and Hilda sued Helen for assault and battery. They then dis- covered that they were married to the same man and they both sued each other for alienation of affections. They decided it was useless and they're the best of pals. Frances Ruble was the judge, and was mainly responsible for the reconciliations together with Marcelle Mullican, foreman of the jury. As we made our way back to the P. P. P., we saw dear old David Goldberg coming down the street with Ellen Kessler. Dave had become a prominent business man, a successful dentist, an astounding lawyer, and a movie producer. He was fearful lest General johnson's son would arrest him for overwork but I learned that since he was anxious to make up all the time that he had loafed in school, the Blue Eagle authorities would not arrest him. james, Hester, and I got into the plane and flew back toward Mars. As it landed at my front door, I stepped out. waved goodbye to Hester and jimmy and went into my office, once more preparing to govern the unruly inhabitants of my dominion. I --NIOLLIE E. VVATERS 23