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

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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

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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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l934 THE ROCKEAT Class Will I WE, the members of the Senior Class of Rockville High, in view of the fact that we are about to depart from said school, do solemnly request that this, our last will and testament. receive attention and thought. and be minutely carried out. FIRs1': To Mr. Schott. our efficient principal and teacher of problems of fle- mocracy, we will our most sincere respect and admiration. SECOND: To the faculty, we will the following: To Miss Hall: A happy married life. To Mr. Whiteford: 2000 lines from everybody. To Mr. Norris: A perfect class once in a while. To Miss Hauke: The Key to Citizenship. To Mrs. Prince: A northern accent. To Mrs. Vogt: A little white home in Massachusetts. To Mr. Vogt: A substitute saying for Shut up! To Mr. McClung: A happy summer in Indiana. To Miss Stover: Another trip to France. To Miss Edmonds: A new cook-book. To Miss Sheehan: A Stradivarius. To Miss Obici: Some students as noiseless as her typewrit ws. To Miss jones: An efficient Sunshine and Shadow Staft. To Miss Bratt: A successful, sunshiny camp with a good T. A. N. To Mrs. Holmead: An encyclopedia on history. To Miss Cockburn: A successful basketball team. mg To Mr. Nelson: A quiet home room. 'B THIRD: We leave to the Juniors our place as Seniors of R. H. S. with the privi- lege of initiating next year's Juniors. FouRTII: We will to the Sophomores all our good wishes and also our worldly knowledge, wise and otherwise. H F IFTII : We leave to everyone our sincere regret in leaving this noble institution, and ask that in remembrance, they carry out each of the following bequests: Lloyd Brewer leaves his E's to Wilson Hawkins. Anne Bailey leaves her love of typing to Dot Laughlin. Helen Howard bestows her lipstick upon Mildred Earp. Dorothy Creamer wills her gorgeous wavy locks to Lucille Clagett. Harry Carter bequeaths his oratorical ability to Pinckney Prescott. Mae Belt wills her size IO shoes to Mildred Hutchison. Anna Boswell wills her girlish figure to Ellie Ramsdell. Betty Bailey gives her soft voice to Marie Posey. Minerva Brake bestows her schoolgirl complexion to Cora Clagett. Nicholas Brewer leaves his Ais to Donald Collins. Joe Henderdson leaves his quiet, meek, demure manners to Charlie Garstin. Harold Miles wills his flaxen curls to Lydia Poole. Lorraine Dronenburg bestows her popularity upon Mildred Bailey. 24 5 f -4