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

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SOCIAL ARTS BANK THE STUDENTS who have worked in the bank this year have enjoyed it a great deal. Under the excellent guidance of Mrs. Prince, the work has been made most interesting. This year there has been more work done in the bank than ever before. Two and a half per cent interest was paid on stock. Marion Cleveland has been an excellent president with Margaret Dayhoff as cashier. The tellers were Helen Wolfe, Florence Slevin, and Lucille Clagett. All of the bank staff have worked harmoniously and will have many pleasant memories of their times together. SALESMANSHIP PUTTING THEIR theories of salesmanship to test, this class handled the circulation of the Rocket as a class project very successfully. Not only did they sell the Rocket but also secured the ads for it. These students have worked wholeheartedly towards making the Rocket a complete success. TYPING HEAR YE! Hear Ye! Sounds like we have a few woodpeckers in our domain. No, it's only the typing class, typing their way to success. What future secretaries we will be. Look out, Billy, you may drop that typewriter! Don't trip, Russell.'' Miss Skaden is still trying to figure out how that policeman got into the back of the room. In spite of being mischievous we are sure they will be excellent typists and reach a high goal. PHYSICAL EDUCATION THE GIRLS' gym classes this year feel they have really accomplished many things. A course was given in first aid and many of the girls have become qualified first aiders. Also gymnastic stunts have been learned along with the regular course of games, calisthenics, and general gym work. t

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SOCIAL ARTS ART UNDER THE supervision of Miss Rowdy-bush, the students of this nine weeks art course are proud to say they have accomplished much in such a short time. In the recent art exhibit several students from the class won ribbons, to prove their ability in what they have learned. Who knows but what this class may produce a second Leonardo De Vincil We see some promising talent among these Junior High Students. MUSIC THE MUSIC classes are made up of singing, listening to music, and copying new songs The seventh grade is studying Folk Songs of America such as Negro, cowboy, and Indian songs. The eighth grade sings from different books and sings some popular songs. The eighth grade has also dramatized some songs this year. Some songs are put on the shelf or barred from singing for awhile because th »y have been sunq too much, such as Boots and Saddle , The Spanish Cavalier , and Yankee Doodle. Singing seems to be the most popular activity of the classes. SHOP THE BOYS in the shop have done some excellent work this year. Hunting up an old county truck they brought it down to the shop and started to work. It was ready for the junk yard until these boys found it. At a minimum cost to the county plus experience for the boys the truck is now giving good service. We are proud to say that those boys are good workers and that this course under the supervision of Mr. Cooney and Mr. McClung is one worth looking into. VOCATIONAL HOME ECONOMICS THE VOCATIONAL Home Economics class has an ambitious program that is interesting as well as valuable to any girl. The attractive suits that Ellen Cronise and Estelle Jones have been wearing are the products of their Home Projects. The many dainty foods that the class has prepared are part of a unit in experimental cookery When the Vocational girls come to school with new dresses or coats, you will know they have also finished a unit in advance clothing. The new curtains they made for the Home Economics Room are proof of their experience in Interior Decoration. Physiology, Nutrition, and Dietetics are included in the Related Science. The Vocational Home Economics girls are prepared to live a useful life and be more successful members of society.

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THE ROCKET RICHARD MONTGOMERY THE SCHOOL FOR SAFETY THIS YEAR marks the beginning of a Safety Council in the school. This newly created department has made Richard Montgomery a school for Safety. Thoroughout the entire State of Maryland, Richard Montgomery is considered a model school for Safety. By means of moving pictures, students throughout the state have had the opportunity to see just how our safety organization functions. The Safety Council is composed of seven committees; namely, Program, Patrol, Reporting, Publicity, Inspection, Sanitation, and Fire Drills Committees. The Program Committee plana programs and invites speakers for the assembly to make the students familiar with the work of the council. The largest and most important division of the Safety Council is the patrol. It functions continuously and it touches directly each pupil of the school. The function of the patrol is to instruct, direct and control the members of the student body in crossing the streets at or near the school. The school bus patrol is also a branch of the Safety Council. Several of the duties of the bus patrol include: Checking to ascertain if all pupils have reached their places in the bus before it leaves the school grounds. Aiding in keeping order within the bus; Preventing pupils from attempting to get on and off the bus while it is in motion having pupils retain their seats throughout the journey; preventing pupils from thrusting arms or heads from windows; aiding pupils to alight from buses, reminding them to wait until the bus has moved away if they must cross the highway. The Reporting Committee is very important bocause it reports all accidents that occur during the school hours. The Council after an accident has been reported tries to formulate a plan to make it impossible for the accident to reoccur. Another important committee is the Publicity, whose duty is to keep posters concerning safety on all of the bulletin boards. In this way the student will be continuously reminded of the hazards that might cause his or her death. 27