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

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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

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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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THE ROCKET The Inspection Committee is for the purpose of making a periodical survey of the building and grounds. The committee's duties include: The inspection of buildings and grounds for broken glass, broken railings, dangerous play apparatus, and slippery stairs or floors. The Sanitation Committee makes systematic surveys of the water-fountains and sees that sanitation is promoted throughout the school, thereby giving the students the maximum protection while on school property. The Fire Drill Committee arranges and plans for frequent fire drills. The committee is supposed to make arrangements to clear the building as soon as possible. The building itself has a great deal to do with the promotion of safety in our school. The building is practically fire proof due to its brick construction and its many exits. The building is so arranged that it may be quickly evacuated. Due to its many exits the pupils being trapped by fire is almost impossible. ft was altogether fitting and proper that the Safety Council should have been organized. In every section of the county such organizations are continuously being organized to meet the direct challenge to safety. In the complex civilization today the road is no longer occupied by horse and buggies, but by automobiles which travel at an enormous speed and often are driven by those who disregard safety and the life of others. Because of the previously enumerated facts the Safety Council was organized this year as a part of our student government. The council has successfully executed the objectives which it set out to accomplish. It is our aim to have Richard Montgomery High School known far and wide as the School for Safety.”