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

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THE CONGRESS The legislation enacted by this session of Congress is notable for its high quality rather than its great quantity. Few bills have been passed, but these few have been of great significance. Although a large majority of its members were inexperienced, Congress worked efficiently under the leadership of the Vice- President of the Junior Republic. Marguerite Sudduth in the Senate and Speaker Ashton Garrett in the House of Representatives. JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS Montgomery Calvert Carroll Key Baltimore Clerk SENATE Eileen Jackson. Marion Miller Myrtle Perry, Catherine Stiles Bobby Johnson, Marvel Williams Margaret Williams, Eleanor Leighton Margaret Newhall, Anna Karge Dorothy Weddle Montgomery Calvert ....... Carroll Key .......... Baltimore Howard Parliamentarian HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Catherine Miles. Ashton Garrett Edna Anders. Stuart Nicewarncr Mollie Thompson, Ella Elder, Mary Dorsey ...................... Evelyn Orme. Boyd Waters Doris Stull, Barbara Wolcott, Norman Murphy Lawrence Cecil, Agnes Saunders, Kenneth Coffey .....................................James Elder

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THE RICHARD MONTGOMERY JUNIOR REPUBLIC THE CABINET Heads of the various departments in the executive branch of the govern- ment are the members of the President's Cabinet. Meetings are held once or twice a month for general discussions of school problems. The cabinet are required to give every half semester a written report of their activities during that time. As representatives of all the activities in the school the cabinet offi- cials are members of the Montgomery County Inter-High School Student Council. Safety Secretary Helen England has carried on a strenuous campaign to awaken the students to the realizition of the importance of observing safety laws of the school, city, county, state and nation. Secretary of Citizenship. William Elkins has gained respect for the school patrol and in so doing has instilled into the students of the school a respect for law and order. THE CABINET MEETS In past years the job of arranging for assemblies has rested squarely with a faculty member This year this arduous task has befallen Hilda Kraft. Secre- tary of Social Personality and she has proven herself worthy of the job. The secretary must also assist in obtaining suitable clubs for the school. To Jean McCurdy went the supervision of Richard Montgomery's numer- ous publications. A natural journalist herself. Jean was well fitted for seeing that the publications continued their steady improvement. A higher type of sportsmanship, which he himself exemplified, was the result of the efforts of Charles Woodward, Secretary of Sportsmanship. Not only greater courtesy on the athletic court, but on the sidelines as well, greeted visiting teams at Rockville. Serving first as Attorney General, Edwin Brown became Secretary ot Justice when the former position was abolished. In the new capacity it was his duty to investigate the cases before they were tried and ascertain that justice was rendered. The least conspicuous and yet perhaps the most laborious position has been occupied by Dorothy Monday and her duties of assisting School Treasurer Edna Hauke have been quietly and efficiently effected. [28]

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Chief Justice Associate Justices Clerk ............ THE SCHOOL COURT .........................Roland Banks, Jr. Mary Marguerite Wilson, Arthur Woodward ................................Lois Bragg The year 1936-37 marks the inauguration of a new technique used in the judicial department of the Junior Republic. The court is conducted on the basis of a modern Juvenile Court. This type of a court is the modernized trend of today. Under this advanced system the so-called lawyers and office of attorney-general are abolished. There are no pleas and arguments: no Bible is used: and the hearings are held in private. In place of the attorney-general, the office of secretary of justice is created. The duty of the secretary is to make as THE SCHOOL COURT HEARS A CASE much investigation as possible so that absolute justice is given to all parties. He expresses no decision either for or against the Republic. The decision is rendered by the judges. The court has tried over two hundred cases. Sessions have been held twice every week and on many occasions court has met as often as three and four times a week to keep abreast of its work. The court docket has continu- ously been kept in order. The judicial department has made a greater effort to see that the sentences have been carried out than ever before in the court's history. The most notable achievement of the court this year is the complete codification of the school laws. [301