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

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l.. Fisk uses the arc welder to mend a dolly in auto shop. P. fi . 1 . 7,4 I .,u- -.,. i any vig ce Wvx fu 'Q . I, t 1 f ' 1 John S. Gabbert: B.S.-Wood WOl'lilV1QI Stage Craft . . . Robert . ' S. t-lo't: B,Ed,, M.Ed.-Auto . Mechanics . . . Gene L. Koons: - B.S.-Woodworking, Metal . . . , ,Af f John E. Maley: B.S.-Industrial J- ,i:g, sf 1 Arts: P. A. System. i Q 1 3, i . Q K. M futures in mdustry mapped why make bookshelves? . . . who can read? . . . what is that little machine with the nervous green lines? . . . ive never seen a piece of paper with goose-pimples before. . . oh, its a relief map .. . have you put the horn that plays shake, rattle, and roll on mrs de vermonds car? . . . wood, plastics and electronics . . . 9th and IOth grades . . , general, academic, and commercial boys . . .and girls. . . used sander and lathe . .. simple hand woodworking . . . made decorative plastic items too . . . last 2 years . . . specialized in wood and electronics . . . advanced to cabi- nets, book shelves, gun cabinets, cedar chests and J. Mahler and B. Russman examine a piece of surveying equipment. coffee tables . . . stressed quality and safety. . . . landscape planning class only one of its kind in secondary schools in u s . . . landscape garden- ing taught in other schools . . . engineering and surveying not . . . cartography only one in mary- land .... auto students take 3 year course . . . during first year they learned work habits . funda- mentals . . . tools . . . next two years developed competence . . . solved difficult trouble-shooting problems . . . customer-mechanic relationships . . . end of 3rd year . . . able to assume place as qualified apprentice mechanic .... Mr, Koons industrial arts class makes many useful home articles. ffigl.

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Laura S. Burrus: IRB.-Home Arts: FHA . . . Amy F, Leber: B.S.-Home Artsg FHA. K, Harris, Mrs. Leber, M. Swain, and M. Valleix work on a Christmas stocking project. Lk! girls plied variety of household arts girls had lots ot experience modeling in sim- plicity style show in january . . . those clothes look better after theyre made than they do on the envelopes . . . the girls exhibited the work ot the year at the students showcase in may .... seniors had a very active year . . . sold 65 pounds ot truit cake at christmas . . . gave a tea in the cateteria tor the credit union at the end ot january . . . took a home nursing course . . . gave bed baths . . . took turns acting as patients . . . learned to make beds like they do in hospitals . . . square corners. . . . underclass students had child care units . . . gave a childrens party . . . made scrapbooks tor hospitals . . . stutted animals tor christmas . . . made childrens clothes .... had a new tace in the department . . . mrs leber, who was a practice teacher here in I952 . . . mrs burruss was head ot the department. . . . l'lUFS9f'5l'mUlGfi'19 odors Denetrate the halls as the home arts students work industriously baking cookies.