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

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Above: Seniors take to tlu field for a soccer intramural contest. Left: I). Day and N. Fultz try to recapture a rebound. Calisthenics Add Muscle Tone This year our school presented one of the most varied sports programs in its history. Everything from soccer to softball. Girls are complaining about their aches from tumbling, but look at them running down the court for their basketball intramurals. The guys out on the field are just doing their daily 1-2-3-4. Touch football ran the gamut. In the spring softball, archery took the spotlight. Many rush each period to the locker room to dress so that vve get as much time' as possible on the court. 1 iiomas J. Alberghini, B.S., Physical Education, Football, Track; June F. Bladen, B.S.. Physical Education, G.A.A., Intramurals, Cheerleaders; Harry G. Botsford, B.S., M.Ed., Physical Education, Football, Basketball; Nancy Cottom, B.S., A.A., Physical Education, Majorettes; Carl J. Fahrner, B.S., Physical Education, Football, Basketball, Golf; Marjorie Kirk, A.B., Physical Education, Intramurals; Joan Lucker, B.S., Physical Education, Intramurals; Henry Miles. B.S., Physical Education, Football, Baseball.

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Above: K. Rosser performs a motor tune-up as auto shop boys look on. Right: Mr. Gabbert advises R. Follin as he prepares to assemble his desk. Precision Tested On the around floor near the gym, boys learn practical skills necessary tor household repairs and mechanical trades. We learn to wield a hammer and to use safely the power tools. In the ninth and tenth grades we are introduced to a survey of the total program. For some of us, more specialized training in cabinet making, electronics, and auto repair is taken in the final years of high school. Students study landscape planning and cartography in Mrs. Reed’s classes on the first floor. John S. Gabbert, Bis., Woodworking; Robert S. Holt, B.Ed., VI.Ed., Auto Mechanics; Gene L. Koons, B.S., Industrial Arts; John E. Maley, B.S., Industrial Arts, Electronics, P.A. Club; Richard Schwartz, B.S., Woodworking. R. Carter orders parts from the stockroom.

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Safety and Health Scored Out on the driveway another group of driver training students pulls up to the curb. They've just finished their parking lesson. Tomorrow this group will continue their study of traffic regulations and automobile engines in their classroom. Note now easily she applies the brake and presses the clutch pedal to the floor. Another area of safety is handled by Miss Donovan in the health room first floor. This year she has supervised dental, vision, and tuberculin surveys of the entire school.