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

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Mrs. Hammond, instructor of Office Practice, Bookkeeping, and Typing. Mrs. Holland, Mrs. Groff, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wynn and Mr. Kelly. Business students prepare Mr. Haynes, Mrs. Glazer, Mrs. Holliday, Mrs. R. Frazier, and Mrs. Ent. 26» FACULTY

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Mr. Thompson, instructor of Electronics and Relative Math. Practical Arts builds useful skills. Mrs. Feldman demonstrates why she has a white thumb as she whips up many a delicious dessert in Home Arts class. Mr. Frazier, Practical Arts Department Head. As students walked down the halls near the Shops this year, they entered into pandemonium created by such machines as drills, jigsaw's, and routers in chorus with constant hammering and sawing. If they had continued to walk, they would have heard the rumbling of motors which would have told them that they wTere nearing the Auto Shop. Far away from this clamor w’ere still other noises, but these sounds were created by the mixers, blenders, and egg beaters of the Home Arts rooms. No longer was the odor of sawdust and exhaust present, but rather the mouth watering aromas of cakes, pies, and other delicacies. The Practical Arts department wasn’t entirely one of perpetual hubbub, but one of quiet classroom learning as in the courses of Electronics and Relative Math. Some students were even lucky enough to enjoy the great outdoors as did those in Mrs. Reed’s landscape planning classes. Mrs. Johnson displays some fine material to her Home Arts classes. • 25

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for a place on the job market. Mr. Homick and Mrs. Schwartz catch up on some work in relation to their D.E. and D.O. courses. It is a proven fact that business students develop very strong ears. Clicking typewriters, whirring adding machines, dictating shorthand teachers, and buzzing switchboards not only account for this phenomenon, but also prepare students for various careers in the business world. Typing and shorthand students developed the speed and accuracy needed for civil service exams or jobs in private offices. Business math and law classes were familiarized with the basic principles of economics, and banking students learned ■efficiency and organization. The future became the present twice as fast for Distributive Education and Diversified Occupations students. For them, school ended, and the business day began at noon. Mornings were spent doing school chores, discussing problems encountered at work, and learning the fine points of good salesmanship, while afternoons were devoted to on-the-job training. Jobs ranged from industrial work to sales positions. With a firm background of experience, D.E. and D.O. students faced the business world. Mr. Haynes questions the authenticity of a deposit at the bank. Mrs. LaRoche, Business Department Head. FACULTY • 27