Baker Junior High School - Rocket Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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THE BAKER ROCKET PAGE 5 YA OUGHTA KNOW Hello Guys and Dolls, Open your ears and l'll tell you all that they can hold. It seems that the temperature is rising between Don Keeling and Iean Haynie, Iodie Magness and Kenneth Ross, Bar- bara Norwood and johnny Ken- nedy, and Kaye Roberts and Kin- neth McDonald. Did you notice the big stag line at the sock dance? It consisted of Lester Kitchens, Bill Brewer, Wayne Fickel, Wiley Wyman, and that still eligible bachelor, Larry Fitzgerald. We're all wondering who these boys will fall for? Some of the very old couples that showed up at the sock dance were Barbara Bloomquist and Don Ren- ner, Ioella Evans and Charles Stea- ger, Liz Barron and Palooka Frey, jane Ottmann and Myles Brandon, and Melba Allman and jimmy Mabry. Some other couples who turned up at the dance were Mary Mc- Guire and Harvey Mabry, Frances Sinkle and Heubert Billitt, lack Secord and Sara Rockwell, Wilma Hamilton and David Warner, and Frances Fisk and johnny Kennedy. What will come of these dates? Say Andrew Becker! Did you know a certain girl in your math class is crazy over you? Give her a chance! Mark Beaubien also has a few girls swooning over him! Clyde Boling also has an admirer in the eighth grade, hold tight Gayle! Some new couples are Yvonne Stark and David Leiman, Betty lean Roseintripp and Tommy Yealing, Donna Peck and Irvin Rawls, Bertha Ingram and - 1-, and Ianice Davenport and Billy Hammer. l've run out of gossip so until next month this is yours in gossip. -The Roving Reporter. Quick Quiz l. How far can a dog go into the woods? . 2. How long is a piece of string? Answers on Page' Six B 8: M PLUMBING CO. REASONABLE PRICES 522l Dallas Highway Phone 5-8784 Nite and Sun. 53-l795 HALLOWEEN GREETING CARDS Some bright soul started a new fad this year and l'll bet if you tried to guess what it was it would take you ten years. Well, let's not waste ten years . . . it's Halloween greet- ing cards. The cutest card of them all is the big brown one that unfolds when you open it and keeps unfolding until it's a sack Kto keep your treats inj. There are others, such as the one that sounds like a screaming cat when you open it then a big black object jumps out at you, Cit's supposed to scare you but unless you have a weak heart you'll laughj. One has a white cloth that flares up when you open it and has BOO! written on it. If you're not the scary type, there are cards that are plain and just have Halloween Greetings on them. So if you see any cards like this buy some and TRY to scare your friends. ELEMENTARY NEWS The biggest news story in the elementary classes nowdays is that the sixth grade is going to Friday Mountain Camp. They will leave Monday, November 3rd for a week of exciting and educational fun. The past weeks they have been planning what they're going to take with them, as well as each day. Each student is overjoyed about getting to go, to say nothing of Miss Pummel and Mrs. Golf. Can't you imagine all the fun they are going to have, climbing mountains, fish- ing, horseback riding, studying rocks, and to top everything they will miss a whole week of school. Next week read all about their ad- ventures and fun. MUSIC TALE DRIFTING AND DREAMING What Does A Soldier Dream Of? Love Letters from You, You Wonderful You with your Kiss Of Fire Gentle Hands and the time spent With You On the Bayou . He dreams of Romantic Places such as Bermuda , Shanghai Chinatown , Blue Hawaii , Mex- ico City , and San Fernando Val- ley . Moonlight Whispers say, For- give Me, for Everytime I Hear A Rapsody lt's Hard To Believe that I'm just Dreaming . The More I Go Out With Some- day Else I know You're A Won- derful Baby . No Other Love But Yours is Temptation, Says My Heart . Warm-hearted Woman When You re Smiling With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair It Ccm't Be Wrong . lt Is No Secret Lhat I Like To Be Loved by Ieze- el . ln My Arms you Trust ln Me and Now l Know that your Mine All Mine . I know l'll Never Be Free for I'm tied to your Heart Strings . How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You Darling You're My Everything and My Happiness . I Love You Because you're Love- ly To Look At . Be Anything But Be Mine My Own, My Only, My All . Don't Believe Everything You Dream Because it's just A Leg- end From The Past . By Carolyn Peterson Katherine McCann Iudge- Why did you strike this Yours till then, dentist? The Elementary Reporter Prisoner- Because he got on my Melba Allman. nerves. HYLTIN-MANOR FUNERAL HOME Phone 6-5333 I I04 Guadalupe '7IIIf' EE 0 QJVIUSIC COMPANY 217 West 6th AcRoss FROM THE Posr orrlcz-:' Phone 3-3 539

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PAGE 4 THE BAKER ROCKET Eavesdropping Around Baker By Frances Fisk Eavesdropping? Well, of course. Now what would we do without casually dropping in to see what's happening around Baker. For example, by dropping in at the Pep Squad Meeting, we found that there are fifty-six girls in the pep squad and they were all present at our first game of the season. The uniforms this year are the same as last year's. They are white pleated linen skirts, white long sleeved blouses, and green boleros, with a white B on each of them. The pep squad and the cheerleading group yelled their hearts out at the first game. Come on out and yell, and see just how exciting a football game can be. The first dance of the year went off with a Bang! lt was a sock dance sponsored by the Baker F. H. A. on Friday night, September 26, 1952. The big gym was very colorfully de- corated with crepe paper, balloons, and big paper socks. The prizes for the brightest socks went to ludy Lewis, and Wiley Wyman. For the floor show, Bettye Sue McGee did a ballet, and the cheerleaders and alternates did a few yells. As you can see we found out a lot by just dropping in at the dance. The Parent Teachers Association gave a party Thursday night, Sept. 25th, in the gym for the seventh graders. They danced, played games, and had fun. All in all, they had a grand time. Well, this about ends our session for this month. UTTERLY IIVIPOSSIBLE Iinx Williams-small and silent lane Ottmann-figureless Peggy Laudan-6 ft. tall Clyde Boling-shy Myles Brandon--blond Bettye McGee-unpopular Palooka Frey-without Lizzie Mr. Norton-giving an A johnny Garcia-without that voice Mr. Posey-cleanshaven Iudy Tyson-fat Our football team-Without Coach Munson for vice-versal HALLOWEEN By Gayle Sullivan What will you do Halloween? You don't know? Well whatever it is, please be sure it's something every- body will approve of! Let's don't have any of this putting washing machines on top of houses, cutting screens, or tearing street signs. After all, we're not hoodlums! Are we? Halloween is a night meant for spooks, goblins, and witches. l think we should leave it up to them to do the tricks! A lot of you don't have any idea of a place to go for Hal- loween! Well, why not plan a party at someone's home! just a going of kids to exchange ghost stories or relate things they did when they were young!! Then again there's always a midnite show, and when you hear those screechy sounds, or clanking chains, you'll have a good excuse to grab that special guy for gall of yours! So remember gang! Let's don't do anything destructive, this Halloween! Wlro fs Funeral? By Norma Taylor lt seems as though Mr. Posey is more than a teacher around Baker. He also has a very quaint sense of humor. Maybe your wondering just what l mean by this. Well, l'll ex- plain. The other day Mr. Collins receiv- ed a mysterious note asking him to call 6-4351 and that a box was there for him. Mr. Collins being a very prompt person, immediately called the number. A girl answered, and when Mr. Collins questioned her as to whether there was a box there for him, she said she would look around. When she returned she told Mr. Collins that there was no box there, that belonged to him. Then came the showdown. Mr. Collins in- quired as to the name of the place. This girl answered with the quick reply, This is Cook's Funeral Home. Mr. Posey seemed to be the one behind all this, but when Carol Wyckoff and Norma Taylor asked him about it he gladly replied l'm innocent of all charges. He wanted to know where they got their in- formation, and when they wouldn't squeal, he threatened to take them to the office and give them the third- degree. Mr. Posey, please be easy on those girls, we might need them some time. There was a young man with a knack, Of jumping off cliffs in a sack, He jumped off one day ln his usual way, His widow looks charming in black. HYDE PARK FURNITURE CO. 4027 GUADALUPE New and Used Furniture COMPLETE FLORAL SERVICE HYDE PARK FLORAL C0. Get Your Tennis Shoes V phone 5.5255 4400 Avenue B ai The Austin Army and Navy Store Sf - I' -Bl k L b C . Barnes 8. Williams Cleaners rrp rng a e um er o 403 EAS1-43rd 20' W. wh S+. Phone 5-655l 5453 Burnet Road Phone 53-H22 Allandale Pharmacy 5724 Burnet Road Phone 5-ll9I VOGUE SLIPPER SHOP SHOES - BAGS -- HOSIERY 705 Congress Phone 2-2759 FRENCH BOOTERY 720 CONGRESS

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PAGE 6 THE BAKER ROCKET TPVELCOZIIE! We are very lucky to have five wonderful new teachers with us this year. Taking over Miss Rhodes chore as Spanish teacher is Miss Patter- son, who also teaches eighth and ninth grade English. Starting their first year at Baker also are Miss Harville and Miss Mitchell who be- tween them manage to teach Home- making to the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. Mrs. Farr, who arrived the second week of school, teaches eighth and ninth grade social stud- ies and eighth grade typing. Mr. Mc- Lemore, the only male edition to the teaching staff, teaches ninth grade science and seventh grade social studies. So, here is a hearty Baker wel- come to each of the new teachers. We hope you will spend many pleasant years in our school. Spirit. Spirit, and More Spirit! Do Baker students have school spirit? Why certainly they do! Did you ever see such an en- thusiastic bunch about voting for cheerleaders? Everyone including the candidates were practically turning cart-wheels they were so full of school spirit. Remember our pep rallys? You can show off your school spirit by yelling as loud as you can. Also go to the games and YELL! . . . the team needs your we're for you spirit to keep theirs up. So next game get out there and yell!! The Best Mirror ls An Old Friend. Rick's Magnolia Service Serving North Austin 6203 Dallas Hwy. Phone 5-6420 KASH-KARRY ssir serve enocenv IOOM, Quality, Courtesy and Satisfaction im' M ' 'i G i i fiovn ioiifv, in. a lhoioicrioioioioioioi 93010101 SIX WEEKS GRADE TRAGEDY By Peggy St. Martin Moan! Groanl The world is black and things are tough all over. lt's going to take me ages to recover from my severe case of BAD-GRADE lTlS. A recent survey has proved that 502, of all Baker students are eating off the mantle-piece this month. One boy discussing his plight cheerfully said, l got a D and all N's in Art this 6 weeks. A girl looked at him oddly and said, That's good? Compared to what l got in Math and Social Studies, it's good, he said. To make a long story short ,there were quite a few students who had a relapse when they received their report cards this six weeks. On the fatal day there were several members of the football team going around look- ing like pall-bearers at a funeral for their best friend. Our cheer-leaders Walked to their classes like six people condemned to the gallows. By the sixth period, my report cards were burning a hole in my notebook and l began to think of ways to dispose of them before l reached home. I could always pitch them onto a passing truck, l thought. Or l could have torn them into little pieces and let the wind blow them away. But, of course, I didn't. Lucky for us we only have to go through this agony once every six weeks. So chin up, after all, most of us only have six or seven more years of school! ' ' Answers to Quick Quizl page five UUPOPUIBV Summer Flctlon l. Only half way ,the other half The Smell of Loneliness ................. ... Hal. l. Tosis The Naked Truth About the Sun- tan Back ,.......,..... by Moe Skeeter Down the Cell in 18 Steps ............. . O. U. Stumble The Shiek's Demand ...................... .. Mustapha Kiss The Descant of Man by Ima Nape The Midnight Horror ...................... .. H-oos Thair Essays ,,,,,,.,.,........ by U. R. Borsum The Fly .............................. by Knight Missed .........,..,.,...,........... by A. Mile Let Bygones Be .......,,....... by Gones Benjamin Franklin s Auto ................ Ography Yes .. .,...,,.............................. by Gum Rules for Social Success l. Have a car the dog is coming out. 2. Twice as long as if is from the middle to one end. Hyde Pork Electric WESTlNGHOUSE TV 4403 Guadalupe Phone 53-342l CAMPBELL-FLETCHER TEXACO SERVICE i900 Guadalupe Austin, Texas CIint's Superburger EXTRA THICK MALTS ...Superburger .30 ....Hamburger .20,... 2- Be friendly 6822 N. Lamar Phone 5-6I4l 3. Have a car 551. IBIe congenial r.,-.,..,..,..,..,..,....,..,.....,..,.i . QVG G CGI' T - JA 0BSEN'S - 6. Be a good listener C 7. Have a car i HUMBLE Note: Numbers two, four and six can TA1-'ON be omitted if the car is a red 5 T COI'1VeI'Tib1e, 1311101010101 nic zcxxnioioxuzj ?o,lP,fP,PQf,,fPQfuTllPQfP,PQfPDf-fl! ' Bus. Phone 6-4329 Res. Phone 53-0238 l HILL BOOK BINDERY T Humls AUf0 Service i Qualified for Preventive Maintenance E 55l9 Dallas Hl9l1WaY i We Have Motorcygclefick Up and Delivery SFVICS PHONE 5-7822 AUSTIN, TEXAS e -A N A Y Ph - l Guadalupesatelglflth 8 om' Xiistin, Texas i DOQUQOQO-1YQUQUDUQQQUQUQUQUQQ