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

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THE BAKER ROCKET PAGE 3 The Editor Speaks jjmmhnp lmih VVZMI. L, It? By Larry Fitzgerald During F. H. A. Week, the girls had a swell time giving parties, and plays,-the boys had a swell time enjoying them. Football season is over now, and we are proud of our team for their season. Fulmore and University Iunior are tied for first place, and Baker and Allan are tied for third. All our boys played good games, and we are proud of all of them. We are sorry that our first issue of the paper was not out on time. Our lack of experience slowed us down considerably, but I think that our next issues will be on time. Theater Talk IvanhowMyles Brandon The World in His Arms-Mr. Norton Because You're Mine-Donna Peck and Irvin Rawls Call Me Mister-Mister Posey Monkey Business-Royce Stewart Scarlet Angel- Iinx Williams Flesh and Fury-Gayle Sullivan Battleground-House Park The Merry Widow-Peggy Laudan Sorry, Wrong Number-Bill Rice Lovely To Look At-Mary Ann Goeke Has Anybody Seen My Gal?-Eddie Kincaid Aaron Slick from Punkin Crik-Leon Campbell Band lfieldllay Homecoming By Laneta Stefka Those lucky band students, was heard a lot around Baker the twenty-ninth and thirtieth of Octo- ber. Why?? Because they were go- ing to have a chili supper which they had and really enjoyed. They had it the thirtieth of Octo- ber in celebration of band field day homecoming. The chili supper took place in the Baker cafeteria at 6:00 P.M. after the Baker-Fulmore game. There were about three hundred students and band members pres- ent. There were also about twenty- five Austin High School band stu- dents present that were former Bakerites. , By Frances Fisk What a month this has been! A month filled with football games and dances, and best of all-an out- standing novel tops off everything. Yes, as everyone knows, it is the novel, Ivanhoe. lt is one of the greatest story favorites of all times, and is now being brought to the screen, starring Robert Taylor in the role of Ivanhoe, Elizabeth Taylor as Rebecca. Ivanhoe was Written by Sir Walter Scott, but when he wrote it, he had no idea that it would someday become a thrilling movie. It has been showing throughout Texas, and came to Austin, at the Queen Theater, the Week of October 24th - 30th. The publicity for this picture was tremendous. In Houston there were men dressed as knights riding down the avenue. Police were called to arrest them. The reason? There is a law saying that you cannot ride horses down the street, for publicity, or ride them in the lobby of a movie. In the downtown Windows in Aus- tin, there Were clothes fashioned and inspired by this movie. There was also a new color called Ivan- hoe Red. It has been said that the movie industry is bringing back Cecille B. DeMille's great film epic Cleo- patra. We wonder what they will do for this show. Wayne likes girls, Wayne leaves girls, WAYNE FICKEL Barbara not Fir, Barbara not Pine, BARBARA NORWOOD Suzanne not playing tennis, Suzanne not playing ball, SUZANNE BOWLING What would you say it someone were to tell you, you resembled a Bos Taurus? This is what a few of our Bakerites say: The clashing Romeo of the 8th grade, Wiley Wyman said, I fell over dead when I said the word. Our darling drum major, and Miss Personality Plus Iinx Williams says l'd feel flattered. Handsome Don Renner said, I'd feel awful. I'cl tell them they were crazy, was Carol Wyckoff's astonished reply. A what??? shouted Raymond Henry. Oh, do you really think so? ex- claimed Melba Allman. That's the truth, was Peggy Laudan's honest answer. I guess some people resemble Bos Taurus, but I'm terribly sur- prised that any of our proud Baker- ites admit it. A Bos Taurus is an- other term meaning an OX. Rocket Staff Editor-in-Chief .......... Larry Fitzgerald Feature Editor ........ Suzanne Bowling Asst. .......,.................. Wanda Foreman Business Manager ,... Bobetta Clayton Asst. ...................... Katherine McCann News Editor ................ Gayle Sullivan Asst. .............................. Carol Wyckoff Society Editor .............. Peggy Laudan Asst ........................... Mary Ann Goeke Sports Editor ................ jimmy Woody Asst. .......,...................... Mary McGuire Art Editor ...................... Sandra Wade Proofreader ............ Mary Ann Goeke Exchange Editor .......... Melba Allman Asst ..................................... Ianice Stark Bellotte Humble Service won euxmuure Phone 2-0978 Austin 'Zum Wane nf Wana' - '-54E.',E.U UJMBTR - lU1lDlNGMlIfllAll - HOMf DKOPAIION - APPUINCU - All KONDIYIONING

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PAGE 2 THE BAKER ROCKET E. ll. A. Elfficers Are Elected By Wanda Foreman In October, the Unit and Chapter officers of the Future Homemakers were elected. They first elected the Unit officers from the Home Eco- nomics classes, and from them, the Chapter officers for Baker were elected. The Chapter officers are: President - Mary Louise McGuire, Vice-Pres.-jane Ottmann, Secretary- Martha Smith, Treasurer-Lizzy Bar- ron, Parliamentarian-Sandra 'Wade, Historian-Betty Schwartz, Reporter- Bobetta Clayton, and Songleader- Gayle Sullivan. The installation services for the City Council Officers is scheduled for a later date which will be held at Austin High School. ..lm.l Yerir1g'e Aus-teens Elub Yes, here we go again, into fun and fashion with friends from St. Mary's High, Allan, Fulmore, Baker and University junior High. The Aus-teens Club is sponsored by Yaring's, where the first meeting was held, November ll, 1952. The object of this meeting was to elect new officers and plan different hap- penings. Gayle Sullivan was elected as Secretary of the club, and Emily jo Flachmeir was chosen as Presi- dent of the Advisory Council. A style show was planned and girls were to be chosen from the six schools as models. The judging of the models was held at Baker, Fri- day, November 14, 1952. There were 18 girls trying out from Baker and they wore blue jeans and shirts to skirts and sweaters as it was Round- Up day for the Band. The girls who tried out were joy Bigham, Barbara Blomquist, jean Cook, Lavada Dockens, Sharon Duncan, jo Eick- mann, joella Evans, Frances Fisk, Kathryn Giddens, Wilma Hamilton, Phyllis Hicks, Sandy Hitchcock, ja- nice Kohn, Betty Moore, Carolyn Peterson, Nancy Ramm, Gayle Sulli- van, and judy Tyson. From these came the top four models. The lucky girls were Barbara Blornquist, Kath- ryn Giddens, Betty Moore, and Gayle Sullivan. The judges were, Mrs. Conradt, and Miss Thigpen, Mr. Cowan, and Mr. Horn. Good luck to these girls. A lflay ln The Life, Ui All Experienced Teacher By Ava Nell Wood I am sure that all of you have heard of Miss Boone, she is the teacher chosen as one of the most experienced teachers of Baker. Miss Boone came to Baker when Mr. H. A. Porter was principal, she came to Baker from Mathews School. When she first came to Baker she taught Arithmetic until the home- room method came into effect. Miss Boone teaches the 4th and 5th grades combined, which is more difficult than just one grade. She says she enjoys teaching very much, as she chose this as her career be- cause she likes to work with chil- dren. Miss Boone arrives at Baker about 7:45 in the morning. When the bell rings at 8:30 she calls the roll and listens to the devotional, at 8:5U classes begin. The first subject she teaches every morning is arithmetic, I wonder if it is because it is her favorite subject to teach? Miss Boone teaches spelling, English, social studies, and reading to the 4th and 5th grades. She also teaches art and science to the fourth grade. Miss Boone never has much trouble with children, oh of course she has a little sometimes. What teacher doesn't? But on the whole she has little trouble with her classes. .Slang lechcafiona You Belong to Me to Liz Barron from james Frey to Myles Brandon from jane Ott- mann to Irvin Rawls from Donna Peck High Noon to the Football Team and Coach Munson from Wiley Wiman I'm Yours to Larry Carpenter from a secret admirer to Gayle Sullivan from Clyde Boling to jody Magness from Kenneth Ross lllllrlyihngll to Wayne Fickel from P. A. L. You're My Everything to james Frey from Liz Barron to Clyde Boling from Gayle Sullivan EHA. Ilfficers Elected By Carol Wyckoff 5 Norma Taylor Have you ever tried to teach ninety-one teen-agers? That is just what Mrs. l-larville does five days a week. It is quite a job. Last week her classes elected officers. ln her first period class the officers that were elected are: presi- dent, jodie Magness, vice-president, Shirley Mieske, secretary, Carolyn Smyers, treasurer, Barbara Grice, reporter, Kathryn Giddens, parlia- mentarion, Laneta Stefka, historian, judy Faulkenberry, and song-leader Sue Rogers. 1 Her third period class officers are: president, Sherry Bailey, secretary, Norma Taylor, treasurer, judy Law- son, reporter, Carol Wyckoff, parlia- mentarian, janice Davenport, histo- rian, Della Arnold and song leader, jinx Williams. Sixth period officers are: jo Eick- mann, president, Colleen Gravis, vice-president, Bettye McGee, secre- tary, Betty Pauls, treasurer, Kitty Doles, reporter, Peggy Henkes, par- liamentarian, Patsy Yount, historian, and Margaret Tampke, song leader. Out of these three unit officers the Chapter officers were elected. They are: president, Bettye McGee, vice-president, judy Lawson, secre- tary, jodie Magness, corresponding secretary, Laneta Stefka, treasurer, Kitty Doles, reporter, jinx Williams, parliarnentarian, Carol Wyckoff, his- torian, Patsy Yount, and recreation, Shirley Mieske. Pretty Baby to Suzy Bowling from Eddie Kincaid Cold, Cold Heart No. 2 to Mr. Posey from Clyde Boling, james Frey, and Forrest Faulkner Because to joella Evans from Charles Steger to johnny Kennedy from Barbara Norwood Somewhere Along the Way to janie Ottmann from Myles Bran- don By Linda Willoughby and jackie Patterson Ike not Baker. Ike not Butcher IKE TAYLOR

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PAGE 4 THE BAKER ROCKET Jimmy Uttmaim By Francis Fisk How many people do you know that come from St. Louis, Missouri, are 5 ft. tall and have blonde hair and blue eyes? Probably only one, an All-American boy who loves hamburgers and hill-billy music and whose name is Iimmy Ottmann. He was l2 years old as of October 20, 1952 and weighs 95 pounds. He collects pictures and statues of horses as his hobby. Yes, this is our seventh grade personality for this month. Timmy attended Rosedale School before coming to Baker for the sev- enth grade. When asked what he thought of Baker, he replied, lt's wonderful. His favorite colors are red and blue. Iimmy's favorite classes are gym and math and his favorite teacher is Miss Knudson. Timmy likes all sports, but football is his favorite. When he gets out of high school he plans to go to U.T. and play football. MARSl'IALL'S HOBBIES AND TOYS American Flyer Trains 2924 Guadalupe Phone 2-l445 iOl0ll'fl0l1Dl0lKll0lCDl1liU1l!iClQ1 Q Whities Fried Chicken i I Fon sooo Foon i Best Fried Chicken in Austin 2 Phone 5-l433 6ll4 N. Lamar !1.bi Z01zx:4rio1o1oi - gsbciefg - Margaret Tampka By Carl Wyckoff Five foot two, eyes of blue and OH! what those five feet can dol This is the exact description of Mar- garet Tampke. Margaret is 13 years old and has attended three other schools before coming to Baker. When asked which school she liked best, she immedi- ately exclaimed, Baker of course! April Stevens and You Belong To Me rate extra high on her music list. But as for school departments, Mr. Collins and his speech are her favorites. When asked who her boy friend was she blushed and replied, The dashing Romeo of the eighth grade. Fat, juicy steaks seem to agree very well with Margaret and the colors green and blue. Doesn't she sound interesting? lf you haven't met her stop her in the hall sometime and get acquainted with her. Then you can see why Margaret Tampke was chosen 8th grade personality of the month. Lean Campbell By Melbcr Allman Tall, Handsome Stranger was the name given to Leon Campbell when he first came to Baker this year. After a while Leon lost the name stranger and became only Tall and Handsome. Leon has brown eyes and brown hair, he weighs 140 lbs. and is 5'll tall. Leon is 15 years old and was born in Austin, Texas, April 3, l937. Before coming to Baker he attended Summit Iunior High School. When asked what he thought of Baker he said it was really OK. On Leon's favorite list he put hill- billy music, Forever and A1ways, Mr. Sallee and pies. Who do you like? l asked him. Leon turned a delicate pink and re- plied, I like them all. Leon plans to play a guitar in a hill-billy band and l'm sure with his friendly disposition and strong de- termination he'll make one of the best of them. gboiniuioicxicxioioioioioiniol H Hyde Park Pharmacy I DRUGS GIFTS AND SUNDAES i a Let Us Fill Your Prescriptions : B 40I7 Guadalupe . rioioioioioinio Northwest Cleaners Just Good Dry Cleaning FAMILY LAUNDRY SERVICE 6I05 Burnet Rd. Austin Phone 5-5942 l HI-WAY LAUNDRY 62:5 Norm-i LAMAR l Phone 5-357l