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

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PAGE 6 THE BAKER ROCKET BASKETBALL UUIZ By Katherine McCann ' l. Who and where was basket- ball originated? 2. Could a basketball court be laid on a floor 50 by 40 feet? 3. When was basketball first played? 4, What game is it derived from? 5. Why was it originated? 6. What are the two kinds ot back- boards? ANSWERS 1. flames Naismith originated it at the Y.M.C.A. Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. 2, No, because the smallest a court can be is 74 by 40. 3. 1891. 4. Football. 5. Because they' needed a sport which could be played indoors in the winter time. 6. Fanshaped, and rectangular. FRENCH BOOTERY 720 CONGRESS Wan Cfllia 24l4 Guadalupe Sportswear - Cocktail Dresses - Formals - Coats - Suits Costume Jewelry and Millinery M lv-is Girl Sports Personality AVA NELL woon By Frances Fisk Our sports spotlight is gayly shin- ing on a darling girl, who is 5' 3112 tall, and has light brovlm hair and dancing hazel eyes. She was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, on Tune 23, 1938 and weighs ll3 lbs. A typical American Girl, who could be none other than Ava Nell Wood. Ava likes all sports and is excep- tionally good in all of them. Foot- ball, I asked, lsn't that just for the boys? She said, quite calmly, Yes but it sure is fun. Ava has played in the basketball intramurals and plans to play in the softball intra- murals, too. Her favorite classes are Gym and Iournalism, which would naturally make Miss Thigpen and Mr. Horn her favorite teachers. Rating high on her list of favorites is the song, You Belong To Me, and the movie star, Robert Wagner, Mexican food, and the colors of blue and green are top-rate also. There is no cer- tain boy, as of this time, so here's your chance, boys. Ava has gone to Baker for the past two years after going to school in Buda, Texas. When asked what she thought of Baker she said, lt sure is wonderful. To this won- derful girl, who fills all the qualifi- cations, we say Have a happy, sporty year. SALUTE T0 THE EUUTBALL TEAM By Rufus Burke Last Thursday Baker won their second football game. They have won two, tied one, and lost one. The boys have been playing hard. The coach, Mr. Munson, has worked hard every evening with the boys hoping they will not lose the next time and so do we all. The yell leaders go to the game and yell and yell till they have almost yelled their lungs out. The band plays the Baker songs from the start to the finish. There is nothing dull that is for sure. You yell if we are losing cmd even louder it we are winning. To Coach Munson and his fine Baker Team we of the Baker Rocket salue you. Flo see birds Flo see dogs Flo Seekatz COMPLETE FLORAL SERVICE HYDE PARK FLORAL C0. 4400 Avenue B THE TEDDY BEAR SHOP The Fashion Store of Austin ,for the Younger Set II9 E. North Loop Phone 5-5801 THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COA of Texas Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Leads, Oils, Enamels, Brushes and Painters' Specialties 2928 GUADALUPE ST. AUSTIN, TEXAS Hazlewood Texaco Service 530l N. Lamar AUSTIN TEXAS B 8.M PLUMBING CO REASONABLE PRICES 622I Dallas Highway Phone 5-8784 Nite and Sun. 53-I795 AVE. B. GROCERY Where All Neighbors Trade 4405 Ave. B Phone 53-392i

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THE BAKER ROCKET PAGES- Ya Uuglita' Know Hello, Guys and Gals, Here I am again this month to bring more happenings around this wonderful school, Baker. So get out your reading glasses and I'll make your eyes pop out with news. As I was reading a book today in Iournalism I carrie to the word 'steady,' then I thought of some of the old steadies around Baker. Some of these are lane Ottmann and Myles Brandon, Liz Barron and Pa- looka Frey, Suzy Bowling and Eddie Kincaid, and last ibut not at all leastl Donna Peck and Irvin Rawls. Gayle Sullivan isn't doing so bad with Clyde Boling's ring around her neck. fOr with Clyde trailing after her all dayl. Three new couples that are really hitting it off swell together are lean Haynie and Don Keeling, Linda Willoughby and Ernest Smith, and Ianice Stubbs and Larry Fitzgerald. Heading the list in the seventh and eighth grades we find Carolyn Peterson and Bill Brewer, Carol Wy- ckoff and Bob McFarland, Iinx Wil- liams and a boy from Austin High, Ioella Evans and Charles Steager, and Iodie Magness and Kenneth Ross. Then there's Dee Dee Wil- liarns and Karl Bloomquist, Iudy Ellard and Iimmy Ottmann, and Mariella Meir and Henry Ramsey. It seems that one of our old couples in the eighth grade have broken up after going together for about a year. When Barbara Bloornauist discovered Kent Wilson she just forgot all about Don Ren- ner. This is a good chance for you gals to grab him while the grab- bing's good. Sharon Duncan used to be tops on Bill Pehl's list, but now I wonder since Kitty Doles is trying to win him over. Say, Bill, which one is it? Now for the benefit of the girls, we have a long stagline of boys waiting for you to get your hands on them. lay Arnette, Greg Martin, Andrew Becker, and lke Taylor are still friendless tgirl-friendless, that isj. Also there is Wayne Fickel, Wiley Wyman, and Lester Kitchen. Whoever nabs them will be some lucky girls. Put your glasses back into the case and until next month this is Yours in Gossip- The Roving Reporter HEDY HEARTHROB Helpful CPD advice to the lovesick, homesick, and seasick. Dear Miss Hearthrob, Without a doubt I am the most irresistible boy in Texas. I am so handsome that all the girls are con- stantly chasing me. The only trouble is l can't stand girls. As far as I'm concerned girls are just pests. What can I do to make all these females leave me alone? Yours truly, Winfred Prettyboy Dear Winfred Prettyboy, My only advice to you is to have your head examined. Yours truly, Hedy Hearthrob Dear Miss Hearthrob, The girl that sits in front of me during social studies insists on wearing an obnoxious perfume called Ugh. It smells like a mix- ture of coal oil, lighter fluid, and ether and makes me deathly ill every time I get a whiff of it. How can I tell her that her perfume makes me sick without hurting her feelings? Yours truly, Bob Hopeful Dear Bob Hopeful, I suggest you bring a gas mask to school and wear it during social studies. But if she doesn't take this NEW AND OLD BOOKS DOBIE'S BOOK STORE 309W.2lst DIAL7-58I3 - 'W6E?9l99 3l flwl little hint, you may have to do something more obvious like faint- ing or running to the window for air. If this doesn't work you'll just have to have your nose amputated. Yours truly, ' I ' ' Hedy Hearthrob' il. THE HISSING BUG r A blooksucking, poisonous insect, one of the assassin bugs, as the conenose, that often bites the lips causing painful sores. -ii.i..ll-l- Sanda not swim, Sandra not float, SANDRA WADE. l PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS I I Highest Quality-Liberal Portions E FAIR PRICES ' 6:30 A.M. to 8:30 P.M. ' t 808 CONGRESS 1 ' .slfgggesl lfE?t ir' I:4V Aswan! ' 09 :farm The AMEHIEAN NATIUNAL BANK muses QMUSIC COMPANY 217 West 6th ACROSS FROM THE Posr office Phone 8-8539

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THE BAKER ROCKET PAGE 7 Bill Sues Through The Senate There was once a little ole Bill, and oh how he wanted to grow up and become a law. Bill had so much to say but no- body could quite understand him. One day some bright boy decided to send Bill to a doctor. This partic- ular doctor was called Committee and his assistant Sub-Commit tee. They started to work on Bill right away. Every time they changed a paragraph or phrase, he got better and better. Soon he even looked better. Finally, they thought he was ready for the Senate. Bill had to go through much red tape, in fact he got tangled up in it, but at long last, he got to the Senate. He had heard the Senators were very rough on little bills and yes, they really were. But he wanted to be a law awfully bad. Those Sena- tors, oh those Senators, they would wave their arms and pound on their desks. One Senator got up and talked and talked and talked. They called him by two names, Fill and Buster. Bill and the other Senators were battle worn. Finally some joker got up and yelled We will now have a vote deciding yea or nay on the bill. This was it. All in favor, yelled the same man. All of a sud- den lights started coming on in the back of the speakers. All against, he yelled. Then blue lights started coming on. There was a deep silence until one man got up and said, The Bill has gone through by a two-thirds majority. Bill had come through the Senate. l-le was now a LAW. - eibiol you Jczowf That liking Larry Fitzgerald is the fad around Baker these days. That Mr. Pine is trying to make a mathematician out of Don Keeling. That loella Evans had a hay-ride for her birthday, and everyone who attended had a glorious time. That Lyle Nauman has over one- thousand dollars in his bank ac- count, a lot of which he gets from his snow. cone stand. That Mr. Norton is actually edu- cating Eddie Kincaid. DON KEELING By Melba Allman Flashing blue eyes, brown hair, weight of 145 lbs., and height of S feet 10 inches describes perfectly our boy sports personality of the month. Don played the position of tail- back on the football team and is good at track, basketball and base- ball. He likes all kinds of sports. Don listed Mr. Norton as his fa- vorite teacher, social studies as the subject, and An Amateur in Love as his favorite song. His favorite food is cornbread and beans. CDon isn't hard to pleasel. To top all his favorites he has a very favorite girl, lean Haynie. When I asked Don what his fa- vorite colors were he looked at me as if I should have known and re- plied, Green and White. To go with the colors Don says Baker's the best! lf you don't know Don be sure and meet him. You'll probably have something in common if you like any kind of sports. FUUBTH S FIFTH SHADE MUSIC NEWS By Patricia Hugland The fourth and fifth grades are learning some of the songs that Franz Peter Schubert wrote. He wrote more than two hundred songs. A Day Tn Think And Be Thankful By Peggy St. Martin Thanksgiving will soon be upon us again. To working people it will mean a day of leisure. To many families it will mean a big turkey dinner. But to all Americans it will be an opportunity to stop in our busy life to think about and be thankful for our American way of life. ' When you put the ideas, tradi- tion, and backgrounds of many peo- ple together you get a better way of life. The United States is just such a melting pot. We have put together the culture of the French, the language of the English, and the lrish to make an intelligent, cul- tured, and strong nation. With the mingled ideas of the Spanish, French, English, Chinese, and many more we have developed a lasting democracy. Using the term na- tionality there is no such person as an American. But this mythical per- son has the highest standard of liv- ing in the world. He has a demo- cratic government and enjoys free- dom of speech and freedom of religion. What does all this have to do with November 27? Thanksgiving Day serves as a string around the national finger to remind us thatrthe United States is the most fortunate country in the world, not by acci- dent but by hard work and patience. American Edueatlun Week By Laneta Stefka The month of November was full of weeks holding importance to us. The first week of November was F.H.A. Week, the second week American Education Week, and the third week National Book Week. Our American Education Week has been observed for a good many years as it was this year. lts pur- pose is to give the public a chance to see the accomplishments made by the school in the past year. The topics and general themes of American Education were selected by representatives of the four na- tional sponsors which were the Na- tional Education Association, the American Legion, the United States Office of Education, and the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.