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

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THE BAKER ROCKET PACE-I .9 - C hrirtmm I n T haughty of Chrzlrtmar I lay in my bed on Christmas night And thought and wondered with all my might. I couldn't think of what I would get Maybe a doll or a tiny tea set, Maybe a dolly with golden hair, Maybe a kite that will sail in the air. I think of the goodies and all the eats, All of the fruits and all of the treats. It would be so nice on Christmas Day lf the cares of the world would die away, lf everyone would stop on the WCIY To remember the Christ Child was born on this day. Wanda I o Lawson. Volleyball Tournament By Ianice Stark Miss Thigpen's 7th, 8th and 9th grade gym classes have just gotten through with a volleyball tourna- ment. The winners of the 7th grade were: lst place, Conradt, Horn, and McLemore's advisories. Mrs. Hart's and Mrs. Dawson's advisories came in 2nd place. The 8th grade winners were: lst place, Patterson's advisory, Znd place, Miss Acklin's advisory, and Mr. Pine's advisory came in 3rd. The 9th grade winners were Miss Cole's advisory which came in lst and Battle's and Sallee's advisories which came in for 2nd place. They all were awarded ribbons at assem- bly. The girls' gym classes are now tumbling. --1 - Guess my pen will have to go on itching. Why? 'Tm out of scratch paper. i- l-- M-artin Patterson E-lladine Franks R-ankin White R-osalie Shook Y-vonne Stark C-ampbell Twins H-arold Stanfield R-uth Nielson I-ke Taylor S-tudents and Faculty T-ommy Yeley M-argaret Tampke A-ndrew Becker S-andra Powell A-lton Blackmon N-ancy Smith D-onna Peck H-erbet Billet A-nita Walden P-eggy St. Martin P-hil Davis Y-ou Name It N-orma Taylor E-arnest Smith W-anda Foreman Y-ou Know Who E-va Ann Iohnson A-va Nell Wood R-odney Baumaker --ll1- THE ANGELS' VIGIL By Iudy Cartwright Multitudes of angels, Upon a holy night, Gathered o'er a lowly-stable, With a star among them bright. They kept a steady vigil, As below them lay the child That everyone would later know, As Iesus Christ the mild. All through the night, The shepherds came, And wise men from afar, To lay before the Christ Child, Their gifts, beneath the star. Mother- Who ever taught you to use that dreadful word? Tommy- Santa Claus, mama. Mother- Santa Claus? Tommy- Yes, mama, when he fell over a chair in my bedroom on Christmas eve. imtiom -I Itfr Chrzlftmm The gayest time, the year can bring Is not the summer, fall, or spring. But times of winter's snow and ice, Of eats and gifts and all things nice. lt's Christmas! , New friends we meet, old friends we greet . At parties, proms, and gay-decked street. The time to cast all cares aside And drift along the joyous tide. V lt's Christmas! But underneath this glorious time There's something deeper, more sublime. In Bethlehem sweet Mary bore Our Lord, whom Christians all adore- On Christmas. 1 ' By Margaret Tampke - SANTA ELAU5 I There goes Santa off through' the sky, He and his reindeer flying on high. To a little girl's house and . then a little boy's -. Bringing to them Christmas Ioys. All the little children are tucked in bed, While Santa is busy working instead. Presents for Bobby, Iohn, Sandra, and Sue, Presents for everyone, even me and you. -Iohnny Brown. ..---1 -1 Dear Santa Claus, My name is Susie Q Cumber and this is what I want for Christmas. I want a diamond ring, a castie in New York, a convertible, a million diamond evening dollars, a mink coat, a necklace, a blue-green dress with diamonds in it, and last but not least a wedding dress com- plete with a boy friend. ' Of course l'm only twelve years old but I want to be ready when the time comes. In this day and time you have to be prepared. Sincerely, Susie Q Cumber CSuza.nne McKownJ

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PAGE 8 THE BAKER ROCKET. PLENTY UF LAUEI-I5 By Melba Allman 'uWilbur's Wild Night and Shock of His Life, the two one act plays presented December 5, were so full of fun that everyone who saw them went around telling Wilbur's jokes for days and days. These plays were about the Max- well family starring the son Wilbur, who was always getting someone in or out of trouble with his darling stunts. Some of Wilbur's predica- ments were so funny that they seem- ed impossible Wilbur has two sis- ters, Betty Lou and Connie, older than he is. As far as Wilbur is con- cerned the whole family could get along without them. The cast for Wilbur's Wild Night is as follows: Wilbur-Iay Arnette, Betty Lou-Rosalee Shook, Connie +Martha Ann Peugh, Mr. Maxwell +Charles Ferguson, Mrs. Maxwell- Melba Allman, Miss Turk-Eva Ann Iohnson, Mr. Mallory-Mark Beau- bien, and The Chief-lack Secord. The cast for Shock of His Life is as follows: Wilbur-Gregg Martin, Betty Lou-Ingrid Hankins, Connie -Peggy St. Martin, Mr. Maxwell- David Catter, Mrs. Maxwell-Lyneen Bartee, and Hercules-Mike Horns- by. The two remaining cast will be presented before assembly on the llth and l2th. The proceeds will go for buying lights for the stage and what's left over from that will be put in the fund for curtains for the auditorium. l- UUH BRAND BAND We all are proud of our band this year. ,Most of our thanks should go to our band directors, Mr. Bentrup and his assistant, Mr. Robinson. The band went in uniform to four of our football games. They played lots of pep songs and marches, which 'really brought out the school spirit. As we know the band had a Round-Up Festival on November 15. There was good music, professional floor shows and a grand march. We also: had a chuck wagon, a movie and dancing. Those of you who did not attend missed lots of fun-but we' will: be looking for you next year. f WHAT I5 IT? How would you react if someone were to ask you if you would like to be a cryptographer? Here are some of the replies l received from some Bakerites. Sophisticated Donna Peck said, I don't believe that is in my field. Peggy St. Martin CPoodlel said, 'Tm afraid l don't know how to graph crypts. Bold Clyde Boling answered, l'm too shy! Our principal, Mr. Darnell non- chantantly replied, Why should I? Oh, I guess it would be fine if it paid enough, commented mer- cenary Iimmy Woody. l'd drop dead! exclaimed little Donna Bonds. Some people don't think it would be so bad to be a cryptographer be- cause if you were a cryptographer you would decode secret writing. - Huw TU He A Bad Pupil For those of you who haven't learned how to get bad grades and be an all-around bad pupil, here are some timely tips on the art. First, one must learn how to glance on his neighbor's paper dur- ing a test and snitch the answers to those hard questions. You know the old saying a snitch in time saves nine. Every bad pupil knows that haste makes waste, and therefore almost never gets his work in on time, even if he has to waste a little time to prevent doing so. One should always remember to have his pea-shooter with him because a pea-shooter in the hand is worth two in the locker, and beside you never can tell when you might need it. Another art on which every pupil should be well informed is that of playing hookey. The best excuse you can make after playing hookey is that you got the date confused and you thought it was the Fourth of Iuly. - By A juvenile Delinquent who is serving his third year in' the ninth grade. Professor- Hawkins, what is a synonym? r Hawkins- lt's a word you use in place of another when you cannot spell the other one. ' Hats Uff By Norma Taylor and Carol Wycoff Hats off to Miss Knudson, Mr. Col- lins, and Mr. Sayers, for this is our morning devotional committee. They spend many an hour in the planning of these devotionals. Most of us think that the devotion- als just happen, but we fail to real- ize how much time it really takes to prepare them. Mr. Collins with the help of Miss Knudson selects and develops the theme of the week, with Mr. Sayers providing the music. Miss Knudsen has charge of the bulletin board for the week and Mr. Sayers records the devotionals. So next time you hear the devo- tional period, remember all the work that is put into it and join with us in a mental hats off. - THEHES ALWAYS ANUTHEH E-WEEKS By Ruth Neilson Let's say it's the Friday of the sixth week of the six weeks. That's the time when most of us decide we just must get down to work. Of course this isn't the time to make such decisions, but we do. We worry the whole week end. On Monday morning, we get off to a new start. That is until about the last period. Then we begin to think and worry about the homework we have. Somehow, we manage to work out this problem. Finally comes the big day. We go through it with the jitters. After it is over, if the cards aren't too bad, we go home with a fairly good feeling. On the other hand, the feeling could be somewhat different, depending fully on the report cards. VOLLEYBALL COURTS By lanice Stark 1 Hey you all! Have you all seen the new volleyball courts? Have you been wondering what they are go- ing to be used for? Here are a few ways that we are going to use them. They will be used at noon-time as well as class. They will also be used for practicing volleyball during vol- leyball season. Remember that they are not leaning posts, so come on and use them in the right way. Let's also thank Miss Thigpen and Mr. Munson, for they are the ones who made the courts possible.

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PAGE 10 THE BAKER ROCKET Miss Moore Steps loto Teerlier jg Ct'ft SML 3b't e Personality Spotlight By Lorraine Guerrero Five feet tall, blonde hair, blue eyes and the sweetest smile you ever saw just about describes your teacher personality of the month, Miss Moore. Miss Moore was born in North Texas and has been teaching Science at Baker for five years. Be- fore fcoming to Baker Miss Moore taught at Allan .... Koh, ohl Miss Moore graduated from the University of Texas, and received CI double Major in Foods and Cloth- ing. When asked why she chose Science as her subject to teach she immediately replied, l had the choice to become a nurse or teacher but seeing that l liked science so well l decided to teach. Her favorite colors are pink and blue pastel. She likes all foods es- pecially candy and all other sweets. Her favorite sport is volley ball. She Jlso loves to watch football. When asked what she thought of Baker, she replied, Baker is growing steadily better! lf you haven't gotten acquainted with Miss Moore, my advice to you is do it today! Czridlmap meaning- Ccontinued from page ll :ity for love that enabled him to regard and treat every other being's ieed and suffering as though they were his own. He loved so much :hat all human need and suffering mattered to him. The whole meaning of Christmas, :he miracle of Christ's birth and ieoith is that once and only once .n human history there was such a .-.5.3.5145Q.,-5.5-g.ig.g..:..W -,-'- waz. . 2 -f F52'2-215-1-1f'1 12.-1-.431 E415-?E 'i1 ' X:1:3E2E1:6-:IEIEISZfk-2l-:2,- . ' '3?2E:si-2:1'E'I:f? I' 221215-- ' .-.-:ZZ3155-E152Eiiiiii-53215 - -1:21, . . 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He left us two commandments: that we should love God, whose na- ture he revealed to us by his own, with all our being, and that we should love our neighbor as our- selves. However far we are from ful- filling either, we all should come a little nearer this Christmas to both. By Norma Taylor and Carol Wyckoff Tuberculosis annually kills more Texans than any other infectious disease. lt strikes hardest at young people, TB kills more Texans be- tween the ages of l5 and 35 than any other disease. Christmas Seal funds last year provided more than 250,000 chest X- rays for Texans and financed co- operation in the tax-supported State Health Department surveys which accounted for 500,000 other chest X- rays. Around 2,384 more hospital beds are needed for TB patients. When you buy Christmas seals it helps someone with TB. Do your share of buying seals this year be- cause you never can tell when TB may strike you. A Long Time Ago By Ioe Prewitt A long time ago, a star shone bright, lt gave out a sparkle of twinkling light. The star drew the attention of three wise men, 'Who went to see what lay within. They brought three gifts, that they held with pride, And laid them by the Lord Iesus's side. All that night there was joy in every- one's heart And that's the way Christmas had its start. Beck's Rosedale Drug 4704 BURNET ROAD Phone 5-6529 ' R E E S E Lumber Company Builders of Better Homes Manufacturers of Quality Millwork 4926 N. LAMAR n PHONE 5-6565 AUSTIN 5, TEXAS i 6ueQn 2 l . TELEPHONE 6-5lI0 .fa fpsbifs Bsauiy Salon NORTHWEST SHOPPING CENTER SHIERLOW VISTA APT. MOTEL KITCHEN APTS. . g FEMININE FASHlONS Phono 5-0233 6009 Burnet Rd. 60I0 N. Lamar 2904 Guadalupe Austin, Texas Specializing in Hair Shaping Phone 5-370l3 :A 'AvaA'A:'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'-'A'T'A'V'A'A'A'A'A 4: q:f:::::::::::.-::::::: A - ,G :::::::::-:::--:::::-'-A -':::i it We Sell Selling It 1, Q9 1 h 5 . 4, it 4 4 1 I- A U D A N gl li P U 1 D 4: Brockman's Grocery and Market 4: 4g AD-VER-TIS-ER :I ji THE souTH's UNIQUE ju 1+ 1: PHONE 5-0,33 :g .E RESTAURANT AND GIFT sl-lor ,: 790I surenf Road - Phone 5-5984 ,Q p Po+ - D I - C C d ,P lj I6th and Guadalupe 4, - -- lp If 4 . ITQTTIT-OF-lfmfrizllase DTsrplaTg S PHONE 8-432i GROCERIES ICE GAS rv-,AA-,-v-,-,-v-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,A,A,-,Av-v-v-,-7-v.,. .v.v.'.,.J, ::: -::::::::::::: ,::::::, :::::::::: -:::::::.-::::::,