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

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THE .EQCKET VOL. IV ISSUE IV BAKER IUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IAN. l959 OGKS TO BRIG NEW YEAR By Mary Louise McGuire My, what a title. There's no telling what the future holds. One important event is that our new President-elect, Dwight Eis- enhower will be inaugurated jan- uary 20. This is very important to all the people of the United States, and other countries as well. Politics seem to play an important part in the future of the world, today. There's not a doubt, that the Baker basketball team isn't going to be in the City Conference this year, without a mind set on win- ning that trophy again. Naturally, we want to see our team win that trophy, but it takes more than just the boys hard playing alone, it's our school spirit too. We've got a wonderful team and we want to keep it that way, so come one and all, to the games and see our Baker team to another VICTORY! A World War is a big problem on most of the minds of the peo- ple today. We all hope that this year of 1953 will never bring such a disastrous thing to the world. just like the old saying, you never know what the future will bring. Surely the world will not be able to stand many more wars, and there is hope that there will be no more to corrupt the peace of the world. IRANIAN VISITS by Iudy Cartwright Mrs. Dawson's language arts class was honored when her friend, Mohammed Ali Iazayery, came to visit. Ali teaches in Iran and is studying here in the Uni- versity. He spoke about lrianian customs especially stressing those of 7th grade students. On Ali's second visit the stu- dents presented The Night Be- fore Christmas. Mr. Nurtunllst Teacher Personality nf 53 ,Q...,r - if a 'Ei IQ 't.'.r- 'T ,,,.V E ,,..' r 5: .Z i. .bV, ,,ZZ .,-,:V ..-.1 fr , -.,'tr I .,,. 7,1 '...' tEQf551,,f75f'i,5's5's3:i' 3 :'5'isfv 5.f1i 5 ' -tai' iw' ' 5 ' ' li15.5533r'22.-:3f.':555E- I-:E..3'1Iii' .1E'1?Z-Q I. -'11 . 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Norton, first teach- er personality of the New Year is the man you see holding forth in S-ll. Mr. Norton is 6 feet tall, weighs 225 pounds, has dark brown hair, grey eyes. His age is a big secret, but he was born in Brown- wood, Texas during the Dark Ages. Mr. Norton went to high school in Bangs, Texas. From there he went to Howard Payne College for his B.A. degree. Then he went Uni- Uni- M.A. to Southwestern University, versity of Texas, and the versity of Georgia for his I-Ie is to be awarded a PhD. on May 30th. Mr. Norton served in the Navy and Marine Corps. He was married in 1947. Before coming to Baker 5 years ago, Mr. Norton taught science and math at Austin High School. Now he teaches only 8th and 9th grade Social Studies. When Mr. Norton was asked EAFETERIA By Norma Taylor and Carol Wyckoff Have you ever tried to cook l25 pounds of potatoes and 60 pounds of meat at one time? I don't suppose any of us have, but the ladies who work in the lunch- room have cooked more than that of just potatoes and meat every day. They have from I8 to 20 cases of milk each day, 24 loaves of bread and many more things to prepare. In the lunchroom are eight ladies who prepare our lunches each day. Each lady has her own job. There are two meat cooks, two vegetable cooks, two dessert cooks, one part time helper who fixes the bread and butter and then there's the superintendent who looks after everything. The ladies start preparing the meal at 7:30 A.M. and it is usually ready by ll:00 A.M. They never stop working from the time they arrive till the time they leave at 2:40 P.M. The women who run the cafe- teria are: Mesdames Gertrude Bargsley, Mary Eckert, Ella Erick- son, Ruby Lehman, Lucille Ha- good, Mattie Crider, Hildigard I-Iugland and Beatrice Roberts. for you at lunch time. what he thought of Baker he said he enjoyed the students very much. The feeling is mutual! Steak, gravy, and potatoes are Mr. Norton's favorite foods. His favorite color is grey and his hobby is all kinds of sportsg foot- ball and golf especially. His fa- vorite song is The Eyes of Texas. If you're one of the unfortunate people who doesn't know Mr. Nor- ton I'd try my best to meet him.

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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, ::: -::::::::::::: ,::::::, :::::::::: -:::::::.-::::::,

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PAGE 2 THE BAKER ROCKET The Ediier Speel-is By Larry Fitzgerald As the New Year of '53 starts I think it only appropriate that we look back upon the things that we did last year, like the time that you put the iron glue in your mother's face cleanser, or the time when you put the coffee grounds in your father's pipe. Or maybe the time you put the tooth paste in your big sister's soup. And then comes to your mind the time you thought you were 'so sly, and put the chalk and erasers in a secret hiding place, where the math. teacher wouldn't find them and you Wouldn't have tr do any board work. Also, you will probaby remember the time when you were apprehended by the school's alert faculty, while trying to stuff a SOMEBURGER down your esophagus to feed your hungry stomach. But seriously speaking, now that the new year is already upon us we should all try to make it a better one to live in. Ioy not tiger Ioy not fox Ioy Wolff Euehua TELEPHONE 6-5ll0 FEMININE FASHIONS Eevesdrepping Around Bel-ter By Frances Fisk A new year is here once again! Bringing with it important and exciting happenings of this school year. Your New Year's Resolutions were made long ago and now you're ready to begin a shining and prosperous year. The old year brought with it the beginning of a new school year, exciting football games, and friendly school dances. The Christmas formal, sponsored by the Student Council, Friday night, December 19, 1952 from 7:30 to lO:U0 was one of the biggest dances of last year. The big gym was decorated on a Christmas theme and looked like a winter fairyland. Blue and white crepe paper hung from above, tall red candles shone brightly from the windows, puffs of paper snowballs, glistening Christmas trees, and twinkling blue lights completed the heavenly atmosphere. Everyone was there and had a wonderful time. The annual P. T. A. Christmas Party was held Monday night, December 22, 1952 in the big gym. The decorations remaining from the Christmas formal decorated the gym. Dancing and movies high- lighted the night. Delightful refreshments were served by the P. T. A. in the little gym. A happy time was had by alll With the New Year, we find that the Basketball Season is off to a bouncing start. They're off to a good start and hope to win the basket- ball championship again this year. That's all the eavesdropping this month, so see you again next issue. Most Experienced Teacher By Kay Smith Many moons ago, between the Edgewood Plateau and the rolling plains, beneath a spreading oak, in a small house, a great reward was bestowed upon two people. Baker Iunior High is honored to have him as a member of its family. This reward is Mr. Posey. He is six feet, two inches tall, has black hair, brown eyes, and a wonder- ful personality. When not teaching, he usually works on his father's ranch, which is something like over a thousand acres. They raise Herefords, sheep, and quarter horses. With such experience and subjects to 2904 G,,,,da,upe Amin' Tam teach, he deserves the title, Most Experienced Teacher. -L, -Cpu B t 6,10 QDII1 Spnillp 'REESE LumberCompany a 8 L 5 'mu 7 a 'Z ri-ie sour:-vs uruoue Builders of newer Homes OR RESTAURANT AND GIFT SHOP Manufacturers of Quality Millwork Ph N5 EWEST SHOPHNG CENTER me and Guadalupe 4926 N. LAMAR . PHONE 5-5555 ' 'U 3 5009 Bufnef Rd- PHONE a-4321 AusrlN 5, TEXAS Specializing in Hair Shaping -:::::::::::::::::: VOGUE SHOE STORE Northwest Cleaners 6I05 Burnet Rd. Austin Phone 5-5942 Just Good Dry Cleaning FAMILY LAUNDRY SERVICE SHOES - BAGS - HOSE 706 Congress Phone 2-2759 Bellotte Humble Service I70l GUADALUPE Phone 2-0978 Austin 'Zona Wane al Wana' LCASI U Afcata - Sava 1353 tumfgfnfntnleicfrvilfninxs'liiomfeortollribri slizrtfnncu L IIITONUIYIQNING .. Y.. . .