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

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THE BAKER ROCKET PAGES Important Dates ln February By Suzanne Bowling February was just bubbling over with Important Dates. First of all, February began on a Sun- day and there wasn't a better way to begin a month than by going to church. The groundhog was out the 2nd to see if we were going to have an early spring. The very next day Baker had a big basket- ball game with U. I. H. Thursday, the 5th, the Buckaroos played Allan. Hancock was open as usual, Friday night for dancing and games. The Boy Scouts had their 42nd birthday Sunday, the 8th. Happy Birthday! The tenth day of Febru- ary found our Baker five playing against the Deaf School in their last basketball game of '53. We celebrated Lincoln's birth- day the 12th and remembered what a great man he was. Friday, the 13th. All supersti- tious people were advised to stay in bed, but still, the house might have burned down. If you were a brave person you may have ventured out to Hancock, where you would have found more brave people having fun. If you survived the l3th, St. Valentine's Day followed it along with a big formal that nightg which may have meant'a date with your one and only. Ash Wednesday was the 18th and the following Friday, Han- cock had a Blue Dance : blue decorations, blue music, and happy people. The twenty-first brought around the Cherry Tree lubilee, a big bang-up get- together the P. T. A. gave. Through The Keyhole By Kay Smith Who has been seen with lay Arnette in the halls? You guessed it, Sara Rockwell. What two people have been going ga-ga over each other? That's right, lack Secord and Bobetta Clayton. Mary McGuire and David Warner make just about the cutest couple around Baker these days. 5 Who has agreed to go steady with Palooka Frey? Gayle Sullivan of course. Cne of the best looking couples in the eighth grade is Ioe Holly- field and loy Bigham. Ianis Stubbs and Bob McFarland were seen having a good time at a certain Hayride! lEh Ianis?J Believe it or not, Iudy Lawson has finally snagged Mike Hornsby. Won't you please, Andrew Becker, pay some attention to a certain eighth grade cutie! lNarnely Martha Smithl Sandra Wade and Greg Martin could have been found out at Holi- day House, the night of the Valentine Dance having loads of fun, with a few other gay couples. All dressed up and looking very handsome and proud, Larry Fitz- gerald looked very pleased as he danced with Donna Thompson at the Future Homemakers formal. lWonder what will come of this??J A Mary Sue Schwartz and Scarlet Frazer, at the present seem to be Father of Our Country, on the 22nd, Washington's Birthday. Courtin' Corne-r's doors were wide open from 7:30 to lO:3O on the last Friday in February for those energetic people that leading the stag line in the seventh grade. ' 69121 Svnillr THE SOUTH'S UNIQUE RESTAURANT AND GIFI' SHOP Ibth and Guadalupe PHONE B-432I We paid our respects to the weren't run down yet from all the things that had gone on. . ' The 28th was nothing special The AUSTII1 Army Gnd we know of except to stay home and remember all the fun had in Navy Store Felirluarly, and to look forward gg! W. wh S+. o arc . 'A'A'A'A'-'?'A'AffA'A'AMA'A'A'A'A'A'ATAHIA'?'A 'A'?'?'A'.5 We Sell Selling Muslc - Records - Instruments Alb PQISRD1-Q TTER Ig - RADIOS a TELEVISION ,,1.oNE'5..,,3Q 1 J. R. REED Music co. Posters - Decals - Car Cards 4 Point-OF-Purchase Displays 4 B05 Congress .-ve v-.-.A.-.-.-.-v-.-.-.-.-,-v-.A.-.-.-ve.-.-.-.-.- - - ,I TELEVISION SALES AND SERVICE CHRISTY CO., INC. 29Io GUADALUPE 'J P U Austin, Texas Phone 6-6333 D 3 L ! , l , , I V030I0i0l0i020i1!illi0ifliU -' Hyde Park Pharmacy 217 West 6fh wacnoss mom me rfosr orncs' Pl-.One 8-3539 DRUGS GIFTS AND SUNDAES Let Us Fill Your Presc'r'lptio'ns 40I7 Guadalupe io1Ix1tmi 1 10

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PAGE 4 THE BAKER ROCKET lOY WOLFF By Iohnnie Davis Thirteen years ago, February 6, Ioy Wolff became an existence instead of just a dream to Fort Worth. This bundle of joy turned into a very sweet girl who has beau- tiful brown eyes with hair that matches. Ioy is 4'9 tall and weighs 95 lbs. Of her many favorites are french fried potatoes, Mitzy Gay- nor, Mr. Horn, Mr. McLemore, gym, and tumbling. Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes will always be the number one tune and she thinks that collecting story book dolls is loads of fun. Before coming to Baker she attended three other schools. She said, Of course Baker is the best of all. Tandy Turner and you will surely agree that Ioy has been properly chosen for the 7th grade personality. The Joe Cockrell Co. Q Ll TERRY SCARBROUGH By Ava Nell Wood Football, wrestling, and mus- cles well describe the eighth grade personality, but to the girls it is more like swoon, swoon. You guessed it, who else has a de- scription like that except Ierry Scarbrough? Ierry was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on February 22, 1939. ln case this fascinating boy needs describing, he has black hair, green eyes, is 5' 10 , and weighs 185 pounds. Among his favorites are Mr. Pine, Mr. Norton, Mr. Childers, P. E., and math. As for food, any- thing will do, His favorite colors are blue, green and white. Star- dust and Mario Lanza are also on his list of favorites. But when it comes to sports it is definitely football. Even though lerry has never? attended another school he says Baker is the best school ever. His hobby is girls, but when he BOBETTA CLAYTON By Lcmeta Stefka Ring-a-ling! Bobetta! and from then on 5-1775 is well occupied until bedtime at least. This is the condition which our personality's family have to survive. We're Wondering if ,,,,........,.,, might keep the phone buzzing most of the time. It seems as though Bobetta isn't all together a full-blooded Aus- tinite, for she was born in Wichita Falls, Texas as well as living in Vernon, Texas. Oh by the way! We would like to know why her parents like Why Don't You Believe Me for at the present it seems her record player needle is wearing out that particular record or vice versa. To Bobetta nothing besides lack and food could be better. Oh yes, if you are wondering what she looks like. All 5'5 of her is cute, not forgetting her blonde hair and brown eyes. Maybe you think this joke is bad But you'd quickly change your was asked who his favorite girl Views I Pruning- office supplies is, he just Said' HCL This is Cm If you compared the Jokes we l6l6 Lavaca Sf. Phone 7-4467 excellent Offer girls, SO donlt print waste time. With the ones we never use. I SHAW? JEWELERS sms! Q BEAUTY snows No. I - I I6 E. 9th Street ' Phone 8-7322 6'7C g'm Ne' No.2 - lol W. 5+h - Phone 2-1626 WHYEAR AUSTIN, TEXAS

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PAGE 6 THE BAKER ROCKET ,Siam lZ,...,,,..Af, B HEP, HUQTEHS Zi, .Sj,.,,ff. l2..,..,,..,hf,,, l . , By Frances Fisk Our sports spotlight is bounc- ing flashing beams on the face of a,cute and remarkable girl. She stands 5' , weighs 97 lbs., has dark brown hair and dancing brown eyes. Austin is her birthplace and August 7th is the important date. It's Ioanne johnson, who can pack a wallop and send a baseball whirling on its way. loanne classified the games of baseball and basketball as her favorite sports. She's especially good in all kinds of sports and enjoys them very much. You should see her sliding around the bases or dribbling a basketball. joanne attended Rosedale and Colorado Elementary Schools be- fore coming to Baker. She belongs to the l:'.H.A. and is reporter of Miss Cole's advisory. Watching TV, listening to the radio, and reading are her fa- vorite pastimes. But in a contrast to these, teasing is her pet peeve. English and gym are her pre- ferred subjects, along with Mr. Norton as teacher. The song 'tWhy Don't You Believe Me and singers Eddie Fisher and Bose- mary Clooney rate top in music. Other favorites are: movie star, Bob Wagnerg food, eating roast, By Peggy Laudan It seems as though our cheer- leaders were very happy and blushing the morning of january 30, when they received their Baker letters. These letters were white and trimmed in green with a green megaphone at the bot- tom of the big B, Mr. Norton's Social Studies class became rather sophisti- cated. They have been listening to an Italian opera called La Traviata which is very outstand- ing music. One of Mr. McLemore's seventh grade science students pulled a joke on the class. The story goes like this: The boy came in the room with a long wire, strung it across the room and said, lf everyone puts their ear to the wire they would hear something the-y'd never heard before. Every- one Cthe brave soulsl did as they were told. The boy then said, You know, l've been fishing around Texas a lot, but this is the first time l've ever caught this many suckers on one line! and the color of red. Her favorite hobby is collecting story book dolls. Ioanne's friendliness, humorous expressions, and sports qualifica- tions are directly responsible for her being chosen Girl Sports Personality. Susie: What crooked trees! They're almost bent double. Iudy: You'd be bent double, too, if you were full of green By Martha Smith There he goes, another basket made by number 16 on the Baker team. Boy, is he good. Why, that's lay Arnette! Iay has made 69 points in five games and will make many more in the coming games, no doubt.. He is one of the most outstanding players of all the junior high schools. He also played on the Little League Baseball Team that went to Penn- sylvania. jay plans to be a major league baseball player when he is older. He has green eyes, brown hair, is 5'8 tall, and weighs ll3 lbs. He was born on December l9, 1938 in Austin and his favorite subject is algebra. Green and white, the song, lf p singer, Bing Crosbyg food, Mexicang and movie stars, jeff Chandler and Piper Laurie all hit the spot with lay. Track, football, basketball, base- ball or just any kind of sport is tops with him, so you can cer- tainly see why he was chosen apples- boy sports personality. ALLANDALE PHARMACY , N rm A F P I F S . V f DgLaney s Texaco o us In rescrlp lon pecla is ' ' slcK ROOM NEEDS el-wee Statmn P f D I' s ' 5724 Burns: e New emma 5.lI9I 590I Burnet Rd. Phone 53-4848