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

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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

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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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THE BAKER ROCKET PAGE 7 t The picture above is a typical example of the scramble between Baker and U.I.H. Shown in the picture are: I. Amette. L. Kitchens, W. Urban, R. Nicols, R. Hodgkiss. YUU NEVER li UW WHAT TU EXPECT Since the girls are dancing in P.E., I thought it would be a very good idea tor some ot our excellent reporters to trace the origin ot the dances they're doing. Well, as usual information was not to be found. That's always the sad story, so no one turns in his article-except Peggy St. Martin. Peggy, being an ace reporter, could not come in empty-handed even it information was NOT to be found. Thanks to Peggy, you can read all about two ot the dances the girls are doing in P.E. anyway. lDon't get the wrong idea about these two dances though, they're really lots oi funj. l-lere's the article I received: I did a little research on the Hokey Pokey and lo and behold, l found out that it wasn't even a dance at all! Noah Webster's defini- tion reads as follows: land may I drop dead on this very spot it it isn't sol Hokey Pokey-Ice cream sold by street peddlers in small quanti- ties. Which means you have no right to do the Hokey Pokey unless you are a Good Humor Man. So, try not to get carried away the next time you hear that haunting melody. Golden Gloves Tooroemeot By Iudy Tyson and Linda Willoughby The Golden Gloves Tournament opened at the city Coliseum Feb- ruary 2 and lasted through Feb- ruary 5. The tournament started at 7:30 with the high school tlyweights. Besides the tlyweights, there were bantamweight, teatherweight, welterweight, rniddleweight, and light heavyweight. Most ot the boys were from out ot town and ranged from the ages ot 15 to 17. Lew Ienkins, once the worlds lightweight champion, refereed the second halt ot the tights. The fans had seen l5 leather swinging bouts and were crying tor more, when Lew lenkins C111- nounced that it was time tor the crowning ot Mary Ann Edwards, The Golden Gloves Sweetheart. After this thrilling ceremony, Corporal Vic Damone was given the ring. He sang three songs accompanied by the Pastels, a tour man orchestra. THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. of Texas' Paints, Varnlshos, Lacquars, Leads, Oils, Enamolx, Brushes and Painters' Speclaltln 2928 GUADALUPE ST. AUSTIN, TEXAS Whities Fried Chicken FOR GOOD FOOD Best Fried Chicken in Austin Well, having destroyed happy delusions about the l-lokey Pokey, Qphon' 54433 HM N' Lam' it's only fair to do the same with the Glow Worm. There is no better weapon than Noah Webster's dictionary which seems to think that the ff-af:-'fffffeffff-'-':::: 'f: Glow Worm is a European beetle which displays phosphorescent 1: - 1+ light. Take my advice and curb your impulses the next time they play 1j'lazlewood Texaco Service.: Glow Worm or you'll be in danger ot being called a European beetle 1: 5301 N, Lama, I: displaying phosphorescent light, which is a capital offense in anye M TEXAS :P body's book. ii Ausrm TF ' gn, - v:::v ::::::::::-reef: 'fix Zu: of Wana I 1, HOBBIES AND 'roYs u CALCASIEU It MARSHMLS If ,Kata - sau 11,3 American Flyer Tratns , ,Q . lp 2924 Guadalupe Phone 2-l445 lp lllllllill- IUHGINIG lliilliti -l1D!f1i0tf13iHIUN -LFPUINCIS -Pl UI. C -l'Hi. ' 'r tr 1-:::::::: - -:::::::::::::Ju