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

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PAGEHGHT THE BAKER R0 CKET I MATH . By Sherry 'Bailey l-lurray! another touchdown. This sound can be heard quite often coming fr o m Mr. Pine's eighth grade math class. Strange you say, well we must admit it is a little unusual, but it is really just the eighth grade playing foot- ball in a new way. You see the game is played in the usual way except instead of running or pas- sing for yardage they work prob- lems. Let's see. lt looks like the seventh grade math students are doing a little review work in frac- tions. The ninth grade general math classes are also doing fun- damental review work. The al- gebra class seems to be discover- ing sign numbers. Now we have the best news of all. Mr. Pine says that we are go- ing to have a math club this year at Baker. The date has not been definitely set but Mr. Pine said that he hoped it would be organ- ized by the end of the second six weeks. He also said that if enough eighth and ninth grade students were interested that they would have a different g r o u p from the seventh grade. We hope everyone will be interested and join. fblh Seville The South's Unique Restaurant and Gift Shop I6th AND GUADALUPE Phone 8-432l Drama Starts in at Baker By Martha Smith Drama tryouts were held Mon- day and Tuesday, October the 5th and Sth in the auditorium. Thirty Bakerites were chosen out of the sixty who tried out. They were chosen because of their abi- lity in giving a skit or other oral selection. The lucky actresses and actors are Nancy Bamm, Carol Wyckoff, Dennie Dement, Carolyn Crider, Virginia Wann, loyce Ber- ry, Alice Dawson, Margaret Lay- bourn, Ann Baldwin, Laneta Stel- ka, Barbara Grice, Ann Cavett, Sandy Hitchcock, Wilma Ander- son, Becky Hatherly, Darline ln- man, Sue King, Avis McFarland, Ethel Ann Kidder, Emily Ann Ford, Charlotte Griffith, Iohnny Sherrill, Arthur Chester, Don Lee Tew, Glenn Noble, Dicky Kemp, lrving Cutter, Lee lones, Wiley Wyman, and Craig Hickethier. Our speech teacher Miss Cole is supervisor of this club. Here's wishing them good luck on their plays which they will give throughout the year. Homemaking Happenings By Mary Sue Schwartz The girls in Mrs. Harville's homemaking classes have been rather busy. The 7th grade classes have learned to take care of their fingernails and have been manicuring them. The 8th grade are going to start their first lesson in sewing. A lady from Scarbroughs visited each 8th grade class and talked to them about material. T If you happen to be walking F. H. A. Busy With Fall Activities By Laneta Stefka The F. H. A. in Baker has been pretty busy with the elections of chapter officers. The newly elected officers elected by secret ballot were president-Sherry Bailey, vice- president-Nancy Dement, secre- tary-Barbara Grice, treasurer- Sandy Hitchcock, co-reporters- Sue King and Charlotte Currier, parliamentarian - Martha Smith, song leader-Carol Wyckoff and historian-Harriet Palmer. There were thirty-two girls who were nominees. May our F. H. A. offi- cers have a successful year and the backing of the student body. SAFETY PATROL By Wiley Wiman We have a very nice group of boys who compose our Safety Patrol. These boys will do their best so it is up to us to help them. The boys have gotten new caps and belts which look very nice. The captain, Walter Hadenlder said they would appreciate it, if we would help them, help the scliool by minding the Safety Pa- tro . Look Your Best For School Days SPEIR BEAUTY SHOP lol WEST sih The Ioe Cockrell CO. bY the homemaking. room and SALES - SERVICE - RENTALS - SUPPLIES , smell something delicious, you - PRINTING - OFFICE SUPPLIES will know it's the 9th grade girls Dune ' . . an T l6I6 Lavaca S+, cooking. According to Mrs. Har- Cypewrlter PHONE 7-4467 ville these girls cooked a very 0' d 1. . . e lclous' mst luncheon' EXCLUSIVE ROYAL TYPEWRITER REPRESENTATIVES Barnes 6 Skeeteris Barber Standard and Electric . E.J. Sk t H b t, 403 East 43rd Street 2gf3eE-,uadegluile owner C'P:'ll13g-FJQQN PHONE 53-I I22 ON THE DRAG - - Ausnn 5' Texas Phone 8-0265 l307 N. Congress Austin, Texas D Pepp r Malts - Shakes - Sundaes - Cones - Pints - Quarts D AIR Y Q U EE N TASTES BETTER 29l2 Guadalupe 5255 Burnet Road

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THE BAKER ROC KET PAGE SEVEN New Teachers Say Baker Is Wonderful By Irving Cutter Five new teachers have been admitted to Baker this year. They are Mrs. Mildred Baker, Miss Wilma Reichert, Miss Patsy Over- ton, Mr. Clinton Mathews, and Mr. Doyle Hickerson. Miss Reichert, born in San juan, Texas, has just moved to Austin. She graduated from A. and l. College in Kingsville. This is her first year of teaching and she said it is fascinating work. She teaches the fourth grade. Mrs. Baker, too, has just moved to Austin and has always wanted to live here. Her husband is or student in the university. She was born in Avery, Texas, and grad- uated from East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce, Texas. Before she moved to Aus- tin she taught English in Farmers- ville High School and was li- brarian in an elementary school in Uvalde. She majored in social studies and English, and teaches social studies and language arts. Mr. Mathews was born in Aus- tin, and graduated from the Uni- versity of Texas. This traveling teacher taught at seven different schools in one day. They were Brykerwoods, Rosedale, Brent- wood, Ridgetop, Wooldridge, Go- valle, and Zavala, the subject being sixth grade instrumental music. He now teaches Band l, ll, and Ill, and mathematics. Mr. Hickerson, our coach, was a junior high coach at a very large junior high in Texarkana for one month. He was born in Texarkana and was stationed at Bergstrom Air Force Base for two years before he came to Baker. He said that we would have a lot of playing in the next football games. ' Miss Overton, born in Austin, graduated from Southwestern University in Georgetown. She taught the second grade in Thorn- dale high school, elementary combined and in an elementary school in Brownsville. This is her first year of teaching in an Austin school and Baker is the largest shool she has taught in. She says Baker is just fine. F.H.A. HOLDS DANCE By Charlotte Currier and Dee Dee Williams As we walked into the gayly decorated gym of the dance given by the F. H. A., October 2nd, we saw green and white streamers and bright balloons everywhere. A few of the people who made up the stag line were: jerry Scar- brough, Roger Wilkinson, Don Fincher, Gene Mallard, Leroy Eastburn, Claryce Smith, Barbara Booker, Betty Green, and Vir- ginia King. The most exciting moment was the announcing of the F. H. A. chapter officer. Probably the most excited was Sherry Bailey who got the office of president. The F. H. A. thanks you for your cooperation for not breaking any bottles or leaving any bottle tops on the floor. OUR P.T.A. TALKS By Liz Schwab Our P.T.A. is just now organiz- ing and getting things going. The P. T. A. had their first meet- ing on October 13, at 7:30, on the back to school night. They haven't made any plans yet, but they have elected officers. They are as follows: President: Mrs. W. M. lohnston, lr.p First Vice-President: Mrs. D. D. Hutchings: Second Vice-President: Mrs. Lloyd Mey- ers, Third Vice-President: Mrs. L. G. Dementy Fourth Vice-Presi- dent: Mrs. Howard Scotty First Secretary: Mrs. junson Kingg Sec- ond Secretary: Mrs. john Eastor, Treasurer: Mrs. I. W. Corby His- torian: Mrs. Paul Kennard. We are grateful to all the women who take part in our P. T. A.-it means a lot to our school. HOW ABOUT MORE ASSEMBLIES By Bill Rice Do you have an interesting play or skit you and your class would like to put on? lf you do, we can certainly use you in an assembly. Almost every class has something that they can put on. lf we get up enough assem- blies we can have one every week, and we know you would like that. You enjoy watching them Cwe thinkl-why not put one on? Talk to your teachers and get one up. Let's have an assem- bly every week this year. LOOKED IN YOUR DICTIONARY LATELY? As we wandered down the halls, it was amazing how many different answers we got from the question, What would you do if someone gave you a 'smack'. Here are a few from our intelligent Bakerites. judy Berry-'lls it contagious? jimmy Finger- lt would be al- right as long as it's Claryce Smith. Patsy Wann- l'd give it back. Lamar Anderson- It would be allright it it were the right girl. Claryce Smith- I'd grin and bear it. Carol Wyckoff- l'd be walk- ing on cloud lucky seven. jerry Scarbrough- lt may be silly, but ain't it fun! A smack is silly, because it's just a Boat, not what you think it is. North Loop Pharmacy MORRIS AUSTIN, R. PH. Prompt Delivery Service I00-A East North Loop Blvd. Phone 5-9432 IOI-INSON'S SUPER MARKET 50I3 Duval 1 THE FRIENDLY STORE Compliments ot HOME STEAM LAUNDRY I4th and Red River Phone 8-2586 I TEXAS STATE BANK . Austin's Only Convenient Neighborhood Bank MEMBER F.D.I.C.

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CC E f The Eyef and Emcr of Baker VOL. V ISSUE ll BAKER IUNlOR HIGH SCHOOL NOV., 1953 THAN DRAMATIC CLUB PRESENTS by Barbara Grice The officers of the Drama Club were elected Tuesday, October 13. They are as follows: Presi- dent Laneta Stefka: Vice-Presi- dent: Ann Cavetg Secretary: Nancy Rammp Historian: Carol Wyckoff 5 Parliamentarian: Bar- bara Grice. They selected for their name The Footlight Players. Their first play is titled The Fighting Littles. Tryouts for parts were as follows: Mrs. Little .................. Laneta Stefka Mr. Little .................. Iohnny Sherrill Goody ..........,.,......... Barbara Grice Ham Ellers ................ Don Lee Tew Eilmer ............. ................ L ee Iones Antoinette ...................... Emily Ford Almatina ................ Darline lnnman Henriette .................... Nancy Ramm Norman Peele ............ lrving Cutter Cousin Oleta ............ Ann Baldwin Mrs. Harpeddle ...... Carol Wyckoff Dicky .................... Craig Hickethier Miss Baloga ........ Charlotte Griffith Cuckoo .................... Virginia Wann Screwball ......,....... Becky Hatherly Student Director ............ Ann Cavet The play is being presented on November 23 and 24. Band Holds Elections by Charlotte Currier and Ann Baldwin What was that that hit me? lt must have been the baton of one of our new majorettes! Charlotte Currier, Dennie Dement, Mary Sue Schwartz, and Dee Dee Wil- liams were elected to be the Baker majorettes. They are plan- ning to twirl in the parade down Congress Avenue on Band Day. Surely they will lead our great Baker Band to even greater achievements. KSGWENG DAY by Charlotte Currier One of the many things for which we can be thankful is Thanksgiving Day itself. When life begins to seem a little dull with its regular round of school Having an executive meeting Ire the Eootlight Players' officer: Left to right they are: Barbara Brice, Laneta Stefka, Ann Cavet Nancy Ramm and Carol Wyckoff ART DEPARTMENT MAKES ASH-TRAYS FOR BANGUET Miss Knudson's art department made ash-trays for the National Administrator's Banquet which was held at the Driskill Hotel at noon on October 30, 1953. The host was the superintendent of the Austin Public Schools, Mr. lrby Carruth. There were 40 su- perintendents from 22 states. They were from cities having popula- tions of lUO,UOO- 2U0,0UO. Also at- tending the banquet were the School Board and the Commis- sioner of Education, Dr. I. W. Edgar. and never-ending lessons, along comes Thanksgiving and gives us a holiday. We're thankful for vacation, but We're just as thank- ful for the chance to goto school again. The people who celebrated our first Thanksgiving Day would have been glad if they could have the opportunity to go to schools such as we have today. The first Thanksgiving procla- mation issued by a President was after the Revolutionary War, when President Washington ap- pointed Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a day of general thanks- giving and prayer. lt was Lin- coln, however, who finally estab- lished our Thanksgiving Day as a regular and permanent holiday. ln 1864 he issued a proclamation appointing the last Thursday in November for a general day of thanksgiving. He planned to have the day observed thereafter as an annual holiday and most presi- dents since that time have fol- lowed his example. On receiving the President's proclamation, the governors of the several states issued procla- mations of their own, naming the same day, the last Thursday of November, which is the accepted day all over the United States. Almost all countries have had days of thanksgiving, even as far back as the times the Bible tells of, when the Children of Israel were in the land of the Canaan- ites. The ancient Greeks and Romans had festivals of harvest, and in England the Harvest Home is a day still celebrated in country districts. Thanksgiving is a day of big family dinners and of festive en- tertainments, but back of all this feasting and hilarity is the reason why we keep a day like this. The name oi the holiday explains the reasong--we keep this day for giving thanks.