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

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THE BAKER ROCKET PAGE THREE F.H.A. SWEETHEART This is our sweetheart! This girl represents the Future Home- makers of America and we're proud of her! No one will ever know how happy our sweetheart was at the Valentine Dance, so congratula- tions! Some of the couples seen at the dance were: Roger Wilkinson and Charlotte Currier, Nancy Dement and john Thompson, Barbara Grice and Delbert Moberg, Wayne Fickel and Yvonne Platt, and jerry Scarborough and Peggy Parish. The other couples were too numerous to name. Don't you agree that the gym was beautiful? That red and white crepe paper really did something for it. SALES SERVICE Maytag Peterson Appliance Center 5915 GUADALUPE ST. t THE ELEMENTARY NEWS The little kids ot our school seem to be busy along with us junior high students. Here is a re- port on two of the classes. Mrs. Mason's fifth graders are in the process of studying colonial lite of early America. They are having several movies on the sub- ject and are making exhibits of the colonial days. Some ot the class are building miniature forts to make the study even more rea- listic. Another fifth grade class mak- ing news is Mrs. Hord's. One can say that they are truly playing in the dirt because they have taken up the study of conserva- tion. This includes the soil, mineral, plants, and the animals that live under the earth. The stu- dents are enjoying the movies shown on conservation. Most of the class are making models ot farms showing the crops. lt seems like it would be very interesting work. And now We leave Kiddie Land Studies until the next issue. -..--ii-...i THEATER TALK Knights of the Round Table- student council. Lovely to Look At-Barbara Grice. Second Chance-Charlotte Cur- rier and Roger Wilkinson. Tough Assignment-journalism Class. Mr. Scoutmaster-Don Renner. Devil's Canyon--Baker halls. Walking My Baby Back Home -Mary G-rice and Sam Olquin. So Big-Warren Routen. The World in His Arms-Mr. Pine. Too Young To Kiss--jimmy Fin- UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE Texas-without crazy weather. Darlene Daily--being untidy. Deanie Wagner-without chew- ing gum. 4th period lunch-quiet. DeeDee Williams-to make be- low 90 on a math test. Walter Wyman-not to buy a Baker button every time they are sold. Mary Grice-to be without a pretty smile on her face. Baker girls-without nicknames. Roger Wilkinson-without that blonde hair. Algebra-easy. -T. THESE ALGEBRA STUDENTS Algebra is usually a subject which people consider very hard. Some people think that it they walked past an algebra class it would be very quiet because everybody would be studying. It is a very different story when you go past our algebra class. Usually you can hear Roger Wilkinson popping oft to Mr. Pine, and then Carol Wyckoff will have something to say. No wonder Mr. Pine is getting gray hair so young. Meanwhile, Arthur Chester is playing chess while everyone else is trying to work. When everyone is beginning to settle down, jerry Scarbrough walks in causing a ruckus. When Mr. Pine gets on the war-path, Wayne Pickle heads for the door. HAMILTON ELECTRIC WORKS i306 Red River 'Delco Motor Distributors Dayton Belts Distributors Motor Rebuilding and Repair BUS. PH. 5-90.0 RES. PH' 5.1038 ger. Carbozite Proieciive coating Distributors at f 3 ' A A ' rELePi-llcirllanesi io The N , FEMININE FAS!-iioNs CAPITAL 2904 euaaaiupe Austin, rms NATIONAL GROCERY - MARKET 3035 Guadalupe Compliments of HOME STEAM LAUNDRY l4th and Red River Phone 8-2586 BANK in Austin Member F.D.l.C. U.S. Government Depository

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PAGE! TWO THE BAK-ER ROCKET YEARBOOK TIME lts getting close to that time. What time? Time for the year- books of course. The journalism class is now making preparations for publishing the yearbooks. The yearbook will consist of pictures upon pictures, together with the copies of the school paper bound. The ninth grade will have to supply their own individual pic- tures. The staff requests that you save one of your school pictures for that purpose. LasT IN LINE.. I-MAIV WX' Il. ' IQ .wo O4 'tim O1 bQ P ' 22 I Ll-4 ,..-M I' . I for lb V is . J T fn 53 B vhs gif 'Z 8 . bf? fat . rg . tl I iz? Q I 7X It I X fi 1 Rocket Stuff Editor-in-chief .......... Laneta Stefka Asst. Editor ......., jerry Scarborough Business Mgr .......... Arthur Chester News Editor ,.,,..,,.... Carol Wyckoff Sports Editor .......... Delbert Moberg Feature Editor .......... Martha Smith Copy Reader ...,...... Martha Sherrill Photographers ........ Wiley Wyman, Thomas Flowers, Ann Baldwin Reporters - Sherry Bailey, Ioyce Berry, Charlotte Currier, Irving Cutter, Alice Dawson, Ella Dean Franks, Barbara G-rice, Gerald Heath, Delores Henderson, Les- ter Lang, Avis McFarland, Yvonne Platt, Nancy Ramm, Elizabeth Schwab, Mary Schwartz, Lawanda Thurman, Roger Wilkinson, Dee Dee Williams. IN A NUTSHELL Are you in a nutshell? Have you ever asked yourself this ques- tion? First of all, let's see what this question means. This nutshell might mean that you are so busy doing things for yourself that you are too busy to worry about anybody else. You are so worried about yourself that you do not venture out any far- ther into life than you have to. You might say living in a nut- shell is that you and a group of your friends don't venture out into the world. You and your friends confine yourselves and don't as- sociate with anybody else. You can get a lot more ideas from the world if you will only go out and find them by talking to new friends and acquaintances. We could interpret, Are you in a nutshell? by your skin asking is a hard nutshell, and not letting anything penetrate it. You should let your skin absorb new ideas so you will have a broad knowl- edge of everything that is going on about you in the vast world about us. lf you are like one of the examples that have been men- tioned above, try to come out of your nutshell and get with the crowd. 1 Tell Your Parents To Join The P.T.A. Do your parents attend the P.T.A. meetings? Notices are sent out the second Tuesday of every month to inform your parents of the meetings that evening. The cost of joining is just fifty cents a member. lf your parents have not been attending the meetings, get them to do so. All parents should belong to the P.T.A. THINGS THAT ARE WORTH DOING ARE WORTH DOING RIGHT Things that are worth doing are worth doing right! Surely you have heard these words repeated over and over to you by your parents. l-lere's your chance to turn the tables. Do your parents pay their poll tax? lt wasn't too many years ago that the United States fought long hard fight to gain their independence. One of the reasons they wanted their in- dependence is because they wan- ted the right to vote. Now that we have it, some people just shrug and say, Let somebody else do it. lf we all had that outlook it wouldn't be two years until the communists and various capital- istic minorities would have our country right in their hands. People in many countries do not have the privilege of voting. So if earning the right to vote was worth doing, let's all show our folks that we do take an interest in the Democratic way and ask them if they have paid their poll tax and are planning to vote. Let's do it right! Do You Appreciate Eur Country? This may seem a rather odd question but think about it for a minute. Most people go to public school, watch television, or go to see a movie without thinking how lucky we are to have them. For a poor family in Korea, ice cream would seem a great delicacy, but here we take it for granted. For a poor child in lndia, a free school would seem like a dream, but in America we actually pretend to hate it. GIRLS . . . BUTTREY'S ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OF THE EXCITING FIGURE- FLATTERING TEENA PAGE DRESSES. Looking Forward To See You TEEN SHOP 3rdF1oor F.

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PAGE FOUR THE BAKER ROCKET - Perronalitzler - Flash! Bill's smile helps him to be voted ninth grade personality! Boys aren't usually famous for their smiles, but in this case it's different. Bill Young sure does have a darling one. His years on this earth amount to fifteen. Here is some more of the junk fstatis- ticsl gathered off of him. He weighs all of l36 pounds and has a height of 5' '7 to really make him a handsome physique. Bill's wig thairl is brown and his eyes match. y Bill is a gymnastic creature be- cause his favorite subject is gym and he likes Mr. Hickerson along with it. Debbie Renolds and Ed- die Fisher rate first on Bill's star list. Mexican food tastes delicious to him and his favorite pastime is playing almost any kind of ball. The numbers hanging on his house say 52l3, and the house is on Avenue G. Here's his phone number-for you boys only, it's 5-7979. ,.,,.i..1..-L1- Hi ya, Red! Red, who's that? Oh, don't you know that's our 8th grade personality this month, Charlotte Cliedl Currier. Charlotte, having blondish red hair Kfrom which she got her nicknamel, is 5' 3 and weighs l05 pounds. She loves the colors pink and blue and also loves dancing and Star- dust. Charlotte was born on April 2, l3 years ago and another of her main interests is Roger Wil- coffi '. dlflatsmiiyl' cgffofz Shop Us First or Last l306 GUADALUPE j This month's personalities ore: 9th grade, Bill Youngp 8lh grade, Charlotte Currier, and 7th grade, Marjorie Mclnfyre. kinson. She takes part in many activities such as maj orette, F.H.A. reporter, and a number of mem- ber of the journalism class. l'rn sure most of you know her, but if you don't, make it a point to meet her. Our 7th grade personality spot- light is on Marjorie Mclntyre, who could easily be called a sports personality. ln Marjorie's lists of favorites, she gives baseball first place, with skating coming in as a second. Marjorie says her fav- orite position is third base, which we are sure she plays very well. She thinks baseball is a good thing because it teaches you co- operation as well as to hold your temper. Some of her other favorites are Mexican food, music, and Mr. Sayers. She has her eye on no particular boy at the present, but l'm sure she'll change her mind in the near future, so give her time, boys. AIR WAVES THRU BAKER Video Theater-Drama Club Presentation. Mother's Delight-a note from the teacher. Dragnet--caught at the Some- where stand. Range Rider-l-lomemaking girl. Fashion Close-Up-Mr. leffrey's vest. Commercial-selling Baker but- tons. Comedy Hour-Algebra ll class. These Things Remain--F on a test. lt Seems Like Yesterday--the good old summer time. Zoo Parade-the halls between classes. This ls Your Life-excuse for playing hooky. .l.. . i.l..i- Physics, What's That? A young student, to whom a teacher was trying to explain phy- sics, didn't seem to understand the concept of weight at all. The teacher became very disgusted when he was trying to explain that a pound of feathers was exactly as heavy as a pound of lead. The teacher finally gave up when the student said, You stand down in the schoolyard and l'll drop a pound of feathers from the second floor on your head. Then l'll drop a pound of lead. After that if you say they weigh the same l'll believe you. These are just some of the things that make teachers gray. Hyde Park Pharmacy SCHOOL SUPPLIES Let Us Fill Your Prescription 40I7 Guadaupe AVE. B GROCERY Where All Neighbors Trade 4403 Ave. B PHONE 53-392I Hyde Park Hardware HARDWARE - SPORTING GOODS Sherwin-Williams Paint 4l2l Guadalupe Phone 5-3225 ru.NEnAL,.H.0ME.H 'WW' 'WW' f'W5 North side 30' CALCASIEU I Dallas Highway The Hitchin' Post Where the cuisine of the South meets that of the West 670 w95'l' 2nd I Aw, gm :np , Austln, Texas l0lI Lamar Blvd. Ph. 8-8827