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

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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

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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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THE BAKER. ROCKET PAGE FIVE U.J.H. SLIPS PAST, BAKER The fine ball handling and the good shooting of Will Knox and Bobby Garner helped pace the Eagles to victory. The stubborn and spirited Buckaroos kept iight- ing and almost had the game tied up in the last couple of min- utes. But Knox and Garner put to- gether four field goals and two free throws for ten points and to defeat Baker 34-31. Roger Wilkin- son and David Melber were high- point men for Baker with eight points each to tie for second high with Garner. Baker held a 10 - 7 first quarter lead but at half-time U.l.H. led 17-14. From there they kept their lead until the final gun sounded, but Baker stayed right in there and pitched as they cut the lead from 6 points in the third quarter to 3 in the last quarter. The score was not the whole story of the game. Baker was handling the ball well and exhibiting team- work. The breaks just didn't come at the right time and U.I.l-1. nudged the Baker tive 34-31. Final Statistics Baker ,....,.,,... 10 4 7 10-31 U.l.H. .......,.... 7 10 10 7-34 Scoring: Baker--Wilkinson 8, Melber 8, Moberg 7, Olguin 6, Renner 5. U.l.H.-Knox 12, Garner 8, Fair- child 7, Gattis 4, Alford 2. 5361515 1 f t -I ' , 5 ,... Ili fi till 1 3 - . 2. hlz wedf 805 Congress BOYS' P.E. ln the first week of February, Coach 1-lickerson started the P.E. classes playing soccer and speed- ball by showing them a film. Then they learned the rules. The dif- ference between soccer and speedball are: in soccer you have to kick the ball all the time, but in speedball you can, if somebody kicks the ball into the air, catch it and throw it until it hits the ground. ln the fourth week of February, Coach will start track. The third and fourth grades are now competing in some unusual relays. ml...-.i-l GIRLS' P.E. ACTIVITIES Let's do the Bunny Hop! No, 1 want to do the All American Pro- manade. lf you should happen to be walking by the little gym dur- ing a girl's gym class, you may hear those sounds coming from in- side. The reason is because the girls have started a unit on danc- ing. Besides doing some social dancing, Miss Thigpen has been teaching round dances and other kinds. At the end of class nearly everyone is worn out. i.L....i........-.- STANDING Won Lost U. I. H. ,..................... 5 0 McCallum ...... ....... 4 1 O. Henry ........ ....... 4 1 Travis .........l ....... 2 3 Allan ,....... ....... 2 3 Baker ........................ l 4 T. S. D ....................... U 5 .i.....l.....i.-l- Pa: What is black and white and red all over? Ma: A newspaper. Pa: No! An embarrassed zebra. GOLDEN GLOVES The Golden Gloves is the start- ing place for most boxers. The Golden Gloves helps take care of a boy's time and keeps him from becoming a juvenile delinquent. lt teaches a boy independence. When you are in the ring all by yourself, there is no one to turn to. You have to depend on your- self for all support. Have you wondered what the winners of the Golden Gloves get? The winners of the Novice and High School Class Divisions and all the runners-up will be given trophies. The boys that win in the open class will be given trophies, boxing trunks and robes. They will also have their expenses paid on a trip to Fort Worth to enter in the state finals. The minimum age limit is six- teen years. SCOTTIES NIP BUCKAROOS Lester Kitchens and Mike Milam paced McCallum to a 26-25 vic- tory in two overtime periods. Baker started out well and had a good lead over the Scots at half- time. McCallum began hitting from the field and making most of their layup shots throughout the second half. Baker and the Scotties both struggled throughout two over- time periods scoring one field goal each. Then Sammy Bowman was fouled and hit his second free shot to clinch the game for McCallum 26-25. lfepp ' BASKETBALL SHOE SPECIAL White Shoe with Double Lining, Cushion Insole and Arch Support May We Be Your Druggist TOVVER DRUG zaov SAN JAclNro S4-95 pr- Phone 8-4644 Other Tennish Shoes ......... ..........,....... S I.98, 52.95 and 53.95 pr. GYM SHORTS ........................................................................ 51.00 Pl'- Leolc Your Best For School Days AUSTIN ARMY 8: NAVY STORE SPEIR BEAUTY SHOP 2.0I W. 6+h S+. Ph. 7-6050 lol WEST 5+h