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

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THE BAKER ROCKET Our Principals Speak To the student of Baker School: l feel that we have one of the best groups of students that have ever gone to Baker School. There have been very few known cases of vandalism or destruction of public property of any kind this year. The building and school furniture show very few signs of wilful defacing so common to public buildings. On the other hand many students are very careless about throwing paper and other items on the floor and leaving the building in a mess. I think the students are to be congratulated for the fine name they have made for their school this year. l..et's improve the weak spots and keep others up to par. What do you say? , l..l-. EAVESDROPPING AROUND BAKER Dig those crazy haircutsl l won- der what barber did that job on those boys. Oh, l know, they are future high school football play- ers? They had spring training during February, and the seniors at McCallum initiated them by cutting their hair. Wayne Fickel, jerry Scarbrough, Don Renner, Don Fincher, Sam Olguin, Roger Wilkinson, Iimmy Kanetzky, and Wiley Wyman were the boys from Baker chosen to go out for spring training at McCallum. They are also the boys with the burrs and flat tops. ln places, their hair just plain ain't there! WRIGI-IT'S PARK G LOCK CONGRESS AT ELEVENTH Austin THESE J UVENILES Say, they're talking about us! Yep, as much as we hate to ad- mit it, we are the kids, the ones in junior high and high school, that people mean when they say, What's this younger generation coming to? The fact is, sometimes we don't leave a very good im- pression. Everyone likes to have fun, es- pecially teen-agers, but when fun comes under the heading of da- maging other peoples' property it's time we reformed. Things we might consider all in fun don't appeal to other people the same way. We should learn to think twice before we do something that is questionable fun. We'll be better friends among ourselves and with grown-ups. l..et's go all out to make our generation one of the best and to show adults that what this generation is coming to is a safer, more competent adulthood. BROTHERHOOD FOR BAKER On the morning of February 23, l954, three speakers were at Baker in conjunction with Brotherhood W'eek. They were Rabbi Brand- iss, representing the jewish re- ligion, Reverend Stephenson, rep- resenting the Protestant religion, and Father Matocha, representing the Catholic religion. They spoke on the merits of brotherhood with no prejudices because of creed, race, or religion and the possibil- ities ot world peace through an effort such as this. Speakers were at different schools through the work of the National Association of Christians and lews which has dedicated the week of February 21 through 27 as National Brotherhood Week. -s it :.: tai: ,:::'-as at-1:s-.Sm i t 51,212 'i 1152515221112:tai2-225 1fE'2-?tyt2:iEa2ta:1i5iisizizi2::-1::asI::I:a2z:ii:E2i2Ei2Q1E2si:,.gc? 2 filet -, 51515152 52525255.525:525-s'29?Q25i22-525251515:Qf15:Is:lei5555555ei55EE-E15'2ziEzE1EeE:f2-.iff '- ,:,:,.1:1-1,:.:1,1,1- sr: t,g5,:,:,1,:.:::::iit 24. :,,:.:1:,,t .5-11: :,,,,.:1:. ,,1, 1,5-1-.,.,. 15:21:51-::k:2s:,:,,t,:,q.,., ,,1,.:,::,1,1- var'- ,5:g:5:s-1:3:1-:: .,.. - .3-3:35,fp,zrrt:5:t:5,-:::,:,11:.:-:,:.- g:5::,.5:gr1-1,1,1-'-.. , .1q:5:::,-1. :1:,:g,-C ,- 411:-:--:-49:2-'-Q:-31. 4.1.111.1.,.,.:Z,fm-,:,,,-,-.-.gtg :,.v.5.f.:1.:.5.?gg:-:1 ,f,:.g.,.,4,, .,.:,:,:,:,,,,,,.-,:,.-.-5:11 . ::::3.2:2:1:2:5-2-'r1::::::4:r1r:r, 21:52:31:f:sz:1::::r:r.52:1-222 f--e'.'.': zr.5:5::f-E- 'ftr2:5:-:ii'2'2:1:f:..r1:1:::.r:5:: . sa ,..,, ' ., ..., 1 ...... 21' iiE12a2e2?12:E:5i:EzE:if :fiiiiiii . 12islsgsezzstezieieizis i: assaletii'Ee2e::Ei52sE:-riftif ,,,.. fi' .r.-..ws-...v.:.:.1.1.'.?.i.-.--.'.1.s-v-1-...iv4,,,.,,..'-i.:4a6s - w-1fh- !v5,-.- sgQx.,,.,...A.s,,,:4 ,..,, . ., .....,. 2,b,....3w . . , . .M ... ,. ' ' BABY PERSONALITY Giggle, giggle-that's what you would hear if you were eaves- dropping when this month's baby personality was watching its fav- orite TV program l Love Lucy. Besides TV this little darling en- joys listening to Arthur Godfrey over the radio. As for its favorite movie star, Esther Williams is tops. lts favorite sport is swim- ming and then basketball. Another favorite is Mr. Pine and color green. lt now has brown hair and blue eyes and is five feet five inches tall. lt has a little brother 10 years old. lts often cal- led Sammy, and Ginger. We have you stumped, don't we? Look Your Best For School Days J SPEIR BEAUTY SHOP l0l WEST 5th The CAPITAL NATIONAL BANK in Austin Member F.D.l.C. U.S. Government Depository WARREN'S FLOWERS AND CORSAGES Everything in Flowers AUS-TEX Garden Supplies. Seed, Pet Supplies 6001 Burnet Rd. R , . . 1 V. -- 'fit V A GROCERY - MARKET 3035 Guadalupe l

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PAGE TWO THE BAKER ROCKET THE SANDS OF TIME By Arthur Chester . . . And, departing, leave be- hind us Footprints on the sands of time. Quickly! l-low many people can you think of that are famous? Five is fair, lU is good, and l5 is excel- lent. Most of these started out as no great person, but all were am- bitious enough to pass up others. Are you one who passes or one who gets passed? Will you do something you can be remem- bered for? We seem to waste our time away And find, when life has gone, We have not played the part of queen But merely that of pawn. What about you? Will you leave your footprints on the sands of time? BUTTONS ON BAKERITES Do you know the meaning of loyalty? The true meaning of the word is faithfulness and there are quite a number of Baker boys who are really loyal. lt seems almost every time Baker buttons are be- ing sold Walter Wyman, Bill Foel- sing, and Iohn Thompson can be seen buying them. The students of Baker get a free newspaper and should be glad to help a lit- tle on the school paper. We would like to thank all the people in Baker who have bought Baker buttons. RED CROSS FORMS JUNIOR COUNCIL The Austin Red Cross Chapter is sponsoring the organization of a Iunior Bed Cross City Council which is made up of representa- tives from all the junior high and senior high schools in Austin. Mike Carmichael, a former mem- ber of the council in Dallas Know attending McCallumD, is mainly responsible for the primary organ- ization of the Austin council. Through the cooperation of the Bed Cross and the help of Mrs. Higgins the first meeting was on February l3 and every two weeks thereafter. Representing Baker at these meetings will be representative Martha Sheill and alternate Char- lotte Griffith. Follow cz Good Example Not long ago something startled me. l walked into a typical class- room full of typical students and found the room unusually quiet. The quietness didn't bother me for once in a while kids are quiet. What did bother me was that none of those students were chewing gum. That really is unusual! This is one of the most unusual experiences l've had. lt puzzled me. Normally you find at least one student chewing gum but in this classroom not even one stu- dent was. l rushed out to see if chewing gum was still sold and of course found out it was. l thought then that l was just seeing things but after going back to the class l found out l wasn't. That afternoon I began investi- gating this unusual happening. As a last resort l asked a student of the class, whom l know exceed- ingly well and who is a person Banc! Presents Burn Dance! What a time was had! Food! Food! Food! Dance! Dance! Dance! Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! Fun! Thank you, Baker Band, for the exciting, wonderful, marvelous night! Anyone miss it? Poor you! flf you did.J There was a real- true hillbilly band and square dancing and just plain dancing and-oh, eats. All plump people such as Cecille Stagner, Brucie Cavett, and Ann Baldwin will have to diet for the next month to make up for all they ate. Congratulations to the most valuable boy and girl band mem- bers! The girl was Ann Baldwin, and the boy was Roger Wilkinson. UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE Lizabeth S c h w a b-with her hair out of place. lanice Kuhn-not neat. Allen Rogers-without Charles Dodson and Walter Dollar. Sandy Hitchcock-with a poodle cut. Gerald Heath-tall and dark. Clarence Pruitt and Leon Meiars -not altogether. Sue King-without those little freckles on her nose! who can't resist chewing gum. She informed me that when you are caught chewing gum in that class lO points are taken off the grade. Many students couldn't afford this so they abandoned gum. Now they are used to the idea and the teacher doesn't worry about see- ing a gum chewer. Maybe it would be better for some of the other students to abandon gum chewing, grades might be higher. As the saying goes there is a time and place for everything. The time for chewing gum isn't during class and the place isn't school. YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER People are like books. As we ignore a book with a dull title and cover, we ignore a person that doesn't seem to be interesting. But often if we read the book that seems to be uninteresting, to our delightful surprise, we find it to be far from dull. So be it with people. Names and faces aren't every- thing, for its the person you look to for friendship. So, like a book, open and read the person before you judge. Rocket Staff Editor-in-chief ......t.., Laneta Stefka Asst. Editor ........ Ierry Scarborough Business Mgr ........... Arthur Chester News Editor .......... ...Carol Wyckoff Sports Editor .......... Delbert Moberg Feature Editor ......,... Martha Smith Copy Reader r......... Martha Sherrill Photographers ........ Wiley Wyman, Thomas Flowers, Ann Baldwin Reporters - Sherry Bailey, Ioyce Berry, Charlotte Currier, Irving Cutter, Alice Dawson, Ella Dean Franks, Barbara Grice, Gerald Heath, Delores Henderson, Les- ter Lang, Avis McFarland, Yvonne Platt, Nancy Ramm, Elizabeth Schwab, Mary Schwartz, Lawanda Thurman, Roger Wilkinson, Dee Dee Williams. Sponsor-Mrs. Letha Conradt.

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PAGE FOUR THE BAKER ROCKET - Perronozlitzler - This month's personalities are 7th grade, Emily Ann Ford, 8th grade, Janice Kuhn, and 9th grade, Delbert Moberg. Oh, to be 5' 2 again, moan- ed some 9th grade girls of Baker. The reason? Why that good-look- ing Delbert Moberg, of course. I-le happens to be 5' 4 tall, has greenish-brown eyes and brown hair with a flat top cut. Packed into that 5' 4 is the most wonder- ful personality you've ever known. Delbert has a long list of fav- orites, but here are some of his main ones: baseball, Mr. Hicker- son, math, Mexican food, Oh, My Papa , and maroon and white. l-le plans to go to Texas AGM and become a professional football player and a meterologist on the side. Flash! Alert all girls! Delbert is on the loose in the field. Grab that bat, girls! A darling girl with a bubbling laugh and an adorable personali- ty. Have you guessed who it is already? For those who are a mite slow at guessing, the girl is this month's 8th grade personality, lanice Kuhn. lt seems lanice likes to watch T.V. and especially My Little Margie. She also favors B A L D W l N Pianos and Organs Capitol Piano Co. l5I8 Guadalupe Street p it :oem1inxenuzoioioicmxoimxou ' . Fluor hols Fu lou l9TH Fr l.AvAcA 291:-1 s. sAN .mcmro ,n-0QOQ0,0-l,DUQOQOQo,UaUm gym, Miss Thigpen, and the color green. She has lived in the fair city of Austin for 13 years. At the moment she lives at 4205 Speed- way and her phone number is 53-4213. So, grab the phone, boys, real quick, because first come- first served. Our 7th grade personality spot- light turns this month on lovely Emily Ann Ford. Our tiny little personality this month has brown hair, hazel eyes, and is 13 years old. Her birthday is Ianuary 29, and the place was Brownwood, Texas. Miss Cole and Mr. McLe- more are tops on her favorite teacher list, so it seems natural that speech and social studies would be her favorite subjects. Sea food is tops in food with Emily. lt looks as though Emily's interested in acting since she is now a member of the Baker Drama Club and her ambition for the future is to be a drama teacher or to work on the stage. Kids, if you haven't met her, take my advice and do so at once. Summer ls the Happy Time Bakerites, are making plans for their summer activities as they wait for school to end. George Huff is dreaming of go- ing to the country where he can be lazy and sleep often. Cecil Catchings and Ronald Davis can hardly wait till they're off on fish- ing trips. Wonder if they'll catch anything? Lillian Ross plans to visit local swimming pools quite often as she enjoys swimming. lanice Kuhn agrees with her, too, that there's nothing quite as en- joyable as this. Mary Steger wants to spend her spare time in West Texas, while Patsy Wilder thinks Colorado is the place for her vacation. lanice Kohrs is the wandering type, too, as she plans to go to Mexico, lowa, Missouri and Houston, Texas. Delores Rum- mel is also the type who goes in for swimming, she also plans to spend some time of her summer at her grandmother's house. Well, you may not be planning something like these Bakerites, but we're quite sure that whatever you do this summer it's bound to be enjoyable. BAKERITES SPEND THEIR EASTER HOLIDAYS You know it isn't but once a year you get out of school for Eas- ter holidays, so it's best to make the most out of them. Here are the ways some of our Bakerites spend theirs: E Leroy Eastburn-Spends his time looking at girls' Easter bonnets. james Spaw-Eating candy. Betty Snowden-Betty says she lays polka dot Easter eggs. flslow do you do it Betty?l Iocelyn Burris-Hunting Easter eggs. Helen West-Spends her time hiding Easter eggs for her little sisters. Don Fincher-fthe bright boy saidl I don't spend my holidays, I keep them. Daffynition-- B u d g e t : telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went. Roy Cox Service Station Phone 5-942i Your Friendly Sinclair Dealer 43rd 8: Duval Hyde Park Pharmacy SCHOOL SUPPLIES Let Us Fill Your Prescription 40l7 Guadaupe The Hitchin' Post Where the cuisine of the South meets that of the West Austin, Texas IOII Lamar Blvd. Ph. 8-8827 May We Be Your Druggist TOWER DRUG 2807 SAN JACINTO Phone 8-4644 ' EPP?