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

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BAKER ROCKET E 1 Page 7 Baker Teams Look To Good Seasons QPE Polish Student Attends Here our left halfback Man alive, look at for the football team this year. That's Ted Snitko, isn't it? Yes, it sure is, I born in Olyka, Poland, 1939. He came to the 1949 and then to Austin in 1952. 5 What a change school is! Ted had to to go to school from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 replied. Ted was on September 5, United ,States in ' v p.m. and was able to go to college in , L i- ,.'-ljff, -in the fifth grade. Also in Poland students Q f 3 ':,',:.,5Qf. 5' '-fi Q, don't have but seven grades. The weather - Q,rf3j1-52,14 fu doesn't help any eitherg it gets as cold :4'1'y'.N'5f.f,.ffl-.'-55,,,'.f as 38 degrees below zero. 13:'?Lfjn,:F.'-Zg,:.',':'.' When Ted was asked how he likes ,,,,'.,5Qa:':,? Baker, he replied, I think it's the Best .g--.! M'-,FLff, '-f.i2f. School in Austin. ,if I Welcome, Ted, to Bafker Junior High! '-.6211 ,f-f'f1g ' - ,.,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,-.,,.,,,,,,.,,, -1--:.' I, II .--735 -ff.-1,1---- L66 Amy I I f 571.12 'z' BAS-we :E Mayton Food Market IQ -, ...,1..-'-,- - I ' I 3 a o o L A M A R 'I PHONE 53.1701 ft . ' A::::::::::::-A-,::::v I V 4' ::::5::::.-:::::::::::: I ROY cox SERVICE 1, I PHONE 5.9421 I :I YOUR FRIENDLY SINCLAIR DEALER If .. Q , FOOTBALL sol-IEDULE I: 4 5 I I' - D U V A L 1 Date Team Time :::::'i:: : :::: :f:: Oct. 7 ......... ...,....,,, O . Henry fDJ vs. Baker KFJ ...,... ......... 4 :00 P.M. 3 'fY'-'ff-'f-'ffff:ff:f-'-'ff , get- gg -vv.--.-- ------.-- B Uk-TIH-1 6:31 VSM lgalier 425 -..-- -------.- li :gg gllng- I 1, ct. ......... ......... a r v . um .,.,...,. ..,.,.... : . . II Nov. 5 .................................... Biker fDlSvs. 'irjvis QFI .........,.,.,,.,,.,.,...,,..,,,,... 4:00 P.M. 1: BfK Root Beer Stand II Novldf ..,......,.... .,.... ..,..,.., Hagan IED3 g3akIeIr fFJ15 ,.,. .... ..........,.,...,. 4:00 I, I games or a er wi sc e ue or ous ar . ett r in parent esis jI ' after teams name designates sgction the student boiiy will sitefor tehat game. If 5 6 0 8 B U R N E T R O A D . I -35:55ffJJv'5I55.AJJfJ5J555 V Football Captalns :xv--Afff--+---:fff:::::::::-v l ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,.- .ugfrongthfightinil flng thi Hlfwigt to Responsible Cleaning Since l9I3 BRAY 81 JORDAN win are e essen 1a s oac 1C erson 'I I gave when I asked him how good a chance KELLY Cleaners' Inc. we have of winning football games. ,I Complete line of School SUPPlIe5 II Congratulations are in order for 5Il W- I9l'h ,I DELWOOD SHOPPXNG CENTER I' Walter Wyman, Walter Dollar, and ,, ,::::,:,::::,: ,,,,,,,:,,:,:,,,,,,,,'., I Billy Linder, the captains of our team 5- :,,,:,,,,,,,::::,,,-.,::,,.,, -:::::,.,,:,,,:,.,-,,-,-,,,,, this year. .I There are 33 boys on the team, all ' I playing their best., Walter Wyman, Wal- ' buy .I-he I r I ter Dollar, Allan Rogers, Charles Dod- Il son, are the football lettermen from last SChO0l ClO'l+leS a+ I: I year. Coach thinks our toughest games will be against U.J.H. and McCallum. Come to the games and YELL for BAKER! Pafronize Your Adverfisers! KING BEE HAMBURGERS 472I AIRPORT BLVD. P H O N E ----- 5 9 2 4 I MORTONS - COME IN and ask +o see ' +I1e BIG WHEEL motion I DOWNTOWN 103 E. 8th ST. II I 'I 'I I I 'I 'I I I ALLANDALE ll 5724 BURNET RD. I1 'I

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Page6 BAKER ROCKET Buckaroo Mliorettes Cleft to rlghtjz Ethel Kidder, Barbara Booker, and Natheen Nathery. Science Classes Underway Miss Moore's ninth grade Science classes have studied Astronomy for the first six weeks. She is doing experiments of the gases on the planets. Her eighth grade classes have studied the human body. The seventh grade classes studied air and water and how to read the ba- Baker's Orchestra Baker is proud to say that we have an orchestra. It consists of four violins and one cello. They need a string bass and if anyone islinterested in learning, contact Mr. Sayers. The class meets every day. rometef- Safety Patrol Duties Begun -::::::::::::::::q::::::::::i Hey, you! T running in t h e if street! The boys on the safety patrol SAVE IN THE are helping the safety of the school or 'n making the school grounds a safer place MUTUAL SAVINGS for students. If it wasn't for the safety patrol there might be more students and ::::,-::::::::.- ,-:::::::::::::2 people hurt. '- -ffJ ffffffffffff-'ff:ff-rj The safety patrol officers el e ct ed ' ' 1' Were: captain, Richard White, morning Red Cham Feed. Company captain, Edward Hack 9 afternoon lieu- , Audin' Texas tenants, Johnny Ising, Jimmy Reynolds, 1 Jack Dungan, an morning ieutenants: 40' wed' 3rd Ph- 5-2575 jf Bobby Jackson, Charles Brady, Arthur -ff::::::::::,- ,,.. :ffl-:ec-:ee Baker, and Philip LaGrone. ff. ff?F:fff5IIIIIIJIJIIIA-5:55fffffffffffffffffffAAAA-T' , . ,, ,FRENCH PLACE FOOD STORE Q: zooz Mom Road 'PHONE 2-ssis '::::::J-t:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ifffffffffffffffff3ffififffffffffffffffff3355535 -T o RAINBOW BEAUTY SHOP EE Phone 5-8910 - 408lf2 E. 43rd 'I We invite you to use this cmd for one free hair cut. Bring ad with you. :I Dotty Whitehead .........,.......... Ruth New, Owner .................... Evo Green EL MATAMOROS 504 EAST AVE. PHONE 7-7023 tv----vY-v- ---------- -v-v--- ':::::Jipy05f::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: A HYDE PARK PHARMACY SCHOOL SUPPLIES E Let Us Fill Your Prescription 40 l 7 GUADALUPE 'PHONE 5-751 1 co-t .... ,-I--.,---Jut,-- BAKER TEACHER IN GERMANY Miss Sue Rummell, who taught com- bination fifth and sixth' grades at Baker last year, decided it would be nice to spend a year in Europe. Miss Rummell left by plane from New York and flew 'to Germany. She is teach- ing in the Munich American Elementary School in the first, second, and third grades. The children of the American Armed Forces Personnel are her stu- dents. She will come home the latter part of June or early in July. If you would like to write to her, the address is: S. Rummel, Munich American Ele- mentary School, Munich Sub-Area, APO No. 407, cfo Postmaster, New York, N.Y. . 9th Grade Shop News The boys in the 9th grade shop classes are having a pretty good time with many more activities ahead of them. , They are working from shop books now and will be doing worksheets on them for about six weeks. Next they will learn about hand tools before they plan to do hand wood working. They plan to study shop procedure and safety features on machines, then they plan to work on projects the latter part of the year. Mr. Childers said, I'll have a. bunch of educated boys in my classes. CHESS ANYBODX? The chess club is now in full swing. Mr. Dale McLemore is the sponsor. The club sis divided into a girls' divi- sion and a boys' division. The aim is to teach everyone in the club to play chess. Later, tournaments are played. Brucie Cavett, Beverly Perry, Montrue Hewitt, Pat Foreman, Beulah Fritsche, Dorothy Hall, Le Roy Eastburn, Bobby Wykes, Cotton Watford, James Atchison, Bennie Engelke, Gene Mallard, Walter Hadler, Frank Bird, Leon Hanson, Charles Casey, Kenneth Priem, Houston White, Mack Daniels, and Bill Watford are members this year. Student Teachers-fLe!t to Rightls Miss Betty Wood, lst grade: Mrs. Henry Dick- son, 3rd: and Miss Jean Wynn, 2nd.

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Page 8 BAKER ROCKET Short Band Gets Long Director The Band welcomes Mr. Fred L. Long, the new teacher this year. He has writ- ten a crazy piece of music called Boogie . The crazy officers of this cool band are: Beverly Perry, President, Brucie Cavett, Vice-Presidentg Lamar Ande rs on, Secretary-Treasurerg Don Tew, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Ethel Kid- der and Carolyn Morisey, Librarians. There are 40 cool .cats in the band and the real crazy majorettes are Barbara Booker, Ethel Kidder, and Natheen Nethery. This real cool crazy band marched in the UF Kickoff Parade cool drum on October 4, 1954. The major who leads this real crazy band is Jen'y Jones. The cool cats of this cool band had a crazy date for the Band Day Parade, October 16, 1954. .First Impressions BAKER PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED The first meeting of the Baker Parent-Teachers Association was held October 12, 1954, in the auditorium. Mrs. W. M. Johnston, Jr. presided. The meet- ings are held on the second Tuesday of every month. To join the P.T.A. a 50 cent fee per person is required. The purpose of the P.T.A. is to coordinate the home, school, and community for the betterment of the students. Urge your parents to join. ART HONORS EARNED BY BAKER STUDENTS The Baker art classes have been busy. The 7th and Sth graders have been weaving. Outstanding weavings were done by 7th grader Lewis Pennock and 8th graders Barbara Davis and Houston White. Lewis and Barbara both made scarfs for tables. Houston made a stole in a white and blue design as a gift for his mother. F.H.A. NEWS The 1954-55 chapter officers have been elected from the unit officers and are as follows: Co-Presidents, Beverly Perry and Vera Carterg Vice President, Sue Kingg Secretary, Carol M o o rep Treasurer, Mary Sue Schwartz 5 Reporter, Charlotte Currierg Historian, J a nic e Kuhng Parliamentarian, S arah Jane Powell, and Song-Leader, Claryce Smith. Other F.H.A. activities include the F.H.A. district meeting at William B. Travis High School October 23. Activi- ties begin in the morning and last until about 2:00 p.m. During that time lunch will be served and a style show will be presented. A girl from each school was chosen to model in the style show. Carol Moore was selected to represent Baker. The sponsor of the Baker F.H.A. is Mrs. Harville. design was done in black and white.. It consists of ballot shoes and musical notes. The Children's Symphony is pre- sented by the Austin Symphony Orches- tra. 'T-' T 'L M A few Seventh graders were asked Baker is proud of Barbara Hamilton ,I ln , , 1 , because her design was chosen for the 'i if lizgffjjlons of Baker and here are front cover of the program for the first H'E'B' 1: I : H , Children's Symphony Concert. The com- 7 , 'v Duani Moore- Has 2' blg play' petition was among the entries from all ' Barker mrhe teachers looked the junior high schools of Austin. 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A V E N U E if ': ' ' .I has continued Since School Started- and fl ,,,,,:,,,,,,,,,,,..,,,,, J :,,,,,:,,,.:,,,,,:,-f the living room is almost completed. - -:::::::,,:::::::,::- 1,,,::-.,,-.v.,-.,,,:::::: V There is a new black iron legged base 1 3 SECOND AT LAVACA 1: for the couch, and the round table, cof- 1: n'n51m51o5mllY0U... SIXTH AT COLORADO if fee table, desk and chair have been C 67TH AT NORTH LAMAR fixed and redone very nicely. A new lp tablecloth was made for the round table ji '1-mu 47.-u'Sau IU3 6 8 3 5 I and a foam rubber pillow was covered ' ' 1, for the chair. A big surprise to Mrs. 'L :L-:L-ess:f.-.-::::.-ee.-:.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-1-::::,::.-::.-: f Harville was a beautiful lamp for the 7 ---:::::::::--::-::-ff----:::::::::::ff-Y:--.-: I, table given by the eighth grade, first 1' 1 period class. 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