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

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Page 4 BAKER ROCKET Christmas may mean seeing the yearly pageant or . . . going caroling or . . . decorating a tree. Did You Attend This Party? In our hustle and bustle of pre-Christ- mas activities we think only of the fact that Christmas is coming, without re- membering the more important fact that Christ was born. What would you think if several peo- ple came to your birthday party and ex- changed gifts among themselves but had nothing for you? In reality that's exactly what happens when we worry about what to give one another without a thought as to what we shall give Him whose birth we celebrate. What's Happening To The Meaning Of Christmas? Through the years past the meaning of Christmas has just dwindled down to the ideas of: It's a time to get caught up on all the things I've wanted for the past year , or Going to church and seeing the yearly Christmas pageant makes Christmas c o m p le t e , or, of course, Christmas just isn't Christmas without decorating the Christmas tree . The manger scenes we see signify the coming of the Lord. Jesus was born giv- ing the world a second chance. The wise- l A Christmas Poem Christmas bells are chimingg People, going to and fro. Sounds of sleigh bells tinkling Come across the snow. Mama is basting turkeyg Sis is making a cake, And if I don't quit snitching, I will have a tummy ache. Kin folks are a coming, And soon the setting sun Will send out echos to the hills: MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone! -Darline Inman I men, coming from foreign lands to pre- 11 Boy' Their Game ls Too Hoi' sent their gifts to the new born king, C0lIlI'lll1I'lIty Beauty Salon Thi boys runnling arotund at thfieir lulillcig show our happiness of giving instead of MRS, MAE CASSEL, owne, and Manage, perio may ma e v1s1 ors won er w a receiving, , kind of game they are playing- It's HOT Santa Claus isn't all of Christmas, or Bus' Ph' Mm - Home Ph' M034 ji BALL. This is the Way the game EOHSI even the snow, or the Christmas tree 2 2 I 7 E . AV E N U E 4: when One boy gets the ball, the other decorated with beautiful, new ornaments. , .-,,-,:,,.,.,.:,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,Q boys 'SPY t0 get it fr0Ir1 him either by Christmas brings back the old, precious ,.,vv,,,,,,,,:,,,::,:-fgggv-:qi just grabbing the ball or tackling him memories of our families gathered ,' F0 get it- Some of the f12Sh6S Play- around the piano singing the meaning- BRAY 81 JORDAN ing the game are Mauritz Soderlund, ful carols and the joy we got out of see- 'i Allan Rogers, Jack Nicholson, Del Mar- ing our loved ones opening a gift. C I + I. FS h I S I. tinez, and David Bryant. Christmas morning-the light of the ompe e me o C oo uPP'eS fl A AAAA Lord shows deep in the hearts of men. DELWOOD SHOPPING CENTER 'i T' ' :::::::::::::::::'-:: :ii It can be kept there always if we don't :v -.-::::,,,,-,-,,,,,,,:,,-v ,Q 1: let our minds wander and become idled -:,.,.,:,,,,::::,,::,:::'.:::v .I 1: Sh B d H 33 the bulicyi placksges Silnder the tree. 1, 1, oes, ags, an ose ., e can ca c t e rue ristmas spirit I 1: 1' if we try-or better still we can let it 1, 706 CONGRESS ig catchusl.. - 1: I l. 5 ::.-- f::,-f,-.-:,-:::: - 1, :::::::::::::::::J-Av-::v-J'-:-A 6 82, Lavaca ii 11 Bakerites have available a new rec- :J:::'-:::::::::::::::: :: :J if Regpongible Cleaning Since 1913 reation spot. Across the street from the A: ': ::: ':: : ::::: :1 1: f: Violet Crown Shopping Center is the I . 1, 1: KELLY SMITH Cleaners, Inc, 11 new roller rink. Shoe skates are one buck Cuneg S W 1, 1: and plain skates are half-a-buck. All 0 11 1: SH W' Iqih skate , trio , ladies , and couples can 1: kf.-::- :.-::::.-.-::.-: :A are terms that are heard frequently. f,,: ,.,-.,v.-.,,.,.,,.,,,,.,, H W.,,.,,.,,,.,,,.,.,-.v.-.,,-.,,v.,-.,,,. Founded 1925 by 1, I :i mmogvuwul SECOND AT LAVACA Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Cuneo 1, 1 15551 SIXTH AT COLORADO :1 ig 67THATNOR'I'HLAMAR 4225 GUADALUPE 1I 1 , . 4+ if 5 - 3 3 5 I PHONE 533425 IE 1 1,

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BAKER ROCKET . Page 3 PERSQNALITIES 'TRUE BLUE FACTS or BAKER To ring out the Christmas spirit we have Walter Dollar, Sue Mabry, and Janice Pargman as our personalities for December. Seventh Grade All I want for Christmas is Sue Mabry, is Sue Mabry, is Sue Mabry. All I want for Christmas is Sue Mabry, And I would have a Merry Christmas! Sorry guys, but I'm afraid Santa can't do this! She weighs 89 pounds and is 5'1 tall, so she wouldn't fit very well in a stocking. Her hair is black and her eyes are blue, these would make her pass as a doll though. If Sue could be put in a stocking, she would prefer be- ing put in Gene Davis'. She wouldn't mind finding in her stocking the record If I Give My Heart To You , plus a note saying she was to be alternate cheerleader for '55 and '56, If it wasn't so cold the most likely place to find her on Christmas Day would be in a swimming pool. For dinner that night a big plate of french fries would suit her just fine! Ninth Grade Okay, kids, give a listen and I'll tell you aboutlwhat a lot of Baker girls would like to have hanging on their Christmas tree on Christmas morning. He weighs 150 lbs. and is 5'11 tall. He came from Elgin, Texas. He likes to dress in blue and green, and, girls, he has eyes of blue and hair of brown. You might have a chance of having this for your Christmas present if you could get Charlotte Currier out of the way. fProbably impossiblelj We hope to see this name on a pro- footballlist some day as this is our personality's ambition-Walter Dollar. Think! Think, man, think! What would you were asked these you answer if questions? How many stairs are there? 142 stairs. How many Boy, there are Water fountains are there? Seven, man. Have you tried counting all the books and girls take home that the boys every night? If so, you know there are over fnow get thisj 9,000 books in cir- culation. Think what a noise it would be if everyone slammed his locker. It would take 690 people to slam them, because there are 690 lockers. Baker was built in 1894 and first called North Austin School. The name was changed to Hyde Park School, and still later it was changed to Baker School. If there are any facts you want to know, write the questions on a slip of paper and drop them in the press box. ii 'H' 'E ' l i, Eigh-th Grade I: Wanda s Beauty Shop :I AI was walking downtown window shop- 4209 Guadalupe I ping. I happened to stop and what did 1: 1 1 spy, but a bundle of jay. This bundle :r P H O N E 5 3 - 5 5 2 9 ., of joy was 5'2 tall, weighed 87 lbs. and QA A A A A-AA-AAAAA-AA Alll A A l' came in stock November 26, 1940. With !:::::'!:':':'!AiAf!f!!ffAf!:t:: it came brown hair and blue eyes. 'i , Y Y: .' This bundle of joy hasn't been bought L' C- Whlte Chula Co. yet, but if you want her, there are a 4000 Av E B l few qualifications you must have. You It ' ' I must like Hancock, Nat King Cole, Guy if Dinnerware-Pllnfffl-FiKarine' f Madison, I Love Lucy , swimming, 1: Gitts for All Occasions 1 social studies, collecting records, and .2 ::::::::::.-eefee.-aff: ' Tell Me, Tell Me , for these are Janice - L,:AviA,::::A,A,::::::::- Pargman's favorites. ,I I 1 I - - The Students Jeweler N WHAT WOULD You SAY? gf gf What would you say if someone came 1, . up to you and said, You're like a ' ' ' bebeeruf' Kind of bewildering isn't it? Neck Chains ,' No? Well some people thought it was: w A A 11 Leroy Henderson- You're crazy! 1111111315 4: Gene Mallard-- I wouldn't say any- thing. lr Charms 5, Kathryn Scheumack- Don't know. f . 1: Charles Ray Phillips- Wouldn't say ree engravmg on I' anything, ff purchases ,I Carter Simmons- Some catch to this! free Gift Wrapping 1, Edmond Tieman- Say the same thing ,, back to them. 1+ 2 -65 'i Miss Noack- I wouldn't know what to 'i 2 guicdiulr Say- I' t 12 Ina Faye Riprfv- Thank Youlf' msrmuwe jewelry 'g QA bebeeru is a South American ever- M l green tree.J iff:,::.-:::,-:e,-.-::::::::::.-.-'I effffse,-as - -fe.-ff.-:,:::::::: A -,-: f.-:.-fe.-,:::fl-:::.-ffeeeej , I Edouard Qfawezz Sfrop if Flowers for all Occasions fi Tele hone 53-2387 Austin, Texas 430I Avenue A P 4 -::::::::::::::: -::::::::::: A ---+--A----- A - - A - - - 1

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BAKER ROCKET A Letter to Santa Dear Santa, It's getting near Christmas again, and a list of toys and other things from dif- ferent boys and girls and even grown- ups will start to roll in, so we're getting our list in early. We feel sure since we have been so good and since we aren't asking for much you will bring us what We want. Here it is: Mary Burleson-a formal Newell King-a pool table Mary Steger-a 1955 red Buick Charlotte Griffith-clothes Mrs. Walden-furniture and a cadillac Frieda Rogers-tennis set Mary Tribble-wants to go with Tony Curtis Clysta Stone-a watch Allan Rogers-to be able to give Mr. Pine a lick Patsy Fleet-a real long book Frank Nelson-a girl Jerry Boyles-a trained animal Edgar Smith-passing grades Lucille Prado-a new bedroom suite Betty Rice-a trip to China and a horse Leroy Eastburn-a record player Betty Lawhon-a big brown teddy bear Mike Drousche-a bus Jesse Woolsey-a years supply of Gaines' Dog Food Jesse Freeman, Walter Had-ler, Howard Eads, and Alfred Baker-M a ri l y n Monroe Del Martinez-flast but not leastj wants Baker to win all its basketball games. 1 I An.tic,'-Dotes of Our Vice-Principal It seems that Mr. Cowan's main duty is to check on people who are absent. Maybe he decided to be a vice-principal because of an incident that happened in the early part of his life. Mr. Cowan Went to a country school which had two rooms for all eleven grades. One April Fool's day, all the boys in school Cwith the exception of onej decided to go on a picnic on the next day, which was a school day. The boys told all the teachers about it, but the teachers didn't say anything. The next morning the boys went to a place about a mile from school. They heard a noise, looked up, and saw the boy who was supposedly in school. He hold them that the teachers had planned a secret picnic for the girls who were not far from there. The boys were so mad Cincluding Mr. Cowanj that they ran back to school and turned everything upside down. That was where the trouble came in. You know what happens to mean boys, so I'll leave off there. Have you ever been in Mr. Cowan's office? You may have noticed the sign on the door as you went inside. It says, Quoth the Raven, Nevermore, Here's your hat And there's the door! Inside you see a piece of driftwood on 'I Page 5 1 I I A V 9.51. ,:.l,Q.a.e. ,yJ,,sj4ii,jl?.,4,Qf2g5Q,g,f ' . ft at 1 ,A ,' 'L ggi! J yy I f f I 22237535 Qi 7 , tgbiffiirf' Qlf,?.3S'f5 ' Can you guess who these hands belong to? Please put answers in press box. NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS WILL START YEAR December 31-one chime 'till midnight -bong! The whole town is in an uproar. The piano starts playing and everyone begins singing Auld Lang Syne in a loud clear voice. The old year will leave, and then will be the time to erase your slate and start off the new year right. In with the baby year '55 will come many new year's resolutions such as these: Mr. Pine-for all my algebra students to pass W Patsy Mokry-to get on the good side of the teachers Mr. Darnell-to make this the best year of his life QPIQ-gage, Lgve ya 10132, his desk. Written on it is, Don't be a Janice Kohrs-to do her homework Bake!-ites drifter. everyday at 5:00 'aff,-:safeff,-safe.-fefea,-ff: l While standing outside his office, visi- Earl Dean-not to have more than three I If tors might hearg Splat, I got 'em. That girlfriends at one time ,P PA S makes the third one today. Then his evil Mr. J effrey-to find out what Hthermer- :1 laugh flt isn't reallyl is heard. No, he's strokimortimerv means 1' I1 not hurting anyone. He is just enjoying Mr. Sayers-to drive more carefully :E If his favorite pastime-killing flies! Betsy Burba-to go to only one party 'I 1' a week M 'xf ': :: :'A::: Tx 1 And Down He Fell With a Thudl -lyme Mathews-make better grades 1: ::f:J:: : :::: ::: ::: :I Not too long ago an awfully surprised Fred Sachett-to be kind to other people ' ' 1 1 . 1 The Hltchln, Post 1: Allan Rogers almost scared everyone in E ame Berg to make better grades 1, 1 uwh th -- f th S th t ' algebra class half to death. He was do- . 77 an tirrldlnihz Wssvim me S ing his work for talking-J when his Enferfalns B.J.H. S'l'UdeflfS 'P I - - lf Austin' Tex 1011 L HMA If Stsfn Zglapsgd Hgh? Fnqii Em! Pierre The junior high school students were QL A - i A A l -818323 A A l A A A A A L iheuxe nfl ifufjfsng xt Weaolif S 00 S' entertained on Friday night, December liiig-T 'iliiiiiiif' iii NYUAA-'AAA-AU'A-A-A-L-U-: 10,1954,byaparty sponsored by the f ' ' ' T ' T ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' jf Baker P.T.A. Refreshments were served f, ' d F h d in .the hall. Dancing in the big gym, :I ere 5 999 ea mg 5 ee ..,.- 1, active games in the little gym, table 1: liek 11. I: games in the cafeteria, and a movie in ff b- 3,492 X, :I the auditorium furnished the evening's 'I I '. N v . 4 1, entertainment. Q' Qvtwig 'io 0 In 9 41 - .i..., Y , A , , ,Q ,, x . -- .... :- ,:- ::::::: f- I o ry I -' .M 1 SAVE IN THE 'Aft' ,,,,,prI ' 1 'Hb' :I 'lf' .IW 545 ' -' MUTUAL SAVINGS ., ' :ff with Butter Krust Bread! 'I 1, 1, INSTITUTION