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

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BAKER ROCKET Page 7 Cage Season Back BOOM-there goes the gun! What do you know? Basketball season is here! The big gym in the afternoons after school echoes with the sounds of a group of boys working pretty hard, practicing making baskets or having a scrimmage game between themselves. Mr. Hickerson is reported to be keeping them pretty busy. Some of those hoping to make the starting line up are: Allan Rogers, Virgil Weiss, Walter Dollar, David Bryant, Ted Snitko, Johnny Williams, Preston Harvey, Jerrel Archie, Dolan Dull, and Clifford Pellar. fl J W 5 :I 1: 1 if sos CONGRESS .I 11 1. Roy George and Wells Hurt 1 Aims High, Baker Leaves Football: Looks To Basketball What were the students and football team of Baker looking for this past football season? The answer was vic- tory . What kept us from winning any victories? There are many possible answers. 1. Was it the school spirit? The spirit gained from the Beat the Eagles Week, showed the team that the students were really behind them, as did the pep gathered from the rallies, the sunrise dance, and the posters. 2. Was it over-confidence? This par- ticular problem did not seem to trouble the Buckaroos. 3. Was it the football team? The team had four lettermen from the '53 sea- son: Charles Dodson, Walter Dollar, Allan Rogers, and Walter Wyman. Ex- perience in playing makes for confi- : S r . S+ +. dence. Credit must go to the whole team I e wee a 'on :1 for making it possible for a player to ,' TEXACO PRODUCTS 1: make a gain. It takes the whole team ' 1 1: 43rd ai Guadalupe ,I from the waterboy to the best player 11A--UA-HUA-U-UA U 11 to win. .glgllli.-,ll',':lLi.i.-,!,':1llY. I Although Baker didn't win any games 1: 11 in football, the boys met lessons in 1 1: teamwork, fellowship, and responsibility. 1: I The team must now set its goal on the 1: 5005 AIFPOH' Boulevard fl city basketball championship .The stu- 11 . 1: dent body has the spirit to back the ll Phone 5570! - Aushn' Texas team. The fighting spirit of Baker Junior E::::::f:::.-::::::.-:E.-.-::.-.-JE High will not die! eff.-- ,,:.-ess.-::,::,:::fs.-:fA-:::::::,::,:::,::::::::::.-.-ia '1 lf FRENCH PLACE FOOD STORE 1: 41 2002 Mmm Road 11 1 'I 1: PHONE 2-6615 1: 1- -,-,sssfsssx,::,,,:::,,, ,:::,- l' -F, sf,-s: A.-ess:f:::,-:::.-::::,-:::::,-fe:f efff -.-.3 ft I1 ir 1: if EL MATAMOROS 1' 1, M '1 1 :g 504 EAST AVE. PHONE 7-7023 1 1 15 7 ' A A ' xx:ff:f:ff::f fx-':sf-ws -'x:f ff: 'rxff' 1 gf SEVEN ELEVEN DAIRY STORES 1: g No. 1 901 Red River . ..........................,................ ,......... 7 -0511 jg , No. 2 1017 Barton Springs Rd. ...... .,...... 7 -0132 1, '1 No. 3 2815 Fruth ....,..............,.,..... .......,.. 7 -032311 1' No. 4 4215 Duval ,..,. o......,........ .......,, 5 3 -9124 ,I nu No. 5 5101 Burnet Rd. ...... ,........ 5 3-9115 1, :I E N No. 6 915 Lamar ..,,......,.. .......... 2 -0486 fl ,Q No. 7 3406 Jefferson ......... ,........ 5 3-91571: 1. A No. 8 1912 S.-Congress .......... ..,.,.,. 7 -0218 11 1 F000 STORES SSI 13 itll il f9ff..?!lf!f..11 'ji111i53Z3l33 :E :I if No. 11 sos Koenig Lane ,........ ..,..... 5 3-913511 If Managers Office, 409 W. 29 ....... ........ 8 -8777 11 L: -A-- : ff: Af:sfffessef.-Eess,-:JL-sf, E --A-- l' Miss Elnora Noack, who teaches girls' P.E., went to The University of Texas, competed in intramurals, and was a member of the Pen Club. She has a Bachelor' of Science degree in Physical Education. Miss Noack enjoys all sports, but her favorites include watching football and playi'ng badminton or basketball. Last year she taught in a junior high school in Houston. Her second year of teaching began here at Baker in Sep- tember. Girls P.E. Soccer Socks 'Emll As I walked into the girls' locker room the other day, these are the sounds that greeted me: Boy, I thought I was a goner when she slid into me right after the second half started! Man, that second half was really rough! What is going on, I wondered. Second halves don't come in baseball anymore than sliding in football! What have these girls been doing? More sounds. I hardly knew 'where the ball was on that roll-in after she and I collided. Ah ha! I can add: sliding equals ten- nis shoes on the playgroundg second half equals half of the gameg double foul equals a roll-ing add them together and what do you get? Soccer. As if one answer equals another prob- lem, these sights greeted me. One beauty presents a bandage on her head, fin soccer you can't use your hands so you use your headlg another has no shoe on her right foot: another sports a black and blue spot on her leg. Ah ha! Another answer. Bandages plus turned ankles plus black and blue spots can equal only one thing. That'S the life of- a soccer player!

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Page 6 ' BAKER ROCKET Picture from the play, Portrait of Nelson Holiday Jr., one of the two plays given by the Footlight Players. R The Greatest Story Lives The Footlight Players, together with the Music Department, presented to the P.T.A. a Christmas Pageant. The story of Christmas worked into a stirring play. The Drama Club's plays on November 19 and 20 were a success. The attendance was fair for both nights Of the per- formance. The next meeting of the Drama Club will be held the second Tuesday after th ' ' . NEW YEAR IS CELEBRATED IN MANY COUNTRIES New Year's Day, the first day of our calendar year, is celebrated in almost every country. New Year's is a time of gaiety in the Orient. Homes are deco- rated and friends give each other gifts, In Europe the day is celebrated by fam- ily parties, giving of gifts, and visiting of friends. In the United States people attend church, go to the movies, or go to other Student Council fcont'd.j- tee to talk to Mr. Darnell about having a student store. Those students on the committee are: Carol Moore, Sue King, Donnie Tew, and Billy Carter. The Student Council is setting up a student bank. This bank will be located in the corner of the little gym. This 'bank will loan the students money. Not over fifty cents will be loaned to a per- son at a time. After three days there will be a one cent interest charge for each day until the money is repaid. Stu- dents will not receive their report cards until all loans are paid back. The people who will be running the bank are Glenn Noble, Peggy Parrish, Patsy Sherrill, and Vernon King. Basketball Schedule January '7-Allan at Allan January 11-McCallum at Baker January 14-Travis at Travis January 18-U.J.H. at Baker January January January 28 February 1-Travis at 21--O. Henry at O. Henry 25-Allan at Baker at McCallum Baker -McCallum Ch t h ld :iff-is:Tf,:gi5133,-.Jg:-.,,v.,,, places for entertainment. Parties are february 4-U'J'H' at U'J'H' I: given on New Year's Eve to watch the jbff13ff'A3jf3lA13PH1'YAat Baker Ii H.E.B. FOOD STORE :Q Old year ent- , , O ' ' ' ' ' ' ' , 4, The Chinese, Egyptian, Jewish, Roman 1, ,I II NO, 7 If and Mohammedan years began at dif- . . :I :I :I ferent times, but the first day of each :I ' 0 e II 'I 3 9 0 I G U A D A L U P E 'I year was celebrated with a festival. Long II I' l,,,-.-:.-.-ff.-O-.-ff.-.-:.-.ev-.-.-:.-.-:Q ago the Egyptians celebrated the New lv ,T:.-f.-:: v-:::-ff:f-::-:----1 7 Year about the middle of June when the fL::: A: -:::::::::::AA A II 2+ The J-'P Cockfeu 90- 71 ':f3.?:',.g?55fi2.Ws.'t... 21 .I 'I P Inl'In9 Omce SUPPIIM ' ll Iran. The date of the Hindu's New Year 11 Nelson Davis 81 S071 ,I :I I6I6 Lavaca Street II depends on his religion. The Hindu's be- 'I E51-ablisl-,ed 1334. II II I' long to many different religious groups, In .I if P H O N E 7 ' 4 4 6 1 and each group has a different date for II Wholesale Grocers fff-'J-'J-'-'f-'f-'ff-'-'ff- 5 the beginning Of the year. New Year's AUSTIN, TEXAS :I 1, J:ff:: ff: : :: :'Tf Day is celebrated many different ways. Lv -,-,,,.,,.,.,,.,,,,,.v :,,,f 'I ' Y -AA-AA-A--g-AA-A- - AAA- A A lg KING BEE HAMBURGERS I. ,.... ,,., ,. .,,,, ..,, I , 'T ' +, Ig 472I AIRPORT BLVD. I D D 1' P H o N E - .- - - - 5 9 2 4 I I: 1: , 11 'L 1: nfl 'T gf I It p :+ FUNERAL HOME 1' 'Aiififiif'1'ffi'fQ'Qif'1ff'ff I tIl..ir t.ic I' II -I ' ' ' ' ' ' O ' ' O ' ' ' O ' ' ' O ' O ng ssvr'e . ' ff:-: A ef' gl HYDE PARK GARAGE ., .... gg ., , II C. R. 1Samb KELLY, Owner ig , M ga :I :I COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING 'I I ,... I K' I , ,.,., I lrschner Cafe ' Ig Any M ake - Any M Odel I- 7' I I I ?L 5'3 W- 43rd 5+fPe'f Ph- 53-3323 :I -I 5437 BURNET ROAD 3- Le:x.e.-.e.-.A.-:.-x.-.-eff.-.-:.-ee.-J ' :L-..,.,,..,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,,.-.,.. - - 52 Lunches - Steaks - Fried Chicken fl :I 1: ga .'-'-' 1 1-2 -'f1 --3- f':' :I Home Made Pies 'I I I ' 'V 1: ' WALTER A- TEW II Mr. .Harvey Hall is Baker's newest 1' 4, :I custodian. I WE PREPARE FOOD 4, I' Phone 5-1762 II Mr. Hall was born in ,Travis County. 1' TO TAKE HQME I' +I .Three weeks ago Mr. Hall was mar- 'I I: Electrical Contractor 1, fled- Mr- and MIS- Hall 11099. t0 K0 to IQ P H ON E 5 3 - 5 0 1 0 II I, jg Nashville, Tennessee, on their honey- I 4, 'J-' A '-'rf-'-'-AISI:-'Jfr-I 'ff-Af: muon In the early future. ::::::::.-::::::::::.-:ffr,-:E

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Page 8 BAKER ROCKET Tommy Alexander, blue ribbon singer TOMMY DID IT: HE DID IT AGAINg HE'LL TRY AGAIN Austin, then Corpus Christi spelled blue ribbons for Tommy Alexander's singing ability. The competition dates were November 15 'and November 24. These ribbons were received from Dis- trict 15 and the Baptist State Music Festival. He was graded superior at both meets. Tommy hopes to attend ahnother state meeting in Dallas, Texas, on May 13-14 and a national meeting at Glorietta, New Mexico. At both meetings Tommy sang Some- body by W. S. Weedeng his accompanist was Mrs. David Lewis. Tommy is a representative of the Ridgetop Baptist Church. gl Mayton Food Market asoo' LAMAR 1: Q: PHONE 53-I70I 1: E: RAINBOW BEAUTY SHOP if :I 408 East 43rd St. - Ph. 5-89l0 I, AIR CONDITIONED : A Ax'Ti'2'L'Q'::iff Tiff? I: :E I 4: '1 Compliments of 1: IE AUSTIN MAID 'I I, I ICE CREAM 5: It 1: I I IL - - ..... ,...,,,, , M gl Chess Reveals Champions The Chess Club conducted a tourna- ment from November 29 to December 6. The tournament was divided into two divisions. In class A, experienced play- ers, nine people were entered, and in class B, beginners, ten people were en- tered. Bobby Wykes, Leroy Eastburn, Dean, and Cotton Watford tied' for place in division A. Other members of division A were James Atchison, Frank Bird, Benny Engelke, Walter Hadler, and Gene Mallard. In division Hanson and James McCutheon first place with Jimmy Baker, Deltenre and Kenneth Prim tied for second. Other members of division B were: Charles Casey, Leon Crooks, Mack Daniels, John Robinson and Billy Watford. Ribbons were awarded to the members who won the first places in class A and B. In division A Earl Dean winner of first, Leroy Eastburn winner of second, and Cotton Watford, winner of third place in the class A runoff were awarded prizes. Baker parents attend junior high after years outside Parents Return To School The second meeting of the Baker P.T.A. was held on November 12, 1954. It was called Back to School Night , and all the junior high parents and elementary parents were urged to come and meet their children's teachers. The meeting began with the business in the auditorium. The operation of the Brownie and Cub Scout troops was dis- cussed, along with announcing the names of the homeroom Mothers. Then a sched- ule was followed by the parents by which they met all of the Junior High teachers and the teachers explained what they were teaching and how. Parents of elementary school students went to the students' homerooms. Afterwards, refreshments were served in the cafeteria. Some of the parents stated that they thought the meeting was a great success and they enjoyed it very much. CORRECTIONS FROM LAST ISSUE I 'l I I X 4: . ki Q igl d fl 5 'fD'X, , - . if .. ,- .f- -QM . . --- I. g , If. P - Q v lifrffht V 1-I ,',.fg.1t r'Q,:Qx.1 54- Alf .c ,MA : Q0 -- , . QB' X a v ' . I I , ' . : yg1u,,, fliklgllr OAI5 omg runny IJ elervxonslrule School QFIPIT. Christmas Program Presented by Speech, Art, and Music Classes The speech, art, and music classes presented a Christmas program for the BJXA. on December 14. The name of the play was Christmas Eve News g in this play Joe found the true spirit of Christmas. Three singing choirs and a speaking choir took part in the pro- gramg solists from the choirs were Allen Rogers, Judy Berry, Claryce Smith, and Tommy Alexander. On December 13 the fifth grade and sixth grades of Austin participated in a Christmas program at the' coliseum. T ' '7, I I .1 Saegert Bros. Furniture Co. .2 I I Q Not the Largest-But Active :, I7l0 LAVACA ST. -- PH. 7-448I if :E AUSTIN. TEXAS :l T:fiI'iElZ1':'FI-TITIQDKE :E22IQfQ.Q'35EfI.:Z ATT lg PICCADILLY 1: 3: c A F E T E R I A :I 'I Highest Quality -- Liberal Portions 4: 'I FAIR PRICES I, :I 6:30 A.M. to 8:30 P.M. :I I 8OI CONGRESS ,Q j: DERDEN'S PET SHOP :I 1: 5237 N. LAMAR :l Everything for the Pets Ig 1: Phone 53-9oI5 :I Ifxxx:x:::T::'A:Tx::TI 11 Austin Building Materials 11 I I I: 4l25 Guadalupe 1: In 4 :C Ph. 5-8768 Austin 5, Texas if L ....11,1 ........Il,.. 1 I