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

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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

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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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in i ii i ie i E it Me Eyes ai l i . Ears of Baker Vol. VI-Issue IV Baker Junior High January, 1955 Mrs. Conradt Joins King Neptune's Court Mrs. Conradt visits Peru, Cuba, and Panama during Christmas holidays. Travel broadens the mind . . . It certainly does, would be Mrs. Letha Conradt's reply, after her trip to three points outside the United States: Lima, Perug Panama City, Panama and the Canal Zoneg and Havana, Cuba. Accompanied by her husband, Mrs. Conradt made the trip from the States by plane. The first city visited by the Conradts was Lima, Peru. Mr. Barton Wilson, who is known to some of the people around Austin, showed them points of interest in Lima. He also took them to dinner at a native restaurant. The dining area is open and surrounds a patio. Many of their dishes use fish since Lima is on the Pacific Ocean, and fishing is an industry there. Peruvians make mealtime a real event and spend a long time in eating the meal. One of the tourist attractions in Peru is the silver work. Mrs. Conradt brought back several beautiful examples of it in the forms of pins, bracelets, llamas, and similar souvenirs. - Another object of interest in Peru and Panama was the school situation. Classes are taught in English half of the day and in Spanish the other half. Peruvians have realized that their coun- try's progress is boosted by speaking English. They are becoming proud of their country as a nation. School was dismissed in Lima on December 21 for the summer vacation, because Peru is on the other side of the equator. School will begin again in March. A practice that might Prove interest- ing to some people is the siesta time in these countries. During the winter in Lima all stores are closed from 12 Noon until 3 P.M., while during the summer, siesta lasts from 11:30 A.M. until 3:30 P.M. so that people will have time for a .swim at the beach, too. On the way back from Lima Mr. and Mrs. Conradt stopped twenty-four hours in Panama City, Panama. There, friends whom they had met on the way to Peru showed them around Panama City and the Canal Zone. They saw the golden altar which the pirate Morgan, failed to find when he attacked and destroyed the city of Panama. Another interesting sight was the operation of the Miraflores Locks to permit two large ships to pass into the Pacific. Large battleships like the Missouri have only about an inch CContinued on Page 85 IN MEMORY Baker expresses its deepest sym- pathy to the family of Jerald Moon. Students and teachers miss his cheer- ful ways. Carnival Coming The carnival is coming to town or rather to Baker School. The Spring Carnival, sponsored by the P.T.A. is be- ing held February 19. Just about every- thing will be included except the wild animals, of course. The time has not yet been decided upon but be looking for it. Don't miss it! Singing In The Spring For Baker - On April 15 at 8:30 P.M. the Spring Music Festival will begin. This festival is only for the junior highs of Austin. The following schools that are going to take part in the festival are: Baker, Allan, Travis, 0. Henry, McCallum, and Fulmore. McCallum will be the host to Baker and U.J.H., while Travis hosts Allan, Fulmore, and 0. Henry. Everyone is invited to either of the schools in the morning, but at 2:30 in the afternoon the McCallum group will go to Travis to be combined into groups to sing together. This should be a delightful experience for anyone who has not been to or seen a Spring Music Festival. Baker has 60 people singing in the festival. The directors for it are Dr. Travis Shelton and Mr. Ed Hatchett. Be sure to come to the Spring Music Festival on April 15-16. Baker Looses Teacher Baker students and faculty will be missing a familiar person in Baker ac- tivities. Mrs. Elaine Walden is joining the O. Henry faculty at mid-term. 5 Taking Mrs. Walden's'math classes if Baker will be Mr. Bill Bessler. Baker extends good wishes to Mrs. Walden in her new assignment and a warm wel- come to Mr. Bessler as he begins his work here. f ' p 5'