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

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Page 2 BAKER ROCKET Here appear the Southern Belles and their escorts: CL. to RJ 7th grade, Pat Hughland and Billy Carterg Sth, Mary Grice and Glen'n Nobleg 9th, Gladys Cox and Walter Dollar. The girls were Belles of the Christmas Ball that was held at Baker December 17, 1954. SOUTHERN BELLES APPEAR AT BAKER In an array of blue and white decora- tions the Baker student body revealed the Belles of the Christmas Ball. The nominees were voted upon in each ad- visory, the students were limited to vote for anyone in their own grade. The nominees from the seventh grade were Sue Mabry, June Burke, Natheen Net- hery, Virginia Erickson, and Patricia Hugland, Billy Carter escorted the seventh grade Belle, Patricia Hugland. In the eighth grade the nominees were Emily Ford, Glenda Rutledge, Vera Carter, Wilma Williamson, and Mary Grice, Mary Grice, the eighth grade Belle, was escorted by Glen Noble. The ninth grade nominees were Dorothy Hall, Sandy Hitchcock, Patricia Foreman, Mary Sue Schwartz, and Gladys Cox. The Belle of the ninth grade, Gladys Cox, was escorted by Walter Dollar. Birthday Calendar Underway All set to go! was the reply when the band was asked about the Com- munity Birthday Calendar. The Band started the calendar about the middle of December and received supplies the latter part of the month. The listings are being sold for 3.25 per name and ads for 57.50. The calendars are on sale for 5.50. The picture of the band will be on the front of the calendar, and from 10 to The large Christmas tree, being the main attraction, was centered in the middle of the dance floor. Having been decorated with bright lights and orna- ments, it carried out a part of the idea of Christmas. The petite angels on four of the basketball backboards added to the idea. On one of the backboards at the end of the gym a glittering bell was hung to represent the Christmas Belles. On the wall at the opposite end of the gym three pastel candles were fastened. In the Little gym refreshments were served among the blue and white crepe paper streamers. A Cheer Merry Christ- mas was written on the blackboard. The different colors, styles, and fash- ions of the formals made the gym look like a page out of a leading fashion magazine. Some of the gallant gentle- men and dainty ladies who attended the Ball were Virginia King, Bill Foesling, Betty Green, Joyce Webb, Charles Dodson, Leroy Eastburn, Cotton Watford, Nita Barrington, Betty Snow- den, Montrue Hewitt, James McCutcheon, and Mary Metz. Footlight Players Present This coming spring the drama club will present a much requested three-act play, Little Women. It will have an all girl cast. Sometime during March the one-act contest play will be pre- sented. The contest play will be entered in competition with other Junior Highs. Girls Stress Sport Leadership Through 66Official Club Miss Noack is the sponsor of the girls' Official Club which meets -on Wednes- day morning twice a month in the big gym. This club is set up to teach the rules and regulations for officiating all kinds of sports in intramural contest and for class. Leadership is e s p e cially stressed in learning how to officiate these games. Sandy Hitchcock has been elected president and Pat Hugland, vice- president. f:,-.-.-.-:::,,,.- ,-::::::::, .-:::,3 1: :p EE e USTII1 LHLIYIDRY If 1, AND DRY CLEAN! G COMPAN lr 1, :n :E Ph. 6-3566 16th a Lama QE ff KuHN's PHARMACY if ff 5005 Airport Boulevard ll Phone 5-570I Austin, Texas if L. C. White china Co. 5: 4ooo AVE. B. f: 1: Dinne1-ware-Planters-Figurines I: Gifts 'ForlAll Occasions l 1 18 ads will appear on the face of the .f'A::::::: :::::::::::::: :f: ' ' ,L calendar. This is the first time that the Q calendar has been tried in Austin. Any- 1: one interested in learning more about if - NO- 1 901 Red RWCI' -. ----------- ------------------------------- ---------- 7 ' 0511 if the Community Birthday Calendar may 1' No' 2 1017 Barton Springs Rd' -sA s 7 '0132 1' b f h k d 11 No. 3 2815 Fruzh ........,.....,,....,....... .......... 7 -0323 ,- contact any mem er o t e Ba er Ban . .1 11310. 4 4355 guval Via v-A-VvvVV,VV47AVVA ----,--- 3 1: ::e:.-:,:,,,:::::::::.-,-.-fe-::: I nu, o. 5 5 1 urnet . .... ........ - 1, OPEN THURSDAY 1-:vaN1NGs 'TIL 9:00 if B H N0- 6 915 Lamar V- ---.--- --.------ 2 -0435 If P I C C A D I L L Y 1, N0. 7 3406 Jefferson ...... ........ 5 3-9157 4, ly A No. 8 1912 S. Congress ..... ,... .....,..,. 7 - 0218 lp C A F E T E R I A 11 No. 9 4511 Airport Blvd. ....,.. ........ 5 3-9198 11 Highest Quality - Liberal Portions ,I F009 STORE N0, 10 1621 E. 1 ,,,,,, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,.,,,, , 2-0389 ,I 6:301fQ1uf5,Rgg'gSP'M. In if No. 11 sos Koenig Lane. .,... ........ 5 3-9135 L. - -ii 9-1. - .RE i .S ...... il ..11 1 1 lsr qlef fl? l if - Hffffffllgflzw

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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'

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BAKER ROCKET Page 3 PERSONALITIES Seventh grade personality is Gilbert Dementg eighth grade is Glenn Noble and ninth grade is Sandy Hitchcock. SEVENTH GRADE He's stepping onto the scales: weight, 88 lbs.g height, 4 ft. 856 in. fthis matches his blond hair and hazel eyes perfectlyj. His fortune isn't very clear- it says he will either be an architect or engineer. This describes none other than Gilbert Dement, our seventh grade personality for this month. The true facts read: he has gone to Baker for one year and has been 13 since December 13. Among his favorites are: grey, Tony Martin, Beverly Loper, football, Mrs. Hart, Mr. McLemore, and Rice Institute. EIGHTH GRADE Tell me, Tell me! Tell you what? No, I mean that's the favorite song of our eighth grade personality. Tell moreg who is he? Oh, boy, he just loves gym and all the teachers are tops with him. In sports he goes for football, and fishing and hunting are his hobbies. Who is he? Just a minute. He is 5 ft. 8 in. tall and weighs 126 lbs. He was born November 27 and is 14 years old. His ambitions are to be a highway engineer, to play football, basketball and tlo be on the track team. Steak is his favorite food, but he doesn't have a favorite girl. Oops, I forgot to tell you his name-Glenn Noble. NINTH GRADE On July 6, 1940, something new came into the worldg Sandy Hitchcock was born in Austin, Texas. Little did she know she would become B.J.H.'s personality for the month of January, 1955. In case you don't know her she is 5 ft. 155 in. tall and to top it off she has bliondish brown hair and hazel eyes. Her favorites are: sports-swimming, hobby- dancing, color-blue, food-pickles, songs- Let Me Go Lover and Hearts of Stone , and hangout-Hancock. If you don't know Sandy, you should! KI really don't see h-ow you wouldn't know her since she was elected cheerleader and an officer of the Student Council by you. ANSWERS T0 SCRAMBLE UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE Kenneth Albers -Dora Flores not to have long hair. Jerry Baker -Jesse Freeman not to drive. Shirley Campbell -Pricilla Scharfe to have a bad com- Gene Davis plexion. Judy. Edwards Carroll Farmer Billy Green Montrue Hewitt Lou Ann Inman Joe Jennings John Kanetzky Joseph Langlois Elois Martin Lois Naurt Melvin Olfers Mary Peebles Paul Ramsey Pauline Salazar Benny Thurman James Valentine Edna Walenta Sandra Yoho Marilyn Schmidt to have straight hair. -Cherry Strong to be overweight. Rocket Spotlights Sixth Graders JANET BERG wants to be a nurse. Janet is looking forward to the eighth grade but not so much to the ninth grade because she will be 1eaving'Baker. JIMMY CAMPBELL'S favorite sport is basketball and he really wou1dn't mind being taller. fBy the way, if he had one wish to come true, it would be to be taller.J DAVID ERICKSON has a very inter- esting hobby. It is collecting stamps and different kinds of money. When asked how he liked Baker he said, Good. LOU ANN FINGER has a very good idea of what she wants to be when she gets infjunior high-a cheerleader. Swim- ming and dating are her favorite past times. JERRY HANKE likes gym, Coach, and football. fLet's hope he'll play for the Baker Bucks in the years to comel. One guy he would like to play like is Allan Rogers. BOBBY JACKSON is another who can't wait for the eighth grade. Also he wants to be on tlfe football team, fwhat boy doesn't?J and to be in all the activities. JOYCE SCHLEODER-here's another gal who wants to be a B.J.H. cheer- leader, and she is quite eligible since her favorite colors are green and white. JANICE SPAW is looking forward to being in all the activities available for the Jr. High students. One activity she will be in is the band because she is now a member. The Students Jeweler STERLING . . . 52 Neck Chains Initials Charms 4 11 . 1+ free engraving on 1 :I purchases -liavid Kennedy not to have pretty :I 'free Gift Wrapping ' s ir s. ' -Duane Moore to have blond hair. -Helen Herrin to be 6 feet tall. 1: 4, -Larry Mills not to be studious. 1 -Dail Mayes to be lazy. ' ji M -Toni Conditt to sing bass. 4: l -Marna Herrin to have blue eyes. 2::::::::::::::.-:.-:Jf:::::::'l Y.Afffi-IA'IIIJIffff-'IIlilffffffflllf-'.ji I Became Qfawm Slap Flowers for all Occasions Qt Telephone 53-2387 Austin, Texas 430I Avenue A :E