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

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Page 8 BAKER ROCKET They may save your life. Homemaking Classes Make Clothes For Dolls The Austin Jaycees sponsor on an- nual Chistmas party for unfortunate children. The names of these children are secured through the Salvation Army and invitations are sent to them. The train with the dolls for this year's party was late in arriving, and when the dolls did arrive, there were no clothes for them. The Jaycees asked different schools for help in making clothes for the dolls. Baker made 240 doll dresses but actually dressed nine dozen and sent the rest for extras. Mr. McLemore is to be given some credit because he let his last period class help Mrs. Har- ville dress the dolls. Other schools mak- ing clothes were Austin High, O. Henry, and Travis. Baker turned out more than any of the other schools. I AIMNDIII inf mn ours C A F E T E R I A s 'whenfood Ltatits Bart mum: nnwooo rvmous 5 n4....es.Qs.esQg.' QE IQ Established I884 :E Wholesale Grocers EI If AUSTIN, TEXAS If L ,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,..,. -Q Ii I: li Compliments of 1: 4, 4, 4, ,, 4 AUSTIN MAID if 4 4, 4 ICE CREAM if '4 4, 'z EE 14 4, ' ex - A SAFETY FIRST FOR PATRULMEN The Safety Patrol is a very important organization whether students realize it or not. At two different times during the day two sets of Safety Patrolmen go out on duty-in the morning and the afternoon. The Captain of the morning Patrol is Edward Hawk. His Lieutenants are Bobby Jackson, Philip La' Grone, and Jackie Thomas. The other members of the Morning Patrol are Arthur Baker, Dudley Thomas, Jerry Hanke, Leslie Shephard, D.-McClendon, Bobby Green, Raymond Childers, Bill Jennings, Lloyd Jordan, and Tommy Jordan. The Cap- tain of the Evening Patrol is Richard White, while his Lieutenants are Jimmy Cline, Jackie Dungan, Robert Reynolds, and Johnny King. The other members are Larry Barret, Jimmy King, Lloyd Nourt, Joe Brown, Bobby Dollar, Donny Hetzel, Tommy Hanson, Davis McClen- don, Billy Hanson, Metheny Chanceler, Ronnie Angel, Billy Dan Carthright, Nathan Burns, Clayton Mabry, Jimmy Cline, and John Korb. These boys saw a Safety Training film January 8. It is local and some of the boys at Baker were in it, they were Edward Hawk and Jerry Thur- man. Jerry Thurman moved last year and was not able to see himself in the film. Edward is still a member of Baker Patrol and got to see the film where he starred. The sponsor of the Patrol is Mr. Doyle Hickerson. Students Working On Various Art Projects With the help of Mr. Jeffrey some art students are making greeting cards. The way they do it is that they draw them and Mr. Jeffrey prints them. The three ninth grade classes are Working hard: one is making stained glass windows, another class is starting to work with clay, and the other class will be glazing their ,clay objects. MRS. CONRADT- Q'Continued from Page 11 clearance on each side when they pass through the locks. The Conradts arrived in Havana, Cuba, before the Christmas celebration started. Christmas is celebrated chiefly for its religious meaning since Santa Claus does not come until January 6. Roast pig is a favorite Christmas Eve dish with the people of Cuba, when the families gather to eat and celebrate the birth of Christ. The President of Cuba provides food for the poor for Christmas Eve. Mrs. Conradt said that she is very anxious to receive her membership card in King Neptune's Court, a certificate that is sent to each person traveling over the equator. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS 4 H.E.B. Foon STORE :E II No. 7 :E I, ,i II 3901 GUADALUPE 1: '4 -:::::::::::::::::::::::::!, T :Txxxf::f:: : 'i : 4 .I The Hitchin' Post 14 ll Where the cuisine of the South meets 1: that of the West :L :P Austin, Texas 1011 Lamar Blvdu ll 4: PHONE s-sszv I: x:x:'i:x:::::::x 4 4: Wanda's Beauty Shop if 4209 Guadalupe I1 QE PHONE 53-5529 :E 4: Avli :::::::::::::::::::::: 'F if HYDE PARK GARAGE :g 4, C. R. CSamD KELLY, Owner :P 1: COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING I: Any Make - Any Model Il Ig 513 w. 43rd sfreef Ph. 53-3323 il 4, ll 'Tm fx x' mxxiii 4, I U : 4, Cuneo s Qualrly .: 4 0 , 4, Baking Co. Q: Founded 1925 by li 4: Mr. cmd Mrs. V. A. Cuneo IL I P If 4225 GUADALUPE if 4, ,I PHONE 53-3425 8 xAA----A--------- 4:

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BAKER ROCKET Page 7 J. BOY'S P.E. NEWS It looks as though Coach Hickerson is keeping his boys right with the seasons, as past is the gridiron season, present is the cage seasong and all three grades, seventh, eighth, and ninth, are playing basketball. The seventh grade started out by learning the fundamentals and skills, such as passing, shooting, and guarding. The eighth grade reviewed first, prac- ticed some, and began playing. The ninth grade brushed up a few memories and began playing. All classes have now begun inter-class competition. Next the boys will link seasons to- gether with three wee-ks of soccer and begin another season of track. i::: :::::::: : : : : :::::::: -A-:-3 fl Community Beauty Salon Il Mas. MAE CASSEL, owner and Manager 1: If Bu. Ph. z-ms - Home Ph. s-2034 1: It 22:1 E. AVENUE ft '+ ,xg::::,:x,:,::,:,:,,. -if 25 DERDEN'S PET sHoP 5: gf 5237 N. LAMAR :I il Everything for the Pets IL jr Phone 53-9015 :E 4. --A -AAA YA A--- - -4 Cagers for Baker Jr. High this year are: top row l-to-r: Johnny Williams, Walter Dollar, Allan Rogers, Clifford Pellar, Dolan Dull, Coach Hickersong bottom row l-to-r: Preston H a r v e y, Jerrel Archie, Ted Snitko, Virgil Weiss, David Bryant, Glen Noble. McCallum Eeks Out Win Over Baker A well improved Baker team staged its home debut against McCallum on January 11, 1955. Although McCallum squeezed out 2 points ahead at the final whistle, the Baker team looked entirely different than in their previous game against Allan. The game was evenly matched, the Scotties sitting one point on top at the first quarter mark, 19-18, the Buckaroos on top 20-19 at the half. The second half McCallum squad played an entirely different game. The shooting was from the outside and con- sequently one or two long buckets were sunk. But in the last quarter the Scotties did little or no shooting. Protecting a two point lead, they froze the ball every time they got their hands on it. Several times Baker broke it up and gained pos- session of the ball, but each time failed to score the needed 2 points to tie the score and possibly win. High point man for the Buckaroos was Walter Dollar with 14 points. The final score was 25 to 23 in favor of McCallum. Bulldogs Blast Bucks ln Opener On January 6, 1955, the Baker Buck- aroos opened another season of basket- ball on the Allan Bulldogs' home court. The Bulldogs came out on top of a one- sided score, 33-12. Allan led all the way, the Bucks' strengthening a little in the second quarter. Baker tried 24 field goals, making 2, and 8 points were chalked up at the ,charity line. High scorer for the Bucks was Walter Dollar with seven points. Scholarships Won By Students On December 22, 1954, Crenshaw's Athletic Club sponsored their second an- nual city-wide tumbling contest. This contest is open to boys and girls, aged 9 to 14, and is to discover new athletic ability. The winner receives a scholar- ship of one year's free training in tumbling, diving, trampoline, and danc- ing. About 17 students from several schools attended. The stunts were rated by points. There were stunts on the trampo- line, tumbling, dancing tbalancel, jump- ing, and running. It looks as though Baker held the reins, as Barbara Williamson and Brucie Cavett attended from Baker and won first and second places respectively. Bar- bara won with a total of 20355 pointsg Brucie, 201 points. Stunts included in the contest were: Kon the trampolinej seat drops, forward and backward flipsg fin the belt and on the matsj forward and backward rolls. Pictured below, Barbara Willamson and Brucie Cavett, winners of competition at Cre'nshaw's. EE ROY COX SERWCE :E KING BEE HAMBURGERS Q: P H O N E 5 ' 9 4 2 ' 472: AIRPORT BLVD. 1: YOUR FRIENDLY SINCLAIR DEALER H O N E 4 3: 43rd . DUVAL 5- P ----- 592 ' Ig s1x'rH AT co1.onADo WALTER A. TEW :E . I E U evm AT Norm-I LAMAR 5: Phone 5- I 762 'r ' an as Wana' I3 ,i :g 5 - 3 3 5 l 5- Electrical Con+rac+or

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ll I .fl Mtlitl The Eyes ali Ears of Baker Vol. VI-Issue IV Baker Junior High February, 1955 PERFORMANCE PLANNED AGAIN Baker is to be honored again on April 16. Four Baker students will be selected from Mrs. Hart'S 6th period, 9th grade Social Studies class to appear on World at Our Doorstep where the students will discuss the Philippines. The program will be on KTBC TV at 1:00 P.M. .i..ll.... i-i AUSTIN POPULATION JUMPS January 25, 1955, at St. David's Hos- pital, 1:31 P.M., a 9 pound, 6 oz., 22 inch, boy was born. The son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Childers, Jr. was named Brady G. Childers. Mr. Childers, who is Baker's Shop teacher, is a very proud father. Tears are not always tears of grief: Vera Carter's tears were tears of hap- piness as she received a bouquet of red roses for being elected F.H.A. Valentine Sweetheart for 1955. Her uncle, Mr. A. J. Hamilton had to furnish the handkerchief. Mr. Bill Bessler is Baker's new Math teacher. He taught at O. Henry and Crystal City previously. He is married and has two boys: one three years of age and the other four months. Mr. Bessler says he enjoys the friendliness and traditions of Baker. Friendship Week Planned The week of April 18-22 has been de- clared Friendship Week by the Student Council. To start off the week there will be a 'Sunrise Dance. Friendship books will be sold to be signed by classmates. During the week the girls will carry the boy's books on a certain day and on another day the boy's will carry the gir1's books. To end this celebrated week there will be an Aloha Dance where the friendliest boy and girl will be announced. Attention 9th Graders The Rocket Staff requests that you turn in a school picture for the year book to Mrs. Conradt as soon as possible if you have not done so already. THE ROCKET STAFF BAKEIPS QUEEN or HEARTS The annual F.H.A. Valentine Dance was held on Friday, February 11. This was the dance at which the F.H.A. Sweetheart was presented. The ten nomi- nees were: Pat Foreman, Judy Berry, Dorothy Hall, Charlotte Currier, Janice Kuhn, Beverly Perry, Carol Moore, Wilma Williamson, Vera Carter, and Janice Pargman. Each was escorted by her father. The gym was decorated in red and white, the organization's colors. The theme was Queen of Hearts , which' was carried out throughout both gyms. The F.H.A. Queen of Hearts is Vera Carter and she was escorted by her uncle, Mr. A. J. Hamilton. She was pre- sented with a bouquet of red roses. Sandy Hitchcock served as Mistress of Ceremonies. Art Contest Under Way HEY, KIDS5 NOW'S Y-OUR CHANCE TO GET YOUR IDEAS INTO THE Y E AR B O O K! WRITE YOUR IDEA FOR ART DRAWINGS TO CARRY OUT THE THEME OF THE YEARBOOK ON A PIECE OF PAPERg SIGN YOUR NAME TO ITg AND DROP IT INTO THE PRESS BOX IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE. DO IT RIGHT AWAYg YOUR DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 28. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET YOUR NAME INTO THE YEAR- BOOK! Hit or Miss Are you going to the carnival? If you are you will see a certain booth that the Student Council believes will stand out from all the rest. This booth will have a pretty girl fin a bathing- suitl sitting on a swing. If you can throw a ball and hit the target, the girl will fall in a tank of water. This booth will be under the direction of the Student Council. '