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

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W, ,, J BAKER ROCKET Page 5 BOYS RECEIVE JACKETS Pictured above: bottom row, left tolrightg Virgil Weiss, Glen Noble, Billy Linder, top row, left to rightg Dolan Dull, Bobby Allison, Richard Sanders, Walter Dollar. These boys received letters and jackets for football. On Friday, January 14, the Baker Junior High football letterman received their letters and jackets. In assembly Mr. Darnell introduced Coach Hickerson who in turn introduced the boys. The first boys he introduced were the captains and two year lettermen, then all the ninth and eighth grade lettermen, and the boys that helped all sea- son: the managers, Billy Carter and Gene Moore. Boys that received letters are Walter Dollar, Walter Wyman, Billy Linder, Allan Rogers, Charles Dodson, Hugo Raven, Virgil Weiss, Earl Dean, Alfred Baker, Johnny Williams, Bob Young, Glenn Noble, Dolon Dull, Ted Snitko, Lee Ray Basore, Harley Saathoff, Bobby Allison, Charles Brown, Richard Sanders, Del Martinez, and David Kennedy. Fashions For Easter To Be Presented On March 17, 1955, a 45 minute as- sembly will be held for the Jr. High students of Baker. This will not be a regular style show with all the customary frills and bows. Seventh, eighth and ninth grade boys will act as guinea pigs and will model everything from sport shirts to tuxedos. The stage will be decorated by the eighth grade art classes, and the back- ground music will be bop records. The clothes are to be furnished by Morton's Boys Shop. The main purpose of the style show is to present to the teenage boys of Baker new styles and color combinations. 55 1, The Hitchin' Post '1 1, , 11 Where the cuisine of the South NCCU 1: that of the Welt 4 ft Austin. Texnl 1011 Lamar Blvd. Q 1, PHONE 8-8827 ,I J :::::::.-::.-::::::, I si 1: ' BRAY 8: JORDAN 11 5, DELWOOD PHARMACY 'l Complete line of School Supplies 1' . A A 1, DELWOOD SHOPPING CENTER ll Contests Cage Season Becomes History 1s-::r-:exfe-fe,-xefeeeffe: ,J H B T A:::f::::::::::::::: ::i e y eams U-'H -----------------------------P-----P 1' Allan .......... ...... A 6 4 1 In the little gym of Baker Junior Mccallum 6 4 I ' ' l High, January 19, 1955, tumbling con- grallsnrsg ' 3 5 Compllments of fi tests were held. The judges were Miss B'k 'A 1 1 9 j1 ' 1' Janet Thigpen, Baker's former girls' ,,ifilg:QQ:QA.::A:LQA.:,::::,,:: 1: physical education teacher, Miss Kay ff If 1: Cowan, from the University of Texas, :1 '1 and Mr. S. D. McLemore, one of Ba1ker's ' G D ' E social studies teachers. If FUNERAL HOME 1: 1, 1 The contestants went out in groups of j1 jf four. The first place winners were Brucie Q AAA A A AQAYEQFS QFA A 1A Anll A AAAA- A A AA A Caveff- Virginia Kina Vera Caftelw and 1,Qs.-ll,Qi-QQQQQQQQQQQS.,,,.,Q,,Q,,QQQl,,,,,,,,- 'ffffff ' Wilma Williamson, who made up team 1: 1, three. The second place winners were , Faye Rippy, Avis McFarland, Sarah Jane 11 Sha? Powell, and Pat Foreman, who were 1: Fl l . , all on team two. The third place win- owers for al Occasions ,: ners were Marilyn Henderson, Barbara 11 Telephone 53-2387 Austin, Texas 430I AvenueA ', Williamson, Dora Flores, and Lanell e Tex,xxx:,,,..,::,:,,,,,,,,:,:Jxxx,,,::,,,e:,:,:,-S-,1 Stanford, who were on team four. ::::.-:,:,,,-,,:,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,:,,,:,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,: 1 l The winners were chosen on a point D basis, the highest amount being five N 1 901 R d R 7 051111 points. The teams had to do individual 11 0' e We' -. '----'---------------------------------'--- ---------- ' 1. :1JiE011P1e 11gn31.Af1L1ey 111111 had 1111111111111 3: E33 5 ?3?L2'if'f?fTHiffff..13 ' ,... jiijjjiiggf QQ Il S 0 ga 0111 S. ' , uv AAAADAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA - , e:x:x,,,:,.-,::,,:,,:,,:,,, 1I ,.,,, Ng. 5 5101 Burget Rd. ,,,., .,,.,.,.., 5 3-911511 ', E I go. 6 Lgltgr ............ ............ 2 -0486 j: ' ' - - 1 o. 7 6 e erson ....... .......... 5 3-9157 Austin 'Bulldlng Materials A No. 8 19121 S.ACongress .,.,..,., ,,.,,.,A,,,, 7 -0218 4125 Guadalupe 1 F000 STORES 533 13 fill E l'?fffflTflf..3 ijjijiijfiiilglizi 11 i N11. 11 sos Koenig Lane ......... .,,,...,. 5 3-91351: Ph- 5-8768 Austin 5. Texas 1, Managers Office, 409 W. 29 ...... ......,... ........ 8 - 8777 11 -r-1-,,-,-A,A, A, ,,,A,,, A--- 'I :::::A,:::A,::::::: ,A,,,,- A AAY- AA-AAAI1

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Page 4 BAKER ROCKET FUTURE EXAMS WILL SOON BE HERE In the past few weeks many of us have taken midyear examinations. Long before was the time to start studying for them. Indeed by now most of us know what we made on each of these exams, where we made our mistakes, and should be looking toward being prepared for the finals in May. Check yourself by taking this special pre-examination Yes-No quiz and keep it to refer to as you prepare for future quizzes. Are you familiar with the goals of your courses? Have you understood the significance of your assignments? Do you know what have been stressed by your'teachers as the high spots of your courses? Do you know the special vocabularies of your courses? CParticiple, predicate, adiective, gerund in English.J , Havefyou mastered the various for- mulas, the fundamental laws- and 'rules of your courses? Do you know the significance of fa- mous people? Do you know the dates of important events? - Can you show relationships? QAnalyze the causes of the American Revolutiong ,Q TEXAS gg STATE BANK 1904 GUADALUPE Austin's only convenient K neighborhood bank 2 snnvns YoU 55 compare the sonnets of Shakespeare and Keats.J A no answer to any question means: Buckle down and start reviewing. Go over your notes, review your textbooks, attend any review classes that may be offered, get together with friends' and quiz each other on the tough items of your courses. Anticipation is preparation, too. An- ticipate your final exams by composing questi-ons for yourself and friends. Old tests and quizzes can give you valuable hints or clues to the type of question you may get on your finals. An examination is not a torture de- vice, but it is a personal challenge-a challenge, to you to show y-our teacher what you have learned, to prove that you can produce. Thorough preparation will drive out examination fears and drive in the self-confidence you need to meet this challenge. lii...l -- IS YOUR NAME GUMMY GLORIA? My name is Gummy Gloria. Every day before I go into my first period class I stick about four pieces of gum in my mouth. Today, it's that delicious bubble gum. The moment I start doing my lessons I start smacking my gum real loud. That makes gum staste better and besides that, a cute boy might notice me if I smack loud enough. I just can't resist it. I've just gotta blow a bubble. Did you hear that bubble pop? Man, oh, man, just about every- body in the class is looking at me. I can't concentrate on my- lessons very well while I'm chewing my gum. Oh, well, chewing gum is more important than lessons any old day. And the good thing about chewing gum in school is that as soon as I get tired of this piece I can either stick it under my chair Military Review Produces Penalties f'Shoulder5 back, dog-ears off, and stand in place! the company commander shouted. A, B, C, D, E, F,-get in line Gs-H, I, J, K, L, M, N, 0, P- where's Q? Q, what are you doing hiding in that desk? R, S, T, U, V, W, now what in the world happend to X, Y, and Z? That was company encyclopedia pass- ing for review. Of course, it wasn't Baker's military review, or was it? Messy book shelf, dog-eared pages, and writing all over you . . . you are guilty of first degree sloppiness and lazi- ness. Your puishment will be not finding the information you need, because you aren't in the right order, not being able to read you, because of the dog-eared pages and the writing on you, was the sentence given by the encyclopedia com- mander. How about it, kids? Next time the encyclopedia company in Baker's library passes in review, let's not earn any demerits. .l...1i.l....l- The Baker Rockef Sfaff Co Editor-in-chief, c,,,, Dee Dee Williams and Mary Sue Schwartz News Editor ..............,....,..,c Peggy Moore Feature Editor .........,., Charlotte Currier Club and Social Editor ,... Avis McFarland Sports Editor .,....... . cc....,..... Brucie Cavett Business Managers ,,.,,..... Beulah Fritsche and Mauritz Soderlund Advertising Manager .,.,......., Donnie Tew Exchange Editor .i....,..... A ........., Donnie Tew Circulation Manager ..........,, Beverly Perry Proof Reader ...,....,.............., Claryce Smith Copy Reader, ....... ...,...., S andy Hitchcock File Keeper ,....,....,.........,.,, Helen Langford Reporters: Carol Moore, S arah Jane Powell, Bob Young, V i r g il Weiss, if jr or spit it out in the water fountain Joyce Crites, Sue King, Joyce Shan- X 1: Whili Pm hgetting E1 drink. blf my non, Janice Kuhn, Bobby Boyd, and 'v 0 ll 0 1' teac er catc es me, i's on a out ten 4' . points off my grade. y Iva Jean Spencer' . Open 1: My name is Gummy Gloria! Is yours? 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Page 6 BAKER ROCKET Baker's secretaries hard at work are Mrs. Rose Cooper and Miss Martha Talley. Diary Of Our Hard Working Secretaries Some people think that the secretaries have an easy job. If you could only know the work that they do! The secretaries here at Baker are Mrs. Rose Cooper and Miss Martha Talley. Mrs. Cooper has been at Baker for the past three years. Before coming to Baker she worked at the Department of Agriculture. When asked what she thought of Baker she replied, Best school in Aus- tin. She says that she enjoys her work very much because it is interest- ing and different from most other office jobs. Mrs. Cooper's jobs in the office are: keeping the school books, keeping a summary on elementary attendanceg an- swering the phoneg writing the permitsg doctoring the skinned knees and bruisesg and being the card correspondent. This is Miss Talley's first year at Baker.-Before coming to Baker Miss Talley was in Llano High School. When she was asked how she liked wonking at Baker she replied, Really like it. She thinks Baker is very nice. Her jobs in the office are: keeping the attendence recordsg being Mrs. Cooper's assistant: and running off ma- terials for the teachers on the rnirneo- graph machine. In the library she straightens the magazines, and shelves the books. VOGUE SHOE STORE Shoes, Bags, and Hose 706 CONGRESS ff AIMIIIAII ,-4 A nnlous CAFETERIAS 'jgnfnai unmBe.n -5 :.-Ei? ::: :.- : : .- : ::.-: .- :: ::: - A. Enrollment Expands During the month of January, thirteen newstudents came to Baker: two from out of state, one out of town, and ten from other Austin Schools. Sara Outlaw, Walter Griffith, and Doris Johnson are the only junior high students. The fifth grade enrollment was in- creased by George McMillan, John Arnold, and Merry Brown. Garry Brown joined the fourth grade. John Russell and Thomas Alton Taylor enrolled in the third. Betty Ann Carter, Robert Carter, Richard Carter and Garry Nichols started in the first and second grades. --1 Future Assemblies Planned Baker is looking forward to many assemblies for the coming months. They are to be given by the students of Baker and one by the La Ferra High School Band. Here is the schedule starting with the month of February: February 10- A Valentine play will be given by the 8th grade speech classg February 17- Preview of Little Women by the Foot- light Players, February 24-Choral Con- cert. The month of March has -the 4-A Band Concert by the La Ferra High School Bandg March 7-the boys of our school are going to give a style show, and the Homemaking Department is going to give a program on March 12. FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY CALENDAR Name February Kenneth Albers .............................. 1 Pat Ross, Pauline Salazar ..,..... 2 Willetta Dement, Patsy Fleet .... 6 Beulah Fritsche ............................ 7 Mary Lackie .............,..... 12 Charlotte Greenlees ....... 14 Nina Austin ................ 18 Lucille Prado ....... 25 Beverly Loper ..........., 26 Raymond Sherman ..,..., 28 Somebody Bad Stole the Voice Mr. Fred Long, Baker's band director, used the easiest way of explanation to tell the students and teachers he had lost his voice. He used a note pinned to his lapel which read: I have lost my voice . Fred L. Long Being like the inquisitive people of today, many of the Bakerites asked Mr. Long if he had lost his voice. His reply in a whisper was, Have you found it? ,i . Jesse Has Plenty! If you don't have enough to give to everyone, then don't eat any yourself I Mrs. Hart said to Jesse Woosley during a movie in the sixth period Social Studies class when he popped a few red hots in his mouth. Jesse promptly got up and passed out the candy to everyone in the room. If you're hungry for red hots see Jesseg he seems to have plenty. - Concerfs Enferfains Sfudenfs The students who went to the Austin symphony youth concert hada surprise. sang songs for the students. enjoyed very much by the students. From Baker there were 48 students who attended the concert. This year's attendance has doubled last year's at- tendance. Barbara Hamilton, a Baker student, won an award for the program cover. If - ' 'i - 'i '- I , 55 KUHN'S PHARMACY QE ff 5005 Airport Boulevard ll Phone 5-570I Austin, Texas ll IL,-.,,:,,xx,-,,,:,:,,,,,,,:vll f:J15RQ:f1f6IsfJl22:SfQiQf1EEs7HL:5QR: TC I1 P I C C A D I L L Y I QI C A F E T E R I A 1+ 4: Highest Quality -- Liberal Portions tl I, mm PRICES 4, :I 6:30 A.M. to szao P.M. I , 80I CONGRESS 11 :E : I W AU -.gi :E ., Iwo our LLFANING cmwnuv I, I 'I I 'I :E Ph. 6-3666 16th sz Lavaca :g -: ::: :: ::: 'A: -A :J 'A :::::i 11 HYDE PARK GARAGE 1: , C. R. fSaml KELLY, Owner 1: COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING I1 Any Make - Any Model I' 5I3 W. 43rd Street Ph. 53-3323 1: 'I 'I 'I 'I