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

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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

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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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BAKER ROCKET l l Page 7 5 me it Q .asf Anwgjfffi Student council members took up money for the March of Dimes. Baker P contributed S55. QI Wancla's Beauty Shop 'l li 4209 Guadalupe L, 1: PHONE 53-5529 Ig l lg M 'QQ.f.f.fQ::,:,,.-fee,e.-:sexi 'I Mayton Food Market ji I: 3 a o o L A M A R 15 r 4, Y PHONE 53J70I 3 fi, ,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,-.,,, -gr :T WINN'S 5c to 81.00 :I 55 sroma 3: H 410: GUADALUPE Q ll Saegert Bros. Furniture Co. Eg Ei Not the Largest-But Active 5, 1: mo LAVACA ST. - PH. 7-4481 :E AUSTIN, TEXAS :i Nelson Davis 8: Son ii I 1, il Established I884 1: :E Wholesale Grocers EI I AUSTIN, TEXAS :Q 1 oe and Jack, The Gossiping Boys As I was walking past Jack and Joe one day, I overheard them talking about their notebooks. Joe was looking at Jack's and said, Gosh, how can you keep the front of your notebook so clean? I have things written all over mine. Jack replied, I like to keep my note- book nice and clean so my mother and father will know that I know how to take care of my things. On the inside of their notebooks Joe's looked like a junk yard and Jack's was nice and clean. Which are you a Jack that keeps his notebook clean or a Joe that carries a junk yard around with him? Girls' Sports Activities Speed Up On January 19, 1955, the girls com- pleted their tumbling unit with a tumbl- ing contest. The girls have now begun a basket- ball unit, which will last for six weeks. The first two weeks were spent re- viewing and practicing. They have now begun playing games in classes. Next week, the girls will begin prac- tice for the basketball intramurals com- ing up in about two weeks. If you are interested, you might make it a point to reserve a few afternoons in the near future to witness a couple of games. After the basketball unit is completed, the girls and boys will combine classes and begin a Co-Rec unit in which they will play recreational games. Did You Give? People like to help. Recently a boy from Miss Wilcox's third grade class was walking down the hall when he saw several people putting something in the little green box called the Press Box. The little boy didn't know what was going on so he dropped a pencil in it thinking it was going to the needy. Actually junior high students whose birthdays came in January were fur- nishing the dates for the Baker Rocket. Baker's tradition as a friendly school will always be upheld by such a feeling of sharing. Scooters Increase Af Baker! Scooter enthusiasts have become numerous around Baker. Many of the boys already have scooters, and many more are still hoping they can get one. The scooters are parked on the south side of the school. There you will find many different makes of scooters. Among the boys that have scooters are: Warren Routon, Leroy Henderson, Jerry Mooney, Bob Young, Gene Mayers, Jim- mie Finger, Billy Boyd, Bobby Boyd, Robert Sullivan, Newell King, Donald Meyer, George Huff, Sammy Cordell, Ray Belcher, David Voigt, Wilbert Johnson, Robert Pursley, and Jerry Roe. . Weather Report CLEAR-The wonderful memories we have had and will have during the year of '54 and '55, FAIR-Having a dance each month. STORMY-Students after they receive their report cards. fespecially after semester finalsl QQ WALTER A. TEw if Phone 5-I762 ., ii Electrical Contractor li Responsible Cleaning Since I9l3 ig KELLY SMITH cleaners, Inc. if su w. l9+h nov cox SERVICE Q5 PHONE 5-942I 1: YOUR FRIENDLY SINCLAIR DEALER 5: 43rd . DUVAL it