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

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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

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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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Page 8 BAKER ROCKET ,... ..,., ..,,,... - . Take Time to Look at The Bulletin Board If there hasn't been enough time for a busy Baker Buckarroo like you to stop in front of the office and take a quick peep at the bulletin board, do it now! Here's the rundown on some of the articles that are filling the bul- letin board. There is a perfect attendance of both the elementary and junior high, pictures of basketball games, plays given by the drama club, picture of the cheerleaders running across the football field at House Park, the three practice teachers, the band marching down Congress Ave- nue, and a few clippings out of the Aus- tin American and Austin Statesman papers, some containing the pictures of Bakerites. These smiles of happiness on the faces of Sarah Jane Powell and Sandy Hitch- cock show that they will .represent Baker at Denton. DONT WORRYg IT'S HARNESS! Do you hear that clicking noise? It always appears during second, third, fifth, and sixth periods and seems to come from 'S-11. Why, of course, it's the typing classes. The ninth, graders who take typing have it all year, while the eighth graders have it nine weeks as part of their ex- ploratory classes. Miss Acklin, who is the teacher, has been teaching at Baker for seven years. She said, The best way to improve your typing is to type fast and the mistakes will eliminate themselves. The next time you pass S-11, or hear a strange clicking noise, don't be fright- ened because it is only the typing classes trying to improve their typing. You'11 get used to the noise. The cast of Little Women, a play which is to be given by an eighth grade speech class. and the Drama Club is as follows: Mother--Betsy Burba, Meg-Charlotte Griffith, Jo-Brucie Cavett, Beth-Emily Ann Ford, Amy-Glenda Rutledge. DENTON HERE WE COME! On March 24-26, four lucky students, Sarah Jane Powell, Sandy Hitchcock, Brucie Cavett, and Glenn Noble, along with Mr. Jeffrey will be in Denton, Texas, at the Nineteenth Annual Con- ference of the Texas Association of Stu- dent Councils. The delegates are chosen by the council members. The delegates are invited to a Cool Cat Caper mixer and a Starlight Garden semi-formal dinner-dance. Delegates from all Austin high and junior high schools will make the trip by bus. GREAT MEN CELEBRATE BIRTHS IN FEBRUARY 'Many great men have been born in STAGE NEWS CENTERS ON LITTLE WOMEN Little Women will be presented by the Footlight Players on the nights of February 17 and 18 in the Baker audi- torium. The cast is as follows: .To-Brucie Cavett, Meg-Charlotte Griffith, Amy- Glenda Rutledge, Beth-Emily Ann Ford, Marmee -Betsy Burba, Aunt March--Darlene Dailey, Hannah-Janice Pargman, Sally Moffatt-Carolyn En- ders, Aunt Caroll-Elaine Berg. Nita Barrington is student director. The contest play will be given at U.J.H. March 25 at 4:30. Declamation representatives will meet at Allan. February' however it doesn't have a Tvvn Huu':wn'. nnnn monopolyfp 1: L. C. White Cluna Co. Looking on the calendar we find two 4 A V E B 4+ great presidents, identified by the names I 0 0 0 ' 1 if of George Washington and Abraham Dinnerware-Plantern-Figurines Lincoln. They were born in 1732 and ,' Gifts 'for All Occasions '+ v 1 1809. Lights remind us that we have fa- - --,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,, someone to really be grateful to 5 ::::.-eeeeeeeeffe.-e- :eeee Thomas Edison, born in 1847 this month. 1' 'i ' .-' :i H enry Wadsworth Longfellow, the if 4.1 If ' , M writer, had his birthday in the month of 1' ' 1 c 42- il, , February in 1807 'P 'I ' iY I . ' M i , 1 Of course there are others we left :I W out, who were just as great, but these 1' 805 CONGRESS :, serve t0 remind us, -ff -.-::::::::::::::.-.-.-:J 5T.'5J:I3:I.'I555I 3555-T-'5535:55:55:IJIJJIJJIIJJIIJ ' AJ! .'- - A 1, ll 5: EL MATAMOROS :: .1 ig 1: 5U4 EAST AVE. PHONE 7-7023 1: wi 4, 4-::, :::,-.-.-:::::::.-.-.-:::::- - - - -:::::::::::::g,-::::- ::::::: iT- -:::.-.-.-ff,-:::::::feee.-fe.-:.-:::::::::::::::::::: -:eew 1: FRENCH PLACE FOOD STORE II I 1' gf zooz Manor Road Q I, 1 1' PHONE 2-6615 ' r