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

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iii i ntiiii Me fyes a 1 Ears of Baker Vol. VI-Issue VI Baker Junior High March, 1955 BARBARA MEP-POR ff? ' , I . S .9 . . , I I If df A X ,XC ,..,. Q- N N Q- xx 4 5 , .. Q at Q sf 0 ' ...f Ai,-I fn 6 if Q, ,KHELPS 5157... :fi A. C. C. Held Meeting at Baker The All City Council meeting was held at Baker on March 9. The students belonging to this organization met in the Homemaking Department, and Sarah Jane Powell, president of Baker's Coun- cil, presided. The A. C. C. is meeting at every school, and they are selecting them in alphabetical order starting with Allan. The topic for discussion centered around the proposed trip to the state meeting in Denton. Refreshments were served. MUSIC FESTIVAL NEARS In April the Annual Junior High Music Festival will be held at Traivs. All the junior highs combined will sing two songs and then each junior high will sing two songs. HAPPY DAYS AH EAD For students there are some happy days ahead. On March 18, 'C' day will excuse all students from classes. Nearer the end of school on April 8-11 Easter will provide two more holidays. Baker Dramatists Aim For Banner The Heritage of Wimpole Street by Robert Knipe has been selected as the play to be given in the Interscholastic Dramatic Contest at U.J.H. The char- acters of the play are: Barrett-Donnie Tew, Arabel-Emily Ford, Henreitta- Betsy Burba, Robert Browning-Craig Hicketheir, and Jane-Glenda Rutledge. The play will be given March 25 at 4:30 in the U.J.H. Auditorium. THE DIVINE IN SPIRATION Inspiration . . . a penetrating thought deep within a soulg the communication by a divine influence. The old, ragged Bible lying on the corner table by the old easy chair has within its ruffled pages and frayed bind- ing the most inspiring words known. The Creation, the Resurrection, the Ser- mon On the Mount, the Golden Rule, the Ten Commandments, and many more inspirational passages from the Bible give us our rules of living, as well as knowledge of the ways of life many, many years before Christ. Church that we may attend on Sunday is a privilege for in some countries to- day the people must worship as their rulers command them. Our right to wor- ship as we please in any sanctuary and our right to ask the help of God in our time of need truly prove the inspiration impressed upon our forefathers long be- fore our time. The Wonderful words found on the Bible's pages surely must have penetrated their souls and influenced their lives to give the courage to jour- ney across strange waters and into un- known lands to fight and stand up for these rights. ' The power who puts the inspiration in these verses from the old, battered, and used Bible can shake the mountains, send the sun whirling out of its orbit, and even make a world perfect and peaceful. Student Council Activities On March 2, the Student Council met. Mr, Darnell spoke to the members about keeping the school clean. Baker has re- ceived two trash cans in the lunch room, which will help a great deal in keeping our lunchroom clean. A committee of five people was chosen to inspect the rooms. One person each from grades five through nine was chosen for this job. They are Cherie Hull-fifth grade, Lana'Becker-sixth grade, Pat Hugland -seventh grade, Glenn Noble-eighth grade, and Virgil Weiss-ninth grade.

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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

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Page 2 BAKER ROCKET BAKER SCHOOL BAND PLAYS I KLET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEARTB .QF .ewf I Y . I .Q ,g 1 ,gk ,gy uf as . L,.,. I ., AVIS MQFARLAND J sf. 325 .259 a 1 .-'fr 2 IM BRUCE CAVE,-I I I, BARBARA somites I BEVERLY PERRY it -A IAO f fri? HELEN LANGFORD Nximeewnizii-ierw f'Let me call you sweetheart- BAND TO HONOR SWEETHEART Excited is how the Band Sweetheart will look as she hears her name called on March 28, 1955. It will be one of the following nominees: Barbara Booker, Brucie Cavett, Helen Langford, Avis McFarland, Carolyn Morisey, Natheen Nethery, or Beverly Perry. The band is sponsoring a Bunny Hop on this date. The admission is just 25c for stags and 50c for a couple. The high- light of the dance will be the official announcement of the Band Sweetheart. Q 0 Stop wondering what to do . . . where to go! Roller skating is thrilling fun . . . clean sport and swell recreation. Special Rafes for School Parfies Capital' Roll Arena In North Austin CAROLYN MORlSEY I 9TH C-BRADERS TO SAY LAST GOODBYES Bye Bye Blues is what Baker's 9th graders will be experiencing on June 1. But let's back up. Early in April the 9th grade will receive a handbook to ready then about April 10 a planning card will be passed out for the stu- dents AND the parents to work out a six semester schedule ,of courses Cl0th, 11th and 12th grades.J Between April ART EXHIBIT SOON ' TO BE UNDERWAY The art classes of the junior high and some of the grammar school grades are going to participate in the annual art exhibit to be held at the Coliseum during the latter part of April and the first of May. Several pictures will be sent from Baker to a jury who will choose the best ones for the exhibit. Pictures which are entered are drawn in ink, pencil, water color, pastel, poster paint, or crayons. About 25 pictures were sent to the ex- hibit and 24 won gold stars in last year's exhibit. The theme last year was called the Clothes Line Exhibit, because the pic- tures were mounted and hung on a clothes line. . 1- LA FERIA HIGH BAND TRAVELSQ PLAYS AT BAKER The La Feria High School Band as a part of their activities for the year make a trip to play for other schools. They presented an hour's concert for the Baker Junior High' School student body at 2:30 P.M., March 4. The program was varied from selections taken from opera to popular arrangements. The band, composed of 65 members, was un- der the direction of Mr. Don Fleuriet. l-,l1....-... 1 A good reputation is more Valuable than money. Many receive advice, few profit by it. 25th and April 29th, each 9th grade Ifuw 'n nu'vn n HI student. will have a personal interview Austin Building Materials II with Mr. Jeffrey to discuss his courses. :I II About May 1 the 9th graders will fill II 4I25 Guadalupe out a choice slip for the first 10th grade I: . II semester. The choice slips will have to :I PII- 5-8763 Al-lS'I'll1 5. TSXBS I, be signed by their parents. After the l-::::::--::: ff-v-:-.--A-A.-::::QI choice slip is signed no changes will be ffff-'-'ffff-'f:-'f-A-off:-'::-A-'-2 , made. After all these preparations the II I leaving of Baker for S. F. Austin, McCal- Wandals Bea'-diy Shop I lum and Travis will become a reality. 'I ' P.S., CI hope no tears are on this pagej 4209 Guadalupe ,I ll-'li-1 PHONE 53-5529 ls If Summer or Winfer? i:,:,,::,',::::',:::::::::::::l With this crazy weather it is hard to ,,:,,,,::::::-,:::::::::::::: decide what to wear. A sweater and a I1 OPEN THURSDAY EVENINGS 'TIL 9:00 II wool skirt will probably burn the wearer P I C C A D I L L Y :I to death because the weather turns hot. :I C A F E T E R I A II Wearing something that will be cool is If Highest Qualify - Liberal Portions sure to bring a sudden norther so that KMOFIQH ELRQQESP-M' the wearer freezes all day long. THAT S ,I 8 O I C O N G R E S S JUST GOOD OLD TEXAS WEATHER! 1.-.-,.-::.e.-:,,.-:..,,,,.,,-.,,,,,,,1 'JJ I..-:J .' :J .'!:J.'!.'.':J If-'!::.',A:f::.':J -A :v'5f:::::::::::::: 7 'I FRENCH PLACE FOOD STORE ., 'I 2002 Manor Road I ,I PHONE 2-6615 I' rr--------A---- --r,----,U-,A,,A,,AA,,AA,,,,,,,A,--,,Yjj