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

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BAKER ROCKET Page 7 . SPORTS SPOTLIGHT FOCUSES R DAVID BRYANT AND' VIRGIL WEISS This month, The Baker Rocket has turned a spotlight on two boys who have contributed much to the sports' world at Baker: Virgil Weiss and David Bryant. David, in his second year here at Baker is very much interested in sports. His favorites are track and baseball. Having earned two letters here, he is aiming at a third with the track season which is underway. Not far away, next September, in fact, David will begin to enter into harder competition classed as .senior high school. McCallum will become the Alma Mater and basketball and track success is his aim. Higher aims are attending AXLM Col- lege and earning a degree for which his study will emphasize conservation. Virgil, the Jack of All Sports, has r shown his ability to the people of Baker and aims to keep trying when next year he begins high school at Stephen F. Austin High. With three letters earned already, Virgil, too, will be aiming for another when he enters high jumping at the Aus- tin Junior High School Track Meet in March. The three letters he has were earned beginning with the 1953 Track Season when Virgil placed 4th in the high- jump and 4th in the relay. No. 2 was earned this year when the pigskin be- came the most obvious object in a rough-and-ready-game known as football. The 3rd letter was earned rather re- cently in the season just now disappear- ing, when Weiss and Bryant teamed up to guard for the Buckaroo basketball team. Both boys have wonderful ability in Bakerite Member ot University ot Texas String Proiect The fellow who is frequently seen carrying a violin case around Baker is Benny Thurman. He is a member of the Baker Orchestra, which is under the di- rection of Mr. Sayers. Benny also is a member of the Uni- versity String Projectg his director is Mrs. Lovell. Benny has been in the String Project for about two years. He attends practice every Tuesday and Friday. In practice sessions the students learn how to tune their violins and read music. Football Prospects Work at lVI.I-LS., A.H.S. Baker has contributed its quota of hopefuls to senior high football drills. Charles Dodson, Ted Snitko, Walter Wyman, Bob Young, Billy Linder, Del Martinez, Walter Dollar and Virgil Weiss are some of the McCallum and Austin High prospects for next year's football teams. They started Spring training February 12 and brought it to a close around March 4. Coach Hickerson picked the 'boys because he thought they were Baker's best prospects who will be go- ing to the high schools next year. Pleased To Meat You Lunch Wagon Man: I have stewed kidneys, boiled tongue, fried liver, and pigs' feet. Customer: Don't tell me your troubles, mister. Just give me a cheese sandwich. lnY--'Y--I-'vw'-'nn-W-YMlil spot-and seem to owealot to Coach E:-vvvvv'Huw'nvv:-!:::::-:li it S 1' Hiclvcesrson under whom they have trained li 50 to 1: in li d . 4, 1, -5 5005AiipQf+Bouiwfd ie 221'zisoissfxifagfeuiszieCzisra ag STORE ,i ii Phone 5-570l Austin, Texas tjllvilgi talrielicegeqcllyus a lot. We were at 4 I 0 1 G U A D A L U P E 1 -::::::::: :::--:::::'l ' A:::::::::::::::::::::::: P 1: :-A-Tv-:WA::::::::-'AI-::: Rule Baker! ti :::::::::::::.:::::::::::- if I: Kings rule Baker! says the evi- ii H-E-B- ' 'i d nce. They do, but in a different way i' ,: Ei Shoes' Bags' and Hose tlian it sounds! The most common name NO' 7 .L 7 0 6 C O N G R E S S fi is King, for six people having this In i 1, 1, lastname. 1: 390l GUADALUPE :E 1 'ffor x:x'o: :: i SECOND-DAVIS, MOORE-c5 wha iioiiiiifoiiiiiiiiiiiiiiixf 1, xx' T THIRD-BROWN, JONES-K4 eachp 5' ' ' ' , 1 11 11 FOURTH-HERRING, B A K E R, AN- il Kirschner Cafe . ' DERSON H E N D E R S O N MAR- I' ii 1, 4, 7 7 I, I 5, C m yments of . TINEZ, ROGERS, THOMPSON, WU, gi i .5 O p 1 I1 LIAMS, AND W I L L 1 A M s o N. qs fi 5437 BURNET ROAD if ,E -:eEi1lJ:::::::::::::::::-A :: Lunches - Steaks - Fried Chicken if if Home-Made Pies 41 il 'i I 1' 11 ICE CREAM , 3: WA'-TER A-A TEW 15 we PREPARE Foon Ig 12 if Phone 5-l762 .1 TO TAKE HOME 11 yi :E Electrical Contractor 1: P H 0 N E 5 3 - 5 0 1 0 if 'V 'n A--fAA--AAAAA-A.A-- AAAA A ii -AAA--------A A - A AAAAAA A il

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Page 6 BAKER ROCKET Rocl ear's yearbook. They are front row-L. tfo R. Mauritz Soderlund, 'Bobby Boyd, Virgil Weiss, and Bob Young. Back row L. to R. Joyce Shannon, Sandy Hitchcock, Don Tew, Janice Kuhn, and Beulah Fritsche. The staff -are Aas, busy as .bees and heed you to help them make the yearbook a greater success. CLUB C!-JATTER In F-7 the Chess Club is in the middle of their highly competitive Spring Tournament. Oh yes, the club sought and found someone to have an inter- school chess contest with. U.J.H. is to be their opponent! On the afternoon of March 2 the Chess Club of Baker went to U.J.H. to play against the newly or- ganized club at U.J.H., in hopes of creating interest in the club at U.J.H. Baker's experience enabled them to win 7 of the 8 matches played. , Back stage Miss Cole has the Dramat- ics Club members' noses to the grind- stone working on the contest play, The Heritage of Wimpole Street, to be given on March 25 at U.J.H. In case you haven't heard, the contest play concerns Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a famous English poet who wrote such well known WATCH OUT, COWBOYS! Baker Went West A common expression was carried out by Bakeriteg March 4, 1955- Let's Go Western . The Student Council voted to have an official western day. Girls were dressed in brightly colored shirts, blue jeans or skirts, and scarfs, The boys wore colorful shirts and jeans. Even some of the teachers came western. . . ..,- . A..-is . , . 595' i 7 . g .-53-gzyg 5 aff' . if jiixg 5 -1 fe e n? HBE ,, Charlotte Greenlees shows how to get snapshots of your friends and yourself in the yearbook. The little green box that she is placing the picture in is the Press Box, which is set out in front of the office. If you have a picture, please put it in the Press Box as soon as pos- sible. Be sure to order your yearbook. ROCKET ANNOUNCES YEARBOOK STAFF Baker journalists were in for a sur- prise as they found out who would be on the yearbook staff. This staff was named by their sponsor, Mrs. Letha Conradt, on March 3, 1955. The staff hopes to make the yearbook the most successful Baker has had. Overseeing the Whole matter as editor is Virgil Weiss. Helping him will be Class Picture Edi- tor-Bobby Boyd, Group Picture Editor -Joyce Shannon, Art Editor-Janice Kuhn, Snapshot Editor-Bob Young, Ad- vertising Manager-Don Tew, 'Sales Manager-Sandy Hitchcock, and Busi- ness Managers-Mauritz Soderlund and Beulah Fritsche. If you have any sug- gestions for the yearbook, please let your editor or one of his helpers know. BAND COUNTS 370 LISTINGS AND I40 CALENDARS 9, 4, 3, 7, 6, . . . That makes 199 listings. How many calendars were sold? l, 3, 14, 21 . . . That's not so good, let's go push this thing, said Mr. Fred L. Long about the Band Birthday Calen- dar. The band has' taken in S233.00. This doesn't mean the band has profited by that much, as expenses are yet to be sub- tracted. If feffeeeeeexeefeff fee: TT ff E 1: Cl H EE FUNERAL HUMEO :E 1, 4, 51 A,,, 9 15555 9ffLEFY'PF .....r ii :E EE I, . O - 1, 15 gf If my Q I: 805 CONGRESS 1 poems as: The Cry of Childrenf' S0n- Jr' ' ' ' ' ' ' b nets from the Portuguese , and Casa 8 I S Gunn Windows. . own Aa 1 The Officials' Club is truly 3 bunch of gf 4 4' owed F' industrious girls, who want to learn :. Flowers f0'r' all Occasions :T . . . A . A , I BOW ee Offlclat? d1ffe1eHe-nlnde of Spofis fl Telephone 53-2387 Austin, Texas 430I Avenue A 1' in hopes of being better able to P21I't1C1' ,fA A A A A AA A A A A AA A A A A A A A A A AAA Af Pete in SPONS themselves- At the nnnnent 1 v ff.'.'.'.'.'.'.1'fiiiiiiiiEEEEEEEESifiiiiifiiTfff.'f.'.'.'.'.'.'.f the girls are majoring in basketball of- :L ' ' -v ' 'ELEVEN' mg ficiation. 1' 1' This is the latest club chatter from I: the clubs of Baker Junior High. So :T go' 5 ?gi7RI?Srgi:1Vgr ' t'e ' 101189 be Speaking at 'Yen' in the nent 'f Ngf 3 2815 Frurh ...... ........ ff' QETTCO7-0323 ll - l 4 ISSUE. ' NO. 4 4215 Duval . . . 53-9124 ,' .xxx,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...,..,, 11 ,,,, No. 5 5101 Burnet Rd. ..... . . 53-9115 12 1: EL go. 6 915 Langr . .,,.. .,..... 2 -0486 jf , 0. 7 3 06 e erson ., .. ,,..,,, 53-9157 f 31 A No. 8 1912 i'Congress ...... .... 7-0218 31 4121 AIRPORT BLVD- :E FOOD eww 53: Ig 1251 E.?ff ff..?'Yf'i..iiee .iig...53I353S :E P H O N E 5 9 2 4 I In il' No. 11 808 Koenig Lane .,,,.... 1 ..,. 53-9135 3, -'-'T---' nf Managers Office, 409 W. 29 ...,......,......,...,, ,... . .. . . ,..,.,, 8-8777 1: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A AA '+A A A A A A A A A A A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ

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Page' 8 BAKER ROCKET Brucie Cavett and Glen Noble, our two eighth grade representatives to Denton, Will leave from Stephen F. Austin High School March 24th. Lucky Girls Plan Trip Soon two F.H.A. girls will leave Baker for a state Future Homemakers of America meeting in Galveston. One girl from the ninth grade, one from the eighth grade, and an alternate will be chosen by the teachers. Last year our representatives to the meeting in Ft. Worth were Laneta Stefka, ninth grade, and Janice Kuhn, eighth grade. Mary Sue Schwartz was the alternate. IMAGINE I I ONLY ONE DOLLAR! For the past four years Baker has had yearbooksg the first two years they were known as The Round-Up, but the last two years have been known as The Rocket. This Year the yearbook will again be called The Rocket, although the theme of the yearbook hasn't been de- cided yet. You can help by furnishing your favorite snapshots of Bakerites for the snapshot section and reserving your book early. The price of the yearbook will, We hope, be one dollar as it was last year. It will be well worth the price since it will have ,single pictures of ninth graders and group pictures of the advisories, clubs, band, pep squad, F.H.A. chapter officers, safety patrol, football squad, track team, basketball team, cheerleaders, student council, journalism class, faculty, and choruses. Get on the band wagon and reserve your yearbook early this year for only one dollar. Former Bakerite Elected Most Beautiful at MHS Sarah Malone, a former Baker stu- dent, was presented as McCallum High School's most beautiful girl, Saturday, February 19, in the high school gym- nasium. A loving cup and a bouquet of MARCH BIRTHDAY CALENDAR . Name March Aleene Jenkins ,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,,.,,,,,. , ,,,,, 1 Bobby Boyd, Billy Boyd ,,,,,, ,,,,, 3 Mary Sue Schwartz ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, 6 David Bryant ,,,..,,,,,,.,,,,,,, ,..., 9 Dennis Scharfe ,,,,,,, ,,,,, 1 0 Leona Webster ....,.,,,..,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, 1 1 Richard Wilson .,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 15 Rita Gail Franks, Jerry Roe, Tony Santos, Larry Stanford ...... 16 Elaine Schmidt ..,.,.,,,..,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,, 17 Beverly Perry, Mary Metz ,,,,,,,,.,.,,, 18 Carol Ann Gibson, Doinan La Velle 19 Helen Brown, Vera Carter ,........... . 21 James Atchison, Benjamin King .... 22 Sue Culp ,,,.,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 23 Vernon King .,....,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 2 4 Patsy Lyda .....,..,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..,.,,,.,, 25 Darlene Daily, Clarence Danheim ,,,, 28 Declamaiion Competitions To Be Held Priscilla Scharfe and Becky Heatherly were chosen out of Miss Cole's ninth grade Speech classes to enter the junior high declamation competition. This com- petition will be held at Allan. The stu- dent Who wins at Allan will compete in the regional meet. The name of Prisci1la's declamation is Silence , and the name of Becky's selection is Unknown . No good man ever grew rich all at T:::::::::::::::::::::::A-A: red carnations were presented to the Once' 'I . 1: blonde senior. On the loving cup WaS f: :::::::::::::::::: :'A fi Ig Nelson Davis 31 Son I inscribed: Mosr BEAUTIFUL, M.H.s., I L, C, White China Co. I u . I I' E+ bI'I,I d I884 'I 1955. Sarah attended Baker for nine I H 'f :I Wil 1 ISI SG years before going to McCallum. Four 4 0 0 0 V E - B - I oesa e racers 1: of the top five contestants for Most DI,merwa,e.pI,nIe,s.FIg,,,I,,e, If ' AUSTIN, TEXAS 'I Beautiful, including Sarah, f o r m e r l y 1, - . 'l Y :,:,,,::-.:,,::-.:,::v -Q went to Baker. They were Judy Lawson, If, l A A- ?ni+s for All Occasions I -,:,,,,,,,,,,,,:::,:,-, 3 Bettye Sue McGee, and Sandra Wade. A l l l v v v ---v v v'-- v Y v W I ROY cox SERVICE I -T-- I 11 r 'I I P H o N E 5 . 9 4 2 I 1: Baker Band Marches Ii 6 0 Ig I 'n ' I 'I YOUR FRIENDLY SINCLAIR DEALER 'I I 'I , -I n Western Parade ' I I 43rd . DUVAL I I ' --,::::::1,::::::::::- AAA, -' On February 28 Austinites kicked off jk-- AAA- If I -,,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,v , Western Week with a Western Parade. lll:::::::: AAAA A A-AA! 0 In the parade there were five bands to If v vi-I' '--' l II 'i Maylon Food Market i' Supply the music for the Cowboys' An' li Responsible Cleaning Since l9I3 il 1: A 1: derson high and U.J.H. came Western :I +I I 3 8 0 0 L A M A R Ig style, while Baker, Manor, and the Aus- .I KELLY SMITH Cleaners Inc I1 if 'I High Band Wore their regular uniforms. f' ' h 'I P H O N E 5 3 ' I 7 0 I The Baker Band played Military Escort 5ll W- l9'l'l'1 1' -:.-:.-::.-.-:.-.-.- -x xgx- :JP March. ' ,,,,,:,,,,: xxx- ' 1' 53555- 55555555355 A Afj::J:::::::::,-55:55:55 55555355j,':::j,f5::5:5555:: : I I I I E L M M O R 0 S I RAINBOW BEAUTY SHOP IC I ' 4oa Easi- 43rd S+. - Ph. 5-8910 Ig i li I: 504 EAST AVE. PHONE 7-7023 'E A I R C O N D I -I- I O N E D ' 1 , , AA,,, A A ,,,A.,YA-,,Ag -if