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

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K gave Ht A ll Elitl Me Eyes a , Ears of Baker Vol. VI-Issue VII Baker Junior High April, 1955 Sixth Graders Prepare For Week At Camp Baker's sixth graders are planning their week's study at Friday Mountain Camp between April 18-22. Miss Gough's students are preparing for the trip by studying animal life. They have made their study more interesting by bringing live specimen to the room. Some of the things they have brought are some horned toads, frogs, minnows, cocoons and crawfish. They also have brought skulls of animals. To help them even more with their studies, Mr. Myers of the Texas Game and Fish Commission came out to talk to them about animals. Mrs. Brinkley's group is preparing by fContinued on Page 85 Charlotte Greenlees and Norma Shannon FLASHY FASHIONS FLICK FANCIES--- On the morning of March 17, Morton's Boys Shop, in cooperation with the Baker Student Council, presented the latest in boys' fashions for spring. Clothes were modeled by Billy Linder, Bob Young, Glenn Noble, James McCutcheon, Merle Moden, Jesse Free- man, Craig Hickethier, Dickie Kemp, Charles Brady, Vernon King, Billy Car- ter, Ted Snitko, David Bryant, Freddie Rogers and Virgil Weiss. Stripes and pastels seem, to hold the top spot again fund' this spring, along with the many new flashy colors. The set was made by the following members of the eighth grade art classes: Barbara Hamilton, Lillie Mae Thompson, Houston White, Patsy Wann, Newell King, Bertha Wiederhold and Wilmai Williamson, under the supervision of Miss Gunella Knudson. The background music was bop rec- ords played by Sue King and Leroy Eastburn. The narrator was Sandy Hitchcock and the announcer was Sarah Jane Powell. These were presented by Baker's Mortons' Models on the style show on March 17, 1955 Bakerite Takes First Place In Inter- Scholastic Spelling The Interscholastic League Spelling Contests were held on March 23 at Allan Junior High. First place was awarded to Charlotte Greenlees, a ninth grader at Baker, who competed in the high school class. For the seventh and the eighth grades, Norma Shannon placed third to repre- sent Baker in that district. i1 Friendship Week Begins April 13 Friendship Week will begin on April 18 with a Sunrise Dance where friend- ship books will be sold and signed. Friendship Week is sponsored by the student council. The boys will carry the girls' books on one day of the week, and the girls will carry the boys' books another day. The climax of Friendship Week will be the presentation of the friendliest boy and girl at the Aloha Dance on Fri- day, April 22. Friendship Week is a week devoted to making our school one of the friend- liest schools in' Austin for students and teachers alike. Clean Up, Paint Up, FixUp..., Baker is on a clean-up spree, The results can be plainly seen. The object of this spree, you see, Is to keep our school grounds clean. Now on this spree we splurged a little To buy some big trash cans. As places to deposit all our trash , Can easily sum this plan. A contest has been held, With a committee of five to judge, The rooms are all so spic and span Without the slightest smudge. So follow the rules And clean up well. With all this help Our school will look swell.

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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

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pang BAKER ROCKET McCALLUM AND 'TRAVIS HOST SINGERS Sweetheart, Bunny P i ' F On April 15 Highlight Dance II I t h e Annual Junior High Music Festi- val will be held at Tra- vis. The sing- ers wi l l be divided i n t o t h e n o r t h and the south - choirs. T h e Beverly Perry 'was honored as Sweetheart of the Baker Band. This girl was chosen out of a group of seven girls: Barbara Booker, Natheen Nethery, Helen Langford, Brucie Cavett, Avis McFarland, Beverly Perry and Carolyn Morisey. The Band Sweetheart crowned by Mr. Fred Long. The MC was Shirley Perry. The Bunny Hop at which the sweet- heart was anounced was given by the Dr. Travis Shelton A A Dr. Roderick Gordon ,north choir , , AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA:AAA AA C on Sisti ng of Baker UAJAHA, and band to raise money. A rabb1t was pre- I: McCallum students, will be directed by 'SeI:ltedT1i0 Carolyn dMOriSEyd S513 dgor I Maylon Food Merkel ' Dr. Roderick Gordon. The south choir, Zlligegreufwgym was econ' e In aven er I 1, - - - . 1 constisting of O. Henry, Travis, Ful- 'I 3 8 0 0 L A M A R I' more, and Allan singers will be directed ' 1 11 P H O N E 5 3 A I 7 0 I 11 by Dr. Travis Shelton. The combined GIRLS 2 l A 1: choirs of about 800 students will present AT IN fx:-'-'-'f-'-'ff:::::::: o a Program at S500 P-M at Tr-HWS Hlgh Yea, We Won! Won What? The base, -ff:::::::::::--ff:-fff:-q School Gymnasium. Tickets can be pur- ban game held in Mr Pings room He , 4 , . . fi DERDEN'S PET chased from Chou' members for 500' has a new fangled system of playing 'I 5237 N. LAMAR 'I Dr. Roderick Gordon has worked for baseball- The game goes llke tlllsf It . the past eight summers with junior high There are two fleldels-ealcllel' and 'Q Evwythmg for the Pets jg school students at the National Music first baseman: then Someone goes to the I Phone 53-90I5 I Camp at Interlochen, Michigan. At the blackboard and MT- P1119 fa-Ctlng as a .' A----- AAAA A AA AAAAAAAAAA A' present time he is on the faculty at pitcherl calls out an algebra problem- ---T T T Y 1' A A A AAAA A North Texas State College at Denton. If the fll'St baseman gets the correct U ' :: ' ' 'A' : ' ' 4 Sh 1 P d f answer before the person at the board, 1, . , , , 11 Dr. ravis e ton was resi ent o th t 's tg 'f th y w re to answer ll Responslble Cleanmg Smce I9I3 'I the Alabama Music Association, and is atathelesjiilreltinile ahd wliethjr the answer I' a member of the music faculty at is right or wrong, it is a strikeg if the Ii Cleaners' Inc' '1 S.M..U., and judges music meets in the person at the board fcommonly known :I 5lI W. I9I'I'1 Southern Part of the Ublted States- as the battery gets the correct anjswer, ' - - . - he goes to first base. If the next atter ll' - -JJIIJJIJJIf-'-'-'ffffff-A: h f - Students who are Sudgmg In t e estl gets his problem right, the first batter TA,A.,,A.,,A.,A.,,:,,,,,,,,,,:,, val will not be required to report to d b Wh b tt 1: Baker on the morning of April 15 but mclvei Ollhlffldsiiocon tise' en twin '1 will go straight to McCallum High ge S 0 Ir age' e Same Sy , ff 4 School followed except that the problem 1S I: 472' AIRPORT BLVD. :I worked betireelnbthe catcher and the 1 ,I person on ir ase. if P H 0 N E-'- -'5 9 2 4 l FREE TRIP TO GALVESTON The most important factor in this QAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAI AWARDED THREE game is to gain accuracy and speed in AA AAAA A Anglg AAAAAAA A AAAAAAA working problems. 'I' ' fA l' A ' -stt- -ll. 1 , 1 00 fi 2325 :ia if. Y U RECALL 1' S 56 tos ' March 18-20 in Galveston. They stayed O 1' at the Jack Par Hotel on the beach. Cat-WZS 3' 1101-1S6l10lfl Pet. 1 'I Boys attending from Baker were Terry Square-was 3 fOl11'S1d0d flgllfe 'I 4 I 0 I G U A D A I. U P E 41 Spencer, Al Ray Steger, and Roland Neck-was 3 Daft Of the body A A A AA A A A AAAAA A A AAAAAAAA AAAAAQ Thames- Drip-was a leaky faucet ff f f ff ff f fAQAQAf'f-fQQ'fAfAfAf, A.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,::::::.-.-:ef Gone-meant left v--'TTT' Cool-form of the Weather ' ' D ll-meant a to 1 1 0 y BOYS put CULUR as well as STYLE Chick-was A fowl 1 . - - 11 George-was a man's name 1' ln your SPRING clothing by shoppzng jr Bop-meant to hit I' Dig-meant to remove the earth I: . . . at . . . :I Babe-meant a small child It morion f p -p gr 'I ' I 0 fl DOWNTOWN ALLANDALE N I I If 103 E. 8th ST. 5724 BURNET RD. I IL - AA-- ::::::: ::::::::::::-'::5 :iff A: