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

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Page 8 BAKER ROCKET NEW STUDENT COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT ELECTED Peggy Moore was chosen vice-presi- dent of the Baker Student Council with the departure of Carol Moore. She as- sumed her duties April 19. BAKER NATIONAL OPENS DOOR The Student Council Bank opened on April 5 and was set up in the little gym. The revenue of the bank totaled S5 and in less than two weeks every bit of the money had been loaned to stu- dents. Collections were ,necessary be- fore operation could continue. Joanna McClendon, James McCutch- eon, Gerald Schroeder, and Ted Snitko g u e s s e d the Guess Who , Hugo Raven, correctly. Diary of a Mesquite Branch I am a branch from a rnesquite tree in the lunchroom. Miss Wilcox's third grade class made my branches look pretty. First I was a Valentine tree with hearts on me. Then to celebrate George Washington's birthday, they made me into a cherry tree. Next I was made into a beautiful spring tree with colorful butterflies hanging from my branches. Later I was an Easter tree. Butterfly Flies lnto Homemalcing Class The butterfly that flew into Mrs. Harville's Homemaking class on April 25 was devoured the same night by hungry Homemaking teachers. The but- terfly was rather unusual arranged with rather odd colors. His wings were green cabbage slaw, his body was purple cab- bage slaw, and his eyes were raisins. The butterfly was really a salad just put into a unique formation. INTERSTATE STUDENT PRICES- fContinued from Page ll Briefly, the plan involves theeissuance of a Movie Discount Card to boys and girls in the 12 through 17 age bracket, who must first fill out an application blank giving their name, age, address, and .signed by their parents or guardians, verifying their age. The application blanks will be obtainable starting next Thursday, May 12, at all Interstate theatres in Austin, and will also ap- pear in the daily papers on May'12 and 13. The money-savings plan, which will give a reduction on the regular adult prices of up to 50'Z, will be in effect when the applicant receives his Movie Discount Card, some ten to fourteen days after application is filed, together with a fee of 31.00, and will be good for the reduced admission prices for a full year from date of issuance. The card will be good at any Interstate theatre in Austin, and also in any other Texas city where Interstate oper- ates. The card may be renewed annually, as long as the youngster has not reached the age of 18 years. The application blanks, when filled out, may be turned in at any of the local Interstate theatres. The card must be shown at the box office each time the boy or girl attends the theatre, in order to take advantage of the intermediate bargain price. The Movie Discount Card, also, is a per- sonalized indentification card, beautifully processed in laminated plastic. Cognizant of the fact that boys and girls in this age group have limited incomes from allowances, or part-time, after school jobs, Interstate believes that its new plan will enable them to stretch their amusement budget. It is a known fact that our theatres are a safe and sane place for yougsters to find entertainment, Mr. W.. E. I-Iellums, city manager of Interstate jf ROY cox sERvlcE ff fi PHONE 5-9421 :l YOUR FRIENDLY SINCLAIR DEALER gf 43rd - DuvAL gi I 'IQ,IQ..QLQl1',',',.1Q',1.Q','.lg jg Nelson Davis 8: Son If if Established I884 If if Wholesale Grocers if Ig AusTlN, TEXAS if U::::3.-.-ff.-:.-:.-:::::::::::::L 'WERE A cuus ---FOR B ov D qmis nz mmucai I7 .aiilmmililmnlummnmnmg -SIEAH, AN ITS GGOD row. A WHOLE YEAR, TCD! YEARS OPAGEI l locally, said, par- ents W h o h a v e learned of our ad- mission reduction plan have praised us for community serv- l ice. Boys and girls UNLV 55 my ff , . attending our mov- ies may now do so nearly twice as many times as be- fore without extra allowance or movie- budget money. M r. H e l l u m s pointed out that the plan will be continu- ous, with application blanks available at all Interstate theatres at all times.

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BAKER ROCKET Page 7 Buckaroo Wins State Honors The old saying Practice Makes Per- fect has held true with Barbara Wil- liamson, now Junior State Champion of the Balance Beam.. Practice began last January, when Barbara won a year's scholarship at Crenshaw's Athletic Club. Every other day she had attended les- sons only to return home and practice on the new routines. One interesting fact which led to her success was the method or practice she used at home. It seems that a new house is being built next door and to set up a balance beam, the combination of two saw-horses and a plank was borrowed from the workers. To gain the title Barbara now holds, she attended the Amateur Athletic Union State Gymnastic Meet at the Univer- sity of Texas, April 22 and 23, 1955. First, she competed in the Junior Nov- ice's Division on the Balance Beam and after winning first place, took second place honors in the Senior Novice's Division. Her future plans are to attend the other half of the State Meet to be held in Fort Worth. There she will compete against Carol Raburn, the Ft. Worth win- nerg the girl emerging on top to be State Champion. VOGUE SHOE STORE IL Shoes, Bags, and Hose Il Ig 706 CONGRESS gif:iliiffiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiig lf I H STIH LFIUYIDRY ll I, I-so our CL EANING-COMPA :, EE Ph. 6-3566 16th SL Lavaca Y IWBWEI' I :I Wanda's Beauty Shop li 4209 Guadalupe ll I: PHONE 53-5529 I C FUNERAL HOME H I I, I, I l 'I 11 so YEARS OF SERVICE 11 R gy l a Si' A Q fe Iii . -'.-- . , ., W ' ' seg? F-Raw NW ---- f - s. t i :-:I. 2- '. J:-255535.-:g.5:6.5c3,'g.. . f . zrtrgsggtgrrt' Reg-w,a:.,fg.,s N'-f .- ' J xy . A ., 7 3 A . R Johnny Williams, Buckaroo traclrster as he prepares for his heave of the shot put that broke all records. At dance Friendliest ot '55 Revealed The announcement of the friendliest boys and girls from the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades was made at the Aloha Dance, Friday, April 21. They were Billy Carter and Pat Hugland from the seventh, Glenn Noble and Vera Carter from the eighth, Merle Moden and Faye Rippy from the ninth.. The gym was decorated in Hawaiian style and students dressed in Hawaiian costume. Colorful leis made by the Stu- dent Council were worn by students and teachers. l,ii SOFTBALL, BASKETBALL HEAD SPORTS ACTIVITIES Softball, the immediate cousin to base- ball, has become the major activity in the P.E. classes following the change of seasons. Both in the boys' and girls' classes, drilling is over and competition is beginning to take its place. Another change that goes with the seasons is the temperature, right now it's from cool what to HOT. Anyone who doesn't see the heat has to do with a softball game should try a nice refreshing game some time soon. That stuff's hot , man! On the subject of hot games, there have been some real warm games of basketball going on at chow time in the big gym. This may not agree with the sports calendar right now, but, who knows, this may be the beginning of the Junior High Basketball Champions of 1955-56! Some of the hot rods who have been seen in the actions of dribbling, passing and shooting are, Scotty Montgomery, Dickie Dannheim, Donnie Tew, Bill Foelsing, Anthony Petrick, Dolan Dull, Jerry Jones, Sammy Cordell, Lamar An- derson, Glenn Noble, Craig Hickethier, Gene Mallard, Preston Harvey, Leroy Eastburn and Sonny Sanders. The gen- eral theme behind it all is: We're prac- ticing for next year. We're gonna' be champs! 8 Lb. Shot Put BUCKAROO TRACKSTER SETS NEW RECORD The day, April 20, 1955-the occa- sion, City Junior High Track Meet- the event, 8 lb. shot put-contestant, Johnny Williams-assignment, WIN! With these instructions set clearly in his mind, the Buckaroo's trackster, Johnny Williams strode out to represent Baker in the shot put event. Mr, Mus- cles went on to win in the 15 year old division, but that wasn't enough. Williams broke the ALL-TIME JUNIOR HIGH RECORD by 1' 5M. . The record was 50' 9 set by Irving Rawls of Baker in 1951. Williams set the new rec- ord at 52'2iVr . McCallum Takes First Place In Track Meet Beginning April 20, 1955, and running through April 28, 1955, was the eleventh annual Junior High School Track and Field Meet with boys from the half- dozen Junior Highs of Austin competing. Involved were boys from Allan, Baker, McCallum, Travis, O. Henry and U.J.H. schools. Field events were shot put, high jump, broad jump, and chinning. Track com- petitions were the 50 yd. dash, '75 yd. dash, 100 yd. dash and the 440 yd relay. Between the three age groups, 13-year- old, 14-year-old and 15-year-old, the Buckaroos found easier competition in the 15-year-old group. ' 'BRXQ I io'RiSAR ' I ' I 'EE ll DELWOOD PHARMACY ji Complete line ot School Supplies 1: DELWOOD SHOPPING CENTER I gl WALTER A. TEW IZ EQ Phone 5-1762 ii II Electrical Contractor E Qi Responsible Cleaning Since l9I3 QQ KELLY SMITH Cleaners, Inc. su w. l9th KING BEE HAMBURGERS QI 472l AIRPORT BLVD. :1PHONE ----- 5924-Ill I7 YAA- A-iA- ---iA- iAAA- 4

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