Driscoll Middle School - Ranger Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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OFFICIAL ROBERT DRISCOLL BI MONTHLY JUNIOR HIGH he Prairie Press VOLUME IV CoP.PUs CHRISTI-TEXAS M6NbAvi DECEMBER'-5 T955 N H i T 'OO' PM NLHQK6 7 7 7 7 HAIL! HAIL! The BAND I HERE Sarilyn Nesloney Delia Floyd Linda Crawford Sherry Lynn Walden 9 Name: Delia Loyd Brothers and sisters: 1 brother: 1 Let S Meet Cur Address: 345 West Saxet sister Hair: Red Hobby: Boys Majorettes Drum major Name: Sarilyn Sue Nesloney Address: 441 Westgate Hair: Black Height: 5'5 Eyes: Brown Brothers and sisters: 1 brother Hobby: Boys Subject: P. E. Likes: Darryl Hayes Majorettes Height: 5'3 Eyes: Green Brothers and sisters: 1 brother, 1 sister Hobby: Foreign coins Subject: History Likes: Everybody Name: Linda Crofford Address: 305 Merrill Hair: Black Height: 5'3 Eyes: Blue Favorite subject: Band Likes: Everybody Name: Sherry Walden Address: 433 McLeod Hair: Brown Height: 5' M Eyes: Blue Brothers and sisters: 1 brother Hobby: Twirling Subject: Band Likes: Jim Bagget lQET'S SALUTE OUR COUNSELOR We here at Driscoll are very for- tunate to have such a fine person who has helped a lot of misplaced persons who needed to be put in pocket. Of course we are talking about our counselor, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allard lives at 777 Chase Drive. He has been going to school the past three summers at North- western, preceding this he got his B.A. Degree at North Texas State and his Masters Degree at the Uni- versity of Texas. He likes to spend his spare time doing yard work or reading. When not doing one of these things he enjoys traveling very much. Mr. Allard is the father of two children, one daughter six years of age, and a son who is only eighteen months of age. Mr. Allard has been here at Dris- coll for three happy years and prior to that one year at Miller. Thanksgiving Assembly ls Presented By SC On Wednesday, Nov. 23, the Stu- dent Council presented a Thanks- giving assembly in the cafeteria. The eighth grade attended the program in the cafeteria and the other stu- dents heard it over the P.A. system. Beverly Couch, president, intro- duced the program. The mixed choir, under the direction of Mrs. John Scogin, sang Come, Ye Thankful People, Come. Bobo Beynon, treas- urer, read the Hundredth Psalm and the excellent guest speaker. The m.ix- ed choir sang The Lord Is My Shepherd and Mr. Parrish ended the program with a benediction. The program was excellent and everyone appreciated Rabbi Wolf's thoughtfulness in spending his time with us at Thanksgiving. The Stu- dent Council also deserves our thanks for putting on this fine assembly. Pictures Are Received May I have a picture of you? If you were a stranger to Driscoll walk- ing down the halls, this is an ex- ample of what you might have heard. Robert Driscoll received their school pictures Wednesday, November 16. Everyone seemed to be well pleas- ed with them and on a whole they Mrs. Preston gave an invocation. jwere very good. These pictures will Rabbi Wolf of Temple Beth El was be used in the 1956 Ranger Annual. Boy! Talk about a good band! Robert Driscoll's band this year is THE BAND! . . . Mr. Chiorgno, a teacher and director here for four years is real proud of his band, which played very nicely and impressively at the football games. There are 80 members in the band and 65 mem- bers in the concert band. Some of the people in his wonderful band are in the All-City Band. Mr. Chiorgno's band is to start on their concert music and sectional re- hearsals this morning at 8:00. They will practice on their Christmas music for the Annual Christmas Pro- gram. The sixth period band runs on a basis of first chair, second chair, and so ou. These are the people in the first chairs in sixth period. In the flute section we have Julie Dotson. the oboes Margaret Taylor, and the clarinets Gilbert Ita. In the alto saxaphone group We have Gail Eg- gleston, and Harvey Tinnell is first chair in the sax section. In the French Horn section David Irving is in first chair, and Toby Hale is first in the coronet section: Carlos Garcia is in first chair in the trom- bone section, and Bobby Bissett is first chair in the tubas. Jessie Leal is first chair in the baritone section, and Mary Rivas plays the bells. Thomas Dunn and Judy Clark play the drums. Jeanne Maurer acts as secretary in the sixth period class. On October the first the band raised S500 Cwhew!j when they had a wonderful Sausage Supper. They have a tape recorder that they bought with the money. I think we should be very proud of the Robert Driscoll Junior High School Band. They have worked hard and will work harder. I am sure that we have the best band around- let's congratulate the members-they certainly work hard enough! SORRY! Opps! We really goofed this time. The Best All- Arouncl boy in the Ninth grade is David Bremer.

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Page4- THE PRAIRIE PRESS Monday, November 21, 1955 Y - + The Whispering Sands Hey, now, what's this we hear about Janice Pulliam and Freddie Cuevas? Seems to be making good time with each other, Tyrone Wen- ger and Trudy Sears are another couple who seem to be enjoying each otl1er's company. Wait a minute, Direce Palmer, whatta you mean shifting around with the girls like you have been. Don't you know there's a law against that sort of thing? Should be a pio- neer and settle down to one certain girl. 011, oh, Linda Woods, you better watch it, there's a certain ninth grader chasing you. I'Ie's a real cute cat, too. Kathy Ryhan has a lot of fun in the halls now-a-days also, what goes on Kathy? Seems Patsy Edgeworth has her eye on a certain boy in Mrs. Hur- ley's homeroom. What about that? Bonnie Collins seems to be CFlip- pingj over a certain boy at Baker Junior High ftraitorj. Let me list you a few of the cats and kittens we got running around For Girls Only . . . Attention all girls! Wanna's get a boy friend? Sure you do. Then here's some GOOD advice. Dig out your gunny sacks, pistols, bear traps, and knives. Oh yes, I almost forgot, be as charming as you can. November the 26th is SADIE HAWKINS DAY. But, maybe you're the shy, timid type and even though you'd like to catch a boy friend you just can't make yourself do it. On top of that you wouldn't even know how to use the knife, bear trap, pistol, and sack. If all of that is true about you, then you need some extra special advice, mainly the steps to take. The steps are: No, 1: Find his locker. No. 2: Set your largest bear trap and put it under his locker. No. 3: Wait until the trap is sprung, then charge with pistol load- ed. Qwater pistols are safer, but don't have as good a results.j No. 4-: Don't release the trap until he promises to walk you home. If he still won't promise, put your gunny sack over him and threaten to suffo- cate him. CBy now it is guaranteed Finals Coming ln lntramural Intramural Football is almost coming to an end. There are eight teams left in the race. These teams are either in the finals or semi-finals. There are three left in the seventh grade and five in the eighth grade. Mr. Holloway and Miss Wood are left in the finals. There are the teams left: SEVENTH GRADE Mr. Meyers-finals Mtlllins-semi-finals Winston-semi-finals EIGHTH GRADE Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Preston-Semi-finals Mrs. Reeves-Semi-finals Miss Roberts-Mr. Price-Semi- finals Mr. ChiogTno-Semi-finals Miss Edwards-Semi-finals NINTH GRADE Mr. Holloway-Finals Miss Wood-Finals Did you pass your exam? Well it was like thisMyou see M Shake, neither did I. BUDDY WHEELIS HARDWARE Phone TU 2-7689 IN THE HEART OF SHELL CENTER Always Supplied With Your BEST BUYS Dr. Herman 0. 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P8892 THE PRAIRIE PRESS Monday, December 5, 1955 THE PRAIRIE PRESS STAFF Edilf0I'-ill-Chief .......................................,.......,.,.,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,- , .,,, Mary Mosel Assistant Editor ........ ,,-, P inina Nm-md Business Manager ....... ,,,,,,4,,, B etty Mull S0CiEfY Editor ---------.---. ...... An n Donaldson Sports Editor ..............,.... ..,. ..,,.,,,,,.,,,,, ,,,,,,,.,,,,, ,I oe Vjckgl-5 Assistant Sports Editor ...................................................................... Billy Howell Reporters ........ Cecile Blackmon, Beverly Couch, Sylvia Herrera, Betty Sue Chandler, Gwen Porche, Manuel Cano Reporter .......................,.........................................,..,...........,................... Ray James Advertising Staff Judy Blackmon, Sue Ann Gore Sponsor .................... ........................... M rs. Cappi Adams taff tutters Off Society Editofs Desk: How many of you obey traffic laws? Those laws just don't mean Driscoll's, but the city's also. Robert Driscoll Junior High has one of the finest records in the city, for obeying traffic safety rules. This year I noticed that many of you bring cars, motor scooters, and bi- cycles to school, You who bring cars should be extra careful. For its so easy to hit some one behind you or in front. Say you did hit someone and killed or seriously hurt them, be- cause of your own carelessness. You would either be in trouble with the law, or else live with that guilt the rest of your life. Not so long ago two boys from Driscoll had a very bad accident on a motor scooter. One was seriously hurt, the other slighty. Their motor scooter was hit by a truck. When we see what happens we think, oh, if they had been just a little bit more careful. Just a little more, that wouldn't have happened. There are so many young teen- agers today all over the country, who either get killed or seriously hurt, on motor scooters and in cars. Although it may not be your fault when you have a accident, you may have prevented it by being extra careful. That's one of the reasons drivers young or old should be care- ful when driving any kind of ve- hicle. Did you know that there are well over 1500 students at Robert Driscoll which means that accidents are going to be easier to happen. So remember whether you're walking or riding, look around behind you and on the sides, before you go sailing out into a street. For you can just as easily get killed or seriously injure y0LlI'- self by some of your own careless- ness, just as easy as I'm sitting here typing this. -Ann. The Reason Why An ingenious member of the staff, after much research, has finally reached a conclusion on why the halls are really so crowded. Some people, fespecially girlsj might want to disagree with me at first, but as I place the bare, cold facts before you, I'm sure you'll change your mind. The reason, the real honest-to- goodness reason, is because of the girls. Not because there are so many more girls than boys, but because of the terrific amount of petticoats girls wear. Not just one, two, or three, but four, five, six, seven, and on up and up. Petticoats, you know take up quite a bit of room, espe- cially since they are usually starch- ed rather stiffly. There might still be some disbe- lievers. If so, I shall present to you still more facts. Have you ever noticed in the morning when the girl's bell rings, the way the halls fill up? There's hardly any space left, yet while the boys are in the halls, there's room to spare. There's proof of my theory! Heard the noise during the birl's bell? That's the loud, ear-breaking sound of starched petticoats crashing and hitting against each other. Then while the boys are in the halls, there's no noise. CExcept for their own quiet, little voices???j More proof of my theory. Then then-e's the proof of the way the girls go bouncing into class, un- harmed and still on their feet. Now the boys come in, bruised, knocked down and cut by starched petticoats. They have no defense in the rough game. The girls are padded by all their many, many petticoats. Boys, I can see only two ways out of this disaster. One I don't think. you'll like, the other I think you will. They are to defend yourself and wear petticoats too, or for the girls to wear tight skirts ONLY! SHELL CENTER BEAUTY SALON THE TOP SHOP Phone TU 2-7502 - CHOLE BELL MCCORMACK n 1 .inuunnnnnunnnunnnuunnnnnn unnnnunn1nnIunnnunnnnnnn1nunnnnuuuununn. The Whispering Sands Have you heard the latest? Sylvia Herrera and Richard Martinez have been going steady together for near- ly two weeks . . . Lucky Roberts can't wait till next year when she can go to Miller. We wonder why? Lucky! . . . Seems Ray boys have been mak- ing pretty good time with some of our ninth grade girls. Wha' happen boys? Mfyra Jane Alston and Eliza- beth Webb have been spending a lot of time in Kingsville, and the boys down there don't seem to mind it either .... Who's this that Walter Vick has his eye on now? Seems a certain ninth grader by the name of Donna Jo Perry ..,. It seems Char- les Steele has his eye on Linda Shoe- maker, can't blame him neither ..-. Who were those cute chicks that Billy Howell went to Austin with? Why not ask him. Gerald Creel sure has been danc- ing a lot with Blanche Duff at Can- teen on Saturday night. . . Who's this real cool cat that Claud Ellen Hill has been talking her head off about? To top that, he goes to Baker, too. . . . Wonder who Oneta Staley likes now? . . . What was Doris Rice blushing about the other day in Acappella choir? , . . Barbara John- son has been having a lot of fun at Canteen these last few Saturday nights, specially when she dances with Ray Sterns .... We wonder who Janice Pulliam has her eye on now? , . , Judy Blackmon certainly goes to Houston a lot. She says to visit her cousin but I'm sure we all wonder .... What's this we hear about Mary Helen Bullajian liking a certain ninth grade boy? . . . Why does Jane Plimper, Pasty Cryer, and Joy Stanberry go to all of Driscoll's dances? . . . Charles Noack and .Julie Dotson made a darling couple and they have been making a record for themselves for going together the longest .... Florence Wright cer- tainly has a lot of fun at Canteen on Saturday nights, especially when a boy by the name of J. W. Martin is there .... Here's one of our new steady couples, Sally Clark and Jim- my Wells, here's hoping they stay that way ..,. Shirley Greer has a lot of fun on the street she lives on -with boys coming and going all the time .,.. George Brown has a lot of fun going home from school too. Brown hair and blue eyes will get you no where, George. Better watch it, when a girl gets that gleam in her eye, you're a dead goose. If you don't believe me ask some of those steady going fellows around school. . . , Nancy McAdams and Jimmy Lozier have really been making eyes at each other also, but can you blame them? . . . Haynie Key Glasgow real- ly thinks Sarah Jane Smith is cute. That's nothing Haynie, so do a lot of other boys .... We wonder if Bill Dunn is trying to play keep away with the girls or something the way he trys to keep out of the girls way. . . , Whose jacket is Alice Benavides wearing? Come on tell us all, Alice. . . . . Well guess I better put an end to this column or the staff will be putting an end to me. Yours till the sands begin to change again, and that won't be very long. Hoop-frazy Hillsdale By BILLY HOWELL PART V The first game of the season was to be with Blimpton-day after to- morrow. Today would be the last day of practice before the game. Tip knew coach was worried. and he knew what about. The squad wasn't coming along on those new plays as well as they should have been. Even though the season opener was a so- called breather, with the new plays not going so smoothly it might prove to be a contest. Practice went off smoothly enough with the usual mistakes and small blunders. On the way home with his common comrades, Tommy and Stumpy, Tip asked, Say you guys, what do you honestly think the out- come of the Blimpton game will be? I mean with the new plays not work- ing so well and all. You know, Tip, I have been sort of dwelling on that subject myself. It doesn't take a genius to see that we aren't working with perfection. But my idea is that we'll do well enough to beat Blimpton, answered Tommy frankly. Well, you 'two worry-warts, you just wait till you see ole' Stump go to town. Why I'll personally rack up fifty points and you boys can just park in a rocking chair and watch how it's done! boasted Stumpy. Gosh, thanks, Hercules. You know us old men need a rest once in a while, replied Tommy with plenty of sarcasim. In the first game with Blimpton the hometown fans got a good scare in the first three quarters. With the score 32-29 in favor of Blimpton at the end of the third quarter, the wear and tear began to tell on the Blimp- ton players. They were overtaken and beaten to the tune of 4-8 to 36. After the game Tip and his bud- dies went down the street to Sam's ice cream parlor feeling pretty high. Even though they hadn't been too convincing in their plays, they had begun to do better in the second half. lTo ,Be Continuedj ' Soph: But I don't think I deserve an absolute zero. Prof: Neither do I, but it'is the lowest mark I am allowed to give.