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

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Monday, February 27, 1956 T H E P R A I R I E. P R E S S Page 3 THE WHISPERI G A D Beverly Brister and Bobby Wil- liams had a date last Saturday night. The results of that date is we have a new and steady couple here at Dris- coll .... Say Girls, did, you know we have a JAMES DEAN here at school? Nice isn't ill . . . Hey now, we hear Vernell Appleby likes a certain boy in her homeroom. Cute too .... Dhat's this we hear about Jesse Wi-iglit? Florence you better keep an eye on that brother of yours. . . , The Sands are whispering that Dubbie Morrison and Linda Hurley are going together now ,... Hear that Bobo Beynon like Janice Gore. . . . What's the bi gattraction in Kingsville lor Myra .lane Austin and Ruth Gilliland? . . . VV'hat's this we hear about Miss Ginger Bedingfield riding around in a 1956 black and white convertible? . . . CPlease take everything as a ioke. since we really don't mean any harm.j . . . Wonder who Adela Quiroz likes? Lucky boy whoever he is ..., Crystal Gandy had a lot of fun at the Sox Dance the other night. She seemed to dance with one certain boy all the time. Wonder who he was? . . . Consuelo Guerra like a certain boy by the name of Abel Nunez. Here's hoping they stay that way. Yours till the Sands whisper again. H 9399-b5'?2'7E-XvB'E'9'B'B'D35'7?3'P95'PE I5 A C M E RADIO 8. TELEVISION Q 3305 Agnes Street 2 Phone TU 3-2232 51244-K+K+KC-K4'HK4-K4'G666C6-6C4'll'f QllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllIllllllllllllllltlllttllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllg 5 Moons ELECTRIC co. 2 E E 2 605 Old Robstown Road 2 E E 2 Phone TU 2-9755 2 'gllllllllllllllltllIlllllllllltlllllltlllllllIlllllllllIllllllIIlllllltllllllllllllllllIIT? vvrvvvwvvwvv-rvwvvv-vrv O P T O M E T R I S T 525 Old Rabstown Road Phone TU 4-0373 Shell Center Clinic tl Dr. Herman O. Neu -I -re-2:-aaa:-rzsesze-maaa-an-was-2-aa-mi A INGLE'S GROCERY The Friendly Super Market 1 soz PEABODY - Phono TU 4-6472 E I HEC-4'E6Z'E6KC'C6C'K4'GEC'C4C'K4'EC-6626IE FREE FOLDING SERVICE for the Cleonest Clothes in Town ot SHELL LAUNDRETTE 613 Old Robstown Road Phono TU 2-9851 'rap Tunes 1955-56 The Great Pretender-To Charles from Trudy. Dungaree Doll--Who else but Eve Allen? I Forgot to Remember to Forget- That I was supposed to stay in for Mrs. Hurley. Heart Break Hotel - The Police Station. Ninety-Nine Years-Is the sad but true story of a certain ninth grade boy who shall dwell in the house of Driscoll forever. Why Fools Fall in Love-And that of course is the song all the boys are trying to figure out. Speedo-Zooooooooom goes Charles Steele after Linda Shoemaker. Memories Are Made of This - This year at Robert Driscoll. Band of Gold-To Delia Torres from Joe Pompa. The Teen-age Heart-Adela Quiroz. See You Later, Alligator-From Patsy Hobbs to a real special boy at Miller. Lisbon Antigua-Happens to be one of Judy Blackmon's favorite songs now adays. Three Coins in a Fountain - Are tossed in by Josephine Flores, Yo- landa Guerro, and Annie Gonzales. Burn that CandlHTo Shirley from John. Teen-age Prayer-And that's to the cutest couple I can think of. Beverly Brister and Bobby Williams. Boll Weevil-Is in Crystal Gandy's mind all the time. He's a Tramp-To a certain boy by the name of Jack from Florence. Devil or Angel-To Richard from Sylvia. My Bonnie Lassie-Is in Driscoll's best sportsmanship in Girls' P. E. and thatls Glenda Bennett. A Satisfied Mind-Thinks Paula Milam when she's happily seated any- where that concems music and sing- ing. Daddy, You Know What-I got an R in Alegdra. CYeoooo Ho Hoj Sweet and Gentle-Please Mr. Mc- Leod. Yellow Bose of Texas-Is a young lady who went to Driscoll for two years and who just a few days ago, was here at school, visiting us. Ruby Ivey. -Maybellene-Is Mike Polly's name for his beloved car. Black Denim Trousers and Motor- cycle Boots-Tyrone Wenger. Hawk-Eye-Is Jim Baggett. Suddenly There's A Valley-For kids who's been failing Algebra. I Was Looking back to see if you were looking back to see if I was looking back to see if you were look- ing back at me-Ha, ha, fooled you didn't I? You thought I was going to go on. ,Sixteen Tons-Is what I lost for you, you bum, you don't even appre- ciate it. CGirls iust don't have no justicej Ain't Misbehaving-David Bremer? No, you never misbehave do you, David? Don't Stay Away Too Long-Or you'll come back and find another has your girl and you've been two timed something horrid. Run Boy-Going my way, if not let me on anyway, or Mrs. Adams is going to be getting a new Society Editor if I don't put an end to this mess. THANKS. LOONEY LAWS Did you know that it is for was against the law . . . lTo catch bullfrogs without a license in the State of California? For plaster mannequins to stand around undressed in store windows in Ogden, Utah? U To emit along, low, wolf whistles at pretty girls in Vlfashington, D. C.? For motors to run out of gas in Mexico? To start a dog fight, or to sell per- fumed cigarettes in Fairbury, Ne- braska? For persons of voting age not to vote in El Salvador? To catch lizards at night in Donald- sonville, Louisiana? .To sell cornflakes on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio? To hunt deer from an airplane in Columbus, Montana? To ride a horse without lights in Des Moines, Iowa? For couples to kiss in theaters in Manila, P. I.? For couples to kiss in public in Rome, Italy? To wink or twirl mutsaches at girls in Karachi, Pakistan? .For a man to go out and buy him- self a hat without his wife tagging along with him in the state of Ken- tucky? For working people to play tennis or to shoot dice in Fourteenth Cen- tury Paris? For ladies to alter their faces or figures in any manner whatsoever which might bear false witness to a man in Bethlehem, New Hampshire Csome 150 years agoj? C-can you dig that one?j 1 SUN PHARMACY 626 OLD ROBSTOWN ROAD PHONE TU 4 B225 I E. O. MALEY, Druggist I Your Teardrop Club Dear Teardrop Club: I think I'm too fat and want to go on a diet. What can I do. T. F. Dear T. F.: should drink one lunch drink one for supper start For breakfast you glass of water. For glass of water and digging your grave. 1 1 Y Dead Teardrop Club: I have a hurling problem in a round about way! How can I make straight A's? P. B. Dear P. B.: That is the S64-,000 question. How about you finding out and let me in on the deep dark secret. IK if X Dear Teardrop Club: I just can't seem to get dressed in P.E. fast enough. It's always after the bell when I finally get ready to go. A. S. Dear A. S.: Wear your dress under your shorts. It if W Dear Teardrop Club: My mother and father think I should ask my teacher to dinner. Don't you think this is a little old- fashioned? G. T. Dear G. T.: Don't you know that teachers do and have to eat just like youl Jane Plimper: Say, Eve, lend me fifty cents. Eve: All right, but I haven't but twenty-five cents with me. Jane: Well, you give me that, and owe me the rest. Eve: All right, here's the quarter. Jane: Now you still owe me 25c, don't you? Eve: Yes. Jane: Then let's call it square. BUDDY WHEELIS HARDWARE Phone TU 2-7689 IN THE HEART OF SHELL CENTER Always Supplied With Your BEST BUYS - ll vrvv-'rv-vw GENSEMER'S YOUR YOUTHFUL FASHION CENTER IN SHELL CENTER OUT AWAY ..... LESS TO PAY Phone TU 2-7661 620 Old Robstown Road

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Page2 THE PRAIRIE PRESS Monday, February 27, 1956 THE PRAIRIE PRESS starr A Column For Editor-in-Chief .....................,...................,......,....................,......,......... Assistant Editor ........ Business Manager ........ Society Editor . .....,.... . Sports Editor .................... Asslstant Sports Editor .,.,.,.............,.......... ..,v.......................... ......... Reporters ..,.,.,.. ...Cecile Reporter .......,........., Advertising Staff ....... Sponsor ............,....... Mary Mosel . Pinina Norrod Betty Mull Ann Donaldson Joe Vickers Billy Howell Blackmon, Beverly Couch, Sylvia Herrera, Betty Sue Chandler, Gwen Porche, Manuel Cano Ray James ..........Judy Blackmon, Sue Ann Gore Mrs. Cappi Adams TAFF TUTTER Clang! Clang! Clang! All of you should be familiar with that sound. It's a fire drill. According to our record you have been doing this since you were in the first grade. But still, some of you, after seven, eight, or nine years don't go out correctly. Have you ever stopped to think what would happen if there was a real fire. We probably wouldn't be out of the building without somebody getting hurt or killed. Still some of you are not satisfied with going out like first graders, you have to turn out false alarms. So remember at our next fire drill, go out like you should. After all, you're almost adults. It ought to embarass you to have a teacher tell you to be quiet, or stand still in line. We will be expecting you to go out like ladies and gentlemen at our next fire drill. -The Staff if li lk LOYALTY According to the dictionary, Uloyalty means a state of being faithful or constant. And yet, to most of us, it means that and a great deal more. It means never failing or letting a person down. And sticking together, even when the going gets rough. It means putting someone else's wishes above our own and not asking L'VVhy? It means pride-the pride of knowing that you have proved yourself faithful and dependable and have taken one more step toward maturity. There are times when we are tempted to abandon it altogether and return to the ways of childhood. But in the scheme of things we are a child only once. We have to grow up. And in this age of growing up, how much smoother the road will be if we learn loyalty now-to our parents, friends. and our school and it's faculty. Ask yourself Have I learned the quality of loyalty? Yes? Then walk with pride-you are well along that road. -Cecile Meet the Press This week we are introducing Betty Mull, our Business Manager. Betty is 141 years old, 5'6M, tall and she lives at 517 Villa Drive. She's a real cute blonde, and in case any of you boys want to know her phone number it's TU 2-3468. Betty attended Savage Elementary School before she came to Robert Driscoll and has gone to no other school. We are really proud of the work she is doing. Without A Rhyme What's a car without a wheel, that's Duff without Creel. What's a devil without a demon, that's Glenda without Leland. What's Tutti without Frutti, 'that's Charlie without Trudy. What's an orange without a peel, that's Shoemaker without Steele. VVhat's a song without a chorus, that's Hernandez without Flores. What's a kid without toys, that's girls without boys Cor vise versaj. What's a stove without grease, that's Connie without Direce. Whtat's flypaper without any sticky, that's Gail without Ricky. DRM HOLLIS-NEESE a A U T 0 P A R T S Barq S ALL ORDERS GIVEN , PROMPT ATTENTION -'IT S GOOD Ph. TU 3-8595 - Shell Center Parents Only By David Irving The average adult thinks that send- ing chilclren to school is a waste of time. One of the loudest complaints comes from parents whose children are not top-notch spellers. Kids today just can't spell like we did in the good old days. But we can. And we do. In fact, children spell almost 1001, better now than say, during the Civil War. For example - Every year, mil- lions of kids from the lst through 8th grades enter the National Spelling Bee and spell words like tintinnabu- lation, chrysanthemum, hieroglypbics, and antidigestablishmentarianism, On the other hand, a Ford Motor Co. official checking applications for a job witl1 that company Capplicant must be over 305 found 123 variations of the word manager. In case you still don't believe that today's youngsters spell better than their forefathers, read further. In most letters written by soldiers during the Civil Wa1', half the Words were either slightly or horribly mis- spelled. uThe people hear, wrote one, are as stuped a lot as I hev evver sene. In another case a boy of 18 write I dont no wen I'll be bac, but the war is allmost over and or side is winnin all the battelsf' See? We can spell today just as well as you did in the 'fgood old days and I hope this prooves it. I-Iahl Punny Phrases STOP-what Driscollites wish school would do. LOOK-at Blanche Duff and Gerald Creel. CYou'll get an eyefull.l LISTEN-to all the talk going a- round about Twirp Week. WAIT-is something no one does in the halls. GO-to Shell Center? CNopelj WHEN - will Mike Naylor make straight A's? TALK-about a cute couple, look at Glenda Roberts and Leland Free- man. WHAT-will you girls use your hunting license for? WHICH-boys will escape without being caught in the Twirp Day Race? WI-IO-does David Bremer like now? WATCH-out all you unhitched boys! It's leap year! IT-sure was neat when everyone found about Charles Mueller lik- ing Pinina Norrod. START-acting like civilized peo- ple. QMixed Choir.j WILL-Driscoll have a good base- ball team this year? COf course we will.j ARE-you 9th graders going to make it to Miller this year? If You I-ladfr Some members of the Prairie Press Staff got curious. They wondered what certain students of this school woul do if they had a 1956 Red Cad- illac Convertible. Here are some of the bright answers. Claude Ellen Hill-Wow!! tMa1'y Lou Bullajian-I'd take a long, long trip. Cynthia McCool-Well, I'd take everybody I know riding. Joyce Byrd-'Magine I'd go riding in it. Carolyn Alston-I'd sit and look at it. Billy Howell-l'd trade it in for six new Fords. Beverly Couch-I'd just look at it because I don't know how to drive. Julian Garza-I'd drive around and pick up girls. Minerva Carranza - l'd pick up boys CFooled you, Julianlj. Joe Vickers-I'd preserve it. Betty Mull-I'd drive by Larry's house and honk the horn real loud. Gwen Porcht+I'tl learn how to drive and take a bunch of kids riding. fllVith the top down.l Cecile Blackmon-I'd go to Port- land. QllVell, we wonder who's there?j Charlie Noack-I'd drive over to pick Trudy Sears up so she could faint with me. Trudy Sears-I'd back it out of the driveway. Beth Hall-I'd drive it. Paul Vogler-I'd go to California. Rangers Make Track Team On February 21 our track team was posted on the bulletin board. This years team will be coached by Coach Richardson. We hope they have a successful year. Good luck, from all the Rangers. Refugio Saenz Albert Olivarez Johnny Brown oJe Vickers Joe Carraza Melesio Garza Sammy Garza Donnie Cain Charles Noach Billy Howell Ramon Gonzales Joe Vickers Joe Robles Abel Hernandez Ramijo Cabellero Jack Pratt Daniel Alcala Robert Melve Speedy Equinio Alvarez F-I--I-I-----I-I.---'-l---l-'-l-l- H.E.B. Foon stones :: - -: :E IO Wonderful Stores in :E Corpus Christi : .I I-I-l.l.l-lII.III-l'I.l-l'l-I-I-I-I-IIIIITTS

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Page 4 THE PRAIRIE PRESS Monday, February 27, 1956 Why I Should Be uiet in Class CEditor's Note: This doesn't have anything to do with why I should be quiet in class but so what? Continue with the article.j The purpose of a class is to assem- ble a group of young people for adultsj depending on the type of class and the purpose of the class that is, what the class is assembled for the purpose of studying together for the purpose of studying the par- ticular subject in question. Said sub- ject should be given the full atten- tion of said group of young people or adults still depending on aforesaid subject! Therefore said group of young people or adults should give their full attention and complete de- votion to the purpose of examining and dissecting the aforesaid subject in question. Any deviation from the pattern set forth here in should be regarded as a breech of good conduct and there- fore treated as such by the person or persons thereafter referred to as 'Linst1'uctor j and are intrusted with the responsibility of supervising or- ganized and complete study and ev- erything concerning said subject that it is possible for said group on ques- tion to learn under the particular cir- cumstances prevailing at the time of dissection and examination, the sub- ject in question, and in addition, with the responsibility of maintaining in the class room for place of study if site of study and dissection is not a classroomj complete order, said or- der being maintained at discretion of the instructor of said group. Each person of aforementioned group has their irrespective and irre- vocable idiosyncrasies which are ab- solutely irrefutable. However, if the aforementioned class, which as we said is assembled for the purpose of examining and dissecting the sub- ject in question is to successfully and fully as certain and discover all nec- essary information concerning said subject which it has been assigned to seek out and as certain the so-called instructor should endeavor at all times to maintain absolute dilligence on the part of all concerned. There- fore, in order to maintain the qui- poise of the class completely and at all times at which study and dissec- tion of aforementioned subject in question Cwhich the class is assemb- led for the purpose of studying is tak- ing placel these said idiosyncracies should be quelled. at all costs, In other words, the guy for dollj Cor old bat, bag, hat, dragon, dragon- ess, etc. etcj in charge shouIdn't let none of those bums talk, have spit- wad or rubber band wars, dismantle buildings, or in any way disturb those of the class that are trying to study, if any. ONE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTIQN Now THE PRAIRIE Puass Asks The Prairie Press Staff has taken a poll to find out what Robert Dris- coll students would do if someone gave them a million dollars for Christmas. We got some very sur- prising answers. Glenda Bennett is a generous pal. She's going to give it all to charity except for a little to send herself and her brother and sisters to college. Smart girl, Glenda. Alonzo Cueller wants to spend his money like this: First he'll take a tour of our national parks and monuments, Then he's off to Egypt to see the old records and mummies they've dug out of the Pyramids. Then he'll go to Spain to see some Nloorish architecture. After he re- turns home he plans to buy a new car and a geiger counter and go pros- pecting in the desert. After all this hard work Alonzo will, of course, buy a new house and retire. Catherine Pressley would make history more interesting by going to all those places she reads about in class. Carolyn Thomas will have a large, blue tile swimming pool and a room equipped with ping-pong tables, shuf- fleboard, juke box, soda fountain, etc. VVayne McGee is going into the lumber business with S1,000,000. Thatis doing it in style! Leonard Shelton is going to buy enough annuals to make a thousand so we can all have FREE plastic covers for those beautiful white an- nuals. If he doesn't get 31,000,000 for Christmas we'll just have to buy them ourselves. CMrs. Adams, Room 20.1 Johnny Gillis is going to tour the Carribean Sea and Scotland. Then he'll settle down to be a gentleman farmer in Wyoming. With a million dollars that should be a big farm. James .Peterson will take his money in pennies. Heis going to put them in a swimming pool and go swimming every day. Ronnie Johnson is going to buy a pinball machine, five hamburgers, a case of cokes, get a hundred dollars worth of nickels, and have a good time. Sandy Smith's plans went some- cafeteria would feature T-bone steaks for 250, malts and milk shakes, and a juke box for the students. Yes, that's what we want to know, Hey, San- dy, can we come to your school? Harold Jordan says if anything goes wrong he'll buy a building about as tall as the Wilson Tower and jump off. David Irving figures the govern- ment will take it all for taxes. Joe Vickers will spend it quick. Then he'll get a tin cup and start' all over again. Well, if you think some of these are silly, just what would you do with S1,000,000? Lynn Martin is going to crawl up on a real tall building and throw small, coins down and watch us grab 'em. Hey, here I am over here! JGKES The sergeant of a new company of recruits stuck his head in the bar- racks. Any of you guys good at short- hand? Four men stepped forward. O. K., snapped the sergeant. Re- port to the mess hall right away- they're short-handed. Miss Pharr asked her class to write an essay on geese, this paper was turned in by an eight year old miss. Geese is a low, heavy set bird which is most meat and feathers. His head sits on one end and he sits on the other. Geese can't sing much on account of the dampness of the mois- ture. He ain't got no between-his toes and he's got a balloon in his stummick to keep him from sinking. Some geese when they get big has curls on their tails and is called ganders. If I was a goose I'd rather be a gander. wnnnnuuunnnu-nunnnnn-annnaman -For Correct Time . , , DIAL TU 4-2811 E Courtesy E E Corpus Christi National Bunk . F.........................nm.............-.-...---.Eu The following might be of in- terest to you. It was clipped from the current issue of TEXAS Scuooi. Busnviassz The school committee in Bos- ton has drafted a Code, which is called the commandments for pupils in grades 7-12. The Com- mittee has directed that the com- mandments be posted in each classroom and read bi-weekly : 1, Don't let your parents down. They've brought you up. 2. Stop and think before you drink. 3. Be smart. Obey. You'll give orders yourself someday. 4. Ditch dirty thoughts fast or they will ditch you. 5. Show-off driving is juvenile. Don't act your age. 6. Pick the right friends to be picked for a friend. 7. Choose a date fit for a mate. 8. Don't go steady unless you're ready. 9. Love God and neighbor. 10. Live carefully. The soul you save may be your own. Bride on being complimented on her choice of grooms: 'iOh, he's nothing-you should have seen the one that got away. Conversation at office water-cooler: Sure, l'm a man. My wife won't let me be a mouse-she's afraid of them. I 1 Cost I 51: thing like this: First she'd buy a American Bottling Company polka-dotted and striped Jaguar. Nat- :,,'.','.',',',','.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. .'.:. r- I I - . I I I I I - ' - - I I I I - - I I I urally! Then she'd build a school E: I: u:' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' I ' :: and hire feHCh2fS that C0u1dn't sive :: BARNETT'S GROCERY :: DUBOSE FOOD MARKET .: licks or homework, or make anyone ' THE Ln-ng 51-ORE WITH 'I ' '- stay after school. School would be- THE BIG VALUES HgiiZZYT'iIAg :SEBI . I 5111 at 1200 P-M- and everyone would :: Ph. ru. 2-2597 - ou: nosstown nn. -: :: , n: go home at 3:00 There would :II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I III :I S II be Ei party 01' da1'1C8 EV!-Zry night. The I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I III I-I I III-I-I.I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I.I-I-I-II: SHELL CENTER BEAUTY SALON MEXE SHOE SERVICE E THE TOP SHOP Expert Shoe Repair 5 Phone 'IU 2-7502 - CHOLE BELL MCCORMACK 705 Oak Park Coffee Chfisfi H z1unuunnuunnnnnunnnnnnnn-nnnnununnu:nun nnnunnuuuuunnnunnuununuunnnnnuuunnunnunnuunnnnnununuuunn