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

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Monday, March 26,1956 T HE P R AIR I E P R E S S Page 3 Driscoll Spelling Champ ls Chosen Un Marcin 19, Cary Griffin, an eighth grader, won the school spell- ing contest for the National Spelling Bee. Cary has been runner up in the Oak .Park and Driscoll contests. His runners-up were Ellen McCaughn, eighth grader and former Oak Park champ, who was eliminated when she missed the word approbation , Jo Askey, eighth grader and frequent runner-up at Oak Park, who sat down when. he missed the word tussel. Billy was Oak Park's champ last year. Cary won by spelling the word Ellen missed, approbation and the word uappenclicitisf' On April 14, he will represent Driscoll in the district contest, so let's all wish him luck. Special Credit Due Teachers-Students Special credit is due to the teachers and students who were not actually in the Coronation, but did very neces- sary outside work. They included the spotlighters, Harvey Tinnell, Duhbie Morrison, Jack Pratt: Miss Campbell's and Miss Iiobert's art classes, Mr. Boney and his Construction Crew: the homemaking teachers: makeup, Miss Nixon and Miss Wood, Pro- grams, Mrs. Beal, and Claud Ellen Hill, Pictures, Mr. Boneyg and cer- tainly Mrs. Adkins, sponsor of the Student Council, Dizzy Dreams We Discollets have been having some Dizzy Dreams lately. We de- cided to tell you about them-We dreamed that: Pinina Norrod was a dull person to be around. .lo Askey was short, blond, and fat. Sharon Bonnin was real serious. Walter Bradley was real quiet. Lofett Hitt had short blond hair. Lloyd Lester was unpopular. Ann Lewis was 5'8 and bad for the eyes. Mrs. Preston was a mean teacher. Mrs. Adkins didn't have a Student SAFETY S is for the SLILEPY ONE, Wlio doesn't know what's best, For then he ends up in a ditch And has a good long rest. is for the ALCOHOLIC, Who takes one for the road: His final retsing-place, Is with the rest of the load. A F is for the FUNNY ONE, Who thinks its all a joke. Tangling with an accident, His head is almost broke! E is for the ELDEB, Who thinks he knows it all You'll hear him boast of how he drives He'll soon answer the heavenly call! T is for the old-TIMER, Who consistently is hurried, Then like the one before him. He ends up being buried. Y is for the YAPPER, Who talks as he drives: I-Ie'll wake up some morning To find he's not alive. These people-all of them, Have never practiced safety, That's the reason they haven't been seen Driving around here lately. -Fusczoan, Champion High School, Warren, Ohio. Weiner Roast ls Planned Miss Edward's home room is planning a Weiner roast Thurs- day the 22nd at South Bluff Park. The time will be at 6:30. Each student is allowed one special guest. We hope that it turns out to be a big success. fglllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllg 5 MOORE ELECTRIC co. 2 .-1 z ,.. ,.. -.: sz E 605 Old Robstown Road E 2 Phone TU 2-9755 E ., '4 bmgers Stage Dhln-Dig 'Iuesoay night the 20th of lVIarch, the A Cappella Choir sponsored a dance in the cafeteria. As you have probably noticed the choir has spon- sored several other dances. The money collected from these dances and also the spring concert that is being planned will go towards financ- ing the choir's spring trip. The dance was a big success and everyone hae loads of fun. DIHIHH The Drama club has been work- ing on scenes from Uncle Harry, Mc- Beth, Liliom and other plays. They are also holding open read- ings for two one-act plays. Miss Nix- on is doing a fine job in conducting them. Y-Teens Tachaskee Y-Teens are planning to have a lot of fun this year and they plan to get a lot of work done. They have already scheduled a dance, slumber party, and a hayride. Sounds like fun, huh? Tanda Eighth grade Y-Teens are really on the ball. They are making Easter baskets for nurseries and needy families. Meet The Press Manuel Cano is our staff person- ality for this week. Manuel is in the ninth grade and has M1'. Tubbs for homeroom, This is Manuel's second year on the staff but Will be leav- ing us next year. He is 14: and has black eyes and black hair. Manuel is also a good all round athlete and really likes sports, Manuel's address is 254 Vera Cruz and for you girls his telephone number is TU 2-87941. His favorite teacher is M1's. Adams. Although he likes Driscoll he is glad to be going to Miller next year. h BUDDY WHEELIS HARDWARE Heress Mystery Personality Of Month All you that are good at guessing, try this. We have a mystery person- ality this month. Her name is Miss X. She is a ninth. grade algebra student, meaning that algebra is her most time-taking activity at the moment, Her favorite teacher is Miss Nixon and she is an active member in the Drama Club. She has black hair and brown eyes and stands 5'3 . If any one has guessed Miss X by now they know her favorite hobby is flirting with boys. She likes everyone Cboys in particularj and dislikes only work Clazyl. I-Iere's a big hint. Not long ago she cut her dark hair into a short Italian cut. For you who still haven't guessed our cute Miss X, here's her phone number. TU 4'-5118. Try calling and see who answers! Newspaper Terms ADD: New copy to be added to a story already written. ASSIGNMENT: Task given to a reporter. BANNER: Headline extending across the entire page. BEAT: Reporter's regular assign- ment. CLIP: A story clipped from a newspaper. COVER: Be responsible for a story about an event. CUT: Zinc etching or half-tone engraving. DEADLINE: Last moment at which copy may be handed in. DINGBAT: Decora'r.ive type. DUMMY: .Plan for a news page. EAR: Small box in upper corner of front page. TFLAG: Name of the paper on front page. Jump: Break a story from one page to another. KILL: Do not use. MASTHEAD: Statement of publi- cation, ownership, etc. TAKE: Portion of a long story. THIRTY: The end, so-301 -Student Press Bulletin Council. , 5 Ma,-ch 9 Am, D0,,,,,d,,,,, lmving long black WIltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllE Phone TU 2-7689 hail.. E' -ass-:-as-rss-ass-assesses:-H-sas-assess If Charles Noack getting his math FREE FOLDING SERVICE 'N THE HEART OF 5-HELL CENTER Q A C M E homework. . 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Page2 THE PRAIRIE PRESS Monday, March 26, 1956 I THE PRAIRIE PRESS STAFF Editor-in-Chief .....................................,......,.,........,.............................. Mary Mosel Assistant Editor .............. ............,.............,......., . . Pinina NOITOd Business Manager ....... .,.Y........ B etty Mull Society Editor .,,,..,,.,.,.. ,......,. A nn Donaldson Sports Editor ...................................,.....,.............,.................................. Joe Vickers Assistant Sports Editor ............................................................,......... Billy HOWQII Blackmon, Beverly Couch, Sylvia Herrera, Betty Sue Chandler, Gwen Porche, Manuel Cano Bay James Reporters ............ Cecile Reporter .......................... .......... ..... ...,...........v.................v.................... Advertising Staff ...... ........Judy Blackmon, Sue Ann Gore Sponsor ..........,.. . ,,..,.,.,..........,.................... ....,................... M rs. Capp1 Adams T AFF TUTTER OFF THE EDITOR,S DESK . . . Have you ever had that uncomfortable feeling that you were being watched? Made you feel a little conspicious, didn t it? Well, don't look now, but you're being watched all the time, by everybody! When you are out in public, your every action reflects on your home, your parents, and your school. You wouldn't want people thinking how awful you act and shouldn't you know bet- ter. Neither would you want them to be saying, uYou,d think his Cor herj parents would teach her better manners , or Those school kids always act that way , or 'LI wonder what kind of home he comes from. If there's one teacher I feel sorry for, it's a substitute teach- er. Sometimes I think she stands for more than a person can en- dure. And here at Driscoll is no exception. Trying to make the substitutes that we have put up with some of the things we do and the way we act sometimes seems highly impossible to me. All it makes her do is to think, MThose Driscoll kids! Going out of town on school sponsored trips, football games, Council trips, field trips, etc., is a responsibility to our school. Everything we do on these trips goes right back-and you know the rest. Marmers are defined in the dictionary as: C11 A way of acting, C21 Habitual custom, C35 Social rules of behavior. What is the usual custom with you? What are your social rules? Do you have any? Remember, your manners are showing! -Sylvia. OFF SOCIETY EDITOR'S DESK . . . You know kids, some of you don't really know what a friend is. A friend isn't just someone to talk to and maybe go to the show with if you haven't anything else to do. You have to con- sider their feelings and show respect for what they want to do and what they say. If you think that by acting smart or cussing or smoking or anything like that they are going to help you any, I dare say youlre wrong. Doing that kind of stuff isn't showing anybody else that youlre more grown up, if anything, you're just showing how big a fool you are. Nobody wants a friend that he's ashamed of, or afraid to be seen in public with. Boys, do you think that by hot rodding or doing some of the things I mentioned above, that a nice respectable girl is going to want to go with you. Do you think that your friends or other kids will respect you or your wishes? They won't, and who can blame them. Why should they, when you don't give a hoot about them. If you drove by someone's house and knocked down their trash can you would most likely laugh or think it's funny. But if someone came in your driveway and knocked your trash can over, you wouldn't think it was so funny. Especially when you were the one who has to pick it up. If you want people to like and respect you, show a little concern for them. And believe me, if everyone doesn't think you're a nicer fellow, I'll eat my hat. -Ann. THE PRAIRIE DOG' TALE 'Barbara Johnson is mighty thrilled over a Senior at Miller . . . Nearly all the boys have a crush over our Coronation Queen, Vernelle Appleby. And who can blame them? . . . Jane Plimper seems to find. a certain K. Gilleland very, very, interesting . . . What's this we hear about Miss Nix- on making all the girls in her home- room act like old women? . . . Bill Dunn sure has a special liking for a certain blond. Some doll too . . . What does Boy Donaldson find so interesting in a small gal, five foot two and oh, what those five foot do? . . . What was going on between Patty Share and Troy Montgomery at Linda Shoemaker's party Friday the 9th, 1956 . . . Who does cute little Joe Sterns like now? . . . Who is Lynn Smith always looking at in P. E.? I wonder if it could, no it couldn't . . . Here are some of the girls around here loose: Janice Gore, Harriet Wood, Judy Ivans . . . Sandy Cryer had a swollen nose the other day. She said it was from drop- ping her baton but I wonder if that is the real reason why? . . . Did you all see Betty Braselton at Linda Shoe- maker's party? Pretty as ever isn't she? . . . What's this about Jimmy Lozier liking Ceretha Kay Carter? Yep it's true . . . Crystal Gandy sure gets excited easy over some certain boys who like to go to Canteen on Saturday , . . Kay Ross! Who's this boy you been talking up a storm about? . . . Gwen Church certainly made a cute duchess in the corona- tion, didn't she . . . Wonder who Wayne Burns likes, now? . . . Butch Bray seems to get around to all the girls now-a-days, doesn't he? . . . ls Connie Johnson still going with her old flame? . . . Judy Blackmon seem to make up her mind about the boys on both sides of town . . . Sally Clark is still fooling around with her old flame. Might something come of it, Sally? . . . It seems Betty Mull never gets tired of Larry, or he of her .... That pretty black haired Joyce Byrd still thinks that Donnie Doss is the guy for her. And what does Donnie think of that? SWELL . . . Wonder who Yolanda Guerra likes now? Better watch it Yolanda, these boys are real cats . . . Wonder who Sandy Harris likes now? Why don't some of you boys ask her . , . Julie Dotson has a lot of boys on her mind but can't decide which one . . . Nancy Ingle is sure getting cute. And there's a lot of boys who think the same . . . Hear Patsy Cryer has someone new up her sleeve. Who could it he? . . , Myra Jane Alston and Becky Steele really had fun when they spent the week-end in the Valley not so long ago . . . Who does Douglas Calvin like so well in some of his periods? Cute as a bug in a rug, too . . , Do you know that Gin- ger Bedingfield is still going with that certain Senior over at Miller? Next month will be a year that they've been going together... Ward Piper seems to find many girls around Driscoll, but can't make up his mind, and that's no lie, either . . . The Prairie Dog's been talking about Johnny Burns. They think he likes someone new. Could be . . . John Allen been doing some serious thinking too. About a certain gal here at Driscoll . . . Doris Ruck- er really thinks there's some cute ninth grade boys here ,... I udy Clark seems to be doing all right for her now-a-days too. Don't you Judy? Patsy Hobbs likes to think about certain boy all the time. Speak- of who it is I can't blame her. . . . Does Dick Austin like someone new or does he still speak of the girl that he used to . . . Marie Davis is another one who made a darling .luchess in the Coronation. She was dressed in black which is very becom- ing . . . Oh, I nearly forgot. Leo Champion is going with a gal at Mil- ler. Her first name is Judy, Guess the rest. lt's easy. They really make a cute couple . . . Whose football iacket has Cecil Kemp been wearing here lately? Sure looks fine . . . There's a lot of girls who think Jesse Leal is o. k. Better watch it Jesse . . . Betty Killen thinks someone is pretty special or she wouldn't always look so nice when. she comes to school. Notice her hair. Looks real neat . . . Thanks for reading this. But had better stop, clon't you think? self one ing Driscoli Students Win In Meet At Dallas Dallas. March 16th and 17th, two Driscoll students, Bill Dun- ham and Haynie Glasgow won first and second places respect- fully in the state-wide swimming meet. Bill Dunham won first place in the 100-yard hack stroke and third. in the 100-yard free style. Haynie Glasgow won the 100-yard free style. ' The meet was the fourth an- nual Southwest area YMCA sports festival. We also have members of the Woodlawn Church basketball team which won the state champion- ship while attending the meet. 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Page 4- THE PRAIRIE PRESS Monday,Maich26,1956 Driscoll Runs ln Track Meet The Robert Driscoll Rangers ran in a Track Meet Friday the 16th. Al- though they lost the Ranger's Squad showed some outstanding performers. Daniel Leyva's brilliant finish in the 880 yard relay made everybody's eyes pop out. As he got the baton his teammates were trailing by 4-0 yards. He then showed some fine running by finishing 3rd, and almost catching the Northside anchor man which came out second. Here are some results when Driscoll placed. In the hurdles, Melecio Garza came out in second place. Daniel Leyva got 2nd in throwing the shot put-while, Albert Olivarez came out fourth in the 50. Daniel Leyva and Fred Gonzales plac- ed in the 100 yard dash. The meet was won by Hamlin with 40 points, followed by Northside with 17 points, then came Driscoll with 16 points. Driscoll might not win this year, but nobody can say they haven't tried. Good luck in your city meet, boys! Track Meet Coming Up Soon 'The Driscoll track team has been working hard for the city track meet. They have been in five prac- tice meets. Some of the events Driscoll has won are: Shot put-Sammy Garza High jump-Melisiso Garza. Broad jump-Albert Olivarez. Pole vault-Johnny Brown. 100-yard dash-Fred Gonzalez. 50-yard dash-Alibert Olivarez. 220-yard dash-.I oe Carranzag and Arthur Gonzalez. 4-40-yard dash-Albert Olivarez, Joe Carranza, Abel Hernandez, Fred Gonzalez. 880 relay-Abel Hernandez, Ar- thur Gonzalez, Fred Gonzalez, Joe Carranza. , EAT THE BEST FOOD IN TEXAS MACKS BARBECUE NO 2 5 Shell Center l Rangers Rout Cavaliers 15-5 The Driscoll Rangers celebrated their season opener by mauling the College-Academy B team Cava- liers. The final score of the game after all the runs had been computed was 13-3 for Driscoll. The winning pitcher was David Bremer, who pitched the first three innings, until a throw from the outfield, which he was cutting off, hit his finger. After- wards Jimmy lVIcI-Iorse took over for a two inning stint. MHUI'O Quintenella finished out the seven inning game. Almost everyone on the team played sometime during the game. Charlie Johnston, John Krueger, and Daniel Leyva lead Driscoll in the hitting department. Krueger got the longest hit of the afternoon, a triple to right-centerfield. The Driscoll boys made a fine showing in their first game of the year and everyone on the staff, and we're sure everyone at school wishes the team all the luck in the world. Basketball Jackets Arrive The Robert Driscoll Ranger basket- ball team, which finished in second place, has purchased new jackets. The jackets are said to be very fine, they are maroon with white trimming. The letters are white with a maroon basketball on them. The lining in the coats is white satin. The team acquired the jackets through Mr. Parish, our prinicpal, they are very grateful for his help. Even if Spring has arrived and there may not be anymore cold weather we imagine that we will be seeing quite a lot of those jackets! Can we blame the boys, they work- ed plenty hard for them. Everyone who is an owner of a basketball jacket is a proud owner. We congratulate the team and are assured that the boys are more than satisfied with their purchase. Phono TU 4-0373 Dr. Herman O. Neu Shell Center Clinic o E17 -I So 53 SITI g.. PU Q.. 2,01 '-l 9959959953 ii F ii Q.. 315 id CDI-5 an! v' 2'- M ggi Egg Egg g.-4 2 t T 6G6'GEC'K4'C'E6E 802 PEABODY - Phono TU 4-6472 rilEGC'E'E6EGi'E64'6fG-E6f'EGC'4E6G2C'65C'644' f GENSEMER'S YOUR YOUTHFUL FASHION CENTER lN SHELL CENTER OUT AWAY ..... LESS TO PAY Phone TU 2-7661 620 Old Robstown Road EK6 Driscollss Top Tunes These songs are some of the top tunes with Driscoll kids. The names of the most popular recording artist are in partnthesis by the name of the song. Hear: Break Hotel QElvis Pressleyj in Dallas where some Driscoll kids stayed over the weekend. Gerald Dyer had a lot to do with the heart break- ing part. Are You Satisfied QRusty Drapery To A.B.P. at Miller' from Gwen Porche. I'll Be Home QPat Boonej If I making straight A's. See You Later Alligator QBill Haleyj What the ninth graders will be saying on May 29th. Why Do Fools Fall In Love fGale Stormj We're dedicating this one to Sally Clark and Jimmy Wells. I Was The One CElvis .Pressleyj To the next one from the first one. Devil or Angel CThe Cloversj I5 what a lot of people are wondering about Judy Blackrnon. Your llflagic Touch-This is a new one by the Platters. It's dedicated to Harvey Tinnell from Joy Stanberry. No, N02 Much QThe Four Ladsj Would everyone like for school to be Letss Stop Unnecessary Accidents Hey kids, let's watch this stuff about throwing mats, and Claes of dirt. Someon-e's going to get se- ed riously hurt, if it's not stopp . You wouldn't want to be walking along and suddenly feel a king size clod with a rock in the middle hit you one the side of the head. So don't go borrowing trouble. Think before you do something. Don't do it and then think later. You get hurt and someone else, could too! DON'T BE A CLOD HOPPER! Win Basketball Championship fMr. Wheeler's homeroom won the ninth grade basketball cham- Bar- pionship by defeating Mrs. ber's homeroom 23-22. Congratula- tions to Mr. Wheeler's homeroom. Out. The Great Pretender fThe Plat- tersj To Gale Gibson, third period algebra, from Mrs. Barber. DRINK -l 9 Sally Clark: We might as well Barq S face it, Sandra, we have got to take , ' our penalty and go on a diet. -ITS GOOD Sandra Riley: Penalty! What for? - -a..f-.........-- Sally: For exceeding the feed .3,-,-.-.-,-.-,-5,I.-,-.-.-,-.-...-,-.-,-.-E.: limit. I, , I: H.E.B. FOOD STORES :I I I I: l :I MAX,s SHOE SERVICE 10 Wonderful Stores in I . . 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