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

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if fs ,I 4 i- -1 L L., y, l. OFFIOIAI ' ' ROBERT DRISCOLL BI MONTHLY JUNIOR HIGH he Prairie Press VOLUME IV CORPUS CI-IRISTI, TEXAS, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1956 NUBTBER 16 Committee eamwork cans Successful Council LL-CITY STUDE EETI G SL On April 17, the All-City Student Council will meet at Robert Driscoll Jr, High School, a charter member school. The All-City Student Council was organized to co-ordinate the stu- dent council activities of the schools in Corpus Christi and the surround- ing area. It sponsors projects that will be more successful on a cilY'Wide level than on a basis of individual schools. It also sponsors the char- tered buses that carry the Corpus Christi delegates to the state and district conventions. They recently sponsored Twirp Week and the char- tered buses that took the Corpus Christi delegates to the district con- vention in Laredo. They have begun plans for a Clean-Up Campaign and the Youth Offering United charity drive. This year a great deal of time has been spent in revising the All- City constitution. An All-City com- mittee was also responsible for the publicity on State Student Council Week. Representatives from Baker Jr. High School, Corpus Christi College Acad- emy, Cunningham Jr. High School, Flour Bluff High School, Hamlin Jr, High School, Incarnate Word Academy, Northside .lr. High School. Robert Driscoll Jr. High School, Roy Miller High School, Solomon Coles High School, Sundeen High School. Sundeen .Ir. High School, Tuloso- Miday High School, W. B. Ray High Mark the 20th on Your Calendar If you are looking for a place to go on thc 20th of April, here's a tip you should put down on your cal- endar, The Robert Driscoll Acappella Choir of 1956 is presenting their spring concert on Friday night, the 20th, at Miller Auditorium. The program will be an hour long and will feature the boys quartet. Programs will be printed for the concert along with other necessary arrangements. The admission will be 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults. The proceeds will go towards financing the choir's spring tour and trip. The choir has been preparing for the concert four months and the way it is sizing up it should be their best performance of the year. TED T COUNCIL FOR DRI 'COLL School, West Oso High School, and Wynn Seale Jr. High School, Bobo Beynon, Cecile Blackmon, Beverly Couch, and Elizabeth Webb represent Driscoll in the All-City Student Coun- cil. However the entire council will be invited to attend the next meeting, at which Driscoll will be the host school. They plan to serve a decorated cake with punch as refreshments at the meeting, which will be held in the library. Flashy Fabrics Shown By Driscoll Models On Thursday, March 29, the Dris- coll F.H.A. presented a style show featuring the spring fashions from Gensemer's Department Store. The models were taken from the F.H.A, clubs. The models were San- dra Riley, Blanche Duff, Becky Steele, Joyce Byrd, Ellen McCaughn, Janice Pulliam, Nancy Whatley, and Linda Crofford. At about half way through the show, entertainment for students was given by the boys quartet, Ginger Bedingfield and Saralyn Neslony. The lovely background music was furnished by Aurora Williams play- ing the piano. The models came through a deco- rated Easter egg which was ingen- iously thought up by Becky Steele. The egg was made by Mrs, Camp- bell's art classes. The profits of the show will be used to finance four representatives ways to the state convention in Fort Worth. The F.H.A. girls really did a won- derful job with the show and de- served the big success they made. Horseshoe Tournament On Friday, April 6th, Mrs. Young- man's -tth period class decided the lst, 2nd, 3rd, place winners of a horseshoe tournament that began on Tuesday, April 3. The team that won first place was Shirley Wagnei' and Eldimira Torres. They defeated Sandra Johnston and Janice McNeill with a score of 22-20. Sandra and Janice won 2nd place. 28 Driscollites Attend Convention ln Laredo Citizens Today and Tomorrow was the theme of the South Texas Association of Student Council's spring meeting held in Laredo April 7. Mr. L. P. Sturgeon, Director of the Divi- sion of Public Relations of Texas State Teachers Association, delivered the principal address on the respon- sibilities of citizens before, as well as after, they reach voting age. Mr. Sturgeon said his generation had dis- covered atomic and hydrogen power, but it would be up to the younger generation to decide whether this dis- covery would mean the destruction of mankind or the golden age of hu- manity. Delegates from the local junior and senior high schools, along with stu- dents from other schools in the South Texas district, were welcomed to the morning session of the conference by Benito Esparza, President of the Mar- tin High School Student Council. After the opening session the dele- gates broke up into discussion groups on such topics as f'What Are the Characteristics of a Good Student Council Constitution? and Duties and Responsibilites of Student Council Officers . Following a buffet lunch- eon of wide variety, the delegates were entertained by Spanish dancers well-known in Laredo and the sur- rounding area. At the afternoon busi- ness meeting officers were elected and Flour Bluff School was chosen as the host school for the district meeting next fall. After the conference was over the Corpus Christi delegates went on an excursions to Nueva Laredo. They returned to Corpus Christi by char- tered bus with many varied souve- niers of Mexico. The twenty-eight representatives of Robert Driscoll Jr. High School were: Mrs. Teeny Ad- kins, sponsor, Bobo Beynon, Cecile Blackmon, Priscilla Bowman, Johnny Sue Burns, Olga Castillo, Yolanda Cortez, Beverly Couch, Carolyn Cre- cy, Rosa Cruz, Maria Garcia, Eva Garza, Annie Marie Gonzales, Ra- mon Gonzales, Buzzy Hart, Sylvia Herrera, Claud Ellen Hill, Stanley Hutka, Joyce Jackson, James Kemp, Judy Langdon, Richard Martinez, Nancy McCool, Joe Pornpa, Bobby Rice, Gume Ruiz, Joan Watkins, and Elizabeth Webb. Irving Leadership Proves Successful Due to excellent teamwork on the part of the various confunittees, the Robert Driscoll Jr. High School Stu- dent Council has been as successful this semester as the past one. Each committee, composed of members of the Council, had certain duties to per- form. In the near future, the student body will be voting on some amendments to the Constitution of the Student Council. These amendments were pre- pared by the Constitution Committee, composed of Elizabeth Webb, chair- man, Cecile Blackmon, and David Irving. This year's handbook is being com- pletely revised by the Handbook Com- mittee, composed of David Irving, chairman, Gume Ruiz, Cecile Black- mon, and Sylvia Herrera. The Student Council has over 31,000 in its treasury at the present time. This is largely due to the fine work done by the Finance Committee. Finance Committee members were Bobo Beynon, chairman, Yolanda Cor- tez, Linda Crofford, Claude Ellen Hill, and Carlos Montalvo. The Student Council is now plan- ning a clean-up campaign. The Civic VVelfare Committee will be in. charge of this project. Civic Welfare Com- mittee members are Joe Weaver, chairman, Don Baker, Priscilla Bow- man, Eva Garza, and Stanley Hutka. Each morning of the week before Easter, the Devotional Committee pre- sented a short devotional. They also supervised the regular Monday morn- ing devotional programs. The Devo- tional Committee is composed of Bev- erly Couch, chairman, Julie Dotson, and Sylvia Herrera. When a student or faculty member is ill, the Courtesy Committee sends a card or flowers. Carolyn Crecy, chairman, Olga Castillo, Angie Puen- te, and Corina Ramos are on the Courtesy Committee. Posters and other publicity for the various projects is handled by the Literary Committee. This committee is composed of Cary Griffin, chair- man, Javier le la Rosa, Buzzy Hart, Nancy McCool, and Grady Wann. The Gardening Committee has sponsored the gardening contest, and assisted the homerooms in getting their gardens started. This committee is composed of James Kemp, chair- man, Buzzy Hart. Moses Hernandez, Gume Ruiz, George Stein, and Grady Wann.

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P889 4 T H E P R A I RI E P R E S S Sunday, April 1, 1956 DONT WORRY . THUNDERBIRD If You Ccsrrt Afford o LEWIS BOGGUS WILL MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO GET YOU A HORSE AND WAGON WITH DUAL EXHAUSTS AND AIR-CONDITIONED RUMBLE SEAT Crazy Sports Events Well, folks, it's a pretty dull day here at Yankee Colesium. The field is drenched in two inches of rain, the infield is fast and the area from home plate to the end zone is slow. This is a pretty sunshiny day, the sky is overcast, the wind is blowing very calmly betwen 55 and 60 miles, it is coming in over the center field wall across the fifty-yard line. We are assembled here to witness the final lap of the Mile Series uh- World Series. The teams are the Baltimore .Pigeons and the St. Louis Parrots. And heer they come! The teams have just come out of their respec- tive dugouts. Listen to that crowd, all sixty-three of them. And look at those uniforms, beautiful, simply beautiful, the Piegons are wearing bright green pants with pink shirts. The Parrots are wearing purple shirts and yellow pan-Oh! Oh! Matopsik left something in the dress- ing room. Ah, there he has got them now. Well the game is about to start, the pitcher winds up and there's the pitch. Poofery takes the kick on the twenty and rounds seconds. He heads for third-he's up to the fifty-yard line. It's been an interesting game since the first quarter, the innings have gone rather slowly. The Parots are leading by three touchdowns, four extra points, five home-runs, and two stolen bases. The Pigeons have five touchdowns, three extra points. and two field goals. It's the bottom half of the ninth inning, two out and fourth down. The Pigeons are up, it's their ball on the thirty yard line in the Par- rot end of center field. There's a line driver to the-and Crumbly hits off tackle. He's stopped in the-and the right fielder catches the line driv- er to end the quarter. This enables the Parrots to be Chumps-er Champs of the sixth ditch-diggers district. You think this story is crazy, wait till you see why it was written- It's Apron Pool! E.-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-JI-I-I-I-I-l.l.l-I-I--I-IE :a FASTEST HUB-CAPS ,- I: IN CORPUS CHRISTI :- ?'-l-l.l-l-l-I-l'l-l-l'I-I-I-l'l-I'I--I--I-InI Top Movies Of 356 . Count Three and Hold Your Breath With: Van Nuthin and Moanin Demon. HA tosry of Word Wax XI- it will distintegrate your heart, 2. f'Forever Freak With: Dizzy Ainold and Lousy Ball A wonderful story of a woman who just didnlt look right. 3. The Stranger Chewed Bubble Gum With: Ranoff Skipped 'LA story of a town that was triuhled with a man who put gum under the counters at the bar. 4. Rebel Without Applause VVith: Pinto Bean and Natty Would 5. 'fThe Seven Itchy Years With: Mmmmmmmm! and Tim Jewel A sentimental story of a lost dog. 6. Blackboare Jumble with Glem Buick A hilarious story of a gingham cat who fought with a stuffed dog. 7. The Lieutenant Forgot Her Shirt With: Tim Jewel and Mary South A tragic story of a man who was a failure. 8. The Man with the Silver Toe With: Skinny Opera and Ellen Stork A story of a man with a gold ring. 9. City of Goodmenn With: Gail Roberts and Marg' Strains A town with all good men 10. 'fGood Afternoon, Mrs. Love With: Different Moants M SUN PHARMACY Free Sodus When You Con Get Them! Free Water with 510.00 Purchase iLimited Time Onlyl BARNETT'S GROCERY Question And Answer Column Now we have a new column-The Question and Answer Column. Our questions are: CID How do you get rid of cooties? QQQ Where can you buy tooth enamel? C3j How do you water a lawn? ANSWERS: CU Have your wig cleaned. C21 H.E.B.-Drug counter. Q35 This answer is hhort and for boys only: a. Find some bright red shorts. b. Also find a yellow-green blouse. c. Put on your pink shorts and red blouse. d. VVash your ears. e. Comb your eyelashes. f. Put on your purple flats with the blue tassels, g. Put your hair in a poodle cut pony tail with an orange scarf. h. Walk out the front door. i. The water hose is in the back back through the house. i. Pick it up. Connect it to the faucet. l. It won't reach. Take it round to the front. m. No faucet. n. Take hose back to your neigh- bor. CIt's about time.j I sure hope you will send me more questions to answer. I sure enjoy it. fl-IaHaHahahahahaha, Yaaaaaaaaall Your neighbor, Belluve Asylum for T.B, patients? -go k. DATE HINTS 1. Never go with a boy the first time he asks you. Make him get on his knees and beg you. 2. Never, never, be ready when he comes, he really likes to wait. 3. Talk all through the show, he didnit want to see that Marilyn Mon- --oe show anyway. 4. Spend as much of his money as you can, that's what he got it for. 5. Keep the conversation going by talking about all the dates you've had with other boys and how much fun you had, he likes to know you're popular. 6. When he takes you home, jump out of the car and run in the house, tell him you're practicing for the track team. Required Subjects At Bolo Driscoll The following subjects are requir- ed at Driscoll .lr. Low for the school year 1999. 7TH GRADE Trigonometry ................ 2 Sernesters Pliysics ........................ QW Semesters Shorthand ........................ I Semester Also two electives which include Business English, Latin and Univer- sal History. 8TH GRADE Pool ........................................ All Year Gambling Lessons .......... I Semester Raising Goldfish ............ 2 Semesters Bop Lessons .................... 2 Semesters Two electives which: include Ditch Digging, fpreparation for the fn- turej, Shoe Shining, Wood Chop- ping. and Picture Framing. 9TH GRADE jtheed6turej Recess ................................ 3 Semesters Lunch .............. All Yaer C2 periodsj P.E. .................................. 2 Semesters Study Hall .............. ....... I Semester Rest Period ...... ,.... 2 Semesters Off Period .............................. All Year Wrestling Match Causes Ruharh On April 1, 195556 a big wrestling match was held in Bob Driscoll Stad- ium. A crowd of over 100,000 cheer- ed as Terrible Gil Parrish encoun- tered with Mack Baby Face Mc- Leod. It was three out of five fals. The first fall got by with Terrible Gil doing most of the damage, and winning the fall. As Baby Face had Terrible Gil in a double lock hold. Gil suddenly did a double flip, and landed on top of Baby Face. Winning that fall made him . , . EDITOPFS NOTES The reporter writing this story was hit with a bot- tle intended for the refree. Sorry, it turned out to be real good. I, Mrs. Barber would like all her:, .:students to bring their history and:: :uscicnce books to her classes begin--u l:r1ing April 3. They will take up:: ::these subiects briefly for the next.: :ntvvo weeks. :n 7 rl-...Il-'I---I--I-I-I.l----l-'l-.l- I o. Go in the house and watch The Nlorning Reporter.

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Page2 THE PRAIRIE PRESS Monday, April 16, 1956 - U . THE PRAIRIE PRESS STAFF Editor-in-Chief ......,.......,.............................,...............,..,..,..,..,,.,......,,.. Assistant Editor . .,.. . Business Manager ..... Society Editor ............. Sports Editor .......,.....,.....,.....,......,......... Reporters ....,...,... Cecile Reporter ........,.......... Advertising Staff ........ Sponsor ..............,.....,......,...............................,.,.,.,...................... Mary Mosel . Pinina Norrod Betty Mull Ann Donaldson Joe Vickers Billy Howell Assistant Sports Editor ..,.,.,...............................,.,.,..........,...... ....... . . Blackmon, Beverly Couch, Sylvia Herrera, Betty Sue Chandler, Gwen Porche, Manuel Cano Ray James ................Judy Blackmon, Sue Ann Gore Mrs. Cappi Adams STAFF STUTTERS . . WHO,S RESPONSIBLE F OR WHAT? Have you ever thought about the responsibility of voting? Some people will sit and complain about the way the govern- ment's being run and the negligent politicians who are making such a mess of the simplest little problems and will tell you that they just can't see how those simpletons ever got elected. Ask those people if they vote. Why is it that the ones who gripe the loudest about a mess are really the one who made the mess? They didn't even care enough to vote but now they want to tell everyone how much better they could do it. If you make bad citizenship a habit, you'll be doing the very same when you reach voting age. Our own Student Council elections are coming up soon. If you should discover later that the most qualified person didn't win, just remember that you elected them. Don't ever blame anyone else. OFF THE SOCIETY EDITOR'S DESK.- Did you know Robert Driscoll has a library for our own use? They have it for us. Not for the teachers or parents, but for US. When they put the library in schools they put them in for our own pleasure. And to help us with our school work. We have the advantage of many, many, schools. There's a lot of schools who don't have a library. Any time we want to it's reasonably sure we can go to the library and look up reports and news about recent happenings. Yet kids don't appreciate the library enough to put books back in their places when they take them out, or to return the books in good condition. When books are taken out of the library you are expected to act like Junior High boys and girls. You are expected to bring the books back in good condition. So many kids take books out and write all over them and tear the pages out. Then when someone else gets interested and have to read that last page or die, they come to the end and find it gone. Well there you are. So let's go a little easy on some of that stuff. And when you're looking at books and you take them off the shelves please be sure to put them back. -Ann Wonderful Wabbit Treats Driscoll At Driscoll's Easter Assembly this year, something extra was added. The Student Council as always spon- sored the Easter Assembly. Before the religious part of the program started, David Irving, presi- dent of the Student Council, presented the baseball uniforms to the baseball team. The uniforms were accepted by David Bremer, representative from the baseball team. A new P.A, sys- tem and portable record player was presented to the school by David and was accepted by Mr. McLeod. The religious part of the assembly was begun with Julie Dotson leading the student body in prayer. Claud Ellen Hill read the scripture. The boys quartet was featured singing, Listen to the Lambs and uln the Shade of the Old Apple Tree. The quartet was followed by the guest speaker, Reverend Liefiste of Alders- gate Methodist Church. After he had delivered his Easter message, he closed the assembly with the benediction. Appleby Makes The Grade Driscoll's made history again! We have a genius in our midst. Probably for the first time, a stu- dent at Driscoll has made straight A plusses. Six A plusses on her report, that's Vernelle Appleby!! You can always tell its Vernelle by her long blonde hair. flt comes down to her waistj. She has blue eyes and is about 5'3W tall. Ver- nelle is in the 9th grade and is a member of the Drama Club. Where does she live? I quote Ver- nelle, In a house. CHow dumb can a person get?J Boy! Vernelle's phone number is TU 4-8573. Ver- nelle was queen of the Coronation this year, THE PR IRIE DOG' T LE Joe Stanberry and Harvey Tinnell seem to be getting along alright. Yes sir, doing alright .... Wonder who Judy Blackmon has her roving eye on now? . . . Better watch it, who ever they are .... Who does Jane Plim- per find so interesting at Ray? And what does he think of her? Oh, la, la. . . . Butch Bray and Nona Godrey sure had a lot of fun over the week- end .... Where did Bobo Beynon get that '26 .-.. M car? Oh by the way, Ask him what make it is. It's a beauty, believe me .... Looks like Joe Vickers got caught hook, line, sinker, by Vernell Apple- by. But Joe doesn't mind do you Joe? . . . Hey now, Billy Howell and Linda Hurley are real cool cats, aren't they? But who can blame Billy with a gal like that! , . . Ruth Gilleland's a doll and a half. You'd better be- lieve it. You ought to ask some of the boys from some certain other schools .... Arthur Gonzales and Yolanda Guerra are going steady again ever since April the Sth. Oh, by the way, this' just makes three years they have been going together. That's a pretty long time, kids .... Carlos Gomez and Alice Balli have been going steady for over a month. Good luck kids .... Rosa Ann Mar- tinez has been seen around school with Rudy Olivares. What's up any- way? . . . Hey now, we're doing pretty good when we get to putting teachers in this column. Did you know that Miss Nixon has been seen with Mr. Boney's brother? He's really cute, too .... If any of you kids have any gossip or names you want in the paper, please, put it in Mrs. Adams box, or give it to your Society Editor, Ann Donaldson. Thank you. Meet the Press This week we are interviewing Judy Blackmon and Sue Ann Gore together since they are both on the advertising staff. .Judy and Sue are both in the same clubs. Isn't that a coincidence! They belong to Y-Teens, F.H.A., and, Drama Clubs. Judy has brown hair, is 14 years of age, green eyes and is 5' G . Sue has green eyes, brown hair, is 14- years of age, and 5'. They are both going to Miller next year so sometime give them a ring next year and see how they are doing. Judy's telephone number is TU 3-2860, and Sue's is TU 2-8566. HONOR ROLL First Honor Roll Call A'sj 9th grade Glenda Bennett, Cecile Blackmon, Judy Blackmon, Herby Booher, Ann Davis, Juanita Harley, Pat Harring- ton, David Irving, Ann Lewis, Jo Ann Merlcalf, Mary Mosel, Pinina Norrod, Ellie Walter, Lynda Wood. 8th grade- Jo Askey, Wanda Bennett, Joyce Byrd, Bonnie Collins, Blanche Duff, Gail Eggleston,, Mable Gunn, Sandra Johnston, Willy Kuehn, Bernadette Mclieefer, Janice McNeil, Betty Mull, Gwen Porche, Dinah Potts, Linda Smith, Nancy Whatley. 7th grade- Pedro Alvarez, Nelda Bennett, Cook, Marsha Ellege, Ruth Lynn Gelvin, Nancy Gootie, Hyla Jean Pricer, Jerry Rodgers, Carolyn Vignes. Second 9th grade- Erlith Adams. Sidney Bender, Har- Honor Roll vey Broyles, Linda Contreas, Mary Alice Deases, Abel Garcia, Ramon Gonzales, Maria Hernandez, Julia Mejak, Richard Ochoa, Catherine Pressloy, Mary Ann Rivas, Mary Sanchez, Saundra Smith, Joy Stan- berry, Bradley Thompson. 8th grad? Eva Allen, Sue Buford, Sally Clark, Pat Edgeworth, Carey Dean Griffin, Nlildred Hill, Billy Howell, Gary Montgomery, Sandra Riley, Kathy Ryan, Harvey Tinnell, Aurora Wil- liams. 7th grade- Enola Bishop, Pete Brooks, Olga Carrillo, Tony Cisneros, Mary Alice Deases, Willie Garcia. Pablo Garza, Ramon Gonzales, Janice Gore, Linda Hurley, Delia Quintanilla, Adela Quiorez, Richard Ocha, Betty Jo Ma- jek, Hary Helen Maldonado, Nancy McCool, Beverly Shultz, Leon Vil- lareal, Diane White, Harriett Wood. Ranger and Rangerette This month's Ranger and Ranger- ette is David Irving and Jo Ann Med- calf. They have been going steady since Saturday, March 31, 1956. Jo Ann is 14' years old and is in the ninth grade and in Mrs. Logan's homeroom. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. She is in the A-band and secretary of the F.H.A. Tri-council. David is also in the ninth grade. He has dark brown hair and blue eyes and is 5'7 tall. He is president of our Student Council and is also a mem- ber of the A-band. rwvrw-vvvrvvvw-vrvvwvvr O P T O M E T R l S T 525 Old Robslown Road Phone TU 4-0373 Dr. Herman O. Neu Shell Center Clinic 9 9-D5-2-P5-D-D9'D35-529539-59953-?B'?59 I5 3 A C M E 5 RADIO 8. TELEVISION Q 3305 Agnes Street E Q Phone TU 3-2232 R666-66664-6K6EGC'K6KE-K4-E64-E64'Ei4' rr,