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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Football, 1957: Stanford
I’ve been really looking forward to this one. It was our home opener and we thrashed them, 34-7. It was still early in the season, though, and while Rice was looking very strong, the conference and national pictures were still … Continue reading
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Norman Hurd Ricker and the Physics Building, with a Surprise Appearance by an Old Friend
As a dedicated physics student, Norman Ricker followed the construction of the Physics Building with real interest. He took quite a few photos of it, some from angles that I don’t often see. Here for example is a pretty straight … Continue reading
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Friday Afternoon Follies: A Reprise of the Baker Bus
Remember this? I posted about it here a few weeks ago and it came to the attention of Dr. Van Helden, who still keeps in touch with many of these characters. I’m happy to say they took the time to … Continue reading
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Weekly Video: The Murder Trial, plus an odd path to the San Jacinto Monument
Cable news would have loved this. Bonus: I’m having a challenging day. My car died over by Hobby Airport and I wound up having to leave it in a parking lot not far from the intersection of Telephone and Airport. … Continue reading
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Norman Hurd Ricker, ’16, ’17, ’20
Here’s Norman Ricker, whose scrapbook with the picture of Franz Vander Henst I discovered the other day. (Insider Tip: because it was given to us as part of a larger manuscript collection, it isn’t technically part of the university archives. … Continue reading
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Football, 1957: LSU
Rice started the 1957 season on the road at LSU as a five-point favorite. Although throughout the first half it seemed that they were going to lose (and possibly be blown out) they staged a second-half comeback to win 20-14. … Continue reading
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Longevity
I had my mind straight up blown today. Looking for something misplaced, I discovered a manuscript collection I didn’t know about that came from member of Rice’s first graduating class. The student’s name was Norman Hurd Ricker, and he was … Continue reading
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Friday Follies: Mud
We’ve had a tremendous amount of rain recently but at least the streets are paved these days. This was taken in 1915, just off campus. I don’t know how they’re going to get it out.
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Weekly Video: William Marsh Rice’s House, plus Critter Control
Here’s this week’s centennial video, which includes a heartfelt plea to go look at an old house, just for the fun of it: And today’s bonus is totally awesome: I was walking around the outside of the library this morning … Continue reading
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Fondren Library, Part III, Plus a Bonus Football Innovation
I’ll bet you thought I’d forgotten about the library additions, didn’t you? Wrong! Here’s the first—and I think the weirder—one. When Rayzor Hall was built in 1962, they decided it needed to be connected to Fondren by a cloister in … Continue reading
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