Monthly Archives: May 2014

Among the slides that Alex Dessler brought in a few weeks ago were these beauties. While there have been many images taken over the years of Rice faculty wearing regalia, they are almost always either in procession or on the … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning to a half dozen emails from alert readers who pointed out what I would have known if only I’d looked at this scan of the front page of the brochure, which was right next to … Continue reading →

I’m far from home today and when I opened up my briefcase I realized that I’d left my most current flash drive back in Houston. This means that all of us are at the mercy of whatever photographs I happen … Continue reading →

There was only one comment to yesterday’s post about the door to the Chem Lecture Hall but it was a great one, from loyal reader Doug Williams, who has won my heart with his attention to trivial detail: Melissa, have … Continue reading →

The back of the Chemistry Building, 1925: I’ve mentioned before that I’ve never seen a clear shot of the north side of the Chemistry Building but I found this one yesterday while I was digging around for images of the … Continue reading →

Suddenly everything has gotten quiet on campus.  Unless you’re one of the people responsible for organizing commencement there’s not much to do except wait for it. I had intended to put together a short but brilliant post about commencement this … Continue reading →

That’s Carl Wischmeyer, the first master of Baker, gamely regarding some unknown joker with a comb.

I mentioned yesterday that Ed Dupree was the first student to enroll in the Institute. What also bears mentioning is that the first woman to enroll at Rice was his classmate, Hattie Lel Red. The distinction of being first was … Continue reading →

Today, thank heavens, was the last day of finals. Summer is nearly upon us. When the summer of 1916 rolled around, this routine was enacted at Rice for the first time. Here’s a photo of the last exam taken by … Continue reading →

Why is my job so interesting? Because of things like this: What’s so interesting about this? Nothing, really, about the content of the image itself. I came across it while looking through a box jammed full of commencement photos, all … Continue reading →