Monthly Archives: September 2016

You know who you are. From Bud Morehead’s slide collection, stadium construction, 1950.

About a year ago I realized that the slide carousels in the Bud Morehead Collection contained images that appear neither in his book, A Walking Tour of Rice University, nor in the large collection of photographs that he left to … Continue reading →

It really feels like fall out here in central Texas. We drank the last rosé of summer on Sunday and the first whiskey sour of autumn last night. Today we spent the morning putting in the winter garden. Cabbage, broccoli … Continue reading →

These pictures from Karl Knapp’s scrapbook are both labeled “Surveying Class, 1913.” It’s hard to be completely sure because the earliest General Announcements aren’t  clear about course offerings, but I believe this was the first time this class was taught. … Continue reading →

I’m on vacation and hence a bit sluggish but I do have something I’ve been thinking about recently. I noticed a long time ago that there was once (and for quite some time) an entity called the “Rice Athletic Association.” … Continue reading →

we had gliders. I don’t know if they’re working or playing, although in a perfect world it would be both at once. Bonus: This came from my friend John Wolda. I think it’s a sign. Not sure of what. I’m … Continue reading →

I’m still home sick, very fuzzy headed. Luckily I keep a stash of things to pull out on these occasions, things I don’t know anything about but which are interesting on their own. These two pictures came out of a … Continue reading →

I’ve been home in bed all day with what I hope is just a bad cold. Miserable, yes, but it did allow me time enough to listen to something that absolutely blew my mind. A few days ago my colleague … Continue reading →

I got a half dozen emails yesterday about the door that has gone missing from the back of the old Physics Building. I have to admit that this is a startling sight: Some of my correspondents were worried because, well, … Continue reading →

In the course of any given week I see a lot of interesting articles in the various Rice publications that I need for research. This one I could not resist: One hardly knows where to begin. Bonus: