Monthly Archives: August 2018

Kind of hard to make an identification from this angle:

The Thresher, 73 years ago today. I’m putting up the entire issue, which was only four pages for most of the war years. Look carefully as there’s a lot to chew on here:

I found this beauty in the ARA Historical Commission collection last summer and it’s been burning a hole in my pocket ever since. This is the earliest iteration of the slime rules yet discovered and it raises quite a few … Continue reading →

These days the incoming freshmen are greeted by cheering upperclassmen who help them unload their baggage. Here, for example, is a shot by Campus Photographer Tommy Lavergne of the kind of welcome they receive: Back in the day things went … Continue reading →

The freshmen are here! Also I feel that it’s past time for beanies to make a comeback: (That little squiggly character underneath the hat means this was drawn by Jack Glenn ’26.) Bonus: Students, come work in the library! I … Continue reading →

I’m having a really good day but I still think this Beer Bike hero has me beat.

I’ve been doing some research on George and Herman Brown recently and I came upon a box I’d never looked at before. In it were many interesting things but one of the most exciting was a letter to George Brown … Continue reading →

We could never have these regulations now. But we most certainly have others.

A couple of weeks ago I received a charming email from an unexpected source: My name is Marc Parrish; I’m a 1992 graduate of Austin College, a small D3 school in Sherman, TX. I’m on the AC Athletics “A” Board, … Continue reading →

I know a lot of you have probably been wondering when I’d have another post about campus drainage. Well, I’m happy to report that today is the day. This one is a doozy too. I stumbled across a 1951 issue … Continue reading →