Monthly Archives: September 2018

you should juggle them. Obviously. UT basketball coach Abe Lemons, who was actually funny, seems unimpressed with Rice student wit. This has to be circa late 1970s.

The author of the charming response to Edwin Bonewitz in yesterday’s post was Hardin Craig, Jr., a faculty member in the history department from 1946 until 1970 and Librarian from 1953 until 1968. I see that I’ve mentioned him several … Continue reading →

I opened a file folder labeled “Rice Land” and was astounded to discover this correspondence from a man whose ancestors had owned a piece of what became our campus. It begins rather oddly, inspired as it was by an article … Continue reading →

It’s not just foreign students who ask the big questions. Bonus: I found this at the bottom of one of my old purses.

It’s been raining here for about a week, which is long enough for me to break out something from my stash of “Rain at Rice” pictures. This one turns out to be actually interesting. Among other things note the benches … Continue reading →

I’m not crazy about Coors but this looks like fun: Bonus: This clearly means that I should just skip the library today.

During Edgar Odell Lovett’s long tenure the Rice curriculum remained, apart from some minor tweaks, essentially unchanged. After Dr. Houston took office in 1946, a significant revision modernized the entire enterprise. I found this 1949 document in a clippings file. … Continue reading →

I also got a bunch of emails asking about last Friday’s bonus picture and the origin of the Cohen House fountain. (I’m not sure why people have suddenly become so inquisitive but I like it. Ask away, folks. I might … Continue reading →

Last Friday’s photo of this serious lounging activity unexpectedly brought forth several emails asking about the bench they’re on: Here’s an image that let’s you get a better view of the location: I notice that when I scanned this picture … Continue reading →