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Monthly Archives: October 2018
Halloween, circa late 1960s
This is an inspired getup: It’s the only one I’ve ever seen that rivals my all-time favorite Rice Halloween costume, the great Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut: Bonus: You expect these kinds of shenanigans from the maniacs over in Circulation but … Continue reading
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“Let me thank you for the honor you do me today,” Homecoming 1967
I’m embarrassed to say that for almost two decades I consistently underestimated Rice’s second president, William Vermillion Houston. I know now why I did this–I was young enough to be caught up in all the excitement and challenges of the … Continue reading
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Tony Gorry
We learned today that Tony Gorry, who served Rice in many capacities since arriving here in 1992, passed away this weekend. Here’s a link to a memorial piece by my friend and colleague Jade Boyd that has all the particulars … Continue reading
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Friday Follies: Tailgating, 1978
This looks nice: One of my great regrets is that by the time I was old enough to need a big station wagon they had been abandoned for mini-vans. I still pine for the Ford Country Squire that should have … Continue reading
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Sarcasm, No Cap, Hell Raising, 1941
I recently received a package from reader Colleen Jennings Batchelor ’72, for which I am very grateful. It was packed full of interesting things that her father, Edwin J. Jennings ’48, ’49 had saved. Mostly these were issues of the … Continue reading
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Umbrellas, 1990
This is dated February, 1990 and it seems to have something to do with the preparations for the Economic Summit that would be held on campus that July: It’s been raining here for about a month and in fact it … Continue reading
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“Gloom Pervades School,” 1952
Over the loss of the librarian, believe it or not: Dix did a great job of making the transition to a full-fledged, modern library, choosing all that great furniture and even going so far as to adopt the extensive use … Continue reading
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A Portrait of Alice Dean by John Clark Tidden, c 1920
Recently Edward Summers ’59, the great nephew of Miss Alice Dean, Rice’s first librarian, generously presented the Woodson with her portrait. It was done by John Clark Tidden, an early member of the Rice art and architecture faculty, probably around … Continue reading
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Friday Follies: A Bit Nipply
This is a Houston Chronicle photo from April, 1984. We’ve got others but what caught my attention about this one was the label on the back, which noted that it was about 30 degrees that evening. That’s real commitment.
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Baccalaureate, 1939 plus Wheatfield!
For a few moments I couldn’t read this properly: Of course I knew who they were. Left to right that’s Physics professor H.A. Wilson, Trustee J.T. Scott, the baccalaureate speaker, Reverend (hmmm, can’t remember his name but I do recall … Continue reading
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