Monthly Archives: October 2018

Gyroscopically Controlled Bicycle, 1938

This turned up today in an wholly unexpected place. No fingers will be pointed but it wasn’t even in the library even though it has Ola Moores’s handwriting on the back and clearly belongs to the Woodson. These things happen. … Continue reading

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Speaking of Telephones . . .

Get a load of this rig: That’s Mr. McCants, the long serving bursar, in his office. I came across the image while flipping through the 1949 Campanile but I can’t believe he’d still have this setup in 1949. Can you? … Continue reading

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Houston Magazine, 1944

Last week a copy of the July, 1944 issue of Houston magazine found its way to my desk. (Don’t ask.) This was a publication of the Chamber of Commerce and I read it with great interest, surprised and oddly heartened … Continue reading

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