Monthly Archives: November 2019

Veteran’s Day Celebrations, 2019 and 2001

Once again this year’s Veteran’s Day celebration on campus was beautiful. Hank Hudspeth ’40 and George Hirasaki ’67 were honored for their service and Rocky Villafranca, currently a Midshipman First Class in the Rice NROTC made me weep with his … Continue reading

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Sprint Relay Team, no date

This is picture is unidentified except for this bit on the back: “track sprint relay team.” So not only do we not know the date, we’re also in the dark about who they managed to get to wear those goofy … Continue reading

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Homecoming 2019: The R1 Computer

I don’t know why I never thought of telling everyone they were welcome to visit the Woodson during Homecoming before but I’m glad I did it this year. We saw a significant amount of action, all of it hugely enjoyable, … Continue reading

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Friday Follies: “Just wait ’till he finds out we’re not even having tea!” 1961

I wonder what they were having . . Bonus: I’m having a nice Homecoming so far. It’s been very busy but I’ll have a lot to show you next week.  

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