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Public Relations and Hugh Scott Cameron, 1949

Sometimes you can feel someone’s personality from just a few words. This short note from Rice’s Dean of Student Activities, Hugh Scott Cameron, is, I think, an example. Trying to respond to a request for information that makes absolutely no … Continue reading

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Another One From the Class of 1927’s 50th Reunion

One of the things I get a kick out of is when someone I’ve seen before pops up unexpectedly somewhere else, sometimes decades later. This happened the other day with this guy, R.T. Wilbanks, ’27 who I wrote about eleven … Continue reading

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A Surprise From the 1917 Football Season

Just before Christmas last year I ran across pictures of the first touchdown Rice ever scored against Texas, back in 1917. The file also held  a whole envelope full of photos taken during various games that season. I scanned most … Continue reading

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Looking Towards Downtown, 1916, 1957, and 2023

First, taken from the campanile in 1916 by Carl Knapp ’16: Next, taken from the antenna by Abercrombie in 1957 by David Davidson ’58: And finally, taken from the fifth floor deck of O’Connor by me ’96 ’00 in 2023: … Continue reading

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Back of Their Heads, no date

Not bragging but I can identify all those guys just by looking at the back of their heads. Left to right are Robert Ray ’25 , Newton Rayzor ’17, George Brown, and Malcolm Lovett Sr. ’21. It’s not dated but … Continue reading

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“From the Swingin’ Twenties to the Sophisticated Seventies,” 1977

In one of the deeply weird developments that I’ve long since come to expect, some of the things that turned up in the box of materials that Grungy dug out of the stadium are papers related to the 50th anniversary … Continue reading

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“The Fabulous Tidelands Motor Inn,” no date

First, let me apologize for the sorry quality of these images, which you can probably tell are just iphone pictures. This was the last thing I did before I left for Washington and I was rushing so fast I just … Continue reading

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O’Connor Time Lapse, 2021-2022

I’m off on my annual trip up to Washington state where I have been playing a lot of golf with very mixed results. Even here, though, Rice is never far away and I was recently sent this neat time lapse … Continue reading

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Looking Down at Campus, 2023 and 1957

The instant I first got to the top of O’Connor I knew I was going to post this. You might remember that a while ago I put up a batch of photos taken by David Davidson ’58 from atop a … Continue reading

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“Dedicated to the Engineers of Tomorrow,” 2023

When I was poking around the new O’Connor Building, much to my happiness I discovered the benches I’d been worried about, one in memory of James Waters ’17 and the other dedicated to James Boyvey, placed back in their shady … Continue reading

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