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[[Image:Gaines album42 WSC May Queen postcard.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] [[WSC memories of Charles Gaines and Hazel Gowdy 1915-17 - A photo album|'''Washington State College memories of Charles Gaines '16 and Hazel Gowdy '17''']] <br>'''''A photo album'''''
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After we ran the story about Xerpha Gaines, we received a note from Jeri Archer, Xerpha's great niece, wondering if we would be interested in a collection of photographs found in the belongings of her grandparents, Charles D. Gaines '16 and Hazel Gowdy '17.  
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Marge Muir remembers Greek life and being a kid on campus in the 30s and 40s.
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[[A Century of Greek Life at WSU|'''A Century of Greek Life''']] - A brief history of fraternities and sororities at WSU
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[[Memories of Rush 1963|'''Memories of Rush 1963''']], by Gail Tustin Bacon
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[[Image:Entrance-arch-2009.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] [[Entryway sign linked to university’s early days|'''Entryway sign linked to university’s early days''']]
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Many WSU graduates and soon-to-be grads pose for photos next to the sign at the university's main Stadium Way entry in Pullman. But most people don't know the sign has a link to another, much earlier, WSU gateway.
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[http://wsutoday.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=15496&TypeID=1 See a slideshow of historic photos and postcards at WSU Today.] <br> <br>
  
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[[Image:4therecord100.gif|thumb|right]] [[Our Story:For the Record|'''"For the Record"''']]<br>
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This fall, history students will fan out around Martin Stadium before some home football games and record the memories and stories of alumni, faculty, and friends.
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[[Our Story:For the Record|Read more about how you can share your story with them.]]
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[[The Pakistan Connection|'''The Pakistan Connection''']] <br>S.M. Ghazanfar '68 recalls the long-standing ties between WSU and Pakistan, back to the exchange program under the leadership of President C. Clement French.
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[[WSC memories of Charles Gaines and Hazel Gowdy 1915-17 - A photo album|'''Washington State College memories of Charles Gaines '16 and Hazel Gowdy '17''']] <br>'''''A photo album'''''
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After we ran the story about Xerpha Gaines, we received a note from Jeri Archer, Xerpha's great niece, wondering if we would be interested in a collection of photographs found in the belongings of her grandparents, Charles D. Gaines '16 and Hazel Gowdy '17.
  
 
[[Bryan Rocks|'''Bryan Rocks''']] <br>Does the ghost of WSU's first president, Enoch A. Bryan, still sit in his Bryan Hall rocking chair? Dick Uthmann '60, '71 tells his experience with the chair in 1957.  
 
[[Bryan Rocks|'''Bryan Rocks''']] <br>Does the ghost of WSU's first president, Enoch A. Bryan, still sit in his Bryan Hall rocking chair? Dick Uthmann '60, '71 tells his experience with the chair in 1957.  
  
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[[Image:Blackwell family.jpg|thumb|left|250px|James E. Blackwell, fourth from left, was photographed with friends and family following the 1959 Washington State University commencement on Rogers Field. From left are Joe Perry ('61 Ph.D. Soc.), retired sociologist at Bowling Green University, M. Jay Crowe ('59 M.S. Soc.), Evelyn MacDougall ('59 M.S. Soc.), Blackwell, Jean Conyers, wife of James Conyers ('62 Ph.D. Soc.), retired Indiana State University professor, who took the photo, and Blackwell's sister, Mary Louise Henderson, now deceased. A nurse in Los Angeles, she came to Pullman to attend the graduation. Photograph courtesy of James E. Blackwell.]] [[Image:WSC-illustration-circa1915.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Washington State College ca. 1915]]<br>  
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[[Image:Stevens Hall winter twilight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Stevens Hall in snowy twilight. Photo by Shelly Hanks.]] <br> <br> [[Image:WSC-illustration-circa1915.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Washington State College ca. 1915]]<br>
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<br> [[Image:Gaines album42 WSC May Queen postcard.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Crowning the May Queen, May Fete, 5/26/16. From the photo album of Charles Gaines and Hazel Gowdy at Washington State College, 1915-1917.]] <br>  
  
 
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Revision as of 20:40, November 16, 2009


Featured stories

Sorority members receiving mail 1930s.jpg
Growing Up on College Hill

Marge Muir remembers Greek life and being a kid on campus in the 30s and 40s.

Also

A Century of Greek Life - A brief history of fraternities and sororities at WSU

Memories of Rush 1963, by Gail Tustin Bacon

Entrance-arch-2009.jpg
Entryway sign linked to university’s early days

Many WSU graduates and soon-to-be grads pose for photos next to the sign at the university's main Stadium Way entry in Pullman. But most people don't know the sign has a link to another, much earlier, WSU gateway.

See a slideshow of historic photos and postcards at WSU Today.



Welcome to Our Story, a place for you to share your personal memory of WSU.

How does it work? Sign up, then follow the quick start guide below to post your story. Please contact us with questions, or if you would like us to post your stories.

Fix articles
Comment on articles
Tell your friends and fellow Cougs!



4therecord100.gif
"For the Record"

This fall, history students will fan out around Martin Stadium before some home football games and record the memories and stories of alumni, faculty, and friends.

Read more about how you can share your story with them.

More stories

The Pakistan Connection
S.M. Ghazanfar '68 recalls the long-standing ties between WSU and Pakistan, back to the exchange program under the leadership of President C. Clement French.

Washington State College memories of Charles Gaines '16 and Hazel Gowdy '17
A photo album

After we ran the story about Xerpha Gaines, we received a note from Jeri Archer, Xerpha's great niece, wondering if we would be interested in a collection of photographs found in the belongings of her grandparents, Charles D. Gaines '16 and Hazel Gowdy '17.

Bryan Rocks
Does the ghost of WSU's first president, Enoch A. Bryan, still sit in his Bryan Hall rocking chair? Dick Uthmann '60, '71 tells his experience with the chair in 1957.

More WSU ghost stories:
Ghostly meetings with "E.A."
by Janis Clarke Waley ’70 BA, ’83 Ph.D
The Legend of the Black Cat
A College Ghost
Campus Legends and Ghost Stories

My Story at WSU - Robert Berney '54, '60

Wazzu Guys' Trips
Ron Kingsbury '69 tells old stories of WSU life in the 1960s.

My WSU Story - Mary Skidmore Johnson '40

Cougar Country '67
Jim Hoggatt '67 and friends showed up in the Husky section at the 1967 Apple Cup with a "This is Cougar Country" sign.

Adventures in Chemistry
Bob Axworthy ('48, '49) recounts his times at Washington State College, and their explosive effects.

Notes of WSC 1940
By Ken Wise '42

Unstoppable Rueben Mayes
On a raw, wet fall afternoon in Eugene, Oregon, in late October 1984, Rueben Mayes’ feet carried him to what was at the time the greatest accomplishment of any NCAA running back. By Jason Krump.

How Cougar Gold made the world a better place

Happy 25th, KZUU!
It was a rock ’n’ roll idea in a Bee Gees world. A story about the student-run radio station KZUU.

Featured photos

Fish Fans 1948. Members of the WSC swimming club, Fish Fans, perform during the traditional water pageant, "Cougar Mermaids," presented each spring.


Stevens Hall in snowy twilight. Photo by Shelly Hanks.


Washington State College ca. 1915


Crowning the May Queen, May Fete, 5/26/16. From the photo album of Charles Gaines and Hazel Gowdy at Washington State College, 1915-1917.

The Paper Trail

Original documents, photos, and videos from WSU's past.

The Victory Team of 1926
W.S.C. football surprises the conference.' Photos and stories from 1926 issues of The Alumnus magazine.

Vanished places: Silver Lake and the Tanglewood
by Trevor Bond, WSU Libraries-Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.

WSU Highlights by Decade
Highlights in WSU history from 1890-2000. Originally compiled by Bob Smawley '52.

This is WSC - narrated by Edward R. Murrow
A 1952 movie introducing Washington State College, narrated by Edward R. Murrow.

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