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Featured stories Mary Alice "Pete" Peel training for the U.S. ski team, 1950 "Pete" Peel: Early Days Skier for WSC 1946-1950 Mary Alice "Pete" Peel skied for Washington State College, then went on to the U.S. ski team. Carlton Lewis: WSU's first African American student body president Thirty-two dollars for tuition and a top-notch education Clarence Schuchman '38 paid thirty-two dollars and some odd cents for tuition at WSC, and took away some great experiences as a music student. My Recollections of Sam Mompongo WSU Professor Emeritus Al Harrington tells about Sam Mompongo as a student from Congo in 1963, who later went on to found WSU Memorial High School in the Congo. My best and toughest journalism professors at WSU Pat Caraher '62 tells the story of being a journalism student at Washington State, and the professors who shaped his career. A Century of Greek Life - A brief history of fraternities and sororities at WSU		Welcome to Our Story, a place for you to share your personal memory of WSU. How does it work? Sign up, then follow the guide below to post your story. Please contact us with questions, or if you would like us to post your stories. Pick a title, write story, and gather photos Post pictures and text Edit and comment on stories
More stories WSU Meats Lab New and Unique - HillTopics, 1970 In 1970, WSU opened its meat lab, which still operates today and produces the excellent Cougar Smokies sausages. My Recollections of Sam Mompongo WSU Professor Emeritus Al Harrington tells about Sam Mompongo as a student from Congo in 1963, who later went on to found WSU Memorial High School in the Congo. Growing Up on College Hill - Marge Muir remembers Greek life and being a kid on campus in the 30s and 40s. Memories of Rush 1963, by Gail Tustin Bacon The Greatest Athlete in Washington State History Is Carl Dietz the finest athlete in the history of WSU? Remembering Murrow's visit by Dennis Cresswell '62 for the record... video: Gina and Sue '78 tell how they met as freshmen at Kruegel-McAllister Hall, and have remained good friends. This fall, history students fanned out around Martin Stadium before some home football games and recorded the WSU memories and stories of alumni. Read more about for the record.... 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. 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. Learning Economics Dr. Robert Fearn recalls how Monopoly entertained economics students in the 1950s. 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' 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.		Featured photos Cougar Pride in winter. Football practice in the 1940s. WSU-MASC Stevens Hall in snowy twilight. Photo by Shelly Hanks. Bob Mott, WSU broadcasting professor. The Chinook, 1968
The Paper Trail Original documents, photos, and videos from WSU's past. Installation of Nature Boy on the Holland Library Cover of Alumni Pow Wow, November 1949, featuring this caption: "A smiling workman, the 30-foot sandstone figure gracing one corner of the new Ernest Holland library, plus light and shadow combine to make an interesting cover photo this month. Students have dubbed the 40-ton ornament "Nature Boy". " Cartoon of Helen Compton Comic of Helen Compton, wife of Washington State College president Wilson Compton, directing a bird building a nest. From Fo Paws magazine, March 1949. 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. Contact Our Story E-mail Our Story staff Washington State Magazine PO Box 641227 Pullman, WA 99164-1227		How do I... Sign up for an account? Create an article? Edit an article? Put a picture in my article? Upload and manage files, such as photos and videos? Include video or audio? Create or use categories? Discuss an article? Cite an article? Navigate Our Story? Learn about Our Story policies and guidelines? Share my ideas and questions about Our Story? Find out what's happening with the Our Story project? Support or give to Our Story and WSU? Find a classmate? Post updates about my life and activities? Learn more about alumni activities and events? Contact Our Story and Washington State Magazine?