Well, "we" are not all attending Alumni College. Stewart
Davey and his wife, Kelly Hamilton, are the only ones among us
attending.
Lola was a department store mannequin that somehow found its way into the
house -- sort of the first female Rudd. She arrived before we did
(class of '66); perhaps Oliver Seely ('61) might know something about
her, since he was there from the start of the house. Anyway, Lola
had been rather brutally made "anatomically correct", and
became the prize for inter-ally challenges. The winning ally got to
keep Lola until the next challenge and defend her virtue, such as it
was.
As for the flaming gin, this was a show put on at mixers and dances where
one brave Rudd (Wally Oliver was the master flamer in our class) would
take a shot glass of gin, set fire to it, and then with the lights out
hold it above his head and pour it, hopefully into his mouth, then gargle
flames for a few seconds before swallowing the shot. That's if all
went well; if he missed his mouth or spilled flaming gin, other students
were standing by with moist towels to put out the fire before it could do
much damage.
Then there were "crew races", which had nothing to do with
rowing, but instead involved beer. But that's another
story.
Alan
At 10:25 AM 9/16/2011, Grinnell, Laura J wrote:
Hi. So glad you all are attending Alumni College. I?ll have to make a point to get together with all of you next time you?re together and treat you to lunch or cocktails at the Ath.
I?m intrigued by Lola and the flaming gin;) If you can divulge a non-Rudd, what is/was Lola? In the meantime, I?ll try to locate the portrait of Mr. Ruddock.
Laura J. Grinnell
California Institute of Technology
Assistant Director, Annual Giving Programs
p 626-395-5868
f 626-395-5889
grinnell@xxxxxxxxxxx
www.alumnifund.caltech.edu
From: Alan Harris [mailto:awharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 6:21 PM
To: Wallace Oliver
Cc: Douglas Gage; frink66@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Grinnell, Laura J
Subject: Re: [Frink66] Re: Class of 1966 Reunion Photo
Greetings Wally! Turns out Stewart Davey and Kelly are visiting us right now, about to attend the Alumni College program tomorrow and Saturday. We'll have a toast to Frinks and Lola tonight, but not with flaming gin :-)
Cheers,
Al
At 06:44 PM 9/14/2011, Wallace Oliver wrote:
Maybe Lola II could be a class of '66 gift to the House.
As to a symbol, there is the portrait of Mr. Ruddock that may still exist. We are one of the classes that actually had an opportunity to meet him in person and to receive the portrait from him.
Wally
W. L. Oliver
110 Broadway
Wilmette, Illinois 60091
(847) 256-4894
--- On Thu, 8/25/11, Alan Harris <awharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Alan Harris <awharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Frink66] Re: Class of 1966 Reunion Photo
To: "frink66@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <frink66@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Grinnell, Laura J" <grinnell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Douglas Gage" <douggage@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Frink66" <frink66@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 9:32 PM
Lola, of course, but she may have disappeared before the memory of most Ruds.
At 05:11 PM 8/25/2011, Douglas Gage wrote:
>Laura,
>
>I have copied our Ruddock class of 66 list on this reply -- maybe they
>will have an idea. But I suspect that in any event you will want input
>from later classes, as the Ruddock culture seems to evolved considerably.
>
>Fellow Frinks, do you have any suggestions for Laura?
>
>Thanks,
>Doug
>
>
>On Aug 25, 2011, at 8:03 PM, Grinnell, Laura J wrote:
>
>Hi Doug:
>
>Great! I'm so glad you passed it along. How fun that so many of you
>were back for the reunion. I bet it made for a memorable weekend.
>
>I have a quick question for you now! I'm working on a project for the
>Houses and am trying to identify something that would remind alums of
>each house, i.e., the Fleming Cannon. However, I am stuck for Ruddock.
>Is there something that would universally remind most Rudds of their
>house, regardless of their age, besides the crest or the courtyard? Any
>ideas you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
>
>I see the hurricane is heading your way coincidentally the same week of
>the earthquake. Stay dry and safe!
>
>Laura
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Space Science Institute
4603 Orange Knoll Ave. Phone: 818-790-8291
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Space Science Institute
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