Rice - Background

The Rice Institute was established in Houston based on a bequest from William Marsh Rice. There is a tremendously interesting backstory on Willie’s will and his murder and the efforts to make sure the money went to the establishment of the Institute. Look it up. (The Murder of William Marsh Rice by Spellman)

My first encounter with Rice was on a Cub Scout field trip to Houston from Beaumont. Our cub pack rode the train from Beaumont to Houston and then took a bus south on Main Street enroute to the Herman Park Zoo.