50-year-old University of Houston yearbook offers look at campus life

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The olive green, linen-textured hard cover and blue lettering don't scream "Cougar pride" like you'd expect to see from a yearbook. But the 1966 edition of Houstonian, the yearbook for the University of Houston, doesn't have to be dipped in red and white to capture campus life of past Cougars.

Even at 50 years old, many of the photos in the 1966 Houstonian are surprisingly relevant, like the shorts and V-necks the track team had as uniforms. But others are just ... surprising.

For example, one photo shows the "feminine technique" for smashing a car with a hammer during a spirit event. Or another photo, clearly before text messages and Facebook invites, with sorority women tying strings to classmates' fingers to remind them to pledge.

>> Click the gallery above to see what campus life at the University of Houston looked like 50 years ago

The University of Houston yearbooks date back to 1934, and editions of Houstonian between 1934-2011 can even be viewed online through the school's digital library system.