There are moments in your personal life story that you will never forget.  The assassination of JFK. 911.  Your wedding day.  The birth of your children.  The loss of a parent.

There are Wabash moments that are exactly the same.  Freshman Saturday.  Chapel Sing. Commencement.

and…C O M P S.

I can remember starting a Comps written answer with the sentence: "This is not the book answer and it probably isn’t what you are looking for, but it is what I believe and why".  That was either going to work…or not.  I guess it did.

For my orals I only remember one of the three professors…and he wasn’t in my major at all. It was Wabash legend Vic Powell.  The question was very straightforward – he asked: "Explain the benefits of a liberal arts education".  Somehow, somewhere, I found something to say.  Looking back on it now, I should have known that would be question #1.  It should be question #1.

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No, the photo is not from my student days.  No I did not take the picture while working here.  It’s an Archives special from the good old days when we had a Study Camp for Comps.  Thanks to Steve Charles and Beth Swift for the photo.