This is one of the earliest images that we have of the first building on this site – South Hall as it later came to be known. In fact it is one […]
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Many news stories of this time are calling the current pandemic unprecedented when in point of fact, it is not. The influenza of 1918 is often referred to as the “Spanish flu” […]
Posted on August 25, 2014 by Beth Swift Each year at this time a little bit of magic flows over the campus. The pace picks up, the parking lots are full again and the students […]
Posted on July 23, 2014 by Beth Swift Wabash has always been all-male, and mostly its faculty have been men as well. But as we all know, there is so much more to the story […]
A flyer and his legacy Posted on June 3, 2014 by Beth Swift Eglin from his football days. In this post I would like to highlight the life and career of a Wabash man who […]
I am happy to say that Spring has finally arrived! After the longest winter in memory, the flowers on campus are peeking out and everyone’s steps are a bit lighter. Last weekend […]
Endless winter or the start of the next ice age? Either way it is cold here in Indiana and there is a lot of snow! All of this foul weather prompted a […]
Old copies of the National Geographic always pose such a quandary – sure they are just magazines that might have been recycled long ago, but they are also strangely compelling. So while […]
The Caveman cover of December, 1925 is a great way to wish you all a very merry season! This cover, drawn by Wayne Colvin is just delightful. Colvin was not a student […]
With Veteran’s Day this week, I thought I might write a little piece about Wabash and the Student Army Training Corps. From an article in the Wabash College Record-Bulletin of October 1918 […]
Today is an historic day. Today we inaugurate our 16th president, Gregory Hess. This day prompts me to think about our past presidents. With this in mind, I thought that I might […]
This past weekend was the Civil War Symposium at Wabash. What a day full of new insights, old friends and a great way to honor the service of Wabash men in the […]
Hello, What a busy summer this has been! I hope that you had some time to get away and think quietly, even if just for a couple of days. Here in the […]
This is photo taken by Joyce Warden of the boats launched at Lake Holiday just south of Crawfordsville by the Sailing Club in September of 1972. Here is some more detail from […]
Okay, so this is NOT a photo of the Big Bash, but I love it for its summer time feel. This is a photo of Ralph’s Mother a campus wide event held […]
