{"id":1681,"date":"2016-12-16T20:01:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T20:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/dearoldwabash\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2016-12-16T20:01:17","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T20:01:17","slug":"play-it-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/dearoldwabash\/2016\/12\/16\/play-it-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Play it again!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like so many clubs, groups and traditions here at Wabash the Pep Band has appeared and disappeared over time. Sometimes dependent on a strong director, sometime it came alive because of a strong student or a motivated group of students. I thought that for this post we might look back at some pics of past bands.<\/p>\n

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This pep band photo is from the 1963 yearbook. This band was under the leadership of Bob Mitchum. It looks like there are plenty of brass players!<\/p>\n

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This photo is from a snowy Monon Bell game in 1997 at Greencastle. What an adventure that must have been!<\/p>\n

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This looks to be an all campus pep rally. The band is on the Chapel steps and Butch Shearer is at the microphone.<\/p>\n

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This short article is from the Bachelor of 1943 lamenting the loss of the band and calling for the formation of a new band, NOW!<\/p>\n

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This is a colorful shot of this year’s Monon Bell game. The pep band is back and strong as ever. Now I may be a bit biased as it is my husband Jim Swift [son of former mathematics prof Dr. William Swift] who is directing the band. He is the fellow in the Wabash “W” shirt signaling to the band.<\/p>\n

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And a closer look will show a fellow with a Monon Mohawk playing a sax – that is Henry Swift. At the top right is David Morgan, the head of Campus Services here and at the right middle is Dr. Jeremy Hartnett, a Wabash alumnus and professor of Classics. The band is a mix of students, faculty and staff and members of the local community. All together they make a powerful sound.<\/p>\n

Over the history of Wabash the pep band has been a really nice part of the traditions of Wabash. Glad to have it back, it adds a lot to the games, whether you are in the stands or a 1000 miles away and catching it over the internet.<\/p>\n

Play it again – From the hills of Maine to the Western Plains…<\/p>\n

All best,<\/p>\n

Beth Swift<\/p>\n

Archivist<\/p>\n

Wabash College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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