Howard W. Hewitt – Even long-time Wabash traditions need a little maintenance.
Sphinx Club member Ross Dillard ’07 joined other members and friends to begin taking three years of paint off the Senior Bench Thursday night. Ross was working on the bench Friday morning and was to soon have some buddies join him in the tedious task.
They were hoping to get the layers and layers and layers of paint peeled off, the bench cleaned, and then painted to welcome freshman Saturday.
The limestone bench, officially known as the Thomson Memorial Bench, was dedicated in 1905. The bench honors members of the Thomson family. James Thomson was a co-founder of the College and a trustee.
No one knows exactly when students began painting the bench, but it changes colors, logos and such throughout the school year. The bench has been used to memorialize students and promote various causes.
