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Chapel Talk officially kicked off ceremonies<\/a> for Dr. Patrick White, set to be inaugurated Saturday afternoon as Wabash College\u2019s 15th President. See a photo album from Thursday morning’s Chapel Talk, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\nHarder is an entrepreneur and college professor at the University of San Francisco. He\u2019s also described as guitarist, red wine enthusiast, and artist.<\/p>\n
Harder talked about how he and Pat, along with five other freshmen, who bonded at the University of Chicago and have managed to keep close contact through their adult years. All of that group will return Saturday for the inauguration.<\/p>\n
He described the evolving friendship through college and how the group enjoyed movies. Their reward after tests or challenging school work would be to take in a movie and then enjoy a pizza. But the biggest reward was the discussion the talk into the wee hours of the night about the movie they had just seen.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe were always talking about what we saw,\u201d Harder said. \u201cThat\u2019s the point of always talking and being engaged. It\u2019s like the \u2018grand conversation\u2019 Pat talked about in one of his first speeches here. It\u2019s what he\u2019s always been about.\u201d<\/p>\n
The speech was punctuated with anecdotes, many humorous and fond recollections of a good friend. \u201cPat was an intellectual, action hero,\u201d Harder suggested. He noted his friend always had affection for small places in the center of America, important conversation and a love of the liberal arts.<\/p>\n
Pat and Paul often played guitar and sing while college friends. \u201cBut Pat was not that good,\u201d Harder said, while White laughed and nodded from the Chapel pews. \u201cBut, he always brought enthusiasm and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n