{"id":623,"date":"2012-04-02T07:33:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T07:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/?p=623"},"modified":"2012-04-02T07:33:03","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T07:33:03","slug":"intelligent-and-respectful-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/2012\/04\/02\/intelligent-and-respectful-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Intelligent And Respectful Conversation&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-625\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/04\/powell-chair-15687.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-625\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/04\/powell-chair-15687.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/04\/powell-chair-15687.jpg 540w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/04\/powell-chair-15687-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Pactor &#039;71 presents the Vic Powell chair <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jon Pactor &#8217;71 presented the &#8220;Vic Powell Chair&#8221; to Wabash and the Scarlet Inn in memory of beloved Professor Vic Powell H&#8217;55. \u00a0Vic was, among many things, a Hall of Fame member of the Scarlet Inn Roundtable.<\/p>\n<p>The chair plaque mentions &#8220;Intelligent and Respectful Conversation.&#8221; \u00a0Vic was a master of lively conversation and loved, yes loved, discussing (without arguing) differing points of view. \u00a0Some might suggest this kind of conversation is vanishing from the landscape.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-626\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/04\/powell-chair-156771.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-626\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/04\/powell-chair-156771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/04\/powell-chair-156771.jpg 540w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/04\/powell-chair-156771-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marion Powell Thanks Jon Pactor &#039;71<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Marion Powell, a Wabash legend in her own right, thanked Jon and told a packed Scarlet Inn that Vic absolutely treasured his moments talking with friends at the round table. \u00a0Carol, Vic and Marion&#8217;s daughter, echoed those emotions and she recalled the first moment of conversation when her father came home was about the topics of discussion at the Inn.<\/p>\n<p>I for one certainly hope the days of intelligent and respectful conversations aren&#8217;t gone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Pactor &#8217;71 presented the &#8220;Vic Powell Chair&#8221; 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