Wabash College - Wabash Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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BASH STAFF The basic purpose for the publication of any yearbook is to record the events of a given year—those events which the readers will want to remember, long after their college days are past. In order to meet this requirement of a successful book, the staff must strive to accurately portray the college as it is from day to day; the tradition, the spirit, and the future hopes of the college must be captured on scarcely a hundred sheets of paper. This is the task we have faced. People, of course, are the most important element, because they are not permanent fixtures of the college; each one is different from all the others, and each remains only a short while. In this WABASH we have attempted to capture the people—st udents and faculty, and to record their activities on the pages of the book. The emphasis on persons is accentuated by more pictures, and less copy. A common pitfall of many yearbooks is in choosing a theme which is not appropriate or which cannot be carried throughout the book. We have attempted to overcome this problem by basing the 1951 WABASH on the college itself, rather than on an abstract theme. Wabash College is part old and part new. This element of time is evident in the buildings on the campus. The college is rich in tradition embodied in the buildings, the people, and the stories of old which are known by every Wabash man. Yet the college keeps abreast of the times and looks to the future. This is evidenced in Dr. Sparks’ building program, and in such things as a faculty composed of men of importance in current affairs. We have attempted to show these things about Wabash by underscoring the time element with contrasts in old and new figures, combined with modern style layout, but old style type.

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We have tried to show that intangible but very real thing known as the Wabash spirit—“Wabash Always Fights’—a bold spirit, in bold layout and the bold scarlet hue. We have tried to show Wabash College just as it appears to us, the result of a happy blend of faculty and students. It is our hope that we have captured for you the Wabash College which holds a place in all our hearts, in the way you want to remember it. Below: Some last minute preparations are made by the second semester business staff. Left to right: Bob Augsburger, Don Mitchell, Scott Delicate, Vic Lindquist, Jim Duncan (editor- ial staff), Walt Elisha (editorial staff), Bill Stephenson.