Wabash College - Wabash Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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PRESIDENT TRIPPET . . . 4 CAMPUS LIFE . . . 8 ADMINISTRATION 81 FACULTY ACTIVITIES . . . 46 ATHLETICS . . . 78 RESIDENCES . . . 108 CLASS OF 1960 . . . 132

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fwsw, my ,xg 55 fr Preseirierzt Trippvt, Dr. Ludwig Erlmzf, CJCIIIIIUI ,Vinistcr of Ecmumzics, and lingerie N. Beml1'gf enter the Clmpci before the 1959 Comnierzeenirwzf. President ln 1934, a young iuan returned to XVabash after three years spent in England under the auspices of a Rhodes Scholarship. Thus it was that Byron Trippet, having earned his master's degree in England, returned to his ahna mater as Mr. Byron Trippet, instructor in history. In 1939, this young history instructor began assisting the then Dean of the College, Dr. George Kendall. XVhen advancing age and a desire to devote more time to study led Dr. Kendall to resign his adniinistrative duties in 1941. his assistant hecaine dean. Thus it was that Mr. Byron Trippet hccaine Dean Byron Trippet. l'l'r'si1l1'nt find Mrs. liyrmi Kiglzfly Trippel Page Trippet In 1956, Frank Sparks, President of XVahash College for the past 14 years, resigned his post. The man who, for the last 15 years had adinirably filled the office of Dean was select- ed to replace Dr. Sparks. Thus it was that Dean Byron Trippet hecaine Dr. Byron Trip- pet, the President of NVahash. Byron Trippet. now ending his fourth year as president of XYillJilSll, is the only leader which the present student hody has known. Nor is it likely that the KVahash conuuuuity would want another man in the office which Dr. Trippet fills with such distinction. I'1il7I'