Wabash College - Wabash Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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Wabash, because of its limited enrollment, is often forced to com- pete against teams representing much larger schools. But then, the history of Wabash athletics is a brilliant record of glorious victories by a small middle western college over the best teams of the country. Of course, there have been defeats, but the spirit and determination that won for us the title “Little Giants” is still present, and no ereater praise can be given athletes than to say that “WABASH AL- WAYS FIGHTS.”

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Let’s face it, Wabash spirit comes and goes according to the successes and failures of our athletic teams. This year was no exception. Football and basketball were mediocre, sometimes down-right horrible. And they’re the sports that still count ... though not as much as they used to. But , regardless of their records, our school spirit was high. Why? Because we had the best record against DePauw in recent history, ten wins and four losses (two of them in golf). Our victories over DePauw are what really count ... and we have the Monon Bell to show for it. The Wabash-DePauw rivalry goes back for decades. It is even said that DePauw first labeled us ‘““(Cavemen;” “(Wabash was pleased, and promptly adopted the flattering epithet ... the worst thing about the name ... was the feeling it seemed to give students ... of an obligation to live up to it,” (DePauw Through the Years). And we do live up to it ... as far as the Dannies are concerned! Without Wabash and our spirit, stunts and cunning there would be no Wabash — DePauw rivalry. The Dannies don’t care about the oldest rivalry west of the Alleghanies, and it is up to Wabash to add fire and significance to the annual battles. During the lean years, when DePauw held the bell for a full decade Wabash stole it three times, in 1959, 65, and 66. The last heist showed so much cunning and daring that it made the New York Times. Wabash men make annual pilgrimages to DePauw in October and November ... to spread the word about our superi- ority. And superior we are — as we proved this year: DEPAUW TO HELL, KEEP THE BELL! epithet ... ETS Spb inn gobs Mire Sean AS aia d FF PERT EEVSEELETEDS ELE RES PEER UEP SARA aE Ee SSR iectel eae Se ee ee De ee eee eee Nt ee Sed oe Ao 96 OT AOE SSA Le OORT: