Dr. Barnes Gives Chapel Talk
Our honorary classmate and Professor of History Emeritus Jim Barnes delivered this Thursday’s Chapel Talk titled “Twenty Years After.” Echoing the book by Alexander Dumas that chronicles the later exploits of the Three Musketeers, Dr. Barnes challenged the students to take up new things, even 20 years after graduation. He talked about taking up the sport of cross-country skiiing in his 50s!
If you have a few minutes,
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to his great speech.
As you know, we didn’t have Chapel, mandatory or otherwise. We did, for a time, have Thursday “It seems to me that…” talks. But this is one tradition that is great to bring back. Speakers have been passionate, personal, and provocative. Other Chapel Talks this semester have included the following:
- My former next door neighbor in Franklin, Trustee Ted Grossnickle ‘73 examined why alumni support Wabash in a speech entitled “What’s the Difference” on Feb. 28. (
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- The College’s director of new media and Web editor Howard Hewitt spoke about “What Wabash Men Can Learn from the ’60s” on Feb. 21. (
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- Professor of Religion Dr. Stephen Webb ‘83 discussed the now infamous Duke Lacross case in a speech entitled “The Duke Disaster and the Crisis of Higher Education” on Feb. 14. (
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- Steve Hoffman ‘85 reminsced about his Wabash days past and present in a speech he called “Yea, Rah, Wabash, Nice Game” on Feb. 7. (
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- At the end of his heartfelt talk on Jan. 31, Dr. Bert Barreto “The Star Spangled Banner” dropped a bombshell to say that after 20 years he would be leaving Wabash to take a teaching job at DePauw! (
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Well, I have to report that on April 3rd, the Sphinx Club has asked me to give the Chapel Talk. I have tentatively titled my talk “What I’ve Learned.” I have the outline done, but I’m very open to suggestions. So I ask,
“If you had to address the current students at Wabash, what would you tell them?”
Let me know. I promise I’ll be well prepared and represent our class well. Stay tuned.
