Wabash College - Class of 1991

Pop quiz, hotshot. Our next test of your fuzzy memories concerns life inside and outside the classroom. (A reminder: Just because I ask the questions doesn’t mean that I know the answers!)

1. Name three bands that played at Pan-Hel.
2. Which discipline boasted the most majors from our class? How many guys from that major received “High Pass” on comps?
3. What derogatory sign appeared on the press box during the Homecoming game against Franklin College our junior year?
4. What two beers on tap made it a “Super Percolator”?
5. Name the professor from the nickname: Yahweh, The Sandman, The Smiling Assassin (Can you think of any more?)
6. What was the name of the group that our class convened to combat a rule made by the Wettack administration? What was the rule trying to do? Were we successful?
7. Which now-tenured professors started teaching while we were in school?
8. Which of our classmates had a regular column in the Bachelor? What were the names of their columns?
9. Name two members of our class who graduated a year early?
10. True or False: We threw our caps up in the air at graduation.

Don’t forget to sign up for the Big Bash Reunion, June 2-4, 2006.

As our Reunion approaches, I thought it might be fun to tax the class’ fuzzy memories. Our first topic encompasses the Mark Twain quote, “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” I speak, of course, about the local C’ville watering hole, Tommies (or is that Tommy’s?). Jog your memory to see how many of these questions you can answer. (Note: Just because I’m asking them, doesn’t mean that I know the answers!)

1. Name five 5 of the most popular songs played on the jukebox.

2. Which night was “pitcher night”? How much was a pitcher? What color were the tickets they gave out for each pitcher, and how many tickets would get you a free one? What were your choices for draft beer?

3. Wabash students have always called it “Tommies,” but name some other monikers for the place. (Bonus: name the guy who ran it the most during our years in school.)

4. When did Tommies expand into the space next door and add pool tables? How much was a game of pool?

5. How much was popcorn?

6. Did most guys enter from the front or the back (through the “kitchen”)?

7. Which of the following adorned the walls?
a) promotional mirrors for various beers
b) a Wabash flag
c) antique farm implements
d) all of the above

8. Can you recall any significant graffiti written on the men’s room walls?

9. Name some other local bars around C’ville. Which was the one bar you shouldn’t go into?

10. True or false: There’s a “W” on the floor right inside the front entrance.

Believe it or not: Tommies has a Web site. Check out the people tending bar! (Evidently Crawfordsville has just discovered punk rock.)