Pactoracles Class Agent's Letter for the Wabash College Class of 1971 November 12, 2007

Pactoracles Class Agent's Letter For The Wabash College Class of 1971 November 12, 2007

Wabash Heads to Football Play-offs Alumni Set Record At 3rd Annual Wabash Day Nelson Flynn Represents Class At Glee Club Reunion Other news and information

Little Giants Enter Play-offs After Last-Play Loss In Classic Monon Bell Game

DePauw Tigers kicked the Little Giants out of an unbeaten season with a 47-yard field goal as time expired, but the 9-1 Wabash squad will move into the NCAA play-offs with a home contest against Mt. St. Joseph at noon, November 17. The Little Giants took an eight-point lead same shirt were allowed in. Of course, they should into the fourth quarter against the Tigers (now 8-2), not order the girls to take off their shirts in public, but but were shut-out 11-0. DePauw’s kicker made his the message was identical. Perhaps it is evidence of only field goal attempt of the season for a 24-21 why only 43% of its students are male. victory. Wabash’s passing attack just was not good Wabash leads the overall series 53-51-9 enough for the Tiger’s bone-crushing running game, while DePauw leads the Monon Bell series 35-34-6. which apparently wore down our defense. In the last three quarters, the Tigers had possession for more than 31 minutes compared to Wabash’s 13 minutes. Yet, DePauw is not going to the play-offs, and Wabash is. Mt. St. Joseph of Cincinnati brings a 9-1 record. It lost to Franklin College whose only loss was to Wabash. The other schools in our bracket, the Wisconsin-Whitewater Bracket, are with their seedings: #7 Capital at #1 Whitewater #5 North Central at #4 Franklin #8 Widener at #2 Case Western Jonathan Chin '11 and parents Kai Chin Interestingly, Capital defeated Wabash in the 2005 ’71 and Charlotte Chin on Freshman Saturday. play-off, and Widener defeated Wabash in the national championship game in 1977. Basketball Schedule Through 2007 The weather for the 114th Monon Bell was good, but DePauw’s hospitality was gloomy. They Nov. 16 Wabash v. Kentucky Christian 8:00 p.m. stationed “thought control police” at the gates to Nov. 17 Wabash v. Indiana Wesleyan 1:00 p.m. prevent fans from wearing T-shirts or other garments Nov. 19 at Hanover 7:30 p.m. with messages that DePauw deemed to be Nov. 28 Rose Hulman 7:30 p.m. “offensive,” as a DePauw employee at the gate Dec. 1 at Kenyon 3:00 p.m. explained to me when I questioned her about it. Our Dec. 6. DePauw 7:30 p.m. students and alumni were ordered to take off their Dec. 8 Marian College 3:00 p.m. shirts or be barred from entering the stadium because Dec. 18 Franklin 7:30 p.m. of harmless messages, even if the message was Dec. 29 at Trinity University (Texas) 3:00 p.m. buried underneath two sweatshirts. Girls wearing the Dec. 30 at Southwestern University TBA Pactoracles Class Agent Letter of Class of 1971—November 12, 2007

Nelson Flynn Sings With Glee Club In Spectacular Reunion Concert

Nelson Flynn represented the Class of Many of the alumni returned from places 1971 at a spectacular Glee Club Concert, featuring far and wide, and Nelson came from Madison, many alumni spanning 65 years from the Class of Wisconsin. 1941 to the Class of 2007 on September 29. Nelson, sporting a red carnation, got a prime location in the center of the front row. To his left are Rick Adams ’73 and Dick Ristine ’41. The current version of the Glee Club joined the alumni. Each group also sung separately. They sung three of my own old favorites: The Star Spangled Banner, Old Wabash, and Alma Mater. The alumni and faculty in the audience joined all Glee Clubbers for Old Wabash and Alma Mater.

With Our Classmates.

Jerry Anderson reports that things are going well. His oldest daughter (married and living in Portland, OR) received a masters from the University of Washington. His youngest son graduated from University of Michigan. His middle daughter finished her first year of medical school at Michigan. His wife, Prilla, and he are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary.

John Glendening has a new book out, The Evolutionary Imagination in Late-Victorian Novels: An Entangled Bank (Ashgate, 2007). John is an English professor at the University of Montana. He teaches Victorian literature and culture, romanticism, and eighteenth-century British literature.

Kurt Unterschuetz has moved to Glendale, Arizona from Chino Valley, Arizona. The difference is a matter of several degrees hotter in Glendale. He is working on a website called My Santa Card. People will be able to order Santa cards, with his image, for their kids or friends. T- shirts and mugs too. They can choose from pre-written scripts or write their own. Wife Caryn has taken a job at a hospital in Glendale and was accepted in a masters program in Healthcare Innovation.

Andy Young reports that Pat and he have been remodeling their new house since March. They may be done now. They took a dandy trip to Egypt and the Greek islands in May.

The Class Around And About. At least eight of our classmates were at Homecoming: Keith Nelson, Ed Pitkin, Brad Johnson, Nelson Flynn, Jim Rush, Tom Runge, and me. Four of us attended the Monon Bell Stag in Indianapolis on November 8: Skip Adams, Brad Johnson, Trey Holland, and me. Fred Haase and wife Nancy watched Wabash whip Denison in football on November 3.

Wabash Freshman Dies From Fall Off Goodrich Hall

Tragedy struck Patrick Woehnker, his family, and the whole Wabash community when he fell off of the roof of Goodrich Hall in the early morning of October 28. He was a freshman from Kendallville and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. It appears that it was a tragic accident.

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Class of 1971 Helps Wabash With Dollars

Our class contributed at a rate just under 40% last year. Hopefully we will reach 50% this fiscal year, ending on June 30. Thanks to Classmates who have contributed so far. This list is current through November 8, 2007. We can contribute on line at www.wabash.edu/alumni/egift or by mail at P.O. Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933.

Jerry Anderson Gene Kepple Dave Schreiber Bob Bogigian Bill Kovacs Orlo Shoop Jim Bromley Al Matthews Charles Steen Ed Corley Alex Miller John Street Mike Dill Dick Morford Steve Weliever Andy Dziubinskyj Keith Nelson Steve Wildman Jeff Eaton Jon Pactor Andy Young Clark Johnson Garrett Paul Bruce Julian Jim Peters Jim Kamplain Phil Rifner Alan Kepchar Tom Runge

What A Mother Has To Say

The following is a message a mother of a current freshmen sent (not to me) about a week after she had left her son following Freshman Saturday, August 18, 2007. Here it is with only minor editing;

“Last night I finally convinced my assurances. I will never forget our welcome to husband to call my son. We had last seen & spoke Wabash and can never thank you enough. to him on Saturday, Aug. 18. In my heart, I knew I have said my prayers and thanked God that no news was good news. I have visited with a for such a wonderful college and its people, lot of moms this past week that are dealing with strength & ideals. We are thrilled to have become a various freshmen issues. Anyway, we made it from Wabash family.” Saturday until Thursday night without contacting Wabash continues to be a great, special him--that was tough for a couple of new empty- place. Refer a student to Wabash. It means a lot to nesters. He is very happy with everything & has no the student, to the college, and to moms and dads. regrets about his decision to attend Wabash. We can do so via wabash.edu/alumni/alumni/refer; I want to express my thanks to you. or via letter to Wabash Admissions, P.O. Box 352, Wabash is everything that it represented itself to be. Crawfordsville, IN 47933. Remember that if we While our family was on campus last weekend, endorse an application, it waives the student’s everyone was extremely helpful and the enrollment application fee. process was exceptionally organized. The Call me with any question or assistance for ceremony in the chapel was a perfect blend of making a referral. meaningful thoughts, reflection, humor &

Happy 175th Birthday To Wabash College. Founders Day, November 21, 1832

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Wabash Day: This Year And Next

Wabash alumni set a record in the third About 50 students volunteered this year compared annual Wabash Day: Wabash Alumni Benefiting to about 3 last year. And Serving Humanity, a national day of Thanks to Classmates who helped: Brad community service organized by alumni and carried Johnson (Fishers), Jim Peters (Shelbyville), Tom out by alumni, family, and friends. Williams (Shelbyville), and Kai Chin (Denver). We had projects in 35 venues in 29 cities Hopefully, we will have more participants from the representing 15 states plus the District of Columbia. Class of 1971 next year. The total census was 343 volunteers, The date for the 2008 Wabash Day has representing a 35% increase over 2006. We had just been selected. It will be October 11-12, 2008. 218 alumni this year, representing a 19% increase Alumni in their areas can pick one or both days for over 2006. The 343 figure does not include their Wabash Day. To learn more about Wabash volunteers who helped but could not work on Day, go to the college’s website, and find Wabash Wabash Day itself. Day on the navigational pane on the alumni site, or We also have a large increase in the better yet, contact me. number of Wabash students who volunteered.

Wabash Students Score Well In National Survey

Wabash students are among the most engaged, according to a survey of more than 310,000 selected first-year and senior students at 610 four-year colleges and universities by The National Survey Of Student Engagement (NSSE). The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is sponsoring this year’s survey and, for the first time, USA Today is a partner. Wabash is mentioned in a recent USA Today article on the survey, which can be found at usatoday.com/news/education/. The 2007 NSSE findings substantiate that college activities boost students' performance in critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration. The annual survey provides standards for determining how effectively colleges are contributing to learning. The survey measures five key areas of educational performance: 1) level of academic challenge, 2) active and collaborative learning, 2) student-faculty interaction, 4) enriching educational experiences, and 5) supportive campus environment. Wabash freshmen and seniors consistently scored higher than peer institutions in all areas, with rankings above the 90th percentile. Ninety per cent of Wabash seniors had completed foreign language course work compared to 41 per cent nationwide and 43 per cent at peer institutions. Similar gaps existed on questions answered by first-year students on the number of books read, working with classmates, volunteer work, and the number of hours in co- curricular activities. Wabash seniors had huge gaps on other institutions on questions about time with faculty outside the classroom, student discussion, a culminating senior experience, and co-curricular activities. For comparative purposes, Wabash's scores are presented next to selected peer institutions and the national NSSE averages. Peer institutions include more than 40 colleges and universities, including, for example, Bradley, Butler, Capital, Case Western, DePauw, Earlham, Franklin, Hanover, Hiram, Hope, Marquette, Millikin, Monmouth, Ohio Wesleyan, Rose-Hulman, University of Indianapolis, Wheaton, and Xavier.

Kind Regards

Jon R. Pactor ’71 317-636-0686—work [email protected]