Friday, June 5, 2009

8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. - Registration in Chadwick Court- Allen Center.  Stop by Chadwick Court for latest Big Bash information.  There you’ll have the opportunity to sign the Alumni Register, which is important for your class as it competes for the attendance awards. After registration, meet your classmates for refreshments in the Scarlet Inn and get the latest Wabash gear in the College Bookstore.

10:00 a.m. — 10:45 a.m.  - Colloquium: TBD 

10:00 a.m. - Wally Wabash Golf Outing, Crawfordsville Country Club.   Hackers and serious golfers alike will want to form a foursome for the Wally Wabash Golf Outing, sponsored by the Sugar Creek Association of Wabash Men. Foursomes will compete in a Florida scramble, best ball format with a shotgun start. Prizes will be awarded for low gross, as well as for closest to the pin and longest drive. A boxed lunch will be available so you can eat on the fly. The Crawfordsville Country Club hosts the event, and we’re sure you’ll enjoy the course.

11 a.m., 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - Campus Tours.   Tour guides from the Sons of Wabash will lead alumni and friends on tours of campus. Each tour is about an hour in length, so wear comfortable walking shoes. Featured on the tour will be Wabash’s newest buildings—Trippet Hall, Hays Hall, Allen Athletics and Recreation Center, and the Malcolm X Institute—as well as the old favorites like Center Hall and the Chapel. Golf carts will be provided for alumni and spouses who are unable to walk the campus. Tours depart from the steps of the Allen Center at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m. — 11:45 a.m. - Colloquium:  TBD

12:00 p.m. — 12:45 p.m. - Welcome Back Luncheon. We offer a casual buffet lunch in the Knowling Fieldhouse. Catch up with other alumni, faculty, and current students at the luncheon.


1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Tommy's Scarlet Nickel.  The traditional Tommy's, as many of you knew it, has been lost.  However, TWR and other beverages can be had at Tommy's Scarlet Nickel, a temporary establishment right here on campus.  Meet your classmates for a drink on the North side of Caleb Mills House near the alumni terrace.

1:00 p.m. — 1:45 p.m. - Colloquium:   TBD 

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Scarlet Yarns: Your Wabash in Story and Song.  Patterned after the national Story Corps project heard on National Public Radio, Scarlet Yarns, is a collaboration between the Archives, Alumni Relations, and Wabash Magazine to record on digital video the stories of Wabash alumni of their days at the College.  The recordings will be preserved in the Robert T. Ramsay Jr. Archival Center at Wabash, some stories will be transcribed for use in Wabash Magazine, and we'll produce a commemorative DVD.  Swing by Lilly Library, where staff will be on hand to assist you.

2:00 p.m. — 2:45 p.m. - Colloquium:  TBD  

2:00 p.m. — 2:45 p.m. - Colloquium:  TBD 

3:00 p.m. — 3:45 p.m. - Colloquium: Wabash Reminiscences.  Three retired professors will reminisce about Wabash presidents, faculty, and students.  They invite you to bring your memories and your Wabash stories, too.

5:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m. -Reunion Reception.  All reunion attendees are invited to a lively reception and cash bar at the Knowling Fieldhouse.

 6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. - Big Bash Banquet.   The Big Bash Banquet is one of the highlights of the weekend. Classes will sit together in Knowling Fieldhouse and enjoy a wonderful meal by Bon Appetit. President Pat White will present the class of 1959 with their 50th reunion medallions and make a few brief comments.

The Bookstore is open 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
The Scarlet Inn is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.  In addition, Bon Appetit will provide a complimentary continental breakfast in Sparks Center on Sunday between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
The Class of 1952 Fitness Center in The Allen Center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
The Ramsay Archives (Lilly Library basement) will be open from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Friday and from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Casual Dress for the entire weekend.