WABASH AUTHORS

By Peter Pactor '65, "Daniel: The Age of Anxiety is the sequel to Daniel: The Age of Discovery. All Daniel's friends and enemies have returned. Daniel continues to struggle to overcome the prejudices against him because of his age, his wealth, and his intelligence. It is hard to be different. Daniel's fear of and certainty about the coming stock market crash followed by a long depression finally drive him to act. All the experts say the economy is good, but Daniel believes they are wrong. He decides to hold public forums to discuss the coming collapse with the hope that he will be able to convince even a few people to get out of the market and to prepare for the crash and depression. Adults not only don't believe him, but they also mock him because of his youth and inexperience. In his quest to warn people that the crash is coming, he sets himself up as a target and acquires more enemies. People believe what they want to believe, and in 1929, people believed that the economy was good and that the bull market would go on forever. It is dangerous to kick other people's sacred cows...."

By Peter Pactor '65, "Daniel French is the twelve-year old son of one of the world's wealthiest men. Daniel may be rich in resources, but he is definitely poor in emotional ties with people and practically bankrupt in social skills. Ignored by his parents and mistreated by those employed to take care of him, Daniel has become manipulative and skilled in verbal self-defense. Never allowed to associate with people his own age, and never allowed to attend school, he found his friends within the books and fine art of the three-story library tower located on his family's estate. There he became entirely self-educated, and there he developed his passion for learning. When he is sent off to Cornwall Academy, a boarding school, he is so inept with people that he immediately becomes the outcast with everyone except his roommate. Small in body, great in knowledge and intellect, Daniel begins to learn quickly, and to adapt. His school community helps him to grow, but Daniel has lessons for both his fellow students and teachers. It is an important day in the life of a school when any new student enters that school. That student has the opportunity to be an influence for good or an influence for evil. Daniel has made his choices. Certainly, his four months spent at Cornwall Academy, are for Daniel The Age of Discovery...."

Written by Will H. Hays, Jr '37, this work of fiction tells the comparable stories of two law enforcement officers, one in Reconstruction Era Kansas and one in NYC in the late 1980's, who share a connection across space and time. Rich with historical detail and thoughtfully developed characters, this is a story of the struggle between judgement and compassion.

Written by Tom Mavity '92, this book is all about being the best version of yourself. Mavity explains how sincerity, gratitude, and positivity can shape your life for the better. This book can help you grow through discipline and find comfort in the sharing of our struggles.

A maverick Chicago cop uncovers a conspiracy that people with immense power will stop at nothing, not even murder, to keep secret. Set up as the killer of his only witness, he must find a way to clear himself and expose the conspiracy, which changes the course of history. Written by Richard Rose '54.

Written by the recently deceased David A. Phillips, professor of chemistry emeritus, this slim binding is rich with the history of the building of Pioneer Chapel and, which is more, the stories of those great men who are remembered in the ever-watchful portraits therein. May they all live on, long in our hearts.

THESE FLEETING YEARS

James Barnes H'91, professor of history emeritus: "Being blind influenced my life in many ways. It both narrowed my focus and broadened my horizons. Becoming a Rhodes Scholar was a stunning surprise and a continual reminder that I needed to discover a special niche for whatever contributions I might eventually make to what Rhodes described as 'Fighting the World's Fights.' I have always been interested in learning about people's backgrounds: how they were affected by where they were born, their parents, the schooling that they had, their goals, and how their lives developed. When I retired from teaching at Wabash, I decided to turn the tables and focus on my own story, hence this memoir."

The inside cover of this cherished history reads as follows: WABASH COLLEGE / THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS / 1832-1932 / Being the story of its growth from its founding in the wilderness to the present day / by JAMES INSLEY OSBORNE and THEODORE GREGORY GRONERT / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA - R. E. BANTA - October, 1932 / Published for the Centennial of the founding of Wabash College in an edition of nine hundred regular copies and one hundred signed copies / Made in the State of Indiana

WABASH ON MY MIND