These values begin with respect and appreciation for a rigorous liberal arts education. Stories abound about phys-chem. Rigor is valued for its own sake at times, but more often it is valued because it caused young men to stretch in new ways and prepared them for a lifetime of stretching. Also present is the recognition of the joys that a liberal arts education brings. Our alumni read . . .
Independence is another value that, ironically, ties Wabash together.
Wabash men take as much pride in their own independent thinking as they do in the College's remaining independent, avoiding entanglements with church and government. Wabash people assume the student comes first. We do not spend time discussing, for example, whether the student should take precedence over faculty and staff research or consulting. Everyone knows the answer. They know it so well the question never gets asked.