Second-year Chemistry Professor Walter Novak may be new to Wabash College but has embraced the concepts of the Gentlemen’s Rule.
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Novak delivered Thursday’s Chapel Talk by looking at the history of the College’s only rule governing the behavior of students.
“What it means to be a Gentleman means different things to different people,” he began with before exploring the historical changes in the wording of the rule.
He made the talk personal by sharing a story of how the Gentleman’s Rule influenced his job search.
“It’s something that works well enough here that I thought there was a difference between Wabash students and students at other institutions,” he explained. “Adherence to the Gentleman’s Rule makes life easier at Wabash. I don’t have devote my attention to discipline; I can put all of my energy into my lectures.”