Wabash College’s Goodrich Room
WCU speaker Dr. Tom G. Palmer blogged today about his recent visit to Wabash. Here’s part of what he had to say:
I had the pleasure of speaking Thursday night at Wabash College in Indiana and had made a condition of accepting that I would get to visit the Goodrich Room in the Library. I’m standing with two of my hosts under the names of Gilgamesh (one of my favorite epics) and the Mahabharata (another of my favorite epics).
It was bitter cold, but the reception was warm, the students posed quite interesting and intelligent questions, and I found the discussion very agreeable. Moreover, going to dinner with my hosts and autographing copies of Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice after the lecture were enjoyable.
The visit to the Goodrich Room was a highlight of the trip for him, and it was for us as well. The room, designed by Pierre Goodrich to show the intellectual progression of liberty throughout history, is often taken for granted by Wabash students. For us, too often, it is merely the place where the Student Senate deliberates, where fraternities hold study sessions, or where faculty occasionally meet. After Dr. Palmer’s visit, and after his explanation of the Goodrich Room’s true meaning, it will be difficult to ever view it in such a mundane light again.
If you missed Dr. Palmer’s explanation, you can take a virtual tour of the room here.
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