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| A shadow darkens the Academy |
Thank you for visiting Exeter Unafraid!
The mission of my blog has been to press for reforms that will restore the integrity of my alma mater, Phillips Exeter Academy. This is currently on hiatus as I rethink and reformulate how to achieve these goals.
I've taken much of the material offline now. This was always intended to be a first draft for something more substantive. I leave a few of the most popular and informative postings for those interested.
Begin with a sketch of the Academy's current Principal. His unusual background and experience is a good place to begin to understand the current crisis in the institution. This is offered in two parts:
Introducing William K. Rawson, Esq.
Rawson: Guilt by Trade Association
Then, a trio of postings substantiate whatever claim to credibility I may have as an observer and critic of the school. This goes back to my days serving on the faculty.
Begin with The Phenomenology of Exoniensis Narcississma. It chronicles my call for a code of conduct for faculty and administrators in the 1990's. Twenty-two years later, this was finally instituted -- in the wake of countless students unnecessarily harmed and an entirely avoidable scandal.
Next, Steampunk Ahab's Parting Shot details the discovery of a flaw in governance that hampered effective oversight.
Finally, Flawed Governance Exposed - and Suppressed - in 1994 describes my vain attempts to communicate this vital information. The failure to address this problem would continue to plague the school for decades.
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As serious as these matters are, Exeter Unafraid includes a lighter element. That may seem incongruous. But my purpose is simple. "To show the affection and admiration I have for this great institution, I offer Gaudeamus Igitur. I trust you will find these anecdotes and adventures from both my student and faculty days enlightening, entertaining, and entirely Exonian."
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| Getting silly in Cilley |
Consider these tidbits of Academy lore:
Till next time, a closing thought to consider:
"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.”
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