an exam on cell phones; • You and your dorm mates spending the evening studying for final exams with flashlights and in front of fireplaces because our campus, as well as 1 million households in New Hampshire, is still without electricity. I toured those dorms that night, wondering if this is what a typical evening looked like here some 200 years ago. Class of 2011, you certainly have been tested by several of nature’s challenges, from that ice storm during your lower year to the H1N1 virus outbreak last year, and to this fall’s appearance of a few bedbugs. Not to mention the rain this spring! Throughout your time here, you have kept your cool and your sense of humor. During your final year at the Academy it seems the picture-taking has gained momentum, exponentially it seems, leading to a vast number and array of images for us to sort through and consider. And your Senior Week activities are sure to add a special spice to any photo collection. Won’t it be fun to explain to others the true meaning of the Ninja Circle shot? And how about all those folks covered with clothespins? You and I have a wealth of images from your time here, but your lives ahead will produce many more.What will your collection of pictures be like when you return to campus in five, 10, 50 years? What will you have accomplished, experienced and recorded? For some of you, Exeter has been a place where you have honed an existing vision. You came here with particular, recognized gifts and you will continue to progress along the path of nurturing and sharing these gifts. Your photo collections, at least at your early Exeter reunions, may include images of you reaching one marker or threshold after another in your chosen field. Others of you came here as budding generalists, demonstrating a significant ability to hold your own in many settings or to ease the interactions of diverse groups of people.You will record markers of your own, perhaps in a series of venues. And some of you find your comfort and confidence in quiet, private moments—and more meditative expressions of your proficiency. Today, your path may still be unclear, at least to you. And your photo collection upon your return to Exeter may be less predictable—and that is what will make it interesting. Over time, you will all learn to value a varied and extensive collection of images. The set will most likely begin with those that feature you, and then, over time, a spouse or partner, friends, children—your own or someone else’s—other family members, and colleagues.Value these images, not just for the memories they invoke, but also for the lessons that they will come to teach. A moment of valor on the playing field can be a reminder that good health is a great and sometimes fleeting gift; awards for professional achievement can seem diminished in light of a lingering disagreement with a colleague. And the collection should, over time, include images from the larger world—which will help to shape you, and build or reinforce your vision and goals. Regardless of how or where you choose to engage with the world, the path you travel—the way you travel it—will make a difference. As your collection grows, take the time to review it and learn from it, and vow to add to it or change its composition when you need to—inevitably you will. Our lives never follow a single or planned trajectory, and our collections will be enriched if we have the courage to step from the established track. World citizen, playwright and former Pres-
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The Yale Cup, awarded each year by the Aurelian Honor Society of Yale University to that member of the senior class who best combines the highest standards of character and leadership with excellence in his studies and in athletics: Nathaniel William Morgan, Hamilton, MA
The Ruth and Paul Sadler ’23 Cup, awarded each year to that member of the senior class who best combines the highest standards of character and leadership with excellence in her studies and in athletics: Jocelyn McLeod Bohn, Shilin,Taipei,Taiwan
The Perry Cup, established by the class of 1945 in honor of Dr. Lewis Perry ’20, eighth principal of the Academy, and given annually to a senior who has shown outstanding qualities of leadership and school spirit: Emily Catherine Hadley, Plainfield, NH
The Williams Cup, established in memory of George Lynde Richardson Jr. ’37, and given annually to a student who, having been in the Academy four years, has, by personal qualities, brought distinction to Phillips Exeter: In Young Cho, Seoul, Republic of Korea
The Eskie Clark Award, given annually to that scholarship student in the graduating class who, through hard work and perseverance, has excelled in both athletics and scholarship in a manner exemplified by Eskie Clark of the class of 1919: Marcel Gerard Brown, Uxbridge, MA
The Thomas H. Cornell Award, decided by the senior class and given annually to that member of the graduating class who exemplifies the Exeter Spirit typified by Thomas Hilary Cornell of the class of 1911: Ted Jae-Won Lee, San Leandro, CA
The Cox Medals, given by Oscar S. Cox Esq., in memory of his father, Jacob Cox, are awarded each year to the five members of the graduating class who, having been two or more years in the Academy, have attained the highest scholastic rank: In Young Cho, Seoul, Republic of Korea Mary Howard Holderness, Greensboro, NC Eu Na Noh, Seoul, Republic of Korea Hillary Armstrong Ryan Jr., Austin,TX Emily Jessica Sun, Needham, MA
The Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence, given to that member of the graduating class who, having been two or more years in the Academy, is recognized on the basis of scholarship as holding the first rank: In Young Cho, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Principal Hassan presents In Young Cho ’11, who holds first rank in the class, with the Williams Cup.