CARDIGAN CHRO NICLE VOLUME Ill NUMBER V
CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT CL_O SES CARDIGAN'S SEVENTH SEASON At 10:30, on the morning of June 3, 1953 Cardigan Mountain School's seventh commencement was started when the choir marched in singing 11 Land of Hope and Glory" • Following them was the school body and the masters and after them the seniors. Mr. Sharp gave the Invocation after which the hymn 11 Holy, Holy, Holy" was sung. The introduction was given by Mr Clark . Then the choir sang 11 Oh Lord,. Most Merciful". Honor Roll certificates· and Prizes were awarded by Mr. Heagy, followed by the Commencement Address by Dr. John Thomae Dallas, D. D. 11 The End of a Perfect Day" by the school choir preceeded the presentation of diplomas to the three happy seniors, George Harris, John McEwan, and John White, by Harold P Hinman. • " Glory to God 11 by the school choir brought the exercises to a close, after which the seniors, followed by the choir and the school body, marched out .
CANOE TRIP This final outing at the end of the school year called the Canoe trip is something almost every Cardigan Student looks forward to. This year this 4 day outing went to Cliff Island just off the south shore of Newfound Lake. After preparing for the trip the day before, the enthusiastic boys hopped into a waiting bus at about 9:30 on the morning of May 28th. Before the clock reached 10 the boys were rolling merrily on their way toward their destination, Newfound Lake. The bu11 reached the lake around 12 o'clock followed by the school truck pulling the canoes. The boys and supplies were transported across to the island in the canoes. Then came a bitter battle, a fight to the finish between the boys and the tents . But finally the tents were overcome and the appear~ ance of this bleak little island was completely changed in less than 2 hours.
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While on the island 2 trips were taken in the canoes, one north and the other south • The boys who stayed back on the island fished, played games or whiled away the time with general . loafing, which was the most popular activity. The meals, cooked by Mr. Heagy and Mr. Wakely, were excellent. Mr. Clark visited the island on Saturday bringing with hun some popsicles and pork chops which were eaten that night. The retµrn trip to the mainland was the same as the trip over except that it was in reverse.. Things were done more quickly ~ow because many of the boys were tired of scratching and wanted to get a good shower. Others were sunburned and were thinking of a soothing lotion. But most every boy was sorry to leave the cozy little island down deep in his heart. CARDIGAN RECEIVES WRITE-UP IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SUNDAY NEWS On the 15th of May a photographer from the New Hampshire Sunday News came to Car digan and took many pictures of the boys in their classrooms and at the many activities . Paper11 were sold to the boys at the school 11tore when the write-up came out for those who wanted the pictures as remembrances.• Thomas Clancy • 54 CARDIGAN GETS A TASTE OF THE MEASLES An epidemic of German Measles went through, Cardigan during the early part of May. Only about eight boys were lucky enough to escape the disease. First symptom of the sickness was an itchy feeling all over, as one of the boys said. None were sick to their stomach. Previous to the epidemic not one boy at Cardigan had had German Measles . Bruce Murray 1 54
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VOLUME III NUMBER V
THE CARDIGAN CHRONICLE The Cardigan Chronicle is published bi-monthly from November to June by the members of Cardigan Mountain School. Canaan, New Hampshire
Mountain School, Canaan, New Hampshire STAFF EDI!f-QR SPORTS E
John McEwan
Sports Editor John White Feature Editor
RepQrters Philip Sharp Woody Sulloway Kim Clement David Helmstadter Bruce Murray John White
HIGH HONOR ROLL Nicholas Stenzel John McEwan Glenn Tucker Frederick ~oissevain David Fox ' William Sharp Anthony Russo Richard Harris
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HONOR ROLL Lawrence Moore Philip Sharp Malcolm Lloyd James Turley Ronald War4en
Senior Prize: awarded to John McEwan To the member of the senior class with the highest academic standing. Written Expression Prize : awarded to John McEwan 9th g r ade ,· David Robbins 8th grade, Webster 7th grade , Thomas Anglem 6th grade, and William Sharp 5th grade An award made io the student in each class who, in the judgement of the English Department, best expresses himself in . writing . The Cardigan Prize: awarded to Richard Renner To the boy in the school whose scholastic record has improved most during the school year ·.
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David Webster George · Harris Malcolm Lloyd • Kenneth Henderson Norman Pierce Jimmy Turley Tom Clancy
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Hinman Prize: awarded to Frederick Boissevain 11A prize given annually by Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Hinman to the member of the school, who, in the opinion of the faculty, by industrious application to his studies, through his attitude on the playing field, and by his behavior and integrity, - most nearly approaches the ideals of manhood as conceived in the minds of the Founders of the Cardigan Mountain School." The Founders Prize: awarded to John White 11 Awarded annonymoulily to the boy in the student body who 11 HAS WHAT IT TAKES" - who has the will to COJ?lplete any project, regardless of the difficulties encountered, without thought of personal gain, and whose objective is a job well done in the same approach that has characterized the life of Harold P. Himn~ one of the founders of the Cardigan Mountain School. 11
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Chronicle Prize: awarded to John McEwan Awarded to the boy who makes the most effort to make the Cardigan Ciu:-onicle a fine .scho·o1 newspaper.
GRADUATION PRIZES Headmaster• s Prize: awarded to Richard Renner For most all a.round improvement during the year. Room Inspection Award: awarded to John White To the boy who maintains the best room neatness record throughout the year . Honorable mentions. Manual Training Prize: awarded to Norman Pierce . To the boy who, in the judgement of the shop teacher, does the best piece of work in the shop or makes the most improvement throughout the year. DEWEY. PECK and CO. INSURANCE
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Honor Roll Certificates: awarded to Frederick Boissevain - New York City David Fox - Saxtons River, Vermont Richard Harris - Valley Stream, L. I. , N. Y. Malcolm Lloyd - Concord; N. H. John McEwan - Wayland.Mass. Lawrence Moore - Stratham, N. H. · Anthony Russo - Somerville, Mass . Philip Sharp - Canaan, N. H. William Sharp - Canaan, N. H. Glenn Tucker - Canaan, N. H. Nicholas Stenzel - Chester, N. H. James Turley - ?.4eredith, N. H . Ronald Warden - Harbel, Liberia
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VOLUME III NUMBER, V To boys attaining an average o:f 85% or better. The Choir Prize: awarded to Malcolm Lloyd To be given to that boy who, in the opinion of the choir director, shall have made the g:r'eatest contribution to the choir through faithful attendance, dilige~t endeavor, and constant courtesy and cooperation. GEORGE HARRIS
George Harris was born on October 9 , 1938 in the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. His fir st residence ·was in Jamaica, N ew York after whi.ch h e moyed to Rosedale 3:11d then to Valley Stream , Long Island where he lives now . At Valley Stream he attended the Clear stream Avenue Public School and the C e ntral High School. He entered the 9th grade at Cardigan in 1952. George's favorite sport is baseball although he also likes swimming and canoeing. His am4ition is to be a pilot for Air France. George has a brother named Richa 4 d who just passed into the 6th grade at Cardigan. John White 1 53
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BOYS LISTEN TO HANOVER YOUTH ORCHESTRA
On Sunday, May 17th, seven boys left with Miss Emerson to attend the annual Spring Concert by the Hanover Youth Orchestra. The boys were John White, Jack Prescott, Jerry Furman, Pat Finney, Grant Kingswell, David Helmstadter, and Jimmy Turley. The concert was held from 4:00 o'clock until 5:30. All enjoyed the music and arrived back at school shortly after six. David Helmstadter · •S4 MR. GARNISS RESIGNS Shortly after graduation Mr. Garniss left Cardigan, and he will not return next year. He was not too sure on his plans but he may make a trip to Europe during the summer_. While at Cardigan Mr. Garniss taught geography to the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, history to the 7th and 9th grades, and science to the 5th and 6th grades. Kim Clement '54
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JUNE 1953 THE CARDIGAN CHOIR This year the school choir has pro gressed greatly a nd has fourte·en members , Malcolm Lloyd, W oody Sulloway,' Bobby G re v ior, Herbert Anker, Richard Harris, Pat Finney, B r uce Murray, Grant Kingswell, Ronnie Warden, Norman Pierce, David R~bbins , Ge org e Harris, and John McEwan. Most of these boys h ave · sung at church almost every o ther we ek this y ear and also ~t a fund raising program i n Canaan. Next year the boys will have green and wh ite ·choir rob e s and will sing at other choir churche s b e sides the Canaan Street Methodist Church · Woody Sulloway '55 PRIZES AWAR DED FOR TIME MAGAZINE TEST Se veral months ago current event tests issued by Time Magazine were given to the boys at Cardigan . The winner from each grade was given his choice of five different books as a prize. The winners in the 5th and 6th grades wer·e William Sharp and Anthony Russo . They both chose the biography of Abraham Lincoln which was offered in the selection. Woody Sulloway won the prize in the 7th grade. His choice was a World Atlas. In the 8th and 9th grades Fred· Boissevain and Jc;,hn McEwan were the winners. They both chose Life Magazine• s Picture History of Western Man. Philip Sharp '55 BOYS GO TO DARTMOllTH-PRINCETON BASEBALL GAME On May 16th, almost all of the Cardigan S~dents attended the Dartmouth-Princeton baseball game in Hanover. Around 2:00 o'clock a bus which the school had hired for the occ-llsion came and picked the boys up. Upon arriving at Hanover Center the boys were given 15 minutes to spend their money after which the group went on to the game. The boys watched the game through to the end. The final score was six to three in favor of Dartmouth. Jimmy Turley 1 54 Exclusive Agent for Carter I s Clothing and Ball Band Footwear Men's, women's and Children's Clothing Self- Service Grocery Candy Ice Cream Tonic EDDIE•S GENERAL STORE Canaan, New Hampshire
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EDITORIAL
PREPARATIONS FOR COMMENCEMENT
As you know this is the last issue of the CHRONICLE. It is a little late but better late than never. This we are very sorry for.
To start things rolling with the pr e p a r a tions a d e tail wa s t a ken b y Mr. Sharp to dean up the cellar and mow the lawns. Later tha t afternoon the boys practiced marching down to the North Church. Just before Commencement the boys cleaned up the church and a flower display was set up. Kenneth Henderson 1 55
We of the CHRONICLE hope that you have enjoyed r ·eading of the happenings around the school in the CHRONICLE . If it had not been throug:li. a great deal of help and co-operation it would not have been possible to bring this paper to you. We would like to express our thanks to Mr. Heagy who was the faculty adv isor for the CHRONICLE over the past two years . A lso Miss Emerson, Mr. Wakely and Shirley Clark helped to get several issues out . Once more I want to say that we hope you have enjoyed reading this paper and the CHRONICLE Staff will say good-by at the end of its third year of existence. ' John McEwan 1 53 JOHN KEMPTON WHITE Born on September 20, 1936, John Kempton White had lived in Stoneham all his life. Before coming to Cardigan he attended the Kingsly School, a private school for boys in Boston. John entered Cardigan in the 7th grade 3 years ago and has attended this school since then. John's favorite sport is hockey but he plays baseball, football and swims quite well. His hobby is stamp collecting. John has been accepted at Kimball Union Academy and plans to go there next fall.
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MEET JOHN LEONARD McEW AN John Leonard McEwan was born on May 4, 1938 in B o ston, Massachusetts. When 6 months old he and his family moved to Rochester, New Hampshire from their previous residence in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. When he reached the age of 5 he attended Kindergarten for a yeal' after which the family moved to Wayland, Massachusetts. In Wayland John attended the Wayland Grammar School through the 6th grade. He came to Cardigan in 1950, entering the 7th grade. Next year John plans to attend the Browne and Nichols School for boys in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has received the Headmaster's Scholarship there. After this he hopes to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. John has an 8 year old sister named Karen but he has no brothers . His hobby is stamp collecting. He plays several instruments, the violin, the piano, and the saxaphone . His favorite sport is skiing. Other sport_& which he participates in are baseball, basketball and hockey. George Harris 1 53
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ALUMNI WEEKEND
SCHOOL GETS NEW JALOPY Last month a 1946 Austin was donated to the school by Mr . Jerald Newton, owner of Camp Pinacle in Lyme , New Hampshire, and trustee of the school. Because it was not in running condition, the Austin wa-s transported to the school in David Webster's father's truck. The boys have been working on this new addition to the school but due to a wide-spread lack of the knowledge of mechanics, not too much progress has been made . David Webster
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MR. WAKELY RESIGNS Mr. Norman Wakely has resigned from Cardigan after two years as a te<!,cher there. Next year he plans to teach at the Lebanon and West Lebanon High Schools. He will teach his~ tory to the 7th and 8th grades and English to the 11th and 12th in Lebanon. 路In West Lebanon and Lebanon he will teach driver's training. At Cardigan he taught the 5th and 6th grades English and the 8th and 9th grades Latin. Mrs路. Wakely plans to continue teaching at the Hanover School. Norman Pierce 1 54 Commencement
PLAY FOR GRADUATION This路 year for a graduation play 11 Kidnapped11, rewritten from the original story by R?bert Louis Stevenson, was presented by the school and directed by Mr. Wakely. The cast was made up of George Harris as David Balfour, John McEwan as Mr. Balfour, Malcolm Lloyd as Alan Breck, and John White as Captain Hoseason, plus several other boys who took smaller parts which are not mentioned here. After man y reh e arsals the play was presented the night before graduation in the study hall and was done well by the boys who participated. Mr. Wakely, in choosing the cast for this play, tried to work in those boy's who would not be coming back next y ear, such as the three seniors . Malcolm Lloyd 1 54
As is the tradition with Cardigan Mountain School, all the Alumni were invited back to the school for a weel<;end visit with their old teachers and schoolmates. Many of the Alumni showed up. Several were: Richard Morrison, Walter Gardner, Walter Alexander, David Sharp and others. On Friday night movies were sho"'11 in the study hall after which a party was held for the Alumni and the ninth graders plus Malcolm Lloyd and Fred Boissevain. Saturday morning was free for the Alumni while the students of C. M. S. slaved in classes. That after'noon the boys had a baseball game with Kurn Hatten School, which the Alumni watched, followed by a cookout. That evening everyone had their choice . between going to a movie in Canaan or viewing old school movies . Sunday morning after all had been to church the boys played the Alumni in a thrilling game of baseball which the boys lost. The sunday dinner officially brought the weekend to a close and many of the alumni bid farewell to the school, probably thinking of coming again next year . George Harris 1 53
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LOWER GRADES GET FREE DAY On the morning of May 20, 路the boys in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades heard a great amount of commotion out side the school. When they investigated they found that it was the 4th, 5th, and 6th grad~-s going on a picnic to Newfound Lake . The group reached Wellington Park, their destination, about an hour after they left the school. Everybody wanted to jump into the water immediately but permission had to be obtained first from the park superintendant. When he was found and he said that the boys could go in swimming, all leaped in and swam for about an hour . Next on the list was chow time, which everyone was awaiting expectingly, and, after everyone had thoroughly stuffed himself with such rare delicacies as hamburgers and hot dogs a game of baseball was started. This lasted for about an hour and then the boys went back in for another swim. After everybody was thoroughly chilled by the waters of Newfound Lake, the boys changed into the clothes and returned to the school. The reason this trip was for the lower grades only was that earlier in the year the upper grades had taken a trip to the Ice Follies. According to most of the boys the water was not very cold. David Fox 1 55