CARDIGAN CHRONICLE CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
VOLUME IV NUMBER I ARRIVAL AT CARDIGAN
On September 18 some sixty boys arrived. There was a tea for the boys and parents. The parents helped the boys to fix their rooms, and linen was given out. Soon the boys sat to their first meal of the term. Ken Henderson
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OPENING OF THE MANSION On November 4 the Mansion was open for the fi.-st time for classes. The mansion has 3 floors and many classrooms. The boys and the faculty hope that the Mansion and all the new dormitories will be finished soon. Norman Pierce
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CARDIGAN DIGS JAZZ On October 8 of this term, three seniors fr.om Dartmouth College with our own Mr. Morgan held a jazz session in the dining room. The pianist was Mike Biggs, the drummer was Mike Payson; Mr. Morgan played the trumpet and Ronald Dutton played the trombone. The players were received with great enthusiasm by the boys and the faculty. Ricky Dixon, ' 56
NOVEMBER 1953
A WORD FROM THE HEADMASTER
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Fir st , I want to give a belated welcome to our new boys and masters. They have all been welcomed by me before, but never in print ... Because we are growing so rapidly, we have a great man y new boys, 24 in fact, with 37 "old boys". This puts a heavy on these older boys . It is up to them to show thes e new, younger boys, by their actions and teachings, what Cardigan stands for, what it means to us who are still here and to the boys who have gone to higher schools. Cardigan means honesty, fair play, comradeship, a helping hand - - sleep-outs, cookouts, climbs up Cardigan Mountain -- classes, studying . dances, parties, the traditional Christmas Pageant, Clancy's cooking, and through and through it all. again and again, that fair play betwe e n boys and masters , boys and boys - - the spirit of Cardigan. We are, as I have said, growing rapidly. You, here, are the first class to use the new school house. You will watch the new building go up, some of you will be here to occupy the new dormitories and to use the new dining hall, gymnasium, and so on. In years to come you will look back with pride and affection to your Cardigan. It is up to us all, new and old, to preserve the Cardigan spirit, and to make this the best year yet .
MEET MR . HEFLER Mr Hefler is one of the new masters at Cardigan . He teaches Geography, Spanish and English . Also, Mr . Hefler has been teaching Jose and Gustave Lira , two boys from Venezualia, the English language ... Mr. Hefler has spent most of his life in Annapolis, Maryland, and he is a graduate of the University of Maine . Mr, Hefler likes New England, perhaps partly because his parents are from B o ston. H e would like to stay with us, prefering teaching to soldiering . This is Mr. Hefler's first yea r of teaching.
Mr . Clark
LETTER TO THE ALUMNI Dear Alumnus, This year we would like to begin an Alumni News column in our school paper. We would all be .interested to hear of our school friends: what they are doing, a n d w h ~ ~ let usTn~fyourseTI andanyone"you ~ f . The Editor .