'
Cardigan Chronicle Volume IV
NUD1,ber 5
CAR,DIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
The Students -
Will 0' The Mill On the evening of June 1 the Ninth Grade graduating class will present a behind-the-scenes peek of radio actors presenting Henry Thomas' adaptation of Stevenson's WILL O' THE MILL.
WILL O' THE MILL is .a, story o( a boy who wishes to see the world, and instead, is convinced by a pilgrim that he should stay at the mm where he is apprenticed. He becomes a prosperous inn keeper by the age of twenty-nine, and refuses to marry the parson's daughter because, although -he loves her, he is too romantic to believe that he can love forever or live with her in the ordinary manner. When Will is seventy he is called to see the world beyond. Death himself wants the company of the philosopher. The players in their order of speaking are: Master Will, age nine Thomas Clancy Molly, a maid .... David Helmstadter First Drinker ...... . Norman Pierce Second Drinker ...... Jack Prescott Third Drinker ..... Richard Watson Officer . .. , . . ...... . ..... Alan Ellis Little Man .. _..... Leonard Kaminski Miller ............. Richard Watson Pilgrim ........... . . Norman Pierce First Servant (e) David Helmstadter Second !S ervant (e) Leonard Kaminski Will, age twenty-nine Thomas Clancy Marjory .. ... ......... James TUrley Parson Williams ...... Jack Prescott First Guest ......... . Norman Pierce Second Guest .. ...... Bruce Murray Will, •a ge seventy Thomas Clancy Stranger ........ .. .. Bruce Murray Boy . .. ......... . . . .. James Turley
Clean-UpMay 24 Cardigan -took the scrub brush and cleaned the school. Many things had to be done, such as cutting the lawns, cleaning ,t he dining room, washing windows, sweeping floors, cleaning out the clothes closet and study hall. A couple boys washed and s\vept the ·bus. A number of boys cleaned! up the back yard. NORMAN PIERCE, '54
JUNE, 1954
1954
- when he smelled smoke. He called the the Passe School Of Physical Educafire department, and as soon as they tion where he ,graduated in 1948. He The undergraduates, under the di- arrived most of the Nhyus' belongings also ,g raduated from B.U. in -1 050,. At Cardigan Mr. Hartmere taught rection of Mr. Allen, are to present were rescued .a nd put on the lawn. Henry Thomas' adaptation of Stev- The fire was between the partitions Science to grades 5-7-8-9; Geograenson's PRINOE OTTO on the eve- and under -t he floors, which made it phy to the 7th. grade; History to the very difficult to put out. Holes had to 6th. grade and Language Training. ni:p.g of Commencement. Mr. Hartmere plans to teach in The setting is Germany in 1900. A be chopped in the floors and a lot·of prince who prefers hunting to ruling damage was done ,b y the water. Mr. Denver, Colorado or Weymouth, meets a loyal peasant and finds that Stowe, Mr. Brown, Mr. Morgan and Mass. next year. Mr. Hartmere was one of the most he is to be betrayed. His princess Mr. Clancy represented the school at popular masters, and .t he boys are plots against him as do his aides. the fire. He stops the revolt, ,b ecoming a good The NY.E House will be repaired so sorry .t o see him leave. DAVID HELMSTADTER, '54 ruler. it can take tourists this summer. The players are: The damage is e~pected ,t o run as PRINCE OTTO ..... Ken Henderson hi,g h as $1-0,-0-00,. FITZ . .. ... .. ... .... .. . Pat Finney KEN HENDERSON '55 KUNO GOTTENHEIM . Philip Sharp ' CHANCEllLOR . . ....... Tony Russo COUNT OONDREMARK Richard Harris May 14-16 PRINCESS ....... .. Robert Grevior Mr. Hartmere has said that he does Eighteen former students of CardiCOUNCILORJS not plan to come back to Cardigan gan were welcomed ,b ack to the Niok Stenzel, Grant Kingswell, next year. Mr. Hartmere was born in school for Alumni Week-End. Dick Hayes, Kayo Duncan Boston on April 4, ·1926. He has one . ,s aturday evening Mr. Clark spoke sister who is in the Air Technical to the alumni at their annual meetIntelligence Service, a branch of the ing, outlining Cardigan's progress Air Force. She is presently located, in and plans for the new campus. Officers were elected for .t he comMay 16 Germany. Before Mr. Hartmere came to in,g year. They were: Ri:chard Cass, A former member of the faculty, Mr. Nhyus, proprietor of the NYE Cardigan he taught at Park School '50 of Cambridge, Massachusetts HOUSE, woke suddenly in the night and Brown and Nichols. He went to president; Warren Huse, '52 of Laconia, vice-president; Richard Morr,==============================~ risoni '·50 of Canaan secretary-treasurer. At the Holderness-Cardigan baseball game the alumni was on hand and gave the team their moral sup,p ort, altho -t he score was 10-10. June 1 Saturday morning the alumni was given the run of ,t he school, and the 6: 00 Parents of Senior Class invited to dinner pool table saw quite a .b it of use. The alumni' beat the students 5-4 7: 30 Evening Program in the traditional game. Selections from the orchestra Attending the Week-end were: Alvan G. •Smith, '47 of Winchester, Glee Club sings Mass.; Richard Morrison, '50 of WILL O' THE MILL, a radio play Canaan; Richard Cass, '50 of CamPRINCE OTTO, a play bridge, Mass.; Walter Alexander, '50 of Franklin, N. H.; Charles Margeson, '51 of Melrose, Mass.; David June 2 Sharp, '51 of Canaan; Peter Allison, '51 of Akron, Ohio; David Rose, '•511 10; 30 Commencement Exercises of Providence, R . I .; Byron Koh, '52 of Acton, Mass.; Graham Balfour, '52 Invocation: Rev. Mr. Sharp of Hancock, N. H.; Warren Huse, '52 Introduction: Mr. Clark of Laconia, N. H.; John Byrnes, '52 Speaker: Rt. Rev. Bishop Dallas of of Milford, Conn. ; Jon Colt, '52 of the Episcopal Church Hanover, N. H.; Craig Lighty, •5:2 of Westwood, Mass.; John McEwan, '53 Awards: Mr. Stowe of Wayland, Mass.; George Harris, Diplom,as: Mr. Hinman '53 of Valley Stream, N . Y .; John White, '53 of Stoneham, Mass.; 12: 00 Dinner Roger Remacle, '•55 of Canaan. TOM CLANCY, '54
Prince Otto
Mr. Hartmere Leaves
Nye House Burns
Commencement Program
Cardigan Greets Alumni
PAGE 2
CARDlGAN CHRONICLE
The Cardigan Chronicle
Woodstock Game
May 17 Cardigan 's baseball team was exThe CARDIGAN CHRONICLE is published five times a year by the members cused from t heir last class on Monof the Ca rdigan Mountain School, Ca naan , New Hampshire. day so they could eat dinner and get an e arly star t to Woodstock. They STAFF arrived at Woodstock a t a bout 2 :00, E di tor-in -Ch i ef. DAVID Fox, '55 and after a br ief pr actice t he game B usiness Editor NORMAN PIERCE, '54 sta rted. Car digan pulled a head in the M ake-up E ditor DOUGLAS McLEAN, '55 first inning an d kept the lead! all t hrough t he game, At one point in t he game, Car digan was 9 p oints ahead of Woodstock, but near the end the game became quite close, May 21-23 and it looked as if the tide migh t FRIDAY: The dates arrived f or a t urn. But Cardigan kept t he lead week-end of fun. We h ad supper a t a n d t he final s core was 1'1-8. This six. After supper we went with our was t h e second game the school won d ates to Enfield to see THE EDDIE this year. CANTOR STORY which was a good J IM TURLEY, '54 story. We arrived home at about 11 :O·O a nd went t o bed. SATURDAY: The ninth grade and their dates had •b reakfast at 8 :O:O and Three years a go when I came to then went down to the lake for about Cardigan I did not think I would an hour. We then went to the Class- like it. After the first two or three room Building where the seniors were weeks I liked it fairly well but I still only visitors. We went ,b ack to the got upset until after the Christmas Lodge where some played! pool and vacation. After that it was a good, others listened to records. After the merry time. The next year I was in dinner, the boys of the senior class the eighth ,g rade. It was a lot of fun. spent Rest Rour playing pool in the They have a lot of sports ·b ut the faculty lounge. Then the couples sport I like .b est is waterfront. There watched the New Hampton ball is -b oating and fishing and swimming game and decorated the dining ha11 in the fall and spring. Another sport for the dance. I like is overnight hikes. There are Supper and the dance. hikes almost every day ana: at the ·BRUCE MURRAY was born in ,Barre. Vt. He at- SUNDAY: Breakfast, Church. The end of the year there is the four day tended Springfield Jr. High in Springfield, Vt. be- girls won a ball game against their canoe trip. It is a lot of fun. This fore he came to Cardigan. ,Bruce has been at Cardigan for three years, and his hobbies are senior dates. Dinner. The boys chal- year is the best, though, .because you dogs, swimming, photography. His father is an lenged the girls for another game, graduate. I also like the s'c hool beaccountant in Springfield. ,Br11ce lives in Perkinsville, Vt. He plans to go to K.U.A. next year. and lost. cause they invite the Alumni back Bruce won the T IME Magazine Current Events The ·g irls went home. f·o r a weekend and they are welcome prize this year .. any time. ALAN ELLIS, '54 NORMAN PIERCE , '54
Senior Week-End
Why I Like Cardigan
Graduation Prizes HEADMASTER'S PRIZE: I For most all around improvement during the year. 1 DONALD MILLINGTON , '56 6 ROOM INSPECTION AWARD : To the boy who maintains the best room nea tness record throughout the ·year. BRUCE MURRAY, '54 SENIOR PRIZE: To the member of the senior class with the highest academic ~~~-
LEONARD KAMINSKI was born in Holyoke, Mass. He now lives in Fitchburg. He attended Fitchburg High School before he came to Cardigan. Leonard has one younger brother attending public school . Leonard's hobbies are pets, booting, swimming, coin collecting, book collecting and hiking. His mother is an art teacher in Fitchburg. He plans to go to Manchester High School next year.
TOM CLANCY was born in Boston . He attended St. ffernard's School in West Newton. Tom has been at Cardigan two years. His hobbies are model airplanes and mechanics. He lives now in West Newton. Tom is going to Newton High School or K.U .A. where he will prepare for engineering. Tom's mother runs a small private school.
'
JAMES TURLEY, '54 ' WRITTEN EXPRESSION PRIZE: An award made to that student in each class who, in the , judgement of the English Department, ,b est expresses himself in writing. NICHOLAS STENZEL, '56 RICHARD FISHER, '59 .RONALD WARDEN, '55 RICHARD RENNER, '58 LEONARD KAMINSKI, '54 RICHARD HARRIS, '57 HINMAN PRIZE: "A 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 t he Cardigan Mountain School." NORMAN PIERCE, '54 THE FOUNDERS iPRIZE : "Awarded anonymously to the boy in ,t he student body who 'HAS WHAT IT TAKES'-who has the will to complete any project, regardless ' of the difficulties encountered, without ,t hought of personal gain, and whose objective is a job well done in the same approach that has characterized the life of Harold P . Hinman, one of the founders of the Cardigan Mountain School." JACK PuCKEY, '57 CHRONICLE PRIZE: Aiwarded to the boy who makes the most effort to make the Cardigan Chronicle a fine school newspaper. DAVID Fox, '55 HONOR ROLL CERTIFICATES : To boys attaining an average of 80% or better. RICHARD FISHER, '59 NICHOLAS STENZEL, '56 WILLIAM TALBERT, '59 PHILIP SHARP, '55 GLENN TUCKER, '57 RONALD WARDEN, '55 RICHARD HARRIS, '57 DAVID Fox, '55 LAWRENCE MOORE, '56 T~OMAS CLANCY, '54 ANTHONY Russo, '56 JAMES TURLEY, '54 THE CHOffi PRIZE: To be given to that boy who, in the opinion of the choir director, shall have made the greatest contribution to the choir through faithful attendance, diligent endeavor, and constant courtesy and cooperation. LLOYD KINGSWELL, '58
JACK PRESCOTT has been at Cardigan three years, and he hails from Meredith, N. H. His hobbies a re skating, skiing, baseball, footba ll and soccer. Jack's father is a pharmacist in Meredith . Jack is the oldest of four boys. He plans to attend Laconia High School next year.
Stone Breaks Record! Dana Stone, a member of the eighth grade, sped around the lake in 26 mintes, breaking the old marathon record of 34 minutes, * set by John McEwan . .. Dana plays on the baseball, football and hockey teams. He also won a 6 mile Treasure Hunt. The distance of the marathon run, an annual affair , is a bout 5 miles. The •w inners were : Richard Fisher , '59 ......... 46 min. Joel Brody , '58 . ... . . . . ... . .41 Charles Davison, '58 . .. .... . 44 Jimmy Grant, '58 .... .... . .. 46 Richard Harris, '57 . . . . ..... 28 * Thomas Dunn , '57 ..... . ... . 34 * Charles Bickfor d , '57 ...... .·. 38 Charles Dixon , '56 .. . .... ... 33 * Tony Russo , '56 . .. .. ........ 34 * Pat Finney , '56 ..... ... . . ... 37 Dana Stone, '55 .... .... . .. . 26 • * Kim Clem ent , '55 ... .. .. .. .. 40 Philip Shar p , '55 .. . . . .. .... 45 Richard Watson , '54 ... .. . .. 30 * James Turl ey .......... . .... 38 Jack Prescott . .. . ... . . . .... . 38 Many of the boys did as well or better than last year's winner. The winners went to a special movie, along with Nor man Pierce and David Holmstadter, winners of the 8th. and 9th. grade Spelling Bee, to see HELL AND HIGH WATER. NORMAN PIERCE, '54
The Big Trip This year h alf the iboys wanted to go to Newfound Lake and the other half ·wanted to go down the Connecticut River. The two groups left on Thursday afternoon. They arrived a t the camping sites in the latter part of the afternoon and made camp. In spite of high water and a slight current the ,boys arrived back at Cardigan Sunday afternoon in time for the Methodist Youth Fellowship lunch, all agreeing they had a fine time. DANA STONE, '55
Cardigan J. V. vs Canaan May 24 At ,t he start of the game it was raining quite heavily, but •b oth sides wished to play. A few minutes later the sun came out and the game continued. It was a good game, and this was Cardigan's second game of the year. It was a fast game, because the fielders caught a lot of flys and the infield was fast , putting their men out on first. The final score was Canaan 6; Cardigan 4. LEONARD KAMINSKI, '54
PAGE 3
CARDIGAN CHRONICLE ,
Cardigans Wins From The Fourth Grade ON LOOKING AT TIWO P UPPIES
Tom and Jerry On ce there were two puppies on the couch. But they came charging for a meal and then the mother took th e pu,ppies. ALAN HUTCHINGS, '59 Twin Dogs Twin dogs are sitting on a bed. Their names are Sport and Jack. They are h avin g their "pictures ' taken. Look what cute faces! WILLIAM TALBERT, '59
NORMAN Pl ERCE was born in ,Boston and is present ly living in •Brockton, Mass. He attended Huntington Jr. High b'efore he came to Cardigan. He hos been at Cardigan for four years. Some of his hobbies ore stamp and coin collecting, boat'.: ing, fishing and tennis. He plans to go to "H" next yeor. His father is an interior decorator.
B.A.R. By NICK STENZEL
Joe Lark was a good B .A.R. man, to be sure. There were no doubts about it. Joe was a happy-go-lucky guy who only cared about how many Commies he shot down. But his foxhole buddy, Don Taylor, was an entirely different man. Don was a lean, serious-looking guy, but a good buddy. One night Don was saying to Joe, "You know, Joe, I think you ought to be more careful when we take a town. The last one we took, you just strolled down the main street as if nobody was there, while enemy bullets plowed up the dirt all around you." "Ah, look, Don. Quit your worrying, will you? You ma!?e me nervous:" "As long as me .and my B .A.R. stick together, •nothing will happen to either of you," replied Joe. The next day, Joe's company was ordered to take the town of Hon Jon. As the men raced over the rid ge to take the town, a grenade landed in front of Joe. It exploded, and Joe was knocked to his knees. As he crashed forward! to get his B .A .R. he was thinking, "If I could only reach my B.A.R., everything will be all right." Just then, in a building of the town, an enemy sniper was sighting through his telescope. Just as Joe was about to reach his B.A.R., the sniper fired. BLAM. There was a sound like someone slapping butter on ·b read, and Joe fell forward, dead, his hand resting on the B.A.R.
What Came to Buddy On e d ay two dogs c.ame up the road. . They stopped in front of Buddy's house. !He ,t ook them in. Buddy's Aunt said "Aren't they beautiful! " LAWRENCE E. KELLEY, '59 Skipper and Nipper One day Betty ,b ought twin dogs. She liked them very much. She put them on a bed and took a pic·ture of them. • · Betty's mother sent it to a Magazine. RICHARD FISHER , '59
.
Students Beaten By Faculty May 6 In recent years it has been a custom for the students to play the faculty in baseball. This year was not an exception. Despite unsuitable weather the game was played. At 5 : 3·0 the game had to be ,postponed un-til the next day. Five innings had been played .a nd the score was 9-9. Af'i,er a very close g ame the faculty won 14-13. This is the first time the faculty has beaten the students in the history of the school. . CHARLES DITTO, '55
ALAN ,ELLIS is planning to attend Rogers High Sc~ool in Newport, R. I. Alon has been at Cardigan three years. He has a younger sister who attends public school. Alon's father runs a brass foundry in Tiverton where he lives. His hobbies a re boating, fishing, sailing and phot ography.
JIMMY TURLEY has been at Cardigan for fou r years, and he comes from Meredith. His father is a doctor, and his hobbies are baseball, hockey, skiing, stamp and coin collecting. Jimmy plans t o go to either K.U.A. or Mount Hermon next year. Jimmy's older sister, Pat, is a Junior at Northfield ,School for Girls. Jimmy has been on the honor roll for 2 years.
The Girl
Straight as an oak she stands Atop the rocky cliff. Looking out o'er the rough sea The wind blows her skirts around her To her head; she puts her hand To shield her eyes from the sun. Her eyes catch a glimmer of white. A ship's sail is in sight. "Make haste," she calls to a boy by her side, Recently the school truck was "Get the glass and bring it here." taken from: the junk yard, and a new She turns it upon the ship. ·, motor is now being installed. "Let us go," says she, "to the beach An old car was purchased from · and greet the boat." Rogers Garage in Hanover by Hap "The news is bad,"' the master said. Hinman for $1.00. "Your captain now is dead." And now atop the cliff there still Dick Hayes, a student of Cardigan, stands working in his spare time, is swap- A shadow of a girl long dead. ping the motors of the old car and the truck. The truck will be used on CHARLES DIXON, '56 the canoe trip of the 27th. DoUG MCµEAN, '55
School Trnck Repaired
The Sharp's Tree
RICHARD WATSON lives in North .Bennington, Vt. He attended No. Bennington High School before he came to Cardigan. He has been at Cardigan >for two years, and he expects to go to K.U.A. or Vermont Academy next year. Richard's hobbies ore stamp collecting, riflery, hunting and fishing. His father is a salesman .
Cardigan won its third game of the season on May 22 by defeating New Hamp ton School, 7 to 5. At the beginning of the game it was r aining quite steadily but by the second inning it h ad stopped. For t h e first two innings Cardigan led by a scpre of 5 to 0. Then in t he third and fourth innings New Hampton picked up five runs and tied the ,score. In the sixth inning a triple by Wallis Miller, the pitcher, scoring two with two on bases, p ut Cardigan in the lead a gain, 7 to 5. In the seventh, New H ampton went down ,w ithout scoring any r uns. Cardigan has tied 1, lost 4, and won 3. About six of the girls who were invited to t he S enior Week-end cheered the Cardigan team through the whole game, on t o victory. j RONALD WARDEN, '55
, May 16 One morning it was reported that almost half of a large ma,ple tree in front of the Sharp's had broken off during the night. That afternoon a crew of axemen fell to work cutting it up under the supervision of Mr. Davies. Some of the limbs were saved to be used as bean poles and for other purposes. Most of it was cleared ·away, but the bigger limbs were left until better equipment was to be had. , PHILIP SHARP, '55
DAVID HELMSTADTER is a twin in a family of five boys. His father is a manager of a departmen t store in McKeesport, Po. David has been a t Cardigan for four yea rs and he plans to go t o McKeesport High School next year. His hobbies are stamp collecting, boating, fishing and hiking.
A Day at Cardigan
Mr. Davies' Nash
One morning just as I was waking up there was a noise outside the door. I got up to see what it W'fl,S. When I looked I saw Dave E'ox sprawled out on the floor. He had tripped over Buzzy's cat on his way to visit King John. I found this very amusing and as the bell hadn't rung yet I went back to ·b ed laughing to myself. Later as I was on my way to br-~akfast I found Bobby Grevior on the floor, but no cat caused this. Mr. Stowe was standing with his mark pad out. Evidently Mr. Stowe had tripped him for running in the hall. PHILIP SHA.RP, '55
Mr. Robert Davies, a master at Cardigan was learning how to ch"ive in the old school beachwagon since school started in September. During the Spring Vacation he got his licenses from Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He then went to Hanover to see .about gettin,g a new car. He soon found one and then had it fixed over. The car is a '48 green Nash Convertible coupe . It has a radio and heater. Mr. Davies got the car in April. He enjoys it very much. When he goes places he brings some of the -b oys with him. Most of ;the boys like it. NORMAN PIERCE, '54
PAGE 4
CARDIGAN CHRONICLE
W. D. HUSE & CO., INC. DuPONT PAINTS HA:RHWARE-MILL SUPPLIES 467 Main Street
LACONIA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
WENDELL PLUMBING
The Dartmouth Printing Co., Inc. Hanover, New Hampshire JONES EXPRESS MANCHESTER
Canaan, New Hampshire-'-- Tel. 44
SUBURBAN OIL · Lebanon, New Ha,mpshrre
GREVIOR FURNITURE COMPANY
NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEBSTER'S HARDWAR·E Canaan, N. H.
Hudson and
,
Ingram HANOVER,NEWHAMPSHIRE
TRUMBUU NELSON CO., INC. Hanover, N. H.
Tel. 58
General Contractors for Cardigan's new dormitory and dining hall.
---------------✓ Watch, Clock, Jewelry Repairing Engraving - Trophies
J. S. WOLFE - Jeweler Lebanon, New Hampshire
Trade Your Old Furniture In Franklin, N. H.
41-4 Central Street Telephone 663- W
MORRISON'S REXALL DRUG STORE
The Cobb House
TWIN STATE FRUIT CO. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
Canaan Street Canaan, New Ha.mpshire
VERMONT
CONSOLIDATED FOODS INCORPORATED
NOW ·New TIP-TOP
"ELEGANT" BRAND PRODUCTS
for stronger hones and teeth
Canaan, New Hampshire
Self-Service Grocery Candy Ice Cream Tonic
EDDIE'S GENERAL STORE Canaan. New Hampshire
THE NYE HOUSE
Nashua, New Hampshire
oft'
Canaan Street Canaan, New Hampshir~ GENERAL INSURANCE
FRANK K. CLARKE Tel. 59-11
Dewey, Peck and Company INSURANCE West Park Street Lebanon, New Hampshire
IT PAYS TO GO TO
ROGERS GARAGE, INC. HANOVER, N. H. CHEVROLET
-
PACKARD
Canaan, New Hampshire
Front left to right: LAMAR FORT, PAUL MORIARTY, TONY ,RUSSO, ROBBIE MORRIS, JIM TURLEY, 1BILL CAMPH, LINC CHADWELL, TOM LOVETT. Second row : MR. STOWE, DANA STOt-lE, DAVID FOX, lHAS DITTO, JACK PR,ESCOTT, RON WARDEN, LARRY MOORE, WALLY MILLER.