CARDIGAN CHRONICLE VOL. 10
No. 1
CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL, CANAAN, N. H.
A Report On.The Fourth Annual Fund From the Headmaster's desk comes an urgent note that no holiday number of THE CHRONICLE better go to press without a word of appreciation to all who so generously contributed to the Fourth Annual Fund. There are nearly five times as many donors as there were the year the Annual Funds were started (1956-57), and the gifts amount to nearly four times as much. Last year's Fund proceeds helped to supply the furnishings for French Hall common room; the necessary remodelling of the kitchen that French Hall's completion required (twenty more boys to serve three times a day!); the labor and materials for reclaiming a basement room in Clark-Morgan Hall for the use of the Sentor Class; new office equipment (two electric typewriters, an additional adding machine and another Sound-scriber); warm side-line jackets for the athletic teams; some much needed equipment for the Science lab; safety equipment at the Pinnacle ski area, and a great many new volumes in our library. For all of these things all on campus are extremely grateful.
Handbook Flash! ! Cardigan has its first handbook! Yes, thanks to the work of the Editorial Board we now have a handbook. A Handbook has been thought about for a long time but it wasn't until last Spring a group of boys from Brewster started working on the handbook. The boys worked Spring, Winter and Summer and finally got the handbook off the press. We received our books just after school started and we now have them to look through for all the information we need about Cardigan. We almost forgot to tell you who made up the Editorial Board. Karl Borden, James Lawson, Lawrence Reed and Erwin Wilson make up the Editorial Board. Thanks, boys!
Seniors Elect Officers The senior class of 1961 held a meeting in Hopkins Hall early in November to · elect their class officers and appoint a class advisor. James T. Dill was elected President and Joseph V. Rafferty was chosen Vice-President. Mr. Wood became the class Advisor. Because of time shortage, the elections of the Secretary and Treasurer were postponed to a later date. This is the biggest senior class ever at Cardigan. We extend them ·our best wishes for the forthcoming year. F. Miller '61 !€:~~~~~
The Staff of the CHRONICLE wishes its readers, new and old', a v.ery Merry Christmas and a bright New Year. ~ ~ ~ ~" ! € : - < - . , ~
Wanted: Books We would like the books listed below for the Library, some .as replacements for wornout copies and some as new additions. Possibly ycu have a copy of one or more that you no longer want. May we have it? Occasionally when such a request as this has been made in the past, people have gone to a bookstore and bought them for us. We can buy more advantageously as a library. Falcons to the Fight, by J . Archibald Marching On, by J. Boyd Operation Sea Lion, by P. Fleming Greek Gods and Heroes, by R. Graves The Conquest of Ever-e st, by Sir John Hunt Three Came Home, by A. Keith Big R ed, by J. A. Kjelgaard The H ero, by Charles Lindbergh Arundel, by K. L . Roberts The Longest Day, by C. Ryan The Raft, by R. 0. Trumbull Gentlemen, Hush!, by Jere Wheelwright Hero es of the Air, by M. Wood The Caine Mutiny, by H. Wouk
DECEMBER, 1960
Improvements On Campus This year there have been a number of improvements that have helped both the students and faculty. The new do-r m, French Hall, houses twenty-six boys. The greatest convenience of this dorm is its unique design, which is that it apparently is extremely easy to keep clean. The furniture is built into the rooms to save the floors from the wear of moving furniture as well as being extremely decorative. The bathrooms have larger shower rooms, which are separated by a dripping area to keep the sink area dry_ There are now new facilities for sporting equipment, and a storage room was constructed in the basement of Brewster Hall. An equipment shed was constructed in the woods at the far end of Cotting Field on the edge of the woods. It will be used to store football and baseball equipment nearer the playing field. Cotting Field now has an efficient drainage system which proved quite effective during the wetter football days. Windows were installed in many of the doors which have served two purposes. They have served as a safety feature which so far has ·prevented traffic accidents, and as a source of illumination for the stair wells. A larger coke machine was installed in Clark - Morgan for a mighty thirsty crowd of students. Additional storing space under the north staircase of Hopkins is now being used to hold supplies of the school store. Seldom do we stop to think of all the continuing improvements to the many things which make . our campus a finer place to live, but we all at some time or another ·express our appreciation over some little things which are so important. We thank Mr. Lary, the boys in Campus Improvement, and all others for contributing to the ' improvements, big and small, which mean so much. J. Dill '61