CARDIGAN CHRONICLE Cardigan Mountain . School, Canaan, N. H.
Alumni Weekend
Prof. Charles A. Proctor
The weekend of the sixth of May saw the annual return to Cardigan of a number of its alumni. A baseball game and an 'at home' at the Headmaster's house marked Saturday afternoon. In the evening the alumni got down to the business of electing officers for the next year. Bruce Murray '54 was elected president and Tony Harris '60 secretary-treasurer. Mr. Hinman had open house for the .alumni on Sunday and, after lunch, group pictures were taken at the flagpole. The Enfield, Canaan, and Cardigan bands gave a joint concert in the auditorium later in the afternoon, .and the week end closed with the Vespers service. Present for the weekend were: P eter Albee '58, Bill Rowe '57, Howard Deriner '55, Dave Helmstadter '54. Three representatives of the class of '60 - Skip Bennet, Toby Kravet and Tom _H opkins - and two from the Class of '59 - Biff Williams and Dlave Bergerson made the trip , as did Mr. and Mrs. John ('53) White. These were in addition to the two officers noted above. Two former Staff members , Mr. Donald R. Stowe and Mr. Daniel Fleetham, were also welcomed by the School. Rodney Lackey '61
The death of Dr. Charles A. Proctor, a trustee of Cardigan, is noted with deep regret. Dr. Proctor, professor emeritus of Physics at Dartmouth, was eminent for his work in the field of photography, and is also remembered as a keen ornithologist. Sometimes known .as "the father of American skiing," he did much to establish this sport at Dartmouth. He was a trustee of the School from the beginning. In his memory the new house of the Assistant Headmaster will be named Proctor House.
Little Shaver For many years Cardigan's hockey team and recreational skaters have had the problem of maintaining a smooth ice surface. It app eared that a good step in the right direction would be an ice planer. With a planer, we could keep ice maintenance costs down by avoiding the rather expensive use of hoses. After investigation, the School was able to secure one of the latest models, a type which is used at leading rinks, including Rockefeller Center. This latest acquisition weights about five hundred pounds and carries a forty-inch blade. Mike Bixler '62
Concert Series Outstanding among the extra-curricular activities offered Cardigan boys this past year were the concerts presented by the Dartmouth College Concert Series .a t Hanover. About a dozen boys were able to attend each ,of the five concerts app earing on the program. Among the many fine performances we had the pleasure of hearing were those given by Marian Anderson and the National Symphony Everyone who heard these concerts was of the opinion that it was an excellent cultural experience. Our appreciation is due to Mrs. Linn and to Mr. Brayman, who gave up so much of their time driving us evenings to Hanover. F. Miller '61
Spring Dance The Student Council decided that this year the Spring Dance should be a rather less expensive affair than previous dances. They voted Mike Bixler chairman of the dance committee, and he in turn selected the other committee members. Robin Borzillo directed decorting. With a minimum of financial support, Robin managed to achieve at least as great a success as any of his predecessors. Vail O'Connor was in cl;large of refreshments, and Jay Robinson was responsible for musical selections. M. Bixler '62
June, 1961
Report on Fifth Annual Fund The Committee ,o n the Fifth Afinual Fund is proud to report that to date a total of $6,188.50 has been received from 148 donors. The individual committee reports are as follows: Gifts from 42 Alumni, $240.56; 29 Friends and Neighbors, $308.00; 52 Parents of Students, $3,530.90; 20 Parents of Alumni, $609.04; and 5 Special Gifts, $1,500. Headmaster Burbank and the Committee Chairmen are most appreciative of the fine support given the Fund to date. The campaign will continue through the summer (closing date, September 1) so if you have not sent a contribution and wish to do so, there is still time to add your name to the list of contributors. The Committee Chairmen are as follows: Alumni, Toby M. Kravet '56; Friends and Neighbors, Mrs. Goodhue Crocker; Parents of Students, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Rafferty, Jr.; and Parents of Alumni Mr. and Mrs . T. R. Young. '
Student Handbook The second edition of the Stu.dent Handbook is nearing completion. This year the objective of the Handbook staff is to amplify the contents, and to improve the contents' listing. The staff, which includes Henry Koch as editor, and Ed Upson, Mike Bixler, Jim Lawson and Terry Baker as writers, is planning to clarify ambiguities of the first edition, and to use an alphabetical . entry system. Changes will be made, as appr,opriate, in school leaders' listings, schedules, and the new ·academic year's calendar. The Handbook will be sent to boys coming to Cardigan for both the Summer and Winter Schools. Their parents will also receive copies to assist them in knowing, the requirements in clothing and equipment, and to familiarize them with the school. H . Koch '62
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Forestry
Band Concert
Twenty boys reported for forestry this Spring. Eight boys who had reported for the first time were each assigned a plot of land which will remain his personal responsibiV .1 until he leaves Cardigan. Those new t9 this activity were given preliminary training in the use and care of forestry 'weapons' .and how to -distinguish the -different kinds of trees. A major objective has always been to have boys learn something about the preservation of the promising trees. This Spring quite a lot of effort has been · put into improving the appearance of the Town Green by the Meeting House. Now we are busy · clearing brush .and unwanted ·second growth along the stone wall by the Old North Church. Similarly, the wood behind the Head·tnaster's house has been the object of intensive clearing of hardwood. Jack Nelson '62
A band concert given by the combined bands of Cardigan, Canaan, and Enfield was heard at Cardigan on May 7th during Alumni Weekend. The three bands are under the direction of Mr. Harold Odell of Enfield Center, New Hampshir·e. Along with the band, The Cardigan Glee Club, under Mrs. Minnier's direction, sang several selections. The 'Vanguard' march started the afternoon off and was followed by the- three school songs. Rodney Lackey, C.M.S. Class of '61, .directed the march 'Jolly Coppersmith.' Francis DeCato, of West Canaan, played two saxophone solos, accompanied by his mother on the piano. The Cardigan Glee Club sang six selections including spirituals and popular songs. All of the club songs and the band selections were accompanied by Miss Maxine Barton of Enfield High School. This was a big day for Cardigan's band. It was also heard at the school's Awards Assembly and at a concert in Enfield and one in Canaan. Next engagement is Memorial Day in Canaan. On June 2nd this year's band will play together for the last time. John Christy '62
Model Airplane Club Building and flying model airplanes has b een taken up by an enthusiastic group of boys this Spring. Mr. Burbank suggested that a club be formed to set up ground rules that would insure safe flying and maintenance practices. About fifteen boys have joined the club, and Joy was elected president. Among the benefits anticipated from the organization are the· s avings on the purchase of models and parts. Field Miller '61
Tennis Ladder The tennis ladder is a competitive rating of all Cardigan players - who wish to establish their r-e lative position in tennis. It includes places for those in the "A" and the "B" divisions, and also in the -doubles teams . It works in this way: you may challeng-e someone two places higher on the ladder than you are, but no higher. If you win, you move u p to his place, and he takes yours. •Doubles matches are handled in the ·same way. Competition lasts to the end of this term. The player who comes out on top expects no special a- ward. He enjoys instead, playing, the game and making top honorsthe best prize for any sportsman. J . Hunter '62
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Editorial: Ingredients of Success "John Jones. What a brain! Five nineties and all B's in effort!" John is obviously a student. He is not only diligent but ambitious. He has two ingredients that help to build a successful future . His ambitions will separate John from others of his age. What he learns in the classroom will me~sure only a part of his accumulated knowledge. He has many interests. Out of class and out of school John studies. He doesn't have to sit at a desk or stay at home. Walking through the country he studies nature; in a crowd he studies people. Wherever he is, he opens his mind to new ideas. He finds the hidden meanings and advantages of things and situations which go unheeded by ordinary people. He is an observer. Diligent, ambitious, observantthis is John. He should be a success. James Dill '61
Campus Improvement The new batting cage, a gift of th e alumni, is now on campus, It is portable, and can prevent some sixty per cent of the foul balls struck from traveling too far. · Credit for assembling the cage and the n ew bleach ers goes to Campus Improvement. The new bleachers total five rows of seats and should provide consid er.ably greater comfort to our guests at baseball games. Like the cage, they are portable, and will be used in the Fall during the football season. John Christy '62
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Sports This past year has been a very good one for Cardigan. We have won more than our share of games if'. each season. Football was a four and two season in the Fall, the second best season in the School's history. Joe Rafferty, c.o -captain was voted most valuable player and was presented with a handsome trophy to be displayed in the trophy cabinet in Hopkins. In our first game, an experienced team fr,om Proctor Academy beat us by a score of 24 to O. The next game was a different story : a balanced attack .and a good defense stopped Stevens High 28 to 22. We looked even better when we played Vermont Academy score: 8 to 0. At Kimball Academy, we ran into bad luck and were beaten 18 to 6. The last game turned out to be best ,o f all. In a real team effort we tore through New Hampton for a win .o f 36 to 0. The . hockey story was rather dismal. The team was hampered either by constant snows or weather so cold that playing was out of the question. Nevertheless, the record close.a: at two· and three. Vermont Academy, a traditionally tough team, won with a 3 to 1 score. Our boys played a very good game even though they were y,ounger and smaller. Holderness was our first victory for the season, and this game was a real battle. Final score: 2 to 1. Vermont beat us again with a 3 to 1 win. Our second game with Holderness was perhaps the best game of the season. Excellent work by both goalies, and by the defense and lines, gave us a 4 to O victory. The final game game came as .a shock, with two of our usual starting players unable to play, and Proctor beat us 6 to 1. The best of teams have bad days and this w:as ours. Dave irwin, our captain, was voted the most valuable player on the team. The ski team completed its most successful season this Winter. It was a seven and two record. Voted most valuable four-event skier
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was Captain Bruce Fenn. We started with a jumping and cross country meet at Holderness, losing by seven points . Later, on our own Pinnacle, we made up six of the points in downhill and slalom, but lost on the total score of 386 to 385. This was the closest meet of the year. Kimball Union came next and we turned them aside in another close meet which we won by only four points. In the meet with Proctor we took all events with a score of 390 to 358. This was a real team effort. One .of the best meets of the year was next : for the first time we defeated Vermont Acad!!my. Final score: 395 - 349. Later a triangular meet with Deerfield's junior varsity and jayvees, and Dublin's junior varsity, marked a 97-point win for Cardigan. This was offset by our second defeat of the year, when Vermont Academy took us with a score of 384 to 310. One more meet, that with New Hampton's varsity skiers, wound up the season with a winning score of 394 t0 their 377. John Joy was chosen captain of next year's team. The baseball season is not yet over, but we have been generally
successful in the five games already played. Woodstock Country Day was our first baseball host, and Cardigan took this opener 11 to 1. Then we played Proctor, and the score was Proctor 15, Cardigan 16. Walks hurt us on Alumni Weekend when we played Kimball Union. We pulled out of this one to polish· off Kimball 14 to 9. Cardigan beat Holderness at Holderness in the f ourth game, with Dave Mann pitching a sound two-hit, one-run game for a winning score of 9-4. Three days later Holderness came over t o r eturn the compliment by beating us 8 to 3. At the end of April we played eight matches with Proctor's tennis team, and won six of them. • In the singles matches, Bob Lincoln, Buzzy Pooler, Ed Upson, and Jim Dill took their matches decisively; we lost to Proctor in two matches. Cardigan also won two of its doubles matches (the third was conceded) with Lincoln and Upson teaming to win their match in two l0iv,e sets, and Pooler 'lnd Dill taking their match at 6··1, 6-0. Mike White '61 Jim Lawson '61 Henry Koch '62
Ski Trip
New Bureaus
On Sunday, April 16, a group of skiers led by Mr. Hulbert took a trip to Tuckerman's Ravine . They did not go all ,of the way to the top, because ski conditions were better on the lower slopes. The expedition was really a tryout for a ventur,e still to be made-an overnight camping and skiing weekend. On the way to and from Mt. Washington, we were able to. observe many ·Of the natural beauties of New England. K. Borden '61
During the first week of May, new bureaus were delivered, at Hinman Hall to replace those which have seen fifteen years .o f use. The bureaus have a light brown finish to match the desks. A litHe wider but less. tall than the old ·o nes, the new furniture gives the rooms an appearance of greater neatness and makes them look larger. Robin Borzillo '62
The Tontine The carpentry shop, the Tontine has had a thorough renovation. Th~ interior was refinished with plywood and a modern heating system installed so that the building can b e used through the Winter months. A new lathe and circular saw have been added to the Tontine's equipment, and old power and hand tools repaired. Mike Sternberg. '62
Chronicle Staff Editor Editorials
Field Miller '61 Jim Dill '61
FACULTY ADVISOR Mr. H. H . L . Whiting REPORTERS Karl Borden '61 John Christy · Mike White '61 Henry Koch R·o dney Lackey '61 Jay Robinson Jim Lawson '61 Mike Bixler Robert Drake '61 Jim Hunter Jack Nelson '62 Mike Sternberg
ADVERTISEMENTS Perter Solomon '62
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The Seniors The schools to which our present senior class will go in the Fall seem by now to have been pretty well decided. Alphabetically, the Class of 1961 moves forward in these directions : Bishop, H .
Gow School
Borden, K.
Hebron Academy
Caldwell, J. Caron, D. Carr, J .
Conestoga High Fryeburg Academy Kimball Union
Corney, T .
Vermont Academy
Dill, J.
Deerfield Academy
Dore, S .
Fryeburg Academy
Drake, R.
Kents Hill School
Drerup 0 .
New Hampton
Easter, D.
Berwick Academy
Elliot, D. Fenn, B. Fifield, W. Irwin, D. Lackey, R. Lawrence, M.
Trinity-Pauling Northwood Sterling Kents Hill Lebanon High Kents Hill
Lawson, J .
Fryeburg
Lincoln, R.
Vermont Academy
Macleod, D. Miller, F. Noble, C. O'Connor, J . Olcott, R. Oliver, J. Palmer, L. Payot, R. Pooler, C. Rafferty, J . Rafferty, K. Sgro , F . Smith, A. Spaulding, R. Togba, · J.
Lincoln Serves
Lawrence Academy Hotchkiss School Gow School
Co-Captain Smith at the Plate
Kimball Union Berwick Academy Tilton Williston Laurel Crest Academy Trinity-Pauling Vermont Academy Thomas More Milford School Cape Elizabeth High New London High Berwick
Upson, E .
Mt. Hermon
Weber, R.
Trinity-Pauling
Weeks, R.
Avon Old Farms
White, M.
Gunnery
Young, P .
Valley Forge Military
Jo,y Jumps
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A Save by Hos ley
The Tontine
O'Connor sweeps the end
Pooler takies a shot
Mann on the mound
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Alumni News 1960 Tom Hale is in top third of his class at the Thomas More School but finding it hard to stay there. Says he heard from a friend that Nick Wyeth is doing well at Berwick and still flying airplanes. "If yo u see Rumsey Young, tell him that I disagree with him when he said that school should give the students less free time. I believe that you should give the students more free time and more work. This is to teach them how to use their free time because when they get to prep school .and college they will have more work and more free time and they will waste their free time.'' Malcom de Mare is doing well at Vermont Academy, according to a report from the Headmaster, Mr. Tuttle. Bill Wurster played on the JV football team for Clover Park High School (student body 2,000 in three classes) last fall and in four Var. sity games. He expected to play tennis for Clover Park this spring. In winter he skied and did some racing. Last summer Bill, with his brother and a cousin spent a ' few days in the Olympic Mountains climbing and living in a true wilderness. He also did some summer school work. While Mr. and Mrs. Burbank were attending a Headmaster's Meeting at Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, Maine, Jay Sharrock spot. ted the CMS license plate and left a note in the car enabling them to catch up with him. He is enjoying his first year at Fryeburg very much and reports success all around. 1959 David Freeman is at Proctor Academy, Andover, New Hampshire, where he is playing lacrosse this .spring, a new sport at Proctor. Linwood Gamage graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, October 8, 1960. Now he is stationed on the USS Summit County L.S.T. 1146 at San Diego, California. Dick Weeks is getting .along well at Vermont Academy, we learn from a letter from the Headmaster. Dave Bergeson is attending the Lancaster, Mass., High School, and living at home. He has an after school job in his father's furniture factory.
Dick Treadway worked at the Williamstown Inn for a while last summer. He is living home and going to school in Williamstown. Charles Duksta stayed at his house one weekend this winter. 1958 John Bell will be attending college in North Carolina next year. He is captain of the bas~ball team at Westtown School in Westtown, Pennsylvania, where he is currently a student. Peter Moore's headmaster reports that he is doing a good job at Hebron Academy and received some exceptionally good sc,o res on his college board exams. "Chip" Schutt has b een accepted at Delaware University for the fall of 1961. Richard Fisher visited Cardigan £or the first time since graduating in June, 1958. He is now in his Senior year at New Preparatory School in Cambridge Massachusetts. Ricky wanted to· say "hi" to everyone. 1957 Paul Snyder came to campus with Charlie Duksta at the end of February. He _ and _Charlie went to Bermuda together last summer and have done a lot of skiing together this winter. He is taking a course in salesmanship at Boston University night school, and is working for his father during the day. Richard Harris is at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and is doing very well. He missed the Dean's list by .only a few hundredths of a point. George Goldsworthy is now attending Trinity Day School New York City, and doing quite well. Jeff Dorrance called on Mr. Wakely in his office the morning of March 20. He was on his way home from Kenyon College for his spring vacation. Bob Leighton is at Babs•o n Institute and likes it very much. Ronald Mainelli is also studying at Babson Institute. 1955 We have received wor.d of the marriage of Mis.s Shirley Clark, daughter of a former Headmaster of Cardigan, to Ronald Warden, '55. 1954 David Helmstadter graduate<\ with a Bachelor's Degree fr.om Un, versity of Pittsburgh in April 1961.
Plans to attend Law School at University of Pittsburgh in September. He will spend summer in Provincetown, Massachusetts, working as a short-order cook in a eombination bakery-restaurant. Spent the summer of 1960 working at Camp Seascape on the Cape. He was a bus driver and water-ski instructor there. Frederick Boissevain will graduate from Brown this June and then go on to Law School. Norman Pierce has ten more months in the Navy, but hopes · to make Alumni Weekend next year. Navy job consists of working in· the Chaplain's Department. 1953 . John McEwan is a senior at Middlebury, a business eeonomics major, a m emb er of K.D.R. Fraternity, member of ROTC, secretary of K.D.R. Fraternity, member of intramural bowling club and vice president of Middlebury College Flying Club. In September will enter the Service Corps of Engineers, School of Engineers, Fort Bellv,oir Virginia, as a 3nd Lieutenant. · George Harris is a finance clerk at Army Brigade Headquarters, 32nd Artillery Brigade, and "although I work very hard, I am my own boss ." "Our headquarters commands all the Nike missiles throughout Germany and our mission is to protect the maj,o r cities ;ind other strategic localities where air defense is so important." Future plans-to get out of the Army and -o n June 29 will marry "a most wonderful Norwegian girl." · They · will live in Germany for about a· year until George gets his discharge, and then they plan to spend two months travelling in Europe. After that, George plans to complete his education, either in the USA or in Europe . 1952 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Adams have announced the birth of Katrina Leeson, their second child, on March 18 at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital. Mr. and: Mrs. Sherman Adams of Lincoln are grandparents. ·· Warren Huse is now an officer in the Army and is stationed in California. From Staff Members
Mr. Roger Noldt writes that he will teach at Rye Country Day School, Rye, New York, grades 5, 6, 7 in Science starting in 1961.