CARDIGAN CHRONICLE VOL. 11
NO. 13
CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL, CANAAN, N. H.
Bigger and Better Library This year the library is much bigger and better than it has ever been before. For one thing it is now open at all times and students may use it during unscheduled time.s as well as during class times. Many books have been added. On the first of February, nineteen sixty-two, there were 2328 books cataloged , compared to 1327 three years ago. In addition to this, 17 magazines were being received. Somet hing else new has been added. This year for the first time a record has been kept of all the books taken out by a boy. Many of the new books have been added for their value to the Social Studies ,c ourses. These include such referen:::e books as Shepard's Historical Atlas, Life's Pictorial Atlas, Adams' Atlas of American History and Commager's Documents of American History. These, with historical fiction and non-fiction books of the United State.s and other countries covered in Social Studies courses , have increased the value of the library to this .department. A National Geographic ·world globe was also acquired. One of the attractions this year has been -Jim Brewer's aquarium. This is a very beautiful aquarium of tropical fish and adds a (Continued on page 2.)
Chronicle Thanks to the combined efforts of many people, the Chronicle has made a vast advancement over last year. Two pages have been added to the slick issue and there has b een a weekly 2 page campus edition featuring a pre-printed green heading, a. literary column, and several -other small improvements . However, we are still open to improvement in many areas. -John Nelson,62
Court Since the formation of the School Court around the first of November, it has convened for thirteen sessions, often hearing up to three cases at one sitting. In general, the problems have been excessive hacking and other mis-behavio'r and negligence. Unus ual cases such as playing with fire, vandalism, smoking and in one ·case, theft, have presented problems to the court. In most cases, appearance before the Court once has sufficed but there have been several instances where chronic trouble makers have made it necessary to have action taken on them for a second time. In the opinion of most, the court has .done so far what it was designed to do, with flying .colors. -John Nelson, '62
Trustee Dies Robert C. Hopkins , one of the original group of trustees who established the school, has died of ::i heart attack. Mr. Hopkins was a r esident of Darien, Connechcut, and a brother of Ernest Martin Hopkins, president emeritus of Dartmouth College . Mr. Hopkins was a graduate of Worcester Academy in the class of 1910. He then went · to Dartmouth and graduated in 1914. While at Dartmouth in 1911 h e wr-o te the music for a football s ong, "Dartmouth's In Town Again.'' During World War I he served in the Navy and from 1920-1930 he was
connected with the Victor Talking Machine Company. In World War II he organized .several war bond drives for various New York ,companies. For two years he was director of publicity for the Darien Red Cross; he also served as president of W orce.ster Academy Association in New York's metropolitan area. Mr. Hopkins was also a trustee of the Presbyterian Church of Worton, Connecticut. In 1960 Mr. Hopkins wrote the Cardigan School History. He had been a frequent visitor to the campus and will be miss ed very much by the students and f~culty . - Robin Berzillo, '62
MARCH,
CMS Prepares As many of you know, all Cardigan students and staff took a Civil Defense course quite a while ago. Cardigan is getting prepared for a Nuclear Attack in case there is one. Some while ago the build· ings were looked over to see which had the best possibilities as fallout shelters. The State Civil D,efense center at Concord has been consulted for figures concerning shelters. Since radioactive detecto•r s are ufndergoing major changes and improvements in design, none as yet have been purchased. Parts of the ground floor of the new chapel may be used for shelter purposes. But, changes in the architecture will be needed and as yet this is not definite . As another "major" step, Clancy has procured quantities of .dehydrated food. -David Gallagher, '65
Student Council This year the Student Council get off to a start with the election of Peter Weeks as president, Gregg Horne as secretary and Henry Koch as treasurer. One of the first things done was the formation of the school court with the purpose in mind of separating the Judicial from the Legislative (dormitory councils) branch of the school government. The appropriation of a two weeks starvation meal schedule netted $103.42 for the Cardigan Chest. After a long period of discussion, . debating and waiting, stretching from November 7 to January 16, late lights were obtained for the entire student body. Introduced after the Christmas vacation was a new custom of having an eighth visitor present at each meeting, along with the usual faculty representative. The object of much .discussion throughout the whole year was the coke machine. F-or a time _it was undecided whether to keep the old machine, or to buy one from a selection of new machines that (Continued on page 2.)