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.)
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The Ideal Job Time: 7:30 A.M. Place: Cardigan School Kitchen
As the day dawns bright (?) and early, the four boys who work in the kitchen struggle out of bed and into dungarees, T-shirt, and rubber boots and head fof, ,of all places, the kitchen. As this motley group staggers in the head of their shift assigns each one . ·o f the following jobs: "Running"-or carrying dish. es from the waiters' trays to the pre-rinsing sink, and after they're pre-rinsed, carrying then to the dish washing machine is one job. This job is great fun as you get to slip and slide on the wet floor . And that's not all because if you're real lucky you may even get to play 52 pickup with plates. The next job is washing. This is als·o lots of fun, for while washing the dishes you get to swim. Not only that but you get to view all the beautiful patterns and colors floating on the water. Running the modern dish-washer seems to be the most popular. With this job you get the privilege of swimming in milk instead of just plain water, while you're feeding dishes and silver ir.to the machine. Stacking is perhaps the best job because after you have finished removing all the dishes, glasses, and silverware from the ma-chine, y,ou get to hot r-o d the carts which hold the plates, etc. around the kitchen. After all the above jobs are assigned, each boy commences to get himself as wet as p·o ssible , as there is a cq.veted award in the form of a cold, given the wettest crewmember after the day is done. After the job.s are completed, all that r emains is to set the waiters' trays . This is perhaps the dullest j-ob, as all you .do is put napkins, glasses, plates, and silverware on the trays, then place them on a stand beside each table. When this is finished no work r emains, and the fun ends until the next meal. This is an ideal job, as you work only 2 days out of 6, 3 meals a day for a total of 12 hours a week. -:-Richard Bell, '63
Sixth Holiday
Senior Class
On Monday, February 19, 1962, the s ixth grade took a ski holiday at Dartmouth Ski Way. Everyone had a good time using thz Pomalift, the T-Bar, and skiing down the slopes. · As Mr. Linn commented, "Keith johnson, Peter Gardent, and Bill Watkins did better than the seniors on their own ski holiday. They found some girls! -David Gallagher, '65
This year Mr. Linn was elected as the senior class advisor. Robin Borzillo was elected president, Andres Pastoriza as treasurer, and John Joy as secretary. -John Nelson '62
Three Exiles On Senior Ski Holiday few people know "how the the other half lives". I speak of the one or two people (as the case may be) who haven't the guts to learn how to ski or aren't able to. This year there were a hefty three people who were not able to ski (John Christy, with, with a broken arm, Andy Pastoriza, who has not learned as yet, and yours truly). So on Ski Holiday, Mrs . Christy invited Andy and me to spend th day keeping John company at the Christy's Farm. Andy was not able to go, so I went to spend a day away from ol' C.M.S . We - rather I , no conceit of course, first watered ·the cow, and her daughter, and grandson. After we watered the sheep there -came the high point of the day's work -fresh milk. Perhaps I can 't ski but how many at Cardigan can hand-milk a glass of nature's juice in 112 seconds? Arthur Cox, '62
Student Council (Continued from page 1.) held everything from milk and coffee to soup and hot water. The former was agreed upon even though there had been some difficulties where a few boys were gyping the machine. Some other topics £or discussion and some action have been manners, scholastic competition, the spirit of helpfulness which seems to be lacking full support in the student body, and bullying both mentally and physically. -John Nelson, '62
Library (Continued from page 1.) lot to the appearance of the ro.om. A special service is rendered to seniors. This is to maintain a file of catalogs of preparatory schools in the country. These cover approximately 180 schools. . Not including the expensive reference books, the average book costs about four dollars. Fortunately the library gets a discount on most books. But they wear ·o ut rapidly. To try to prevent this, plastic covers are being used experimentally to keep a book in better condition for a longer time. May I add that these covers cost about ten cents per book and so it is rather ,c ostly to outfit all the books in this way. Possibly some readers of this column may have one or more of the books listed below for which they have no furher use and which they would be willing to give to he library. John Treegate's Musket, by Wibberly River of the Wolves, by Meader Captain from Connecticut, by Forester Secret Road, by Lancaster Treason at the Point, by Nolan Long Portage; a story of Ticonderoga, by Best Little Giant: The story of Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln, by Nolan The Road to Reunion, by Buck Cache Lake Country, by Rowlands The Conquest of Everest, by Hunt Quest for the Lost City, by Lamb Ltitle Britches, by Moody The Colditz Story, by Reid Minutemen of the Sea, by Cluff Kamiti, by Baker Anthony Gerard., '64
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Ski Meet Mastery
Recreation skiing here at Cardigan is a special program of ski instruction which has been designed to develop the students' skiing ability through a system of classes graduating from E to A. Classes start promptly at the 2:00 P . M. bell and attendance 'is marked on the instructors's class card. Beginners learn the first and basic steps of skiing on Cla·n cy's Mountain while the pro's board the truck for the Pinnacle. Because the snow conditions vary from day to day, the better skiers make use of colored waxes; the beginners claim the snow is already too good. The pros of the Pinnacle jump off the truck prepared to ascend the mighty mountain but the language soon changes as their tired arms and legs near the summit. "Oh", someone would cry out in a negative attitude, "why don't we get a tow." Mr. Thompson would immediately answer with his usual, "Hey BOY." Upon reaching the top, the less energetic ,collapse to the snow, only to waken with Mr. Thompson's ski pole "gently nudging them. "Hey BOY," he would command. Now's when the fun begins. While Mr. Thompson, who's head of the ski program, tries to express his jumping ability and disappears below a mogul, the classes begin their linked parallels. Meanwhile, back on Clancy, cries of frustration are heard through the pine. Carefu1ly placing all their weight on the downhill ski with the uphill foot ahead, our hearty beginners push off with their poles. The traverse position is perfect. but, woo, the speed's increasing. Thoughts of broken legs run through their minds as they attempt a double kick turn and quickly find themselves buried in white flakes. "Next vi)::tim," is the call as another skier begins his traverse and for various and s_u ndry reasons eventually winds up in the same manner as the first. But as the tow starts, they quickly gather themselves together and ski as they think best. Shouts of joy are heard as the beginners jump the moguls with great style and skill. -Michael Bixler, '62
0 n e of Cardigan's proudest achievements is the way we handle our Ski Meets. In all at least one half ·o f the school participates iri the running of a four event meet. First a group· of hosts greet the team and tell them where to change and get ready. At the jump we have a small group of boys as packers who make sure that the landnig hill is safe and markers who determine the length of the jumps. Also there is a recorder ,and a starter. In cross-country we have another small group . S:ome start the boys and check their times . Another precedes t o make sure that the trail is O.K. and a group of boys are set at certain spots on the trail
This year, the first sixth and seventh grade dance was a big hit. It started at 7:00 P .M. on Saturday, J.anuary 27. The girls were from Canaan, Lebanon and Hanover. The refreshments were potato chips, punch, and different types of small sandwiches. There were about 18 boys at the dance. Held at the student room at the Headmaster's house, the decorations were made of crepe paper and balloons. Most of the dances were the Twist and the Waltz. I think everyone had a very good time and I hope we have more dances soon. -David Gallagher, '65
Recently the Wakely's and the boys of the Proctor House have been inviting a number of students up to have a snack after the movie on Saturday nights. They are doing this in hopes of getting better acquainted with the rest of the members on our campus. They are also hoping that eventually all the boys will have had a chance to come to the kitchen fireside. Mrs . Wakely tries to bake good pies and sometimes makes punch. Maybe you'll be one of the next invited! -Michael Bixler, '62
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to make sure the racers go the right way. Another goes ar-ound afterwards to make sure none got lost. In Slalom and Giant Slalom the jobs are pretty closely the same. There is a starter who starts the s kiers off and gate keepers who r eset knocked down gates and watch to see that no gates are missed by racers. Here again are r,ecorders with cold fingers. Finally a faculty member and a few boys put together the po-ints for the final s cores. For this our team, opponents and coaches are very grateful. Cardigan's two fine coaches .are Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Wilder . -John DuPree, '63
Twisted The Winter Dance of '62 under the direction of Bill Russell and his b oys was one of the best. Mrs. Baldwin, who is the head of Arts and Crafts helped immensely with the decorattons . The main idea was borrowed from the Peppermint Lounge in New York City with "Twisting at Cardigan" and 'The Cardigan Lounge" . Joining in the fun was our very distinguished photographer, Mike Sternber g, who while trying to fit the twisters · into his focus knocked over a peppermint stick. With no other accidents the dance ended' with everyone enjoying themselves. -Sandy Armstrong, '62
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Team
From left: Mr. Baldwin, Ed Righter, Fred Gohl, Alan Robertson, Bryan Heath , John Allen, Jon Joy, Vail O'Connor, Cris Venn, Steve Winebrenner, Terry Tuthill, Paul Peterson, John Christy, Rick Wirthin,
Ski Team This year the ski team included two eoaches and twenty boys . The boys changed from time to time, depending on their ability. The season started when the Holderness J .V. Reserves came to CMS on Jan. 24. This was for the nordic half of the meet which we won, 197.5-188.2. Rickey Worthen took top honors in the jumping while Chris Venn won the cross-country. The Alpine half of the meet was t o b e on February 28, at Holdernes.s but was canceled because of conditions. Kimball Union Academy was host when we traveled to their s,chool. The nordic events were on Jan. 30 and the alpine was on February 14 at CMS. They won the whole meet, 388.45-379.35. A KUA man took first in cross--country and .Ton J oy took the other three firsts . On Feb. 3 we traveled to New Hampton School to compete with their Varsity ski team. We came out on top , 377.9-373.8 and won the cross-country, 100-86.9. Jon Joy won the jumping while NH's Andy Linc-oln (brother of Bob, CMS '61) won the slalom and downhill by a very close margin. Feb. 7 found the Prcctcr J .V. ski team on campus for the nordic events . The alpine events were at Frodor on Feb. 21. Chris Venn took
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Front: Mike Yatsavitch, manager; Peter Crawfo,r d. E'-ill Russel, Jim Brewer, Steve Barndt. (On the mountain) : Mr. Wilder.
top honors in cross-country while Jon Joy captured the rest. We won the meet, 392.3-364.3. The second all day meet of the season was on Feb. 10 with Vermont Academy. CMS won, 387.0-367 .3. Brian Heath won the jumping and Jon Joy, the others. We held another 4-event meet with VA at Saxtons River, Vt. They won this meet, 388.33-379.25. They murdered u.s in the nordic events. Jon Joy won both alpine events.
Win for Venn
Ski Holiday The lucky resort that got to play host for the Cardigan Mo untain Seniors this year was Sunapee. We were lucky b ecau se no one broke J. leg or ski. All of those who went enjoyed themselves even though there was 14 inches of unpacked powder. Even the ones that didn't go enjoyed themselves, like Arthur Cox who went to John Christy's and milked cows. - Sandy Armstrong .'62
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Cardigan's 1962
Team
Bosworth, manager. Front: Wick Moses, Paul Gardent, Lennie Ossorio, Rick Ho,sley, Jim Barker, Peter Weeks, Doug Dade, Jess Coan Fred Smith.
H.ack row, from left: Mr. Ackley, Mr. Gallagher, Mike Sheble, Hany Rae, Andlres Pastoriza, Art Cox Jo•e Hallowell, Bruce Patten, Daniel Burack, Richard
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The Hockey Season Twenty boys and two coaches turned out for hockey. They practiced long and hard before their first game which was on Jan.20 with the Vermont Academy J.V. Team. At the end of the game the score was tied, 2-2. In a sudden death overtime period, VA scored another goal to make the final score 3-2. The next game was in Plymouth, N.H. against the Holderness J.V. team. CMS came home with a victory, 8-3. Feb. 9 found CMS playing host to the VA team. At the end of the half the score was 2-0 but VA scored four goals in the final period to ·make the final score 4-2.
As part of the Proctor Winter Carnival Cardigan played the J .V hockey team on their home rink. Saturday, Feb. 17 was the date. The score was tied several times during the game but CMS pulled through in the last minute of play and broke a tie . Final score: 5-4. Paul Gardent scored the winning goal. Feb. 21 again found CMS playing host; this time it was the Holderness J.V. Team of Plymouth. We were again victorious, 3-0. Scorers for Cardigan this past season included: Captain Peter Weeks, Paul -Gardent, Jim Barker, Jeff Coan, Jay Robinson Doug Dade, and Fred Smith. -John Christy '62
A recent acquisition to Cardigan's equipment is the 5700 pound tractor commonly called the plane puller. It has been .duly called this because it will be used to valiently pull the ice planer. The tractor was obtained by government surplus from Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, N. H. Another intended use for the tractor is to put a plow on it to help the school tractor; and so finishplowing that much sooner. The initial price was $80 but minor unexpected repairs may increase the cost. This will be· a good investment if smooth skating can can be guaranteed on ,our lake. -Terry Baker, '63
The Swab Along with other recent school acquisitions, is the new ice swabler. This device consisting of a 55 gallon drum mounted on wheels is used on the ice after it has been planed to make a smoother surface. It is modeled after other swabs used in many large rinks, only on a smaller scale. The sprinkling system is in the rear and is pulled by the tractor . The initial co.st was about $100. -Terry Baker, '63
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'Mr. Muggsy to You' (It Happened in Brooklyn) Cardigan's theatrical club has produced another hit, "It Happened In Brooklyn". Murder In Wax was just a starter but Muggsy was the real thing. Muggsy ,contained many of the top actors of Cardigan. No person was overlooked in the drafting of the play, and the boys most capable of filling the part were chosen.
Muggsy took approximately two months to get in a working order. This is only true of the time spent here at Cardigan. Mr. Ackley, our all-American producer, must have spent about a month and a half writing the script and three weeks re-writing it for Cardigan. All this time added together produced the most enjoyable single event here at Cardigan this year. I think with Mr. Ackley's talent at writing plays and the available talent here at school, the next play will be as enjoyable or even better than Muggsy. Our thanks to Mr. Ackley, Mr. Wilder and the rest of the fine ca.st. We are all looking forward to the next producUon which will be called "Mr. Bottom.'' -Jeff Wise, ;63
Cardigan Band The band, as most of you know, is a profitable student organization, under the direction of Mr. Harold O'Dell . .This year it contains 14 steady members. Every year the combined bands of Cardigan, Canaan, and Enfield put ·on three joint concerts, one at each school. We also put on a parade or two . We have band practice every Thursday afternoon during the first conference period. We have some good material this year but with just a little more spirit and effort on everybody's part, we will be successful. If you have any musical ability and: are not already in the· band, it will b e to your advantage to contact either Mr. Lary or myself and find out how much fun band can be! -Arthur Cox, '62
Mr. Brayman's Cabin Every so often each year Mr. Brayman takes a group of boys (around 5) to his cabin. His cabin is located in Plymouth, N. H. , off the main highway, and up on a hill. There are three shacks (houses s,o called) where Mr. Brayman has his site. One of the houses he uses to live in and the other two are used to store valuable possessions. From the -outside his cab· in looks like something of Abe Lincoln's day but inside it is really something. There are a lot of valuable antiques and the inside itself looks like something of the colonial days. There are two floors and they are both nice looking. When some boys go on a weekend with Mr. Brayman to his cab-
The Crafty Clan Every Thursday night, six or seven boys under the leadership of Mrs. Baldwin g,o to "Arts and Crafts". It is held in the room over the shop from 6 :45 to 7:30 P .M. Every week during the 45 minuites Mrs. Baldwin has some schedule for us to fol1ow. For the last play, "Mu,ggsy", we made many posters, some that came out fairly well. Some weeks we finger paint, other weeks we make wallets, belts, and in the near future we plan to work with clay: Available at the shop are belts, wallets, paints, printing blocks, wood burning sets and weaving materials. ' Once Mr. Wilder came down and showed us how to do Japanese painting which gave us a great deal of enjoyment. -Harry Rae, '63
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in they leave Sa'.:urday afternoon and come b ac k Sunday before Vespers. When they get to the cabin in the afternoon they unpack and get everything put away. Then they have s upper and g,o to a movie after supper. Then on the way back from the movie or right before bed Mr. Brayman is up to some trick to play on some person. But usually Mr. Brayman gHs tricked. The n ext day breakfast is served by a winner of a cook. Then the cabin is cleaned up and the mornin activities are planned, (rumbles or the sort) . Then we have lunch and back to school we go after a marve1ous weekend . Paul Peterson,. '62
Fire - Fire - Fire We were hard at work when the buzzer or bell sounded three times to warn us of the danger of possible fire. We quickly, quietly, and cautiously grabbed our coats and shoes and proceeded out of the assigned exit. There was no talking or moving around when we got outside. This gave the fire marshal or master freedom to give directions without losing valuable time. When the all clear buzzer rang (one long buzz), we returned to our rooms and continued working as if nothing had happened. This is an example of how a • fire drill should go. Our recent fire drills did not go quite like that, but they weren't bad. To make them better we all need to work har.cier. Evacuation time for each building was as follows : Brewster 1 min. 19 seconds; Clark Morgan, ' 2 mfn. 4 seconds; French, 59 seconds; Hinman, 1 min. 25 ½ seconds; Hopkins, 1 min. 15 seconds. The common errors during these drills were: a few doors left open, lights not turned on, talking, · and running. We thank you for your good cooperation and interest in wanting to have safe fire drills . Please keep up the good work and we will have a safer school in which to live and work. -Peter Crawford, '62 Fire Commissioner
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Wintery Cardigan
The Situation
Literary Column
Not many of us have had the experience of climbing a mountain in the winter, but when chance affords, you really should try it.
He slinked along the walk casting quick, fleeting glances about him. His fingers fumbled at something whkh he had concealed. Finally he let it g,o. From his hands fell a thing which marred the winter landscape, revealed itself boldly against its snowy background. This thing was a candy wrapper! You have just read an eyewitness report given to us by a student at Cardigan Mountain School. Apparently up there there has been quite a lot ,o f litter bugging lately. People say that all about the campus there are candy wrappers, papers, and popcicle sticks: In their classrooms, the desks are cluttered with papers, likewise the floor. Outside, as we have been told, pa· pers of all sorts obstruct the beautiful winter surroundings! If this is true, you people up there at Cardigan Mountain School should correct it! -Chronicle Editorial
Time: 9:55, December 1, 1961 (P.M.) Place: The dimly lit and almost deserted campus of Cardigan Mountain School. I looked from my vantage point, · in the tree in front of Clark Morgan Hall, at the few rays of light coming from the bathrooms o~ each floor of the dorms. Remembering the activity going on near here in the daylight the scene gav~ me a weird sense of eeriness. A few lights in the master's rooms dicked off indicating that it was now 10 o'clock and the televis ion stations were changing programs and the masters and masters' wives were getting tired. A cloud passed from in front of the moon and the scene was bathed in an unearthly light. I shivered. It was cold in the tree. Abruptly the scene shifted into night as other clouds obscured the moon's surface. -Terry Baker, '63
Five boys on the ski team climbed Cardigan on Sunday. The first part was as simple as· walking down a road as the crust was firm and offered good . traction and speed. Soon however the s o u n d of "crunch" became increasingly frequent as one foot went through the cru.s t and prostrated the victim, or as both feet went through with a surprise and you were suddenly milling around in a hole with snow way above your knees. It was a challenging game to try and pick out solid looking areas to tread on, though expecting that "crunch" at every step. As the slope got steeper and the hardwood groves gave way to encompressing evergreens, we came upon a frozen brook that cascaded down between mossy rocks and bushes. When we reached the open ledges t h e crust became a thick layer of ice which became worse as the s n ow decreased to nearly nothing. The wind was low but the cold was biting and the footing scanty. There were many surprised exclamations accompanied by the sight of supine figures flying down the ledges. John Allen left 'us in howls of laughter as he skimmed toward a group of spruce. We reached the top and stamped around for about 5 minutes trying to keep warm and chipping off pieces of frozen choc;olate. (Venn cracked his with a ski pole.) The descent was speedy and the most fun. Ski poles came in very handy and we would have been lost without them. -Jack Nelson, '62
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Yipee! I fastened my skis and proceeded to attempt the descent of that huge mountain, Brewster Hill. I was more than c,onfident I'd reach the bottom safely. After all, what could happen with only about 40 other skiers in my way? Suddenly, as I reached a starti.ing (to me) speed something loomed up directly ahead of me before I could do a thing about it! As I attempted a snowplow to· stop I heard Mr. Cutting yell "Edge your skis. No, not like - " Crash! Too late. "Ouch" ! I heard a southern drawl. "Get yer skis outa my parka, bonehead!" "Why don't - -" Wham! Crunch! "Yow!" - - - Three more joined the heap . "Hey, what hap - - ?" "We gotta use the scientific method - - ." "Get yer pole outa my face! " "Wham! Crunch! "Help!'' Another joined the scramble. "Hey, you stupid fool What the - - - " "Yipe!" "Look out - -". What had happened was this. I had run into Mr. Allen who was attempting the ascent of the hill, smack in the middle •of the slope. The rest you can guess . Whamp! Another member. I 'll never know how Mr. Thompson, Mr. Lary and a few others
Broad Street Canaan Street, formerly called Broad Street, was laid out in 1788. It was 99 feet wide and ran northerly through what was then frog swamp and bushes. In 1838 the street was lined from end to end on both sides with double rows of Maples, many of which are still standing. Canaan Street has often bee.n called the most beautiful street in New England. Jack Nelson '62
Hart Pond Before the settlement of Canaan, trappers from Haverhill, Mass., came to what is now Canaan Street lake to trap. The name of ,o ne of them was Hart and his name was given to this lake. It still had the name in 1910. Anyone know why or when they changed it? -Jack Nelson, '62 managed to extract us from the tangle. They must have used magic. By the way, miraculously all suffered only minor injuries! -Richard Bell, '63 ,
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Sixth Annual Fund The Sixth Annual Fund is well launched with a total of $5,629.16 contributed toward the advancement of Cardigan's program through 21 February. This step forward is due to gifts from : Mr. and Mrs. Alva B. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Adams Mr. and Mrs . Sherman Adams Mr. and Mrs. Sherman V. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Neal D. Andew · Mr. and Mrs. Glenwood Baker Mr. and Mrs . Harrison Ball Mr. and Mrs . Edward A. Barney Mr. and Mrs. Stacey K. Beebe Mr. and Mrs. Berkey Bishop Dr. and Mrs. Merritt D. Bixler Mr. and Mrs. Willard S. Boothy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F . Bruder Mr. and Mrs. Archie Burack Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Carnell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Chandler Mr. Roger V. Cheney Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Cox Dr. and Mrs . George W. Crawford Mrs. Go odhue Crocker Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Culbertson Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Dade Dr. and Mrs. Israel A. Dinerman Mr. David Dixon Mr. and Mrs . Guy L. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Ronald N. Duncan lVIr. and Mrs. T. Evans Dunn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Sam DuPree Mr. and Mrs. Erion G. Eggleston Mr. David L. Elliot Mr. and Mrs. G. Mauritz Elliot Mr. and Mrs. George M. Feiel Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Fleming Rev. and Mrs. Dascomb Forbush Mr. and Mrs. W . Brownell Freeman Mr. and Mrs . Rupert C. F . Gerard Mr. Theodore Goddard Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H . Gahl Mr. and Mrs . Donald Gregg Mr. and Mrs . Bernard E. Greenspan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Hanley Mr. Thomas J . Hartnett Dr. and Mrs. Earle M . H eath Mr. Edward K. Hine Mr. Harold P . Hinman Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Hoots Dr .and Mrs. Elwood 0 . Horne Mr. and Mrs. H . Everton Hosley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John H . Howe Mr. and Mrs. Stanley B. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S . Irwin Dr. and Mrs. Albert C. Jo_hnson Mr. and Mrs. · Robert W. Johnson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eben Joy Dr. and Mrs. Karl Kalika Mrs. Anna Kane Mr. John W. Kapples Mr. and Mrs. Newton J. Kellam
Mr. Warren A. Kendall Mr. and Mrs. John H. Knox Mrs . Frank W. Kridel Dr. and Mrs. Phelps P . Luria Dr. and Mrs . James W. Major Mr. and Mrs. Robert L . McMillan Mrs. Charles G . Milham , Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Milliken Mr .and Mrs. Harvey H. Moses Mr. and Mrs. John G. Nelson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian J . Nitschelm Mr. Jackson O'Connor Mr. and Mrs. George H. Peck Mr. and Mrs. John E. Pederson Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Pooler Mr. and Mrs . George W. Prentiss Mr. Donald P . Prouty · Mr. and Mrs. James H. Righter Dr. and Mrs. Logan T. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Agostina Rosselli Mrs. Leon Ryder Mr. and Mrs. Wayne W. Sargent Mr. and Mrs. Robert Saykin Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Skibiski Mr. and Mrs. James P . Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard N. Solomon Mr. and Mrs. William M. Taussig Dr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Turley Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Uihlein Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz A. Ver Byrck Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Weber Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Westervelt Mr .and Mrs. James B. Winebrenner Col. and Mrs . Philip M. Whitney Mrs . Sidney Wise Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wojtul Mr. and Mrs. Frederic P. Worthen Mr. and Dr. Howard P. Young.
Former Faculty
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Noldt, .and &on Peter spent several days with Mr. and Mrs . Roland Burbank during Christmas vacation. Mr. Nol.dt, former science teacher here, is now teaching Science in Country Day School, Rye, New York in the 5th, 6th and 7th grades. In addition to classroom duties he is assisting with school Civil Defense plans and preparations. One night a week he attends Rye night school, being enrolled in a workshop program. Mrs. Noldt was s-chool nurse at Cardigan and now keeps busy attending to Peter who is a very active little boy. She is also singing with a group of amateur songsters sponsored by the local church.
Summer School Boom Cardigan will open its doors this year for its 11th Summer Session. It will be an eight week period b eginning July 1st to August 25th and will offer supervision around the clock in school and camp life. Many modern scholastic and athletic facilities are available to the boys who attend. A number of questions and p_robably some of the more common -ones of interest are - Who are qualified? and What courses d9es the student ha ve and why? Well, the first question can be · answered in five points - boys who have completed 5th grade and not yet entered tenth; boys whose test of language and mathematics are not as good as they could be; boys who s core below Public School grade level on S.A.T's and who need remedial reading; boys who are industri-ous, courteous and wiling to abide by school regulations; and b oys whose school and personal references indicate they will profit from being with us. The answer to the second is easy enough. There are the two tool subjects taught (Math and Language). These are taught and stressed greatly because more and more s•chools are insisting on b etter work in these fields . Many independant preparatory schools are two or three years above public school standards. So all this shows the importance ,o f Cardigan's Summer school. So join us on July 1st in looking forward to an enj,oyable summer session. -Greg Horne '62
John Lucy, co-director of. Cardigan Mountain Summer School since 1956 and member of the faculty at Vermont Academy for twenty-two years, was appointed Director of Athletics at Vermont Academy in September. Michael E. Choukas, Jr., member of the Cardigan Mountain Summer School faculty from '57 - '60 and faculty member of Vermont Academy since 1954, was · appointed Assistant Headmas ter of Vermont Academy this fall.
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C.M. S. -Alu.mni News 1951 David Sharpe, his wife Nancy and little son are now living in Canton, New York where David is attending University of St. Lawrence, studying Theology. He plans to be a Unitarian Minister when he graduates. 1952 Samuel Adams his wife and two daughters are 'now located in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Since rece1vmg his Master's Degree at Dartmouth last June he has been working as a geologist at the International Minerals and Chemical Corporation (a potash mine). Sam plans to return to college in the fall and commence a PH.D. program. 1st Lt. Warren D. Huse has just completed the airborne course at the Infantry School, Fort Benning and visited Campus in January_ Lt. Huse received his paratrooper wings after completing four weeks of intensive ground and aerial training which included instruction in the techniques of air transportation and delivery and five parachute jumps. Warren left the States the end of January for Okinawa, where he wil be stationed for the next 18 months. 1954 Michael Belanger recently finished a stint in the Army in the Paratroop Division, where he made 13 jumps. He is now married and working in Dunbarton, N.H. 1957 Thomas Dunn is stationed in Germany with the Army and participating in the usual field training exercises. He recently completed the Armed F o r c e s Institute courses which qualified him to receive a High School Diploma. He anticipates being returned to the United States around the 1st of June. He has saved up considerable leave time and plans a trip to France and England before his return home. 1958 Peter Albee is living in Sudbury, Masii ., where he has established a business and is doing very well. Frank Bliss visited Campus in January. He is now attending East Providence High School in Mass. He was a member of the football improvements at Cardigan since his graduation really impressed him.
1959 Richard Weeks is attending Vermont Academy and is a member of the 1961-62 Student Council as Chairman of Committees. He is on the Hockey Team, playing defensive position. Robert Weber is currently attending Trinity-Pawing, N. Y. and is doing very well there. Ernest Bro~n is attending Proctor Academy and according to reports is doing good work. Rumsey Young is presently attending Deerfield Academy and is doing especially good work in Algebra, where he was rated third from the top of all the Algebra classes. This pleased Mr. Thomas Wood who was his algebra teacher here at Cardigan. All of us at Cardigan Mountain School were saddened to hear of the death of Karl Pannaci at his nome in Gloversville, New York on January 2nd. Karl, during his two years at Cardigan was a popular and active member of the student body. We remember him with a great deal of joy. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family. Ernest Brown who is presently a senior at Proctor Academy will be attending the University of Virginia in the Fall. He not only received an early admission but will be one of 35 freshmen offered an advanced accelerated program by the University. Congratulations Ernest! 1960 Willett Cobb, who is attending Lebanon High School, was elected Co-captain of the Ski Team for the 1961-62 season. He is Leb's best cross-country runner: The Lebanon Team entered the N.H. State Class B Meet held at Concord February 2, competing with seven other High Schools. Lebanon team placed first and Willett took second place in the cross-country race. Duncan Jenks is a junior at Vermont Academy this year and plays defensive position on the Hockey Team. He is one of their betterthan- average players, as reported by Mike Choukas, Coach. Edward Ball visited Cardigan on the weekend of January 27. He is a tending a school in New York this year. Thomas Hale is a student at the Thomas More School · in Harrisville, N .H. and is one of the school leaders.
'l'ony Haris is attending the Barlow School in Amenia, New York and he recommends it highly to anyone interested in a small co-ed school. Tony is Alumni Chairman for the Sixth Annual Fund. James Barker, a student at Northwood High School, Lake Placid, New York, recently participated in the National Ski Jumpu{g Championships held at Fox River -Grove in Chicago. Jim took 7th place in the Junior's. · 1961 Peter Waterman is attending Park School in Buffalo, N.Y. , and recently participated in this year's inaugural Colden Valley Winter Wonder-week-end Carnival at Kissing Bridge and Glenwood area ski resorts at Colden, N.Y. Peter took the junior downhill and also won the junior class giant slalom, qualifying as the best skier under 16 in the meet. Michael Lawrence is a student at the Kents Hill School, Maine, and likes it there very much and is receiving good grades. He has a brother Peter who is new attending the College of Advanced Science on Canaan Street. Kevin Rafferty is currently attending the Thomas More School in Harrisville, N. H . He is getting along very well and doing extra good work in Latin and French. Bruce Fenn is at Northwood School, Lake Placid, N. Y., this year. He has contributed greatly to the athletic program, having been one of the top Soccer players and now a member -of the Ski Team. This team includes some of the best junior skiers in the country and Bruce is one of the top nine. Academically he is maintaining a good average and is a welcome addition to the student body. Robert Lincoln is attending Vermont Academy this year and participated in the USEASA Champion Giant Slalom race at Pico Peak, Rutland , Vt., on Sunday Feb19. Howard Bishop is currently· · at Gow School in New York and doing good work there. He is active in the Ski program which he enjoys very much. Malcolm Jenks, who is attending Lenox School, Lenox, Mass., is a member of the Jr. Sbccer Team and also of the Jr. Hockey Team. (Continued on page 10.)
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Waiting
Holiday at the Glen
Alumni News
Each of you, both the low and the mighty, at one time or another must wait on table. You may think it's a simple thing-skill born to every man - yet in the following you forget to do or are negligent at completing. First you should begin setting a table by straightening the salt, pepper, butter and any other things that are in the center of the table. The next s tep is to place the plates on the table quietly. The napkins should be placed on the left of the plate n eatly folded in half. The forks can now be placed on top of the napkins and the spoon and knife can go on the right side with the knife first with blade inward and then the spoon. The glasses then should be pla,c ed to the right over the spoons and knives and turned over to keep it cleaner. When this is finished the waiter should then check to see if any additional dishes or silverware are needed. Then .sit quietly next to your table. When you are called to get the food walk slowly. When placing the food, place it quietly in front of the person who is serving. Before you clear the main dishes a.sk the person in charge if you can do so.You first take off the serving dishe.s . Then come back and take off the plates remembering to take -off the ladies plate first. Theh bring back the dessert in the same way as the serving dishes. Take off dessert dishes the same as food. plates .When you hear the bell while you are clearing, sit down. Then yo u can start clearing again when everybody has been dismissed. When wiping off the table, do not wipe crumbs onto the floor but instead in your hand or a napkin. Change the doily and when you are finished, sit in your chair quietly until dismissed. -Peter Weeks, '62
On February 20th the school had its annual Ski Holiday. This year we went to Mad River Glen where the visibility was limited, to looking between the insistent snow flakes . We made good use of their facilities which include a single and double chair lift, a T-bar, and a fir.st aid center for our five casualties. At this place, many of us encountered something new, skiing in deep powder. This along with rugged trails, in the opinion of novice skiers, accounted fo r our difficulties. But often experienc is good when it comes early. -William Luria, '63
(Continued from page 9.) R-onald Lackey is a student at Lebanon High School and is doing good work there. He made the second H onor Roll during the first term. Philip Young, who is attending Valley Forge Military A,cademy; likes it very much. He is looking forward to visiting Cardigan this spring and we are sure his maI)y friends will be happy to see him.
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Half Year Students Last year one boy c<1me to school at the half year mark, as compared to five who have come this year. Coming in on the half-year mark can present some problems. It's not easy to be a student of this nature. There is meeting and getting along with a lot of new faces and adjusting yourself to the school and its schedule. This is where most of the prob:ems arise. Fitting into· your classes, activities and numerous other problems are all perhaps minor to old boys but to these new boys its quite a task just as it was for you. The new boys are: Bruce Patten from San Francisco ; Tracy Noonan, who• formerly attended Berkshire Country Day where Malcolm Jenks is now; Brad West from Darien Connecticut; Turner Jones from Portland, Maine and our newest member, Bill May from Westport Connecticut. '
Ski Trip Abroad Friday, March 16th, ten boys leave from Idlewil.d Airport to go skiing in Europe. The group will arrive in Geneva where it will be met by a bus . that will take them into some of the finest ski country in the world. The bus will let it's passengers off at L ' Aple d' Heuz in the middle of the Mont Blanc area. The group wil have its choice of four ski areas: L'Aple d' Heuz, Chamouix, Ceureheval and St. Gervais. Eight -o ut of the ten boys are from Cardigan. There is also a boy from Kimball Union and one from Proctor. The leaders of the group wil be Mr. Leavitt and Mr. Linn . The group will be in Europe for about two weeks. · -Edward Righter, '62
Hinman Ski Holiday February 4th, Hinman Hall took a ski trip to a new ski resort called "Kings Ridge", near New London, N. H. Twenty boys went along with Mr. Lary, Mr. Wilder and an intruder, Mr. Linn. When we got there it was 10:00 A.M. so we quickly hit the trails which were wonderful. It wasn't very crowded for the first two hours until the crowd arrived then you had a 15 to 20 minute wait for the T-bar even though it was claimed to be a high capacity lift. There weren't many mishaps except for a loose edge or binding. After the quick lunch served by a gro up of draftees, we skied until 2:30 when we all piled into• the bus and headed back to school. When we got back, Mrs. Lary was in a near state of panic because in our rush to le ave we had left our rooms in an up;oar and she was pretty mad because guests were going around campus. In any . event, we all had a wonderful time. -John Du.Pree, '63
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