CARDIGAN CHRONICLE VOL. 11
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CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL, CANAAN, N. H.
JUNE, 1963
Bricks, Mortar and Wires
'Come and I will give you sheHer .'
Precis "Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground The emptiness of the ages on his face And on his back, the burden of the world -" -From "The Man With the Hoe" By Edwin Markham "The Man With the Hoe" was written as a caption to a painting of the same name, by Millet, of a farmer hoeing his field. The simple yet descriptive, language of the poem, describes, accurately, the farmer, "bowed by the weight of centuries." Farmers have, since the beginning of time, been dependent upon the elements , climate, soil and weather. In the middle ages most men involved in agriculture, we re serfs, and remained so, in many countries, until the early 20th century. "The emptiness of the ages in his face" describes vividly, the plight of men of the soil. Being serfs, they had little or nothing for hundreds of years . Many thousands just bare-
ly scraped a living from the meager soil. "And on his back, the burden of the world" - .The farmer, since the beginning of time has been responsible for feeding the populace of the world. He has done this with the crudest of tools and methods, and very little scientific knowledge, through the ages, while nobles and rich business men dwelled in luxury, (Continued on page 3)
'Water Logged' This spring, Forestry has had quite drastic changes in its program. The boys are divided into three groups, each having the same name in a different language. The program requires the completion of Forestry, camping, conservation and harvesting skills. Late in the afternoon, we "loggers" manage to get "water logged," if the afternoon is too hot for work. Aside from a few cut fingers ancl other missing extremities, we have had a good year. Steve Worcester '64
The Chapel has really become the predominate building on campu~. There is more to it, however, than meets the eye at first glance. With it now nearing the completion date of August first, most of its complicated wiring system has been installed . The bulk of this system will be controlled from a little room in the basement, called the Conference Roo m. In it will be a tape recorder and a record player, which can -be pr ojected into any room around the building, in stereo. A vast speaker system has been installed in the chapel itself. The organ will be a stereo one and on both walls huge speakers will project it. The speakers in the back of the Chapel Room in the balcony, will carry both sides of the stereo organ, and this system will use electrical reverberation. Reverberation holds the sound and gives it a feeling of depth. The chime system is a complicated tape system, that on each hour, will project thro ugh four large speakers in the steeple. The House of the Lord will also serve a double purpose, for the basement is also -c onstructed as a fall out shelter against nuclear war. All in all the chapel will · be quite an asse,t to the campus. Wick Moses
Girls? Summer School, which opens June 30 this year, may have a new look. It was announced at a Headmaster's Meeting recently that Cardigan would open its doors to girl students on a day-student basis this summer. As in the past curriculum will offer remedial reading, mathematics, and English - the key subjects' to academic success, but some noteworthy changes have been made in the daily schedule. At 1:20 there will be a one hour reading period replacing the "rest period" of former years. During this time boys will read assigned books (Continued on page~