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~
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Heck and High Water Ski Improvement began this spring in mud at the bottom of Clancy rilountain. From there, "The Jolly Green Giants," progressed to the mud on the Pinnacle, to clear a path for a new ski tow. Other than an occasional ill-fallen tree, few mishaps have occurred, and we worked steadily and easily there. Then came the days, when we had to team up with Mr. Hulbert, and his inferior "Campus Improvement" group . The purpose was to clear a drainage ditch through the swampy area at the foot of Clancy Mountain. We were forced to work under extremely adverse conditions, again in the mud, only this time, the mud reached up to our knees and bore a foul odor as well. All ended quickly, however, as we were extremely able workers, particularly where our welfare was concerned and finished the job in record time. Of course, any story of the J . G. G.'s would be incomplete, without mentioning our victory over softball. It seems they had the audacity to challenge us to a game of softball! Of course, they beat us, too. But that was merely because we were fooling all afternoon. Dick Bell '63
Girls? (Continued from page 1) for book reports, short stories, or poetry. The remainder of the afternoon will be divided into three activity periods. One of these will be a swim period when instruction will be given to all boys to further their aquatic abilities . There will be time for fun swimming as well. Red Cross Junior Life Saving will again be offered for the more able swimmers. In the other two activity periods, the boys will select activities of their choice which they can change every two weeks. These activities include work shop, baseball, campcraft, tennis, sailing, riflery, archery, and canoeing. Four evenings a week will be devoted to study and two evenings to games, contests, and other special events. On Saturday night movies will be shown in the auditorium. The staff will include familiar faces. Mr. Aldrich, Mr. Jenness, Mr. Jason and Mr. Reed will be returning to add their abilities to those of Mr. Lary and Mr. Bigelow in the English Department. New staff mem-
The fall of the mighty
Handy Men Campus Improvement was set up many years ago, to do certain things around school, even despite our age . We are still working on the same projects. Mr . Hulbert and Cubby, (bow-wow) have led us on several expeditions to the new rifle range, where we put on some finishing touches. As all good ski seasons must come to an end, the ski tow rope had to be put away for the summer. We have done a number of things to make the campus a well equipped area, by setting up hurdles which bers will include Mr. Thomas Rouillard, who is presently chairman of Lebanon High School's English Deppartment and Mr . Stuart Davis who taught at Cardigan's Summer School a few years ago and who is teaching English at Hanover High School. In the Math Department Mr. Johnston and Mr. Rousseau will be returning to assist Mr. Wood and Mr. Gallagher. New teachers include Mr. Joshua Rich who is presently teaching and coaching in Canaan, Vt. , and Mr. Edwin Johnson from Portsmouth, N. H. With these experienced: teachers and the balanced program of work and play it is hoped that students will both enjoy and profit from their summer stay at Cardigan . ·
seem to be popular. The lean-to at the Point will be our nexit problem. It is missing several boards on the sides, and the roof is sagging badly. We moved the huge pile of dirt b ehind the Chapel, at least once a day. The boys on Campus Improvement, would like to thank Mr. Hulbert for teaching us how to lean on shovels. John Knox 'G4
Spring Rain I was out on - I guess it was April 25th - and just aimlessly wandering when it began to rain. I was fairly far from home, so I said, "Why run? Might as well walk." It was warm and a little gloomy. I noticed and thought of a great many .things as I walked through those woods. I noticed the steam coming up from the ground and I knew then that the snow was gone and that spring was here. It _felt good to have those rain drops hit me and I thought, "What will happen in the future ?" I wondered for a minute and then. noticed the old leaves that had fallen that fall, and will be covered up when nex,t fall arrives, until someone comes along and kicks them as I did and they will show again. Charles Hall '65
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'In the Brig'
The 'once' flabby American
Tennis in the Wind They say that March comes like a lion and goes out like a
mouse. This is merely a lie established to fool unsuspecting tennis players, or at least it was this year. March began as a beautiful month, with the sun shining and the snow melting. However around the middle of the month, the wind began to blow and continued that way. How can you learn Tennis under such conditions,? The answer is easy - just have Mr. Cuttings instruct it! Nothing much has changed around the tennis courts, except the section where the new tennis courts are going to be. More time, however, has been devoted to individual instruction and improvement. The baH machine has been more in use and singles matches have been encouraged over doubles. The Tennis Team, this year, .i s something to se·e. However, it';; quite easy to get a stiff neck while watching them pfay. Our thanks to, Mr. Cutting and Mr. Lary, who helped Mr. Cutting when things were rough. Wick Moses '63
Go Fly a Kite! And Cardigan did! One may look in the trees, on the roofs, down around the tennis courts and see remnants of downed sailors of the skies. Yet, one can look in the skies and see many more. Some are triangle in a round about sense, some are box like a nd then there is one odd shape tha>t looks lik a jet. All the kites seem bent on destruction of the other kites. Some industrious young lad was planning to put razor blades along the sides while another wanted to build a big one that could carry an iron aloft for the purpose of bombing happy tennis players. Imagine the expression on Mr. Cutting's face as he is driven 6 inches into the tennis courts by an iron. Let's all try it. The Kite Club is headed by Mr. Wilder, and no one knows who the President is. There are certain memship dues that will be constructively used for dog food for Cindy. Greg Hack '63
Congr atulations Seniors! -
Chronicle Staff
The Waterfront activity continued as a blast this spring after indoor calisthenics ended when the snow and ice left the lake. Ross Gettel and Jim Stagg made a desperate plunge a day or so after the ice went out, which · made everybody, even Hare Stuart, long for the water. Now it's a tradition for Ross to make his everyday piunge, whic:6. had become a new kind of fad for, no,t only Waterfront, on ac tivity days, but Ski Imp,r ove: ment and other activities. When boys ask if they may go in, the answer "yes" comes from Mr. Baldwin, who then lets us have long dips of one minute; As for Mr. Bigelow, every time I ask him if I may g o for a ride in the outboard, the answer is NO' He is so, kind and considerate that he wouldn't even let Jim Reswick and I "ship·" water in the sailboat, to scar·e Ted Robinson who didn't want to get wet! And as for Len Ossorio - well he can have his sawed off Army surplus sailing raft. Every time he takes i.t out, he can't get it back in, and he has to have a sail boat, or Mr. Bigelow come out to get him! Even despite my landing in the "Brig,'' I would like to thank, Admiral Bigelow, Commandel' Yaggy and Skip.p er Wakely, for making Water'f ront, this Sp•r ing, unsuccessful - Whoops! (I'd better fix this before I land in the "Brig" again) SUCCESSFUL! Jeff Wood '65
Precis (Continued from page 1) without having to li.ft a finger . Never given a chance to receive an education, the farmer could not bette! himself. He was glued to the soil for life. Note the manner in which this passage is written - simple yet effective . Markham used few "big words" yet the idea he is attemptin,g to put across, is plain to see. This is characteristic of Markham's writing which endears him to many. "The Man With the Hoe" was, as previously mentioned, originally a painting, of a farmer hoeing . his field. Looking at the painting, · the average person might not see what Markham did. Nevertheless , few could express it quite the way h e has done. Dick Bell '63
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Baseball: Won 3, Lost 4
Automation
Our Third Alarm Whirr click! sprounning! The springs shake and the white rubber ball comes whizzing across the plate, only to be slammed back by the batter or splatted against the canvas of the backstop. These are the sounds that accompany Cardigan's new pitching machine. The Machine, as it is called, arrived about the 4th week of practice. Mr. Wood's arm really looks relieved. The Machine operates on the basis of an arm which completes a circle every time the ball is "thrown." A series of springs and levers give the ball its speed and accuracy. Every day, Rick Hosley and Mr . Vvood patiently "warm up the Machine," by setting the accuracy, etc. The "warm up" is also accompanied by numerous tightening of bolts and the usual. I really think I can honestly say that the Machine is our " Third Arm." Bill Hess '63
Tennis Results Lost to New Hampton, 8-1. Dick Boothby won singles, 8-4. Lost to Proctor, 4-3. Boothby won singles 8-2. Schyler Peck won singles, 8-2. Boothby and J. LaCour won doubles, 8-3. W. Luria and R. Effinger won doubles, 8-6.
This year the Cardigan Baseball Team got of£ to a good start, after th ,·ee weeks of vigorous training u:1der the expert training of Mr. Wood. With the help o.£ the pit ching ma-chine, batting practice is now run more quickly and smoothly. Soon Cardigan met its first opp:ment: Proctor Academy - Big Green won the game 5 to 1. The following Saturday Cardigan me,t Hanover High in a 3-2 win . In the Holderness game w'2; ware 2hec:d at first but Holderness came up fast and tied us. As the game went on into extra innings, Big Green tried and made six errors . Holderness soon scored and won the game by a score of 7-5.
Farm League, Inc. Softball has been different than a lot of us had thought, this year. We started out right away, after Spring vacation, playing ball in the driveway, behind Brewster hall. After each afternoon, Mr. Cushman told us to run a lap around the driveway. But soon, were allowed to play on the grass, next to the other ball courts and with this privilege, we only ran around Brewster Hall. About a week later, we were allowed to go down to our field. At this time we found out that softball was going to be more than just a regular activity, it was going to be a t eam! Mr. Cushman had challe:1ged Ski Improvement to a game behind our backs! T...Ve went into the game, a little woried, but about an hour and a few minutes after the beginning of it, we found that we had been victorious. This game made us feel better, so Mr. Cushman challenged Waterfront to a game. By this time, baseball had stolen our field, so we went up to the grass in front of Clark-Morgan Hall, to beat them in the last inning. Ou-r winning streak ended when we went into a game with Tennis. They beat u s with their hard hitting. At this time Mr. Cushman took us into secret training, and about a week later, we decided to try our skill with the "B" squad of Baseball - we beat them . . With this result, Mr. Wood just couldn't let it (Continued on page 5)
The second time Cardigan played Proctor Academy, they had a little more spunk and oi.:t-played u s in a 7-0 game. On WedneEday, May 22nd, Cardigan defeated Woodstock Prep in the last inning. It was the last part of the last inning, Cardigan was up' at bat, •t railing by one run. Kirby Whyte was up with two outs and a 2-1 count; he hit the next ball for a grand slam home run, which · won the game for Cardigan. In our two final games, Cardigan with the . loss of two first string p1ayers, ended up on the short end of the score - Kimball Union beating us 7-2 and West Lebanon High beating us by a score of 6-5. Tom Viviano Sports Editor '63
Green and White Day, an annual event, was held on May 27, 'when clas,s es were suspended for the day and all students participated in the intramural competitions.
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Kitchen Help
Boys of Cardigan age have almost mo,r e curiosity per pound than appetite-and science is the exploring, the experimenting, the explaining.
SCHOOL OFFICERS 1963 - 1964 Intramural Director Clerk oif Court - Michael K. Mosher - Gardner L. Cox Dining Room Superintendent J ob Foreman - Anthony R. Gerard - Sh eldon M. Lathr op Assistants Monitor - John S. Shaner - Charles M. Shriner, Jr. Frederic P . Jones, Jr. Public Relations Director - John H. Knox Dormitory Leaders: P ublicity Director Brewsiter - Dennis P . Johnson - M. Drexel Doug~as, III
Clark-Morgan James M. Niedringhaus French - Bruce Hartnett Hinman - Edward E. Rossmoore Floor Leaders: Brewster - 1. W. Tracy Noonan 2. Peter lVI . Atwood Clark-Morgan - 2. Christopher D. Carnell 3. Stephen D. Reilly French - 1. John K. Milliken 2. WilHam Drummey Hinman - 1. Konstantin K. Langfeld 2. Calvin T. Wilkins Hopkins Hall Superintendent - William B. Watkins Assistant - Michael W. Sands -
Safety Commissioner - James L. Nowak, Jr. School Leader - Walton H. Harmari Store Manager - Freder ick T. Francis, III Student Librarian - Jonathan P. Lacour Student Recreation Director -- David A .Gallagher StuC:ent Council 1963-1964 Anthony R. Gerard M. Drexel Douglas, III Jame3 M. Niedringhaus Bruce Hartnett Edward E. Rossmore Christopher D. Carnell William J. Drummey Konstantin K. Langfeld William B. Watkins Sheldon M. Lathrop John Knox Walton H. Harman David A. Gallagh er
"I've got the machine " is a comm on saying in the kitchen. This p lea is heard b ecause the operating of the machine is the easiest of the four nnin jobs in the kitchen . Th e jobs are: One boy who is a wash er - he· waEhe:; every thir..g that comes in dirty b7 h and; two, a rinser - he is the boy wh o rinses them off and b ~ings thEm to the runner of tli'e machine; three, th e runner of the machine and four, the stacker who is always burning his hands . · The machine is a big dishwasher which every utensil goes through to make sure of cleanliness. Finally, the stacker puts all the dry dishes away. There are three different shifts of kitchen crew. Each crew works two days and has four off! There are many advantages to working in the kitchen. For instance, when the freezing, cold wind is whipping the snow around and you just know you are going to freeze at the Pinnacle, your noon job takes a little longer so you miss the truck. Too bad! The kitchen crew also gets the pick of the food . "Do you like your meat rare, medium or well done?" You always get your pick. If it happens to .be a meal that you don't particularly care for, there is always peanut butter and jelly in the freezer. There is always a bit of hacking going on in the kitchen, unless Mr .. Brown is unhappy because he sharply turns with a fierce look in ·his eyes and says " One more word out of you and -!" But I must admit he never lets the job get bor ing and he has taught us how to do a good hour's work. Try the kitchen, it might be a new experience. Tom Viviano '63
Farm League ( Continued from page 4) get out, that we beat the Baseball team, so he sent out his first string, to try to beat us. We tried hard, but they were just too much for us . We plan ,to have more games with other activities, this year, too. You could call softball a farm league for baseball, because we s~nd boys up to baseball, and they send boys down to us. For example, we sent Tiny Brewer up and I hear that he is doing pretty well !
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The Day the West Was Won Well, it was a sultry day and lots of rain, We had ninety more feet 'til we finished the train. I was looking towards the hills above, They were so close, I thought they were in love. Well the train was coming down the track; I could almost see the old smoke stack! All of a sudden ,I heard a racket, I looked to see if it was old Jim Racket. I'm afraid it was old Jim a-making the racket. With a track tie on his body and him below, He was squirming to and fro.
There was blood mixed with his working grime, He was helpessly dying, When down from the hills came a warpath cry! There were arrows a-flying through the air Where they landed, we knew not where. Really, the Indians didn't care, As long as they got most people below the hair. Most people were really scared, And some just sat and stared. Some people shot their guns, And when the sun began to set Most of the Indians had already run. And dead were all the rest, And that is how we won the West! Dennis Johnson '66
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ALUMNI
NEWS
1947 Alvin Smith visited campus in May. He is still working for the government in Lyme, New Hampshire, as an Electronics Engineer.
(Mass .,) and is being to Frankfor t, Germany Army Security Agency. ly became engaged to Daniels of Greenville, Congratulations!
1951 William Wilson visited campus in F e bruary. Since his Cardigan days, Bill attended Bronxville H i g h School (N.Y.) and graduated from the University of Denver (Colorado) in 1960. He has done extensive traveling in Europe and is now living in Aspen, Colorado.
1959 At the University of Virginia, Ernest Brown is doing exceptional work under the E,ccles Program of Advanced Studies. In a letter to Mr. Burbank, Linwood Gamage writes that he has been in the Navy since July 1960 and is now in Panama. He expects to be back in the States in May. Congratulations to George Oland who writes that he is married and has a six month old son.
1952 In Okinawa since February '62 1st Lt. Warren Huse has participated in training exercises on Taiwan, undergone jungle training on the Island of Iriomore and expects to go to Thailand for maneuvers sometime this month. Warren attended Jumpmaster School conducted by the Battle Group and has made fifteen parachute jumpi to date. He also attended a 10 week Counter-insurgency School an Okinawa last spring and has been rifle platoon leader for the past fifteen months. 1957 Recently engaged: Jeffrey Dorrance to Miss Carol Nalowajok. Jeff is Treasurer of Middle Kenyon Association and Chairman of M.K.A. Committee on Goals and Purposes. He plans to go to Union Theological School. Richard Harris, a juntor at West Virginia Wesleyan College, made the Dean's list with a 3.56 average. Good work. He is majoring in sociology. Best wishes to Mike Rutter who was married in September. Glenn Tucker is a junior at University of New Hampshire and a member of Phi Delta Epsilon. Glenn writes that he is associated with the UNH radio station WMDRFM which originates from Memorial Hall on the UNH campus.
transferred with the He recentMiss Lynn Delaware.
1960 Edward Griffin will graduate from Cheshire Academy (Conn.) in June and plans to attend the College of Arts and Sciences, Boston College, in the fall. He will major in History. Tony Harris, busy as ever at the Barlow School N. Y.) is head of the Barlow Press Club, a member of the Emergency Service Crew, member of the Student Council, on the Year Book staff in charge of photography, and counsellor for Interior in charge of student discipline. In a marvelous burst .o f academic achievement, Charlie Hall scored a 100 and 98 in two history tests given by Mr. Farrell at Proctor Academy, (N. H .). Scores almost unheard of! Charlie has been accepted at St. Lawrence University, University of Vermont and Allegheny. Fred Johnson graduates from Vermont Academy this June and has been accepted at the School of Business Administration, Boston University. This summer he will be working with his father in the motel business at Provincetown, Mass. Gilbert Suitor, now studying at Deerfield Academy, (Mass.,) visited campus in May and was pleased to see the many new additions to the school.
1958 A delay en-route enabled Bill 1961 Rowe to visit campus in May. He Rusty MacLeod is working at the has been stationed at Fort Devens..-.... Stockbridge School of Agriculture,
University of Massachusetts. H e is in the Experimental Station where he is working in their greenhouse and learning a great deal about unusual plants. A junior at Berwick Academy (Maine), Charles Noble, is planning to attend a summer program at Olympia National Park, Port Ang-' les, Washington. Lester Tibbetts is attending Augusta Military Academy, F ort Defiance, Virginia. John Togba is a student at Ber wick Academy (Maine) . Edward Upson was a member of the hockey team at Mt. Hermon this past winter.
1962 Edward Righter is a sophomore at Northwood School (N.Y.) Jim Sanford is a student at Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) where he is on the Lacrosse team, a sport he is much interested in and recommeds for Cardigan. Rip Uihlein is a sophomore at Colorado Academy. Mr. Brayman reports that Vail O'Connor spent several days with him at his home in Campton, N. H ., during the spring vacation. Vail is a student at Holderness School (N. H.).
1964 Jim Martin is a student at North Yarmouth Academy and likes it there very much.
SUMMER SCHOOL 1962 Charles Carpenter is a studen t . at Horizon's Edge School in Canterbury, New Hampshire. David Edsall is attending Mt. Hermon School (Mass .). VISITOR ON CAMPUS SINCE ALUMNI WEEKEND James Grant '58 (May 18) William Cousens '58 (May 18) Buster (Maurice) Blomerth ' 56 (every weekend) Alvin G. Smith, Jr., '47 (May 12) Gilbert R. Suitor '60 (May 17)
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Weekend visitors. Front, from left:Paul Gardent '62, John Allen '62, Bruce Murray '54, Paul Peterson '62; Back row: Rusty MacLeod '61, Joe Skibisky '62, Jake Carr '61, John Christy '62.
Annual Fund Each year many necessary and useful things are provided Cardigan's faculty and students through the generosity of those who. contribute to the Annual Fund. This year, contributions to the Seventh Annual Fund are making it possible for us to install a Schulm erich "Magnebell' in the tower of the new Chapel. The "Magnebell" will r eplace the present bell system which is now in use in Ho.pkins Hall and on campus. The bell is tuned to the same standard as those in Baker Library at Dartmouth College and will be heard in all parts of the campus . It is also, equipped with special taped hymns which will b e used to summon the boys to Vespe rs on Sunday evening. Mr . Burbank and the Committee Chairmen are most appreciative of the fine support given the Fund to. date. The campaign will continue t hrough the summer. The Committ ee wishes to emphasize that 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. Thanks are due, since the last Chronicle was published in May, to th ese additional people: Mr . and Mrs. Archie Burack Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G . Carnell Mr . and Mrs. C. Dana Christy M, . and Mrs. Albert W. Dunning Mrs. R oger C. Earle Mr. David Easter '61
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John H . Emerson William J. English Henry Haskell '49 and Mrs. William E . Hayward and Mrs. John W. Heiser and Mrs. Winthrop Humphrey Bruce Lee SS '62 and Mrs. N. S . Noble , Jr. and Mrs. John J. Reilly and Mrs . Louis T. Skinner Alvin G . Smith, Jr. '47 and Mrs. Bernard N. Solomon and Mrs. James S. Stagg, Jr.
On Campus Weekend
for
Alumni
FORMER FACULTY Don Stowe Bill Ackley ALUMNI Bruce Murray '54 Maurice Blomerth '56 Charles Kaplan '56 Bill Cushman '57 Willett Cobb '60 Tony Harris '60 John Carr '61 Oliver Drerup '61 Michael Lawrence '61 Rusty MacLeod '61 Howard Miller '61 J oha Allen '62 John Christy '62 Doug Dade '62 Paul Gardent '62. Paul Peterson '62 Joe Skibiski '62 F .c ed Smith '62 Jack Stimpson '62
The annual Alumni Weekend held the 4th and 5th of May saw the return of a number of Alumni. Early morning r e gistration was in ClarkMorgan rec eption room, followed by lunch. After lunch Mr. Wakely conducted a tour of the new Ch :: pel and a visit to Mr. Cutting's science room where an astron om y exhibit was on display. A bas eball game and an ~at home' at the Headmaster's house c ompleted the afternoon activities. Dinner was followed by coffee served in the Clark-Morgan reception room with faculty and Alumni in attendance. After this the visitors j cined in a discussion, "The Things I Learned at Cardigan That Have Been of Most Value to Me." This was m oderated by Mr. Wakely and proved to be most interesting and informative. The boys then adjourned to the Headmaster's hous e for the Alumni meeting where the followin g slate of officers was elected : Preside nt, Bruce Murray '54; Vice president, Maurice Blomer th, Jr. '56 and Secr etary, Bill Smith, Jr. '61. Mr. Hinman entertained the Aiumni at his home on Canaan Street, Sunday morning. The afternoon program included a softball game, faculty and alumni vs CMS students which was a highlight of the weekend. Because the alumni kept the official records it was difficult to determine an accurate score . They finally did admit losing a squeeker to their younger opponents. This was followed by an outdoor .band conc ert presented by the combined bands of Cardigan, Canaan and Enfield under the direction of Mr. Odell.
The Sky Way up in the sky Is where the heavens lie . High up in the sky blue It is a bird's eye view But what's beyond the blue? Could it be golden dew? Ro.und St. Peter surrounds On the cloud's swirling mounds? Perhaps it is a river Flowing in streams silver Heading nowhere with care For Nowhere is out there. Oh when , I ask, might I h ave a lone chance to spy On such a p1acid sky So -b lue, so near, so high? Could it be my Ch ance when I die? If it is so Oh, let me go! Edward Rossmore '64