Chronicle (August, 1963)

· CARDIGAN CHRONICLE August 1963

Summer School Edition

Preview: The Clown's Play The Clown's Play, written , by William Shakespeare as part of his longer play Midsummer Night's Dream, will be performed by the CMS StI'latford Society on August 23. Managed by Peter Atwo·o d . and directed by Mrs. German, the cast includes Steve Gikas as Bottom the Weaver and Pyramus, Bill Hayward as Flute the bellowsmender and Thisbie, and Di,ck Davidson as Peter Quince. Tim Treadway, Jack Foster, and Bob Trottier play the Moon, the Lion, and the W.all, respectively.

This excerpt is based on the old legend of two lovers, Pyramus and Thisbie. The fumbling re-enactment by the rustic amateurs provides much comedy.

-Peter Atwood

Mr. Hinman Lays Corner Stone for New Chapel.

How to Study S~ccess:fully Summer School

Academics

Summer school started off with a big bang. All but four boys showed up on Sunday the 29th.

Of those four, only two boys did come, Robert Koch and Jim Reswick. The other two "unmentionables" decided to cancel out.

Here at Cardigan Mountain School we not only play in the summer, but we learn also.

Our co-ed summer boarders were not as plentiful as the boys had hoped, but we were blessed with one, Nancy Renehan. Quite a few winte;_· school boys came back to spend the summer with their beloved school.

Some of the boys came from far away places, such as Pueblo, Color.ado, New Orleans, and Montreal, Canada.

I think that this year will be most successful · under the leadership of Mr. Yaggy. Cardigan is happy to se e you here, and hopes you enjoy your summer.

-Robert Koch

In English class we sharpen one of our most useful tool subjects.

We study the different parts of the English language and learn to know it more completely.

In mathematics class we up our math wherever it come dull. If our math n eed sharpening, we learn pects of it. For example, and geometry are taught.

freshen has bedoesn't new asalgebra

Controlled Reading tops off our program. We read from 100 words to 350, words a minute, according to our ability.

Although we keep a stiff academic course here at Cardigan, there is still time for play and rest.

- Mark Devine

On Tuesday, July 9th, Mr. Yaggy showed every study hall three film strips dealing with how to study.

The first told us where to study.

A quiet secluded place is best. It . must also be comfortable.

The next point made was to study at the s•a me time each day.

Always use notes and keep notepaper handy.

The third film talked about study habits. Study for an hour, then rest for five minutes. Treat yourself! If you get all your homework done and correct, buy a candy bar or soda.

Then Mr. Yaggy gave us a paper that listed the "Seven Keys to Success" which are: (1) use an assignment book; (2) start promptly; (3) study under good study conditions; (4) pace yourself; (5) take pride in your work; (6) when in doubt, look it up; and (7) always concentrate on what you are doing.

-Steve Cahill

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Television Commercials Television ,c ommercials have become a common pet peeve with hundreds of people. And no wonder, for lately we see more and more commercials and less and less program. Just as you get really interested in .a good thriller or it comes to a suspense-filled part you always hear that fateful phrase, "And now ,a word from this week's sponsor." Then you sit through several minutes of earthshaking news such as "My group had twenty-one per cent fewer cavities with Crest," or, "Newer Yuban has aged coffee beans."

And just when you have settled down with a snack they always manage to come on with a stomach-turning message which shows a hay fever victim with swollen, watery eyes., runny ,nose and a completely miser.able look on his face. (Meanwhile he is complaining, "Oh, my sinuses.") And you suddenly find you have lost your appetite. Or they might choose that certain moment to show you what your sink d~ain looks like when it has become clogged up with hair, dirt, grease, and other things which make you feel positively sick.

But that's not all - sometimes you wonder about the imagination of the people who write these commercials. The claims they make about their products are sometimes fantastic. First they start out with the same old formula, but they give it a catchy new name. Then a few months later when it has started to die down they "add something new" ,and say that their product is now newer, more improved and better than any of the other leading brands. Then the war begins.. Each one comes out with a new ,c arton or container and newer .advertising. The list is endless.

All I can say is that I hope commercials never invade the movies.

-Nancy Renehan

My Boat Race On July 17, 1963, I lost a race.

It was a rowboat race and Mr. Bigelow was in charge. I raced against Tracy Green. The race we,n t from the dock around sailboat number four. When Mr. Bigelow said, "Go!" Tracy took off.

I lost.

-Warren Carroll

Cardigan Chronicle

Houdini

Teachers! Good or Bad!

HOUDINI, by William Gresham, is the story of the son of a Jewish rabbi, Rabbi Weiss. It took plac·e in Europe a!ld the United States, during the vaudeville era and after.

The characters · were Erich Weiss, who took the name Harry Houdini ; The-adore (Dash) Weiss, his brother, who looked very much like Erich and enjoyed tying him up when they were young; Bess, Houdini's wife, who was blond and slim; Collins, who was Houdini's engineer, mechanic, and close friend.

When Houdini performed in England, he went t o Scotland Y,a rd and had handcuffs put on him.

Houdini demanded that handcuffs b e used . He was cuffed to a pillar. The attendant said, "Let's leave him here for s,ome time; in an hour we 'll come hack and release this young Samson from the pillar of the Phillistines." " If you're going back to the office, I'll go with you," Harry Houdini smiled and handed him the handcuffs.

I like this book very much and I would say that it was exciting and adventurous. I would like to recommend it to anyone who like escapes. and magic .

-Bobby Levine

The thing that I don't like about teachers is their willingness t o talk. If a person should start a small conversation on the topic of underdeveloped countries, you could spend the rest of the period talking about mental illness . · You could give a teacher an inch of rope and he would hang himself.

This waste of time gives boys time to finish homework that is due next period. Sometimes there are some iinte•r esting facts brought into the open, but they don't concern what you are supposed to be learning. I will give you an example.

Let's say that someone had a problem about the word "cabin".

Very soon the teacher would cut in. "You know it's a funny thing.

About .a year ago, I went to my Uncle Fred's cabin in upper New York State. He was hunting for bear at the time ,and he invited me to ,c ome along. We had gone about one hundred yards off the road when we saw a big black bear lumbering .along. I was pretty nervous, but it was over in a second. Freddy shot it dead almost as soon as I saw it."

This is what I mean. It is not that I have anything against teachers, but I don't think that it's fair to the pupil.

There are some things I don't like about help in class. The extent of the teacher's willingness to help is given with the words, "See me after lunch . I don't want to waste class time." Most of the actual help is given on the student's free time.

These are things that I don't like about teachers. I wish that teachers wouldn't do this . I thi~k that education could be a lot better in this country.

-Gary Mascitis

Four Plus Two is Six Our two newly comp,l eted tennis courts were finished almo,s,t a week ago. On one you c,a n p,lay basket'balil, as backboards are in place. Because of the extreme heat we cannot play tennis or basketball just y.e.t. Tihe new courts ,ar e still very soft and it will take a while •b efore the green aspihalt hardens on them.

The d',our -o ther courts will be resurfaced later in the summr and aH s:ix courts will soon be in ideal shape for the Cardigan tennis meets.

Wa,Jiter Page

Rudder The rudder of a sailboat is made of wood and plastic. It helps steer the bo.at. If there wasn't any rudder the boat wouldn't steer; it is pretty important. The rudder weighs about eight pounds. The height is about a foot • and a half.

-Richard Lawson

Campcraft In campcraft we learn how to build simple fires just out of wood.

We learn how to mark trails with twigs and axe blazes. We learn how to use a compass. We learn how to pack our pack and , roll our sleeping bag. After we pass all this, we ,c an go on an overnight trip .

Cardigan Chronicle

The Way to a Girl's Heart The way to a girl's heart is a long, bumpy road. It has many barriers across it. The largest ones are the ,competition, changing of your ways, and trying to figure your girl out.

To be important to your girl you have to be better than her hero.

If her hero is a football star, then you will have to learn to be good in football also. You do not have to be the best in the game, but if you can get the girl to notice you, you have made the first big step to romance.

Once the girl decides she likes you, you have to _keep it that way.

If she takes you home to meet her parents, you must become "Mr. ManneTs." You have to be as polite as you would be if you were meeting the President of the U.S. If you take her out on a date, don't talk to her as you would to one of your buddies. REMEMBER, she is a delicate piece of machinery; don't abuse her.

After a date, when you are walking your girl up to the door, you have t,o try to figure out if she would accept a kiss after the first date, so you must try to think back to the date, and see if she was acting the way a girl would if she wanted a good-bye kiss. This isn't too hard, and most of the time you can figure the right answer.

If you follow the ways listed here, you will have the girl in the palm 0£ your hand.

-Robert Koch

Capture the Flag On Thursday, July 25, the bo,y s that had been here for a summer school before went off to Hanover to a movie, and the rest of us played Capture the Flag. We played on the point below the tennis courts. The middle boundary was the path along the edge of the lake. We hid the flags halfway down this lake path. It was very hard to capture the flags because they were well-guarded. The woods gave you plenty of places to stalk your prey.

The final score was close. They figured it out by counting the prisoners. It was a lot of fun, and I hope we play it again.

-G. Gardiner MacLeay

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My Kite

Kon -Tiki

The first year I was at Cardigan I had my kite with me. I was . waiting for a windy day to fly my kite. After .a week a big gusty wind came. I took out my kite, tied the string on, and got it up in the air. Then a really strong wind came and broke the kite to pieces. Down .it came slowly and la,nd ed on the ground ; two of the sticks we. e broken. I did not have any more rods so I sent home for some more . A week later they were here, and I put them in my kite. That day the wind was blowing hard, so I got my kite out.

My roommate wanted to fly it, and I let him. He put the string between his legs and it came off.

Up went the kite and started for the trees. I tried to run after it, but the string rose higher, and then it got caught in the trees. I could not get it because it was time for dinner. The next day after activities, I went under the trees to find the kite string. There were some boys with me. They climbed up the tree and got the string. The kite was too high to reach. We got the string untangled from the trees. I pulled on the stri,ng, and my kite was flying again.

-Steve Cahill

I have just read a se.a .adventure story by Thor Heyerdahl, named Kon-Tiki. This is the true story of six men who, built a raft out of balsa wood and sailed it from Peru to the South Sea Islands. They called the raft Kon-Tiki.

They started .across the ocean in the raft. They caught fish to eat and they caught sharks with thei;, bare hands. They sighted land after 93 days, but the wind carried them out to sea a.gain. After four weeks they sighted an island.

There were reefs which they tried to avoid, but they could not; so they crashed into them. They took the radio with them and signaled for help. Help came, and they were brought home safely.

-Steve Cahill

Epicurean's Delight One Wednesday night out of the doors •o n the first .and second floors of Brewste,r Hall came hungry faces.

At 8:30 we had a dorm -p arty down in our common room. The admirnl's servant prepared seven delicious ,pizza pies with the assistance of Mrs. Ge-r man, Mrs. Rouillard, ,and Mrs. Aldrich.

Along with our delicious pizza we had HawaH.an Punch. The disp,lay itself came .all the way from France (.the Bigelow's Bung,alow), and the dr.inks strai~ht fr.om Hawaii (E.g gleston'·s Store) .

Monsieur Resrwick played some f,abul:ous French music for us on ,t he piano. We also had some visitors with good noses too! Wouldn't you know it, F·o ster was there standing in line for some pizza.

We had a good time!

Allen Thomas

The Bridges at Toko-ri The Bridges at Toko-Ri is James A. Mkhener's exciting novel of the jet planes, their pilots, and the great carriers that launched them toward Korea. It told how they first went and took pictures of the bridges. They looked at the pictures and decided where they would bomb the bridges.

There was a man who brought the planes in. They called him Beer Barrel. He was the best they had. He could bring in a plane in trouble and almost out of gas.

One time a plane low on gas was coming in. Its approach was too high, but it had to- come in. So Beer Barrel said to come in and it just made it.

I liked it very much bec,ause it told a lot about planes.

Bob Bazely

Special Treat Wednesday morning all students who had been to a Cardigan summer school before were told they could attend a movie in Hanover, so most of the old hands signed up. We traveled by bus with Mr. Y aggy and Mr. German, and got off at the new Hopkins Center of Dartmouth. Our group became lost going through the huge building.

Then we found a door that led out. We hurried to the theat~r, bought our tickets, .and joined John Wayne in the South Pacific.

Everybody had a good time.

-Jock Pearson.

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Cardigan Chronicle

Do Things On Impulse

Our New Rifle Range

Today we tend to plan out every'thing we want to do, and it often gets a little monotonous after a while . Now, don't take me wrong.

I do not mean that planning is bad, but sometimes. we overdo it just a little bit. If we go out on a trip we always seem to make a schedule and map out our time.

From ther2 on in, it's rush, rush, rush to keep up and be where we are supposed to be at the given time. Sometimes it's fun just to take off and do something without plaruning it all out ahead of time.

Sometimes you should take a whole day or even just an afternoon and do nothing but wander around. Do things you have been wanting to do, see things and people you have been wanting to see.

But don't plan. Do it ,all on an impulse. If you feel the urge to dean - do it while you feel like it. Or if you are washing dishes and you suddenly feel like eating a spoonful of soapsuds, go ahead. Try it. Who, knows, you may even end up liking it. That's the fun of it - you never know how things will tU11I1 out. You often get more pleasure and satisfaction out of it than if you had planned for a week.

Many times you are not fully prepared - but who cares? S·o have fun and be impulsive (but not too impulsive - please).

-Nancy Renehan

Near the end of this year's winter school, the people here at C.M.S . decided that a new rifle range and shack were necessary.

So they began. work on it, and it looks like a wonderful building. It has a range of fifty feet from the front of the shack to the target frames . This shack is longer and better than the old shack.

The targets fit into an aluminum frame and are sent to the fiftyfoot mark pulleys, two targets to each pulley. On the walls of the rifle shack there are charts naming all the parts of all the types of .22 caliber rifles. This shack is new and we here at Cardigan hope that it will be of good use to Cardigan students in the years to come.

-Louis Skinner

Lost River On our trip we went -to Lost River. . It is a place o,f natural beauty, containing many under•g.round caverns and streams for people ito explore.

Just s 0 peo·p le won't get lost they supply them with guides.

When we arrived there we had a · short wait for a guide. Our firsrt; stop was the Hall of Ships which contained many rocks that formed bows or bo,trt:oms of boats. Some o.f the other t hings that.; we saw we,r e the Pit of the Lemon Squeezer, the Devil's Kitohen, and others. 1,t took about two and ·o ne-half hourn to go ,1)hr:0ugih it.

On our way back home we stopped ,at a roadside picnic area ·t o cook hot dogs and hamburgs. We had seconds in everyrtJhing and then came home.

It was an enjoyable tri•p with many things to see.

Gary MascLtis 1

Clouds Clouds are large white mist formations in the air. Some are white, others are gray. The white ones are all mist, but the gray ones carry rain. Some of the clouds form weird formations, and it is fun to look at them and use your imagination. Someitimes they can make an outline of a horse and rider.

If you use your imagination, you can have races with the clouds.

Clouds can also be trobulesome.

At an airport if there are too many clouds, it is very hard for the pilot to keep his eye on the runway, therefore getting off course when he gets into the air.

-Gary Crimi

Spider Webs The threads of a spider web are a person's life; once they are woven into shape, they cannot be changed. The flies, or the people, can very easily get caught in these webs and find themselves in a very bad spot, not able to get out of the web to change their lives. They are trapped once they are in the web and their lives are ruined.

Some people don't get caught in the webs, so they can ,change their lives as much as they want to.

Some flies, or the people, are just a little smarter than others and are not pulled into these traps made by the spiders, or in this case, the people around this person.

-Louis · Skinner.

To the Top of New England Our rugged group of woodland campers left Cardigan at 2:30 on Saturday, July 6, with Mr. Aldrich and Mr. and Mrs. Rich. For a good three and half hours we tr.aveled, looking at New Hampshire;s scenic beauty. We traveled by way of North Conway and arrived at :Colly Copp Camp Grounds at 6d0.

This desination was necessary because of the dry woods and the fire law in that area. This spoiled our plans for camping along the trail.

For supper we had dehydrated foods. Chicken noodle soup, Spanish ric e, hot biscuits, beef stew, and vanilla frappes, which was enough to fill us to the brim.

Everybody was up at about six the next morning. We ate a breakfast of eggs, chkken noodle soup, and fruit punch. The whole lot of us, which totaled 13, pitched in and cleaned the dishes and got ready to break camp.

At 9:30 we checked out of Dolly Copp Camp Grounds and were on our way to climb Mt. Washington.

We arrived at the Applachian Mountain Club hut .at 9:30. Here we bought candy and other supplies for our hike into Tuckerman's Ravine.

It took us about four hours to reach the summit. Here we were given a dollar each to buy lunch.

We saw the Gog Railway with the new metal cars instead of the old flimsy ones.

On the way down we hiked tlie the Lion's Head Trail and it began to rain. Mud ! Everybody was saturated from the knees down.

Everybody was down by 4:25 and we were on our way home ten minutes later.

On the trip home we ate· peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on the K,angamagus Highway. Our group of rugged woodland hikers was now a group of people completely ready for bed.

-Miller Kr,a uss

Swimming C a rd i g a n Mountain School's strong swimming team ran away from Camp Crescent July, 31, winning the 13-year-old and under meet, 31 - 3, and the 15-year-old and under contest, 26 - 8.