CARDIGAN CHRONICLE VOL. 13, NO. 4
CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL, CANAAN, N. H.
CMS Chapel Dedicated As School Year Opens Dedica,tion of the new chapel at the Cardigan Mlountain Sohool was held on October 3 be.for,e a large gathering of parents, friends and well-wishers as school officials conducted ceremonies dedicating the new colonial chapel. At 7:30 :after an organ pr,e lude by special guest organist George Butler, Jr., the first services were held in the new building. Mr. Norman C. Wakely, headmaster, was ass,isted in the service by Rev. Arthur G. Broadhurst, school chaplain, Mr. H:arold P. Hinman, president of the board of trustees, and Dr. Arland A. Dirlam, college and church architect and former president of the Church Architectural Guild of America. Student assistants were Walton Harman, school leader, and Mo-rgan Douglas, president of the Student Council.
The 250,seat chapel is one of a series of buildings planned for the 270-acre campus in the school's long.range pro·gram. Chapel Highlights
- Both before and after the dedioation service, ,g roups of interested pe·rsons were guided through the cihap,e l in order to see the many features of the building. The basement floor is composed of a large conference room, a chaplain's office, four music practice rooms, an art room, a kitchenette, rest rooms, and a band and chorus room which has been constnwted with special considerntions making it a Civil Defense shelter if necessary. The conference room, called the Hopkins Room, is dedicated to Robert C. Ho,pkins, a charter trustee of the school. , The bronze plaque on one of the birch-p•a neled walls reads: "ln affectionate rememberance of Robert C. Hopkins, November .24, (Continued on page 4)
NOVEMBER, 1963
Wakely Elected New Headmaster No'l'man C. Wake,ly was elected to the post of Headmaster of Cardig~n Mountain School, according to an announcement made early 1n the school year by President Harold P. Hinman. Mr. Wakely, a g.,raduate of the Universi,t y of Maine, received his Master's Degree in Education Administration at Columbia University in 1955. He a,lso did work there on his Doctor's Degree. He succeeds Mr. Roland W. Burbank, who resigned from the staff in September.
Douglas Chosen Senior President Morgan (Drex) Douglas is the newly elected p,r esident of the senio·r class this year. Also at Tecent voting by the dass, the ninth graders chose Mr. Yaggy for their senior advisor. Before coming to Cardigan, Drex was the secretary of his seventh grade class. Arrivfog on campus in 1962, he was elected a floor leader and this year is dorm leader of Brnwster Hall and p,r esident of the Student Council. He was active in sports and was a co-capbain on the football team ' this season.
Students Vote Council Officers
"A Thing of Beauty. . .''
Earlie'l' this year, the Student Council elected its officers for 19631964. Elected was Drex Douglas ,as president, Edward Rossmoore as secretary, and Sheldon Lathrop as treasurer. The p•r esident's jo,b on the Council is to ,r un the weekly meetings, and to carry out certain dele,g ated dwties for the Student Council. The job •Of bhe secretary is to take the minutes at each meeting, ;md have them posted. He may also have other duties to help the Student Council. The treasurer keeps an account of how much money has been taken out of or put into the Ca·r digan Chest. H) also makes out the ,budget for 'the Student Council and does various other jobs to help the p,r esident and secreta-ry.