CARDIGAN CHRONICLE VOL. 13 NO. 5
CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL, CANAAN, N. H.
New Counci.l Formed For Chapel Planning A Religious Activities Council, consisting of eight students of sever.al denominations and the school cha,plain, has recently been formed on campus. The Council meets to discuss the facilities of the Cha.pel and to determine the best uses to which the building can be ,p ut. The establishment of a chapel library •c ontaining ·r ecords, tape recordings .and books is .a major project now underway for the group. Peter Atwood, '64, is chairman o,f the Council and James Niedringhaus, also a senior, .is s·e cretary. Anthony Gerard, Malcolm Rotch, Cal O'Keefe, Charles Shriner, Edward Rossmore and Craig Rabinowitz are also on the Council. The ,g roup meets every two weeks with Mr. Broadhurst, school Chapilain.
Boys Learn Skills In New Shop Course This year Cardigan has added another program to its schedu1e. This program is called wood shop and is instructed by Mr. Nyhus. Here boys learn how to work with wood and tools. Every boy particii:,ating makes at least one project. Some of these projects already underway are bookshelves, s,p,oon racks, and treasure chests . For the sixth and seventh graders, this p•r ogram, which is held two p,eriods a week, is compulsory. The eighth gn:de boys have their choice of taking shop or going to a sup ervised study hall. The ninth graders do not hwe a chance to pariticipate in this p r og:·a m because they need the time .for study. They, however, may go to the sh : p on free afternoo ns as well as · any 0 '.her boys who would lil~e to go. So far, no plans for expansion have been announced but, up to now, this pro grau has been a great success and we all hope that it will remain at Cardigan in the years to come. Fran Mayo, '65
DECEMBER, 1963
Christmas Service Combined With First Choral _Program A Christmas. Concert and Chapel service will be held on Tuesday, Decer..1ber 17, the night before students le.ave for the Christmas holidays. The Chapel Concert Choir will offer a program o.f traditional Christmas
Fall Awards Given In Annual Asse1nbly The annual fall awards assembly was held on December 6 to recognize outstanding achievements made by students during the course of their fall activities. Each activity head spoke briefly on the work his group had accomplished during the fall and then presented letters or certificates of merit to those qualified. Tino Langfeld, '64, received the "Most Valuable Player" a-w ard from Mr. Yaggy, football coach. Other pfayers received letters from Mr. Yaggy and his assistant coach, Mr. Babcock. (Continued on page 2)
songs during a service conducted by Rev. Broadhurst. The service will feature a reading of the Christmas story .and congregational singing. The a1oir will wear new robes f,or the first time . Selections the choir has been rehearsing include "What Child is This?" "Chr,ist was Born on Christmas Day", and a Fred Waring arrangement of "The Night before Christmas." Soloist will be Jack Foster, '65. lnYited guests from Canaan and the area will attend the servtce. The Chapel Choir also presented a program on Sunday night at the Canaan Methodist Church in their Christmas service.
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In p,reparatii0n for their first official performance, the choir members met regularly to rehearse and rehearse and rehearse.
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Romance On The Ski Slopes
Student Council officers for 1963-64: (l-r) Edward Rossmore, secretary; Drex Douglas, p,r esident, and Shelly Lathrop, treasurer.
Campus Coin Hounds Check Pocket Money Did you ever stop to think that coins tell our history? An old coin might be one taken in a bank r,obbery or perhaps a senator could have had it in his small change. ,Do you know that :a coin you have in your pocket right now could have seen the battlefields of Europe in a GI's pocket? To collect coins as a hobby, you should have a magnifying glass and tweezers. Two common coins that you can collect are Buffalo nickles and Liberty Standing quarters . A Liberty Standing quarter has a picture of a woman wearing a cloak (rep-resenting liberty) on the front and a flying eagle on the back. Both of these coins might be valuable if they have the date on ohem. There are six ways of grading coins. To be classed as Fair, a coin has enough design to be clear but shows a lot of wear; Good means all of: the coin must be clear and the date must be legible. V_e ry Good means the features are clear, better than good but not fine. A Fine coin shows little wear. Very Fine sho,ws less wear than fine and the features are sharp and clear. Extra Fine coins have fea-
Limerick A man from Duluth said, "Why can 't I sit in my lap if I try?" He turned round and round '-till he fell to the gr,o und and finally gave u,p ,w ith a sigh. Allan Hirsh, '65
Hockey Team Plans Busy Game Schedule This year hockey has twenty-two rr.embers on the team and it looks like we will have a good team this season if we practice a lot. We have about eight games scheduled. Right now we are running, which will build up our leg muscles and better wind. We are also taking shots and practicing slap shots and lifts. This year our two goalies are Steve Reilly and Phil Simonds. Bruce Hartnett, '64 tures which are very shar,p and show very little wear at all. You can buy books explaining all this in more deta,i l at any coin shop and sometimes in dime stores and magazine stands. If you want to start collecting coins, ·perhaps we should start a club on campus. If enough people are interested, we might be a'Jle to do something about it. Robert Levine, '67
Once, while skiing witl1 a friend o.f mine, we discovered groups of girls in ski classes go,i ng down the slopes beside us. We started down the mountain a nd I think my friend was think- . ing of the same thing I was, because · he was skiing directly rfor the groups of girls. When we arrived near the girls,, we both stopped and looked them over. My friend spotted a girl who had fallen in the deep powder. He started toward her without looking at her closer. I thought he was going to collide into her, but instead he stopped just before her skiis. For a moment I could not see the girl or my friend. All the snow he had scooped u,p, had covered them both. When the snow cleared, "she" was still covered from head to foot. My friend gallantly offered his he1p a,nd a masculine voice replied, "Thanks, but no, thanks!" and a fallen sk,i cap showed a crew cut. We decided we wouldn't bother any more "girls" that day. Allan Hirsh, '65
Awards (Continued from p.age 1) Riflery marksmen were awarded Ifational Riflery Association certificates by Mr. Linn. Masters speaking during the assembly were Mr. Hulburt for campus improvement; Mr. Yag,gy, football; Mr. Brayman, forestry; Mr. Shelton, ski imp·r ovement; Mr. Hazen, touch football; Mr. Cutting, tennis; Mr. Wood, waterfront; and Mr. Linn, riflery. Bruce Hartnett, '64, was master of ceremonies.
Cardigan Chronicle ADVISOR Mrs. Shelton REPORTERS Peter Atwood, Bruce Hartnett, Allan Hirsh, Robert Levine, Fran Mayo, Stuart Sanger, Louis Skinner, 1David Smith, Jorg Moser. PHOTOGRAPHY James Reswick, Andy Knitzer
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Cultural Exchange Club Presents Bigger and Better Program Cardigan's Travel Club of the past has been consolidated this year with four other area schools to form a new group entitled the Cultural Exchange Clutb. The ,o ther. four schools participating are St. Mary's in-the~fountains, Holderness School, Fay School, and Kimball Union Academy.
The Rogue Elephant H ha,p pened that during summer vacation, Charlie and I were appointed to hunt do,w n a ro,g ue elephant. The appointment was made by Harry Gillmore, a game warden, who supplied us with a jeep truck, two Africans, and food and camping equipment. We sta!I'ted off on a 200 mile trip at night when everyone was asleep and hundreds of animail sounds could -b e heard from miles around. At dawn we packed and went the rest of the way. A,r ound noon, we arrived at a peacc,efu1ly flowing river and on the -othe!I' side we wiatched a pair of leopards . drinking and suning themselves happily. While we were look!ing at the colorful fish, birds, and little snakes, I heard a wild roar. T,r ees we-r e falling and the sudden crack -o f bushes made all the animals run under theur she1te,r s. For a brief moment, there was silence -in the bright jungle. Cha,rlie
The purp ose of the Cultural Ex,change Club is to present to the members the different cultures of the many European countries. This is done by means of movies and guest speakers, who will usually be a student fro-u the foreign country being discussed. Officers will be elected to the two positions of president and treasurer. Club membership is open to anyone having a·n ything to do wilih the school, including p,arents, brothers, sisters, students and faculty . For the boys at Cardigan who would like to join, they may get additional inrformation and membership cards fr,om Mr. Linn. For those new boys who don't know about it, there will be a spring skiing trip iin France during Spring vacation. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR THE TRIP MUST BE IN BY JANUARY 15 !
Tino _Lan:gfeld holds the trophy he was awarded for the foo_tball season's "Most Valuable Player" as he receives congratulations from Coach Yaggy.
Stwart Sanger, '64
got his ri.fle, and while the Africans ran for their lives, I got hold of a strong vine and s,w ung in front of the charging elephant. With madness and fury, he chased me to the edge of the cliff where he went over and down. J org Moser '65
Ski Team Ready For Wins in '64 The Ski Team for '63-64 looks quite promising in many ways. Six boys who were on the ,t eam fast year are returning and there are numerous new boys who are tDying out. Our first meet is here against Holderness School on January 22. This will be in Nordic events and should be good. We have two new ,coaches this year. Mr. Hulbert will be coaching Alpine events and Mr. Nyhus will direct p,r actice for Nordic competition. We'll hope for ,good skiing and wis:h the team good luck in '64! Peter Atwood, '64 Sports Editor
Did You Notice ...
Mount Clark-Morgan really got a workout as skiers old and new go,t out to stretch the leg musc,l es in anticipation of the really big sno,ws to come. Shown here are Duncan Harper, Cal O'Keefe, Henry Fairlie, Phil Simonds and others unidle ntifiable by stance alone.
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anyone skiing in back of ClarkMorgan in the dead of ,n ight . . . who has a new station wagon ... who's on the chi1d care staff no,w . . . who eats the most ice or,e am in the dining room .. who Mr. Broadhl.llrst was referring to last Sunday in Chapel . . . who, got a haircut . . . which dorm leader got on AC . .. the return of the fly . .. peanuts in the breakfast cereal . . . which science teacher gives the most homework . . . how clean our dinin,g room chairs are now . .. which dorm leader works ,w ith Christmas trees in his pajamas?
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Alumni News N-o tes CLASS OF '63 Thomas Gignoux :is attending Procto-r Academy in Andover, N. H. He and one Olf his classmates came to visit. Gregg Hack, who also graduated fr.om Cardigan last J-une, was with him. L. William Luria is .attending KUA this year, and stop;; -in ,to visit with us from time to time. He also visits with his brother, Alex, who is a student at Oardigan. Gregory Hine stopped in for a slmrt visit on .c ampus this fall during the .football game between Proctor .-\ cademy .and Cardigan. We enjoyed chatting .about Lighthouse No. 64 :-md various approaches to it. Attention: Terry Thompson!
OLASS OF '61 J.oseph Rafferty was the recipient of the 1963 Edward Kimball Award at Vermont Academy in the Wildcats' Annual Fall Sports Banquet. The a,w ard ,is presented to that member of the Varsity Squad who displays the qualities of spirit and sportsmanship that exemp.Jify football in America. OLASS OF '59 David Moore worked on Lake Winnipesaukee this summer and is attending Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. CLASS OF '56 M;aurice Blomerth, Jr., (Buster) spent several days in this vicinity
hunting with his .friend Dick Clancy and made the Clancy home his headquarters. Regardless of any rumors, it is said that neither Buster nor Dick Clancy had any -luck. CLJ~SS OF '52 Lt. Warren D. Huse is currently information officer of the 173rd Air})orne D-rigade (Separate) on Okinawa . Summer School Faculty George Reed visited campus U,Js fall and was very much impressed 'by the ibeauty •of the Chapel. He enjoyed visiting with the students on campus, and the boys, as always, enjoyed Mr. Reed. He has been a Summer School Master here at Cardigan for several · years. A stitch in time saves two in the bu.sh.
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