CARDIGAN CHRONICLE VOL. 13
NO, 9
CARDIGAN 1"IOUNTAIN SCHOOL, CANAAN, N. H.
New Class Schedule Proposed For Next Year's Winter School A new diaily schedule for the 1964-65 winter school has been pr,oposed1 by Mr. Bradford Yaggy, director of studies. Classes will be held on five days a week, with seven dass periods a day, one .period after lunch. On Wednesday, aill seven periods . will be held in the morning. Saturday mornings will be devoted to •clubs, choir practice, music lessons, art groups, special hobby sessions, and a study hall for those not participating in any of these.
CMS Choir Wins Second Prize Award Cardigan Mountain School's Choir brought back laurels from a talenit c,ompetiti:on sponsored by the Mascoma Valley Regional High School on May 13th. Second prize winners, the boys, under the direction of Mr. Smith, appeared first on a long program of contestants. Their selections were "Go dlown, Moses,'' ,a nd "What A Day This Has Been,'' from "Brigadoon." Though beaten out for first place by a square dance te,am, the boys felt second-place honors wer:e adequate ,a nd graciously turned their winners' check back into the Mascoma School's fund for Dollars for SchoLars.
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English wm be offered for seven pertods during the week; two of these sesstons will be devo,t ed to literature and five will stress composition, grammar, and spelling. Seventh grade English will emphasize sections of introduction to literature catego.r ies; eighth grade will feature American literature stress, and ninth grade will cover a basic curriculum of English and! world liter.ature. Science for the eighth -grade will be given on five days inste,a d of the present three . Able students will be offered an introduction to Conversational French at grades six and seven. Latin wm be offered to those qualified in the eighth and ninth gnades. SentO'rs will have .a required course in Religious Education three times a week.
43 Seniors Join CMS Alumni Forces Plans for almost all members of the '64 graduating class have been amwunced by He.admas:ter Wakely -and include the following seniors and the schools they will attend in the fall: Alva B. Adams, Jr., Worcester Academy; Peter M. Atwood, Deerfield Academy; David M. Bishop, Phelps School; John G. Bronos, II, •(Continued on page 8.)
JUNE, 1964
Headmaster Tackles Spelling Twenty-three boys who tested below grade level on the Morrison-McCall spelling test were selected to participate in a spelling workshop. A ,g roup of alphabet patterns built around terminal route sounds has been the text of the course. This text has been developed by Mr. Warren Johnson, handwriting specialist from Peterborough, N. H., Mr. Charles Drake, Staff Psychologist for the Wayland, Massachusetts Public SC;'hool System and Mrs. Buchan, Head of the Language Training Department of the Adolescent Unit of Children's Hospital, Boston. They have joined for,ces to help improve reading, spelling and handwriting by using the Johnson-Handwriting Alphabet Patterns. Twenty minutes, four times a week was spent on the patterns. Another form, of the .Morrison-McCall spelling test was administered after fifteen meetings-twenty of the ,boys who completed the course took the test. The median gain was four months. Four students showed more than a year's -g rowth.
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Good Luck, Mr. and Mrs. Wood! This year was Mr. and Mrs. Wood's last year at Oardig,an Mountain School. Next year he will be teaching at Coforado Academy, just twelve miles foom Denver. There he will be the head of the mathematics dep,a rtment fo.r grades 1-12. He will also teach Algebra 11, geometry, and trigonometry. He will coach freshman football, skiing, and v,a rsity baseball. I'm sure the whole student body feels as I do, ,and we .a re very sorry to see Mr. and Mrs. Wood', and Tommy and Danny, leave our campus . The Chr,onicle staff dedicates this last issue of the school year to them in thanks for their years of faithfulness and friendship . Robert Koch, '64 Editor
FROM THE HEADMASTER'S DESK: During the first meeting of the school in September our thoughts wer e focused on "the ye,a r iahe.ad" and now it's appropriate to take the time to review what has really happened. School opened with 135 students; three were dismissed, two withdrew, and six new students were enrolled making a toitall in June of 136 students. Eighteen states were represented in our student body, plus C anada, Bermuda, Liberta and Central America. Thirty-eight of the senior class are enrolled in private 1;econdary schools, three are returning to public s·c hoo ls and two are undecided. In October, Mr. Parkhill, former headmaster of the Collegiate Schoo,l, Mr. Parkman, recently retired he.ad of the National Council of Independent Schools, ,and Mr. Bigelow, of the Rect o,r y School, spent ,a week evaluating CMS and I quote their concluding remarks: "The committee was very pleased to participate in this ev,aluation ,of the Cardigan Mountain School, which is entering upon an important and new phase of its service to young boys_ With the many pressures of urban society there is a distinct place f.()!r this kind of school; not only is there a place, but a real need for this type of institution. "All the members of the committee, not only have enjoyed the association, but will be glad to continue t o advise ,and help the p·r esent administriati-on.''
We ,a s a s chool enjoyed the stimulati,o,n of such a group of distinguished educators on campus and cherish their friendship. We have been fortunate to have had the leadership of Mr. Walter Smith as our music consultant. Through his guidance has come a very fine chioralli group that has performed for the Canaan Methodist Church, given a concert for the Alumni and Parents' weekends, participated! and took second prize in the talent show to help raise money :for the Citizens' Schoiarsthip drive of the Mascoma Regiunal Schoo,!, and most of all, the group· has brought be.autiful and inspirational music to our chapel services. Parents' Weekend was re-activated and 63 % ,of the parents of students not on weekend's were represented. An enjoyable time of skiing, skating and just plain talking was had by .a ll.
Cardigan Chronicle EDITOR - Robert Koch SPORTS EDITOR - Peter Atwood PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Jam.es Reswick REPORTERS - Craig Rabinowitz, Jeffrey Wood, Michael Clancy. ADVISOR: Mrs. Shelton
Alumni Weekend found us with over 30 alumni on c,ampus-thirteen of whom were from last year's griaduating class. The Eighth Annual Fund, under the direction ,of Mrs . Samuel Bigelow, has earned to date $21,472.08. Many thanks go ~o everyone. Sixtythree of the current 133 p,arents ,hJave contributed. We're hoping to reach c1ose to 100% before the finst of July. Under the leadership ,of Wally Harman, school leader, and Drex Douglas, president of the student council, the school government has had an extremely active and suc•C essful ye.ar. By means of cake sales, steak dinner raffles, judging when the ice would go out, w,ashing cars, and the pro.fits from the milk machine, the students earned over $500.00 to meet their budget. They took Christmas baskets to seven Canaan families, donated money to the Canaan Elementary School library, Citizens DoUar,s for Scholars projects and many charity org.aniz,ations. All in all, Cardigan has had a very exciting, stimulating year, what _with the challenge of the new chapel, the fine music program, the en'r ichment of the educational pm.g ram, and the construc.tion of ,a new 21-boy dormitory, to mention just .a few items. Thanks go to all the staff and boys for their c,ontinuedl support andl never-ending energy for making this-Mrs. W1akely's and my first year as Headmaster-,a very rewarding experience.
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CMS Boys Shine as Good Citizens Good citizenship is taken seriously at Cardigan Mountain School. It's on the curriculum. The boys work at it. Through their Student Council, they make contributions to many a, good cause-national, state and local. And they have learned how to raise money in order to give it away. There are cake sales (faculty wives ma/..;c the cakes, the boys buy and consume same,) car washes and other events designed to keep the Student Council in funds. This month the boys have concentrated on local giving.
DONATIONS: Receiving Dollars For Scholars monwv is Mrs. Ruth Talb ert, Cardigan's office secretary, Ed Rossmoore (left) is handing her a check for $156, representing contributions from both faculty and students. Jack Foster's check is for $7.SO and it was the same check Jack and other members of the CMS chorus won at th~ recent Talent Show. The boys turned it back to the scholarship fund. (page courtesy of Canaan Reporter.)
CAR WASH: On a recent Saturday, a car-wash team headed by Chris Carnell (upper left) did yoeman duty on faculty cars to raise money for the Mascoma Valley's Dollars For Scholars program. With Chris on top are Drex Douglas, president of the Student Council and Bruce Hartnett. Below are Ed Rossmoore, secretary of the Student Council and John Knox. in charge of public relations.
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Waterfront Busy Throughout Season An eager crew takes to the water
this Wednesday as a sailing regatta whh Proctor Academy gets underway on Canaan Street Lake. As we go to p,ress, the captains and crews had not' been named but from a roster including Bob Bazley, Jim Resi~k, Jeff Wood, Larry Hilton, and Jorg Moser, the cha.sen sailors will battle ste,adfastly in the scheduled match be,t ween the two schoOILs on the· last school d,ay of the year. Another regatca with Pl"O>ctor was scheduled1 earlier in the season buit was postp ,med due to high winds. An active ,and large WJaJterfront group has been working out this spring under the direction of four masters . A canoeing g:roup•, led biY Mr. B11rbc ock and Mr. Hazen, and a sailing group, directed by Mr. Bigelow and Mr. Linn, sw.apped members ,a fter three weeks so that every boy w10uld get ,a chance at both sports. Other boys in the waterfront pmgram have bee:U: Ken Wynne, Ross Gettle, Ward Dixion, Bri,an Plimpton, T•on,y Otis, Mike Clancy, Drex Douglas and W,ally Harman. Also, Cart: Hartdegen, Robert Winkler, Richard Lawson, Chip Nelligan, and Alan Robertson. , Jeffrey Wood '66
Tennis Team Has Five Match Season
Wedding To Be Held In CMS Chapel
Tennis this year, fm· the first time, is a letter sport. Five matches were planned this season, and at press time, we had won one ag,airust a weak Pro·eitor team and lost two to two very strong Holderness an.d New Hampton teams. Even though we have yet to play Tilton and Kimbal:l Union Academy at this date, we had ,a good year. Mr. Gutting is our coach and Will Montgomery manager. Mr. Cutting has felt that the team has done well f.or its first year of comp etition and let's hope they can continue in future years. Peter Atwo:od Sports Editor
CardigJan Mountain School's Chapel will hold its first wedding on Sunday, June 7. Rev. Arthur G. Broadhurst, school chap,lain, will officiate at the double ring ceremony of Miss Mary!I~n Ohta, of Wailuki; Maui, Hawiaii, and Mr. David G. J,ohnson, of Canaan, ,at 2 p.m. Following the ceremony, the r;ecephon will be held in the Hopkins Room on the ground floor of the chapel. Mrs. Arthur Broadhurst wiH be organist. The bride's parents, Mr. ,a nd Mrs. James Y. Ohta, will travel from Hawaii to attend the wedding. The groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Johnson, Sr., of Canaan.
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Green Team Emerges Victor F'rom May Day of Athletics "Lights out at 9 p. m ." rounded off the roster of the active Green and White Day 1964 in Which the Green team was the victor. Fifteen events, participated in by
the entire student body, made May 25 a busy day for students and faculty 1alike . Beginning with the relay r,aces, Whic:h began at 9:30 a. m. and ending with the faculty-varsity soft-
Afternoon events included tennis, oanoeing, sai'l:ing, softball, archery, riflery, discus, shot put, the broad ,and' high jump,, and dlashes and hurdles. After a cookout at 5 p.m. and a short bre,ather, a tug,o.f-war was heid between the Green and White teams as the last competitive event. Faculty forces showed their true mettle in the well-played softball game Which saw the sun go down on a losing varsity team.
ball game, the seOiI'e for each of the two corn.peting teams was dose and ex;citing enough to add to the spectators' enjoyment as ,a brisk breeze kept the temperature down.
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SCHOOL LEADERS NAMED FOR 1964-65 William B. Watkins, III, was named to the position of School Leader for 1964-1965 at a recent investiture ceremony held after the campus election for next year's leaders. Dormitory leaders chosen by the student vote were: · Brewster HaU, John K. Milliken; Clark-Morgan Hall, David P. Johnson; French Hall, David A. Gallagher; Hinman Hall, John S. Shaner; and the new dormitory, Allan M. Hirsh, III. New dining room superintendent will be John L. Foster with Carl L. Nydegger, Frank Simonds, III , ·a nd Paul B. Fay III as his assistants. Francis T. Mayo will be the neiw Clerk of the Court; Job Foreman wHl be Sherman C. Bedford, Jr. Other positions include Public Relations director, Peter C. Gerard; Stude.nt Re•creation Director, Philip B. Simonds, III; Chaplain's a ssistant,
Kenneth Wynne, HI, and the following dormitory floor leaders: Brewster Hall 1, Peter W. EUis, 2, Hare 0. Stuart; Clark-Morgan Hall 2, Malcolm E. Rot-ch, 3, C. Wilson SuHivan; French Hall 1, Carl 0. Villanueva, 2, Wade W. Knowles; Hinman Hall 1, Peter E. Gardent, 2, John H . Pearson, Jr., and new d•ormitory, Jorg Moser. Charles S. Hall was app·ointed to the post of Classroom Superintendent, with his assistants Bartlett D. Stone, Hopkins 1, Robert H. Foley, Hopkins 2, Peter W. :Young, auditorium and Alex Luria, new classrooms. Intramural dire·c tor will be Charles Tu:. Shriner, Jr.; Monitor, Schuyler Rains; Publicity Director, David C. Smith; Librarian, William J. Drummey; Store Manager, William E. Seelye; and Safety Commissioner, William E. Hayward.
Student Council Student Council members initiated at the investiture ceremonies include the following boys: Sherman C. Bedford, Jr., Will~am J . Dummey, David A. Gallagher, Peter E. Gardent, and Allan M. Hirsh, III. Also, David P. Johnston, Francis T. Mayo, John K. Milliken, Malcolm E. Rotch, John S. Shaner and Charles M. Shriner, Jr. Phillip B. Simonds, III, C. Wilson Sullivan, and William B. Watkins, III, were also named to the 1964-65 ccuncil group.
Happiness: Happiness is knowing that you're the only one in school to have a skiing accident. Happiness is the Statler-Hilton. Happiness is an optional breakfast. Happiness is when you beat your marks home. Hap,p iness is when your roommate takes a weekend. Happiness is finding the language lab. Happiness is Columbus Avenue. Happiness is knowing .y ou're still ·eollege material. Happiness is having a hockey rink. Happiness is packaged dessert. Happiness is not getting ·d umped 'b y your date at a school function. Happiness is a ride in a Volkswagen bus. (Reprint from the Berwick Academy "Quill" by Doug Hollis, '64)
Recent photographs by our staff cameraman, Jim Reswick, show that progress is indeed being made on the new dining room addition and 21-boy dormitory overhead. Scheduled for use in the coming fall, the new construction will also add needed classroom space d,o wnstairs.
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Predictions
LIBRARY GIFT: Student Council President Drex Douglas hands over a check for $30 to President Richard Lovejoy of the Mascoma Valley' elementary schools, a contribution to the Canaan School library fund.
"America" The victor, proud and haughty in the midst of agiony, Brash and boastful, but earnest, in the zest of gratification. Its worldly ways make it the consumer, producer and seller to t'he world; A bold and brazen labnr force ready to c:onquer anything so-called unconquerable. A shrewd, uncompromising management with incentive its motivation; A system of justice bound by its electors to enforce a syllabus of equities fou,nded in the probity of mankind; A land ri.ch with golden fields of ,c rop and grain With virile, ambitiou.s men waiting to reap a bounteous harvest; Unlimited opportunity; and triumph only assessed by the utmost b elligerence and dedic,ation; ·The vict0,rs-may they be proud and haughty fu. the midst of agony, and briash and boastful, but e.arnes.t, in the zest of gratification; For they are the people who render America .. the victor. Craig Rabinowitz, '65
By Craig Rabinowitz, '65 As Leo Durocher calms his throat, A ball is grabbed by flashy Dick Groat. Henry Aaron and his slug,g ing feats. . . -a ll-star voting sheets . . . In the A. L. the 'I1wins will win, with the help of slugging Bob Allison. Earl Batty, Frank Howard, "Manager Yogi," not yet soured; Elston Howard, Juan Pizzaro, Juan Marichal and John Romaro; Tony Gonzales and Wes Covington, are the Phillies' hopes for the season to come. Ernie Banks ·a nd Billy Williams and the agile .feet of Junior Gilliams. Speaking of that how about Murry Wills, and Mickey Mantle despite his ills; Oasey Stengel and Willie Mays sit by and count the fleeting days. Jim Fregosi, Norman Cash; Jay Ward, the rookie smash; A Red Sox win with a Radatz crowning; Tremendous curing by young Al Doumas. The Senators will be short on wins; but an all-star ,b irth could be Chuck Hilton's. Roberto Clements and Jtrn Gentile Lou Apparicio, Don DrysdaleRichie Rollins at third ,w on't fail; Willie Mc.Covey will play left field; and fewer hits will Barber yield. Tommy Davis and Tony Taylor, Hank Bauer will be looking paler. Boog Powell will learn to slam the slider, and the leagues' old man will- be big Duke Snider. _ Frank Robinson will slug that baU, but off Warren Spahn not at all. And as the season passes by, and teams go out to do or die, as the pitcher curls his arm to toss, Remember this when the pressure mountsIt's the winning spirit that really counts.
To the Seniors: As our seniors receive their dip• lomas this Saturday, and leave our campus for further education, may they be blessed with health, wisdom, and the courage to, carry through on the difficult roads to come. They are always welcome back and ·we hope to hear of their continued succes:s. We will miss them all.
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Annual Fund The following is a list of contributors since our last issue went to press and is 1c1omplete up to press time. Thank you all! Mr. andl Mrs. Sherman Bedford Dr. and! Mrs Gardiner Co;x Mr and! Mrs. C. D,ana Christy Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Eustis Mr. Edward S. French Mr. and Mrs . Paul E. Gardent, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Gibbes Mr. and Mrs . Robert B. Kayser, Jr. Mrs. Doris Huds,on May Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Milliken Mr andl Mrs. Charles F. Montgomery Dr. and! Mrs. A~lan E. Robertson Dr. and Mrs . G. Wintlmop Sands Mr. Clarke Simonds Mr. and Mrs. Louis T. Skinner · Mr. andi Mrs. Chris:tpJier C. Smith Mrs. Martha C. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wynne, Jr Anonymous Donorrs
Seniors Avon Old' Farms; Christopher D. Carnell, Proctor Academy; Gardner L. Cox, Sterling School; Morg,an D. Douglas, III, Fountain Valley School Ward· W. Dunning, Mt. Hermon; Roger C. Earle, Lawrence Academy; Frederick T. F11ancis, III, St. Albans School; Anthony R. H. Gerard. Gov. Dummer Academy; Walton H. Harman, New Hampton; Bruce Hartnett, Berwick Academy; and Guy L. Johnson, North Yarmouth Academy. Frederic P : Jones, Jr., Deerfield Academy; Turner H. Jones, III, North Yarmouth Academy; John H. Knox, III, Sterling School; Roibert -G. K!och, Hebron Acad!emy; Jonathan P . LaCour, New London High School; Kostantin K. Langfeld, Milbrook School; Sheldon M. Lathrop, Proctor Academy; Gary W. J. Mascitis, Lawrence Academy; William H . May, Sterling School; William P. Montgomery, Lenox; Malcolm C. Moran, St. Mar:tin's Protestant Episcopal School; Mi!chael K. Mosher, Wayland High School and James M. Niedringhaus, Suffield Ac1ademy. W. Triacy Noonan, Storm King School; James L. Now,a:k, Jr., Gow School; H. C:aldlwell O'Keefe, undecided; Stephen D. Reilly, Gow School; Allan E. Roberts'On, Jr., Kimball Union Academy; Edward ·E. Rossmoore, Meucersbu:r,gi A.ca" d'emy; Stuart F. Sanger, TrinityPawling Sc1hool; Richard A. Saykin., Milford Scho:o,l ; Louis S. Skinner, undecided!; Gary R. Smith, Kimb1all Union Academy; Peter T. Stinson,
Alumni News Notes CLASS OF '63 JOHN HART, GREG HINE, and KIRBY WHYTE stopped in to visit when the baseball team of Proctor played Cardigan. All three are doing well in their studies and we are ,always happy to see them on campus. Greg is still very much concerned about LIGHTHOUSE No. 64. Once ag,ain, "Where are you, Terry Thompson?'! Let us hear from you!!! CLASS OF '62 ROBERT BORZILLO visited campus with his parents early in May and said! he is now attending Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass. He enjoys school very much and was quite surprised at the many changes om campus-the new chapel, tennis courts and new construction. CLASS OF '61 News comes to us that RENE, PAYOT is attending Laurel Crest Academy in Bristol, Conn., and is doing better than average work. He bias been acicepted at St. Lawrence University for September entrance. EX-FACULTY MR. AND MRS. JOSH RICH visited campus recen1Jly and reported that J,osh is studying at Columbia University, Teacher's College, and Karen is working and! taking courses ,at night.
Lawrence Academy; and F. de Forest van Zandt, Berwick Academy. Bradford G. West, Fryeburg Academy; Calvin T. Wilkins, Tabor Academy; Robert M. Winkler, Blair Ac:ademy; and Stephem A. Worcester, Holderness School.
Student Council The following accounting of Student Council funds has been submitted by Sheldon Lathrop '64, treasurer. Funds mentioned within this report .a re those earned and alloc,a ted within the 1963-64 school year only.
INCOME Steak Dinner and other raffles
73.46
Sale of Candy
10.54
Milk and ice cream machines
155.00
Soft drink machine
142.96
Oake sales
155.75
Special contributions to Dollars For Scholars
87.30
Car Wash
14.00
Miscellaneous c·o ntrihutions
3.45
1963-64 TOTAL INCOME
$642.46
EXPENSE Food baskets at Christmas
71.25
Canaan Elem. School Library
30.00
Dollars For Scholars Flowers for hospitalized classmates
135.00 12.27,
Other charitable contributions 302.45 Inventory for next year
61.41
Currier & Co. Lebanon, N. H.
448-3050
Northern New Hampshire's Finest Department Store
Canaan Oil Company KERO AND FUEL OIL
Balance for '64-65 Student Balance for '65-65 Student Council
Hanover Inn and Motor Lodge
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$30.08