CARDIGAN CHRONICLE VOL. 14, No. 12
CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL, CANAAN, N. H.
February 1965
SENIORS ELECT SHANER PRESIDENT Jack Shaner was elected prtsident of the senior dass at a meeting held recently. Also elected senior officers were Jack Milliken as vice president, David Johnson, treasurer, and Fran Mayo, secretary. Senior advisor selected by the group was Mr. Bradley Babcock, a teacher here for the past two years. The dass took their annual ski holiday on February 4. visited the Mount Ascutney ski area in Ascutney, Vtj
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Schedule of Events on Page 3
SKI TEAM NOTES PINNACLE T-BAR EASY ON MUSCLES . By Dennis Johnson
The Cardigan ski team took part in the first meet of the sel:lson at LaSalette in a giant slalom race on January 13. The snow on the hill was in good shape, a bit crusty at first, but after we packed it out, we had a good amount of granulated snow. The course was pretty fast and there were a few tight gates. We had two runs allowed with the best of the two counting for the score. They had a good team and gave us some competition but in the end Cardigan was ,a head. The racers' standing on the Cardigan base score were Jack Shaner and Frank Simonds, who tied for first; Andy Knitzer, second; Hare Stuart, -third; and J1m W emyss, fourth. Other members of the team inclwded Jon and Mike Sands, Phil Simonds, Jack Fos.ter, Carl Nydegger, Dennis Johnson, Howie Vanderbilt, and Richard Clancy. Also on the teaam are Harr Kayser, Chip Nelligan, John Thaxter, Jim Taylor, Allan Hirsh, and Mark Devine. There are eleven qualified jumpers on the present team and sixteen qualified cross-country runners. Our team coaches, Mr. Hu-lbert and Mr. Rouillard are ass,isted on various days by Mr. · Nyhus. In a recent meet against New Hampton, the CMS base in the giant slalom was Thaxter, first, Vanderbilt, second, Taylor, third, and Mike Sands, fourth. In the S1alom the order was Dennis Johnson, Taylor,
Cardigan's new T-bar ski tow was christened at the Pinnacle on January 7. Mr. Linn had the honor of making the first run on the new slope. The one-thous-and £oot long lift, which is powered ,by a 45°horsepower electric motor, is a tremendous addition to the school's ski program. Both students and faculty have long been awaiting the opening of th is time and effort saving device. This past summer boys began working on the Pinnacle in prep-aration for the installation o;f the tow. The job on the slope was not finished until the day before Chris,t mas recess. On that day, Mr. Wakely called for the student body to he1p clear the rock-strewn slope so the tow would be ready to open after Christmas vac,a tion . So in freezing weather, the students spent the afternoon clearing sticks and rocks, and carrying up bales of hay to be laid on the slope. Though to some it may not have been worth it then, I am sure most boys were happy to go ,g liding down a rock-free slope after Chris,t mas . Many thrilling runs have already been made on the new s1ope so far Thaxter, and Vanderbilt. The remainder of the interscholastic winter sports schedule runs as follows: Feb. 17 - Proctor ( slalom and giant slalom) at Cardigan; Felb. 20 - at Vermont Academy (four events); Feb. 27 - Vermont Academy at CMS (four events); and March 3 - KUA (slalom and giant slalom) at KUA.
this year and one ski meet has been held. There has- been one minor casualty since the chris,t ening " but most of the students have been enjoying great skiing without injury. James Duguid '66
Campus Talent Yields Good Show "Come one - come a-11," :was the cry here on campus last December. December _12, was the day on which a show ( chock-full of widespread talent) was given. The admission fee was 15 cents, and the money w,as used for charity. · The sho-w turned out success.ful1y, under Jim Reswick's direction, for nearly all of the students were present that night. The theme of the talent ,p erformance was a :mixture of humor and seriousness,, and -a lthough many of the acts were collected a day before, they turned out surprisingly well. The major attraction of the night was a skit .b ased on the old television show, This is your Life. Everyone was surprised to find that the life which was represented was that of Mr. David F. Shelton, a teacher here for the past two years-. He was awarded a "duncec-a p" and a wedding ring from the skit. This was follo.w ed by a commercial (which proved to be very funny) and some more acts . All in all, it was an extremely fine show and both the students and the faculty thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Stephen Green '65 1