CARDIGAN CHRONICLE VOL. 16, NO. 2
CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL, CANAAN, N. H.
FEBRUARY, 1967
Students Welcome Parents For Wee.kend
STEWARD'S CORNER SATURDAY LUNCH 12:00 p.m. (Buffet) Lobster Newburg on Patty Shells Cold Meat Loaf Ham Baked Beans Tossed Salad Assorted Breads Chocolate Cake Milk Coffee Tea
Neither sleet, nor rain, nor snow has kept parents from coming to . their weekend at Cardigan Mountain School. This weekend that is a combination of winter carnival and academic conferences, has become a tradition under our present Headmaster, Norman Wakely. For the past four years an average of sixty to seventy per cent of the students have some one of their family come, which is a good record. This year, as in the past, Clancy will don his best apron and with the h elp of his crew will prepare two buffets for Saturday. An unu sual cookout will be h eld on Sunday-weather permitting. Various
clubs and gro ups will be putting their best efforts forward to enter-· tain all · visitors. Exhibition ski jumping, night skiing and skating, a play, the singing voices of the choir, hockey and alpine events all will help to m ake this memorable for all. Just reading about the plans show how flexible we are here on the campus of Cardigan, and too, we all adhere to the adage that variety is the spice of life . So the Chronicle Staff, along with everyone involved, hope that Mother Nature is kind and that everyone e njoys a change of pace under cool blue skies ... Welcome, all . . !
SATURDAY DINNER 5:30 • 7:30 p.m. (Buffet) Fresh Fruit Cocktail Roast Rib-Eye of Beef with Mushroom Gravy Peas Fresh Carrots Mashed Potato with Cheese Topping Rolls Orange Sherbet with Custard Sauce Cookies Tea and coffee will be served 6:30· 7:30 in your son's dormitory.
SUNDAY BREAKFAST 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. (Buffet) SUNDAY COOK-OUT 12:00 p.m. Clancy Mountlolin, The Pinnacle and the Dining room. Take your choice . of location. Hot Chicken Bouillon T-Steaks Hot Dogs Rolls Potato Chips Ice Cream Bars
Cold-weather ·construction on first phase of Cardigan's recrea• tion facilities goes ·o n behi..Jid plastic walls. An interior view.
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What CMS Students Like to Read The Chronicle made out a questionaire, and with the help of the English department each student was requested to fill out the form and return it. Since many who read the Chronicle missed 't)J.e fun of filling out the form, it should be briefly described. It asked for the five worst books "you have read" and the best book "you have read," and a request for the reasons for the selection being either the best or the worst. Amazingly enough, very few text books were listed in the worst group. But _many listed books as "boring because I had to re.ad it." The most common complaints against the worst ever read were "no plot," "no action," "boring" and "gross". Just what makes a book "gross" remains rather vague and cloudy. Another complaint was that the "language was old fashioned." Here again a question arises as to when old fashioned language· ceases and "in fashioned" language takes over. The fact remains _rather vague and cloudy. There were no complaints about the language being too modern. Two of the best quotes are as follows: "This book was so boring, and I wasn't in the mood for reading" which hit the nail right on the head, and "the rest I slept through" which is truly a fantastic feat, to say the least. The best list was divided by the age of the students. The younger boys chose stories about animals and the older boys enjoyed man against man or man against society plots. All were full of · praise of action, and more action. The following were easily the "worst": OX BOW INCIDENT, it was "un eventful", OF MICE AND MEN, the plot was too simple!!, 1984, ANIMAL FARM, the animals were "mean to the farmer." It should be noted that every one of the "worst" books got some votes as the best and vice versa. The "best" as far as the students of CMS are concerned are : CALL OF THE WILD, BORN FREE, THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY, and GREEN BERETS, LORD OF THE FLIES, TO KiLL A MOCKINGBIRD. BORN FREE would have to get the prize as the best, by far the most praised book listed.
Drama Club On the eve of December 4, 1966, Cardigan students, faculty and some very delightful visitors sat down to enjoy the CMS Drama Club production "J. Caesar." It was a hilarious burlesque on the assassination of Caesar. With limited space and material the play turned out to be a huge success, enjoyed by all. Special recognition goes to: Mrs. Goodspeed and Mrs. Chamberlain for their help witb make-up, Owen _Grey for his artistic scenery, and Jerome Goodspeed for his help backstage. To Mr. Fahrner, our humble thanks for great direction. Mark Rothschild
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It should be mentioned that two rather familiar names appeared on the "worst" lists. One gets recognition because he was mentioned by so many students that popularity alone should prove his appeal even though the boys fail to appreciate his unique use of our language. He is none other than Dr. Seuss. Just where he belongs in our society would be a good subject for debate. The other familiar and rather tired and much discussed is, hopefully the worn out pair, "Dick and Jane."
The Drama Club is going to put on its second production for Parent's Weekend, February 25. The play is called "The King's Gesture." The author calls this an impossible com edy because he realizes that although there are kings who wish they could do what this king does, there may not be a king who would dare to do it! Sounds interesting. Mr. Fahrner has two casts working on the same play, one under his own direction, and the other under the direction of Roger Whyte. (There is some real Type-casting, we understand . For example, Monsieur Francis Potkin is to play the part of a Frenchman. We wonder if they have royalty to play the king. *1-Ed. Note) Philip Krauss
Purple Heart We, on the Chronicle Staff, feel that those individuals who break limbs or have stitches, and return to classes and meals in pain with bandages and crutches deserve a pat on the back. Your "grin and bear it" attitude makes us glad t hat we know you. Kim Chamberlain-for one broken leg! Richard Clancy-for one broken leg! Robert Hicks- for one broken ankle! Givens Goodspeed- for one scalp laceration! Robert Kriete.:._for one scalp laceration!
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Rec Skiing There are one hundred and thirty boys taking part in the recreational skiing program this year. The boys are being instructed by eleven masters who spent sixteen hours at Killington during the Christmas recess to polish up on the 'American Ski Technique. The progress of the students is guided by . six skills from walking on skis to wedeling. At present, there are five groups at Clancy Mountain, and six groups working at the Pinnacle. For the benefit of those who have not been to Cardigan for a while, the groups who go to the Pinnacle travel via bus, "The Green Hornet" and the Pinnacle now boasts three new trails .and a T-bar .as well as a rope tow. The weather, so far this season, has not been "excellent" due to such extremes as seventy degrees during the January thaw, and several below zero days. The school is a member of the U.S. North Eastern Amateur Ski Association, and the Rec program is under the direction of Mr. Thomas Rouillard. R. Birch
Onward Green! Go White, Go! On December first, White had 1310 points to Green's 1343. As of February 14, White has pulled up to 2137 to Green's 2150. The Green banner still reigns over the campus. Twenty-five events have been held since December. Most popular events are seasonal games. Some examples of prowess are ball hockey (on ice if possible), ski events at Clancy and the Pinnacle for all abilities, with Giant Slalom, Slalom and mogul jumping, snow ball fights which have attracted droves, and Toboggan Races, which are a new event and are wild and exciting. T.able tennis and other indoor games are popular and sometimes necessary due to the weather. Future contes·t s will be governed by the weather but kickball, madhouse, capture the . flag, races, tennis, double soccer, tire pulls, softball and rumble, to mention just a few . . . will bring the Green and White into spring weather. R. Birch Information from Mr. Chamberlain.
Ski Resume Resume of Ski Events On January 11, 1967, Cardigan Ski Team took its first competition, and Cardigan beat Tilton and Holderness in a well skied Nordic meet. The meet at home was not eonsidered complete because the Alpine was to be held on January 25, when it was cancelled due to the thaw. The cross country course was icy but had a slight cover of new snow. This made it more difficult for the heavier Holderness skiers to get up the hills and gave Cardigan the advantage. These conditions were perfect for jumping. Cardigan, Tilton and Holderness all had good jumps, but CMS was rated the best. On January 21, the Ski Team's hard work was rewarded with another win. KUA was the victim of Cardigan's quick · moving Alpine Team. This first away Alpine was well earned with CMS taking first, third and fourth places. The January 25 meet was cancelled. February 1, the Cardigan Team put another meet in the bag. This time Proctor was outrun and outjumped by the CMS Nordic Team. This away meet provided us with our third win out of three meets. Outstanding skiers are McGill, jumping, and Abbott and Jeanneny, Alpine. Keep up the good work, Team. We are proud of your record. Dicken Crane
"Harry always puts until the last minute." Gallagher.
skiing . off - Richard
Chronicle Staff James Cowan: Acting Editor Robert Birch Barr Kayser Robert Manley Mark Rothschild Dicken Crane Advisor: Mrs. Lucile Birch Pictures: James Cowan and Philip Krauss
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19 67 Summer School As in past summers, this year's Summer School will serve the needs of those students who are not achieving on a par with. their abilities. Th'e cool mornings are devoted to individualized studies; the .warm afternoons are given to enjoyable sp,orts and recreation.
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Students Participating in the 1966 Summer School Peter Abbott Christoph'er Adams Evans Arnold James Ashe Stephen Austin Peter Baker George Bentley Charles Berman George Berry Robert Birch Geoffrey Blair Edwin Borman Frederick Borman Randle Borresen Cooper Botway Lee Alan Boynton Taylor Breton Steven Brewer Gaines Brown Charles Carswell Anthony Church Richard Clancy Thomas Clark Mark Cleveland Andrew Cornelius Norman Croan William Danforth Alexander Dann Craig Davis Thomas Demers David Dennison Thomas Doggett George Ellis Edbury Enegren Christoph'er Flisher James Ford James Foster Jose Garcia Philip Gardent Haward Gewandter Herbert Given Edward Goodspeed Jerome Goodspeed Richard Hal pert Howard Hansen Allen Hanson James Hard Robert Hartnett Charles Hebard Scott Helfant James Hodge James Howe Richard Howe Thomas Hunt Edward Hyde
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Lincoln Center, Mass. Weston, Mass . Riverside, Conn. Stamford, Conn. Kittery Point, Maine Annandale, Virginia Weston, Mass. Roslyn, N. Y. St. Charles, Illinois Enfield, N. H. Winchester, Mass. Seabrook, Texas Seabrook, Texas Oreland, Penn. Pelham, N. Y . Southport, Conn. Greenwich, Conn. Cortland, N. Y. Washington, D. C. East Boothbay, Maine Lincoln Center, Mass. Canaan, N. H. Farmington, Conn. Wellesley Hills, Mass. Aspen, Colorado Scituate, Mass. Hudson, Ohio Buffalo, N . Y. Basking Ridge, N. J. Lebanon, N. H. Warren, Ohio Stamford, Conn . Athol, Mass. Wrentham, Mass. Wallingford, Conn . Perrysburg, Ohio West Newton, Mass. Mexico City, Mexico Weston, Mass. Worcester, Mass. Bryn Mawr, Penn. Canaan, N. H. Canaan, N. H. Saugus, Mass. Bedford, N . H. West Lynn, Mass. Hopewell Junction, N. Y. Arlington, Virginia Shawnee -On-Delaware, Pa . Wallingford, Conn. Short Hills, N. J. Laconia, N. H . Franklin Lakes, N . J. Eggertsville, N. Y. Buffalo, N. Y .
Jeffrey J eanneney Scott Johnson Stephen Johnson Stephen Keeney Gilbert Klein Winthrop Knowlton Luke LaChance Stephen Lancaster David Latofj .Y irholas L ester Theodore Lindberg Robert Lloyd Starr Lothrop Theodore MacAusland Frank McRoberts William Markert Thomas Marsden Kevin M ernone Christopher Merrick Thomas Monsted William Monsted Richard Orsi Craig Pendergast Richard Pigott Francis Pouliot Michael Redraw Douglas Roberts George Robinson Haward Robson Jeffrey Rothschild Mark Rothschild Winsor Rowe Michael Rudnick Patrick Russ Thomas Schriber James Sculthorpe Peter Simpson William Singer Joseph Slattery David Stewart Jeffrey Sundborg Harry Sutton Robert Swain Bruce Taymore Timothy Terragni Philip Toohey Edmund Trice Geoffrey Troy Geoffrey Turner Thomas Upton David Von M ettenheim William Walker Nicholas Weisheit Roger Whyte Ch'apin Wright
New Paltz, N. Y. Orleans, Mass. Wellesley, Mass. Somerville, Conn. Madison, N. J. McLean, Virginia Gardner, Mass. Trinidad, West Indies Coatesville, Penn. Hadlyme, Conn . South Walpole, Mass. Dedham, Mass. Essex, Mass. Dedham, Mass. New York, N. Y. Sudbury, Mass. Pottsville, Penn. Westbury, N. Y. Brookline, Mass. :\' ew Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Darien, Conn. Kennebunkport, Maine New York, N. Y. Schuylerville, N. Y. Worcester, Mass. Dover, Mass. Saxtons River, Vt. Brightwaters, L. I., N. Y. St. Louis, Missouri Highland Park, Illinois Essex, Conn. Manchester, N. H. Fort Wayne, Indiana New Canaan, Conn . Ontario, Canada Old Greenwich, Conn. Chappaqua, N. Y. Brunswick, Maine Lakeland, Louisiana Weston, Mass. Yarmouth, Maine Meredith, N. H. Newton, Mass. Manchester, N. H . Greenwich, Conn. Richmond, Virginia Sands Point, N. Y. Great Neck, N. Y. Ridgewood, N. J. Hanover, N. H. Darien, Conn. Baltimore, Maryland Washington, I). C. Williamsville,· N. Y .
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Alu1nni News CLASS OF '49 DR. FREDERICK G. LIPPERT, III, has brought us up to date on his activities over the past few years. During the years 1961-1965, after leaving the Navy in· 1960, he attended medical school at ,U VM and held an internship, at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. He is present1:,r starting a four year residency in orthopedic surgery. He is married and has a three-year-old daughter. His address is 49 University Terrace, Burlington, Vt., 05401 and he is looking forward to a visit to Cardigan to see all the changes since
Christopher S. Sigman Specialist 4 Christopher S. (Kit) Sigman, 20, son of Mrs . Thurse F. Sigman of Waterbury Road, Schoharie, New York, was killed in Vietnam less than a week after visiting his home. No details were given. A helicopter gunner, he was assigned to Vietnam duty one year ago in the First Aviation Battalion, First Infantry Division . He enlisted in the service at 17, after attendng Schoharie Central School and Cardigan Mountain School. He is survived by a brother, Michael, 17. Their fa. ther, a Navy veteran of World War II, :died a number of years ago:
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CLASS OF '58 HARVEY WHEELER was graduated from the Citadel in the class of 1966 and is now working for the U.S. Government. He married Karen A. Kupta in June of this past year. JACK G. WOODS, was - married last June as reported in the December CHRONICLE. He joined the Marines in April and on November 18 arrived in Viet Nam. He had been living in a foxhole since the first week after he arrived when an incident occured involving ·Jack and seven others. ·They were waiting to go on patrol south of Da Nang. An enemy-fired rifle grenade landed about fifteen feet from them. One man was killed, two were seriously wounded and Jack took a piece of shrapnel in his leg:. The wound was not severe, however, and he expects to be able _to rejoin his unit. His address: PFC Jack .G. Woods 22n100, 3rd Bat. First Marines, "L" Co., Weapons Platoon, ,c jo FPO, San Francisco, Cal. 96602. CLASS OF '59 RICHARD B. MEYNELL was a recent visitor to campus this past January. DICK WEEKS was graduated from Clarkson College in June '66 and was married on June 18th to Susan Conard Morris. They honeymooned in Bermuda where both had summer jobs until August 15th when they started Peace Corps training for Food Production and Nutrition in India. Dick is an "Agricultural Expert," but says it doesn't take much to become one as they really need help in just the simple methods of food produC:tions, like
more fertilizer, better irrigation, deeper plowing and better seeding methods. He is in the north about 3·1 miles from Delhi where they grow a lot of sugar cane and wheat. The meat is water buffalo but most pe ~ple· don't eat meat and live on cauliflower, potatoes, peanuts, bananas, oranges, and rice pudding. WHAT HE WOULDN'T GIVE FOR SOME OF CLANCY'S COOKING' He has promised to visit Cardigan and show his slides on the "Indian Village" when he and his wife return. Their address: c/ o Grom Sevak Training Center, P.O. Barout ,M1~ ernt Dis,t), Uttar Prodesh, INDIA. CLASS OF '60 In his first visit to campus since 1961, ANTHONY HARRIS reported that he is now a senior at Parsons College, where he is a representative for Collegiate Marketing in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the American Marketing Association and president of the Represmtative Association at his school. He is also business manager of the ski club. CLASS OF '62 JAMES BARKER is a sophomore at Paul Smiths College, Paul Smiths, . N.Y., where he is now studying f-0.restry but intends to switch to zoology next year. He is playing a little hockey for a senior "A" team in Lake Placid. He stopped at Cardigan this summer and was impressed with the new chapel and other changes . on campus. He is hoping to visit us again in the spring. BRYAN "CHUCK" BAXENDEN is attending Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.
On a November visit to campus, AR1 HUR COX reported that he is now in the Air Force. He spent the rnmm er with a Gilbert and Sullivan theatre group after leaving Allege h enny College last June. Another Marine ·corpsman, J. JEFFREY SIMMONS is now a corporal after graduation from high ~chool in June 1965. He graduated in the honor squad of the Marine Corps (30 out of 100) with a merito _ious promotion. He is . with the marine air wing as a missile man and left for Viet Nam in October, after becoming a corporal in less th :m a year. His address: Cpl. John J. Simmons 2148697, 2nd LAAM Bn "C" Btry, FPO, Safi Francisco , Cal. 96602. CLASS OF '63 NICKY NOUCAS is a Freshman dt Tampa University and it now ap-' pe ars that the warmer climate is not as appealing as it was .before he got there. Football is much harder wh en it is played -in temperatures of 90 and above . CLASS OF '64 · JEFF LEICH has taken to mo·untain climbing and is serving his s econd year as president of the Reck Climbing Club at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland. An article in APP ALAOHIA, d ~sc ribes a climb Jeff and h,i s fa. ther made on Cardigan after .a visit with the Wakelys late in December ,963. Last summer Jeff attended the Colorado Rocky Mountain School and made a"number of climbs in that area. He has hopes of getting into a college somewhere in the snow country. (Continued oh page 7)
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Alumni News (Continued from page 6) JAMES NOWAK, JR. has been captain of soccer and baseball for the last two years in Buffalo, N.Y. Last year he was on the Student Council Court and this year is the Council secretary. He is looking forward to college next year. FOREST VAN ZANDT, attending the Hyde School in Bath, Maine, is vice president of the junior class and editor of the school newspaper. CLASS OF '65 STEVE GREEN reports that he is serving as associate editor of the Gunnery's yearbook this year and has been offered the position of editor in chief for next year. He spent several days at "Frontenac," a ski camp in Plymouth, N.H. at the Christmas. vacation. Steve, BRITT EUSTIS, '66, and ROBERT PIPES '66, played on the same varsity soccer team at the Gunnery this year. JOHN HALTON '66 was seen at the CANTERBURY game with Gunnery. At the Berkshire game, they saw JOHN (HARDER) CLARK '65. BRIAN GORDON '66, played J .V. football until sidelined by a hand injury. JORG C. MOSER is - in Basel, Switzerland, studying radio techniques and working in a radio shop after school. HARED. STUA,RT enlisted in the Marines December '65 and had his basic training in California and then was stationed in Tennessee. He was then assigned to a small special services group which was to spend two years in Japan learning the language, history and culture and then act as instructors and liason officers. En route to Japan, however, they spent some time .at Okinawa and while there, according to Hare, "The plans got fouled up." He is now with a jet helicopter outfit in Viet Nam'. DAVID P . WARNER is still at Marvelwood school. He was abroad five weeks this summer, sailing on the Statendam and visiting England, Holland, Germany, Switzerland and F rance in addition to a trip up the Rhine. CLASS OF '66 DAVID S. HOGAN visited the school in November with his sister and cousin and was inter ested to see the new building under construction.
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Alumni In Service 1948 T / S Phillip Warren Co:, 1952 Capt. Warren D. Huse 1953 John McEwan 1956 Tobb L. -:an Esselstyn 1958 Stephen L. Hanley Pfc. Jack G. Woods John J. Benson, III 1960 Cpl. Edward A. Ball 1961 James F. Barker A3c Dickerson W. MacLeod 1962 W . Jeffrey Connell
Arthur C. Cpl. John Joseph D. David van
Cox J . Simmons Skibiski Esselstyn
1965 Hare D. Stuart
WOULD YOU BELIEVE ...
Someone in science has made a successful experiment??? All book reports were handed in on time? ??? Mr. Maccartney invented the Metric System?? ??? Someone climbed Cardigan???Yes? Oh, Someone from CMS climbed Cardigan Mt.? ??-:--it has happened ? Oh, well, someone from CMS climbed Cardigan Mt. at night????-it is possible? Ah, try this, someone from CMS climbed Cardigan Mt. at night-RECENTLY?????
NORPINES
The N orpines are operating under the direction -o f Mr. Yaggy for the second season. It is an extra curricular club org;a nized to assist at ski meets. Members of the group set up t he gates and pack the jump and they d o extra extra curricular things such as take trips to Ragged Mountain for skiing. J ames Cowan
"Some Imagination! Sal buys 18 meters of cloth to make curtains. (1) How many yards is this ? (2) If the cloth weighs 3 pounds, how many grams is this·? Sal drives a car that has a gas tank capable of holding 22 gallons. (3) How many liters would this be? .(4) How many cubic centimeters would this be ? Driving home from the store, she finds her car can do 425 kilometers per hour in reverse while leaving the parking lot. (5) How many miles per hour would this be? Going at this speed, she learns she needs 32,410 centimeters to bring her car to a complete stop. (6) How many inches is this? Once travelling forward, Sal comes to the conclusion that her shoes are worn out. Knowing her foot to be 1.75 meters in length, (7) how many millimeters long is her foot? At the first red :ight, Sal waits one minute. Her 600 h.p. car lunges forward in first gear when the light turns green . To her amazement, Sal sees through her rear view mirror that she has left 1,822 square yards of rubber smoking on the road. (8) How many square meters is this? Her time from 0 to 90 m .p.h. in first was 2 seconds. (9) How many kilometers per hour i::; 90 m .p.h.? This gal has a mind for fi gures. She decides that the volume of air in her car is equal to 3,296 cubic centimeters. (10) How many liters is this? The most upsetting thing about Sal is the difference in the size of her legs . One leg weighs 87 pounds. (11) How many grams is this? Her other leg weighs 1.3 kilograms. (12) How many grams is this? Upon arriving home, Sal walks through her front door. As her waist is 1,896 centimeters, her front door is unusually large . (13) What is her waist line in inches? Her front door is 18 feet wide. (14) How many meters wide is this? A surprise greeted Sal as she walked in · her living room. Her pet hippopotamus named "Velocity" had gotten out of the cage and ruined 200 cubic y.ards of grass growing in one corn~r of her liv_ing r _om. (15) How many cubic meters would this be? Mr. Macartney
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Winter Dance On February 4, Cardigan had its second dance of the season which proved to be a gay affair for all. In spite of a snowstorm the girls arrived .and the dance got under way on time. The Morlocks, Cardigan's swinging group, played. This, by the way, is the same group reported as the "N asil Basil and the Four Noses" and who played so successfully at the first dance in December. The group consists of "Tex" Ritchie, Skip Paul, Bill Bucksbaum, Matt Lipski .and Bob Vickers . Chris Merrick, Tom Moran and Jay Walker helped Bob with the vocals. There was a change of pace, led by Mr. Wakely, when the staff put on a stunning exhibition of the "Hokey Pokey." And as all good things must come to an end, so did the dance on Feb. 4. Special thanks to Mrs. Hazen, Mr. McCartney and the other members of the staff and the Student Council for plans and decorations and refreshments. James Gowan
Mr. Blunt built this sauna bath in the woods behind the, Headmaster's house.
CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL on Canaan Street Lake
FIRST CLASS
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