CARDIGAN CHRONICLE The Newsletter of Cardigan Mountain School
Fall 1989
the stren gth to forgive fellow passengers f or past and future indiscretions. We're all human on this boat. "You must love the 'precious' cargo we are expect ed to navigate into port, avoiding hidden shoals along the way, before it is transferre d t o other ships and goes out again to uncharted waters.
6th grade classroom ts ready for classes to begin.
Headmaster Sets High Goals for New School Year Headmaster Chip Dewar set the tone for the new school year in his opening remarks to the faculty . . He compared working at a boarding school to living on a ship. To elaborate on this metaphor, he considered several memorable vessels: Noah's Ark, Jason's Argo, the Mayflower, Monitor, Nautilis, Santa Maria, USS Hope, the Argo Merchant, Love Boat, the Bismark, Titanic and the Q E II. "I wondered what ship among these I might select to be Cardigan," he continued. "Perhaps Noah's Ark - taking on two of each kind and weathering forty days and forty nights. No," he said, "because we have 180 days and nights." The Nautilis, Argo and Mayflower
were each dismissed because of the unnecessary perils and pain associated with each. He finally selected Love Boat - not the amoral television version - but a boat by the same name, dedicated to a mu ch higher purpose. Continuing his vision he said, "To be in this room today you must love people and wish t he best f or each and everyone. You must possess a love for your discipline and the passion to pass that on to future generations. You must be eager to grow personally and professionally. You must love the extended family so evid ent when we share me als t ogether. You must love the outdoors with its still air and gale winds. You must possess 1
Headmaster to Faculty: "You must love people and wish the best for each and everyone. You must possess a love for your discipline and the pas-,sion to pass that on to future generations. You must be eager to grow personally and professionally. You must possess the strength to forgive other's past and future indiscretions.~ "You must appreciate the diversity of strengths and contributions each of us brings to this voyage; and whether ).n the galley, on the bridge, or on the deck, you must be willing to take your watch to protect all hands. You understand the frailty of the human condition. You must have remarkable self-esteem t .o reject t he glitter of more lucrative careers. You must have resiliency to handle some of those 'distress' ship-:t o-shore calls." See GOALS p age 2
GOALS from page 1
" We set sail next week," he concluded. "As you can perceive, my goals for this excursion are predicated upon happy, caring, productive individuals working together. There is no space for failure - only delayed successes. Any cynicism will be ieft on shore replaced by tireless expressions of encouragement. We realize the wind will riot always be at our backs - that fatigue is real. We know our collective efforts can make and will make a difference. We know we are on a journey, not a destination. We know why we are here and we should cherish our time together."
The Reading Department getting ready to start · school. From left: Kathleen Scanlan, Department Head; Nancy Schenck, Kathryn Foster.
Geographic Diversity Of Student Body School opened this September with an. enrollment of 178 students whose homes are in 29 states and 9 foreign countries. Not surprisingly, the largest number of students come from New Hampshire with New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey following in that order. Their homes are spread across the width and breadth of the continent from Maine to Florida, from New York to California and from Canada to Guatemala. Foreign students come from Central America, Europe and the Far East. 96 boys are new to the full year program, but 42 of them were here for the Summer Session.
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With this issue the Cardigan newsletter takes on a new look and an old name. The Cardigan Chronicle was published from about 1 949 through 1 973 in a variety of formats. The earliest issue in the Development Office files is Volume V dated October 30, 1 954. If any of our readers have any older copies they have saved, we would certainly appreciate having them to help complete our records. , The April 1 6, 1 955 issue reports: "Cardigan Chronicle won first prize in its class ( printed papers of junior-elementary private schools) at the thirtyfirst annual convention of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. There were 1300 entries and over 4000 delegates attended from all over the country. Robert Grevior, editor-in-chief; Thomas Lovett, busines manager; and Frank Judge, circulation manager this year and next year's assistant editor, accompanied Mr. Clifton T. Holman, Jr., faculty advisor, to New York on the 12:30pm train out of White River Junction, Vt." From time to time we will reprint articles or excerpts and pictures from previous issues as a review of the School's history.
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Last year's eighth grade class raised over two thousand dollars, chiefly by organizing school dances. They used this money for a number of special gifts to the School. For the athletic department they purchased a video camera with tripod and other accessories so that coaches can film practice sessions and games for later review. They also don~ted trash cans for each dormitory to be used for recyc:J,ing aluminum cans. In addition their contributions helped the Life Skills Department acquire new resource books and a cassette player. This year's eighth grade class is planning a community service project to build a swing set and playground for faculty children.
Laser Printer Needed A laser printer that would respond to desktop publishing software would greatly assist the Development & Alumni Office in the production of the Cardigan Chronicle as well as other school publications. Equipment manufacturers or corporations sometimes donate such items for use by schools. If you know of any organization that might assist us in obtaining this equipme11;t, please contact the Development Office at the School.
CARDIGAN CHRONICLE is published five
times Y,~arly and sept to alumni,'present anc.L pasf!>'ti{nts, grandf>arents ~d ! ~iends of die School who w1sh to rece1ve 1t. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS, please notify the Development Office, Cardigan .Mountain School;.;\ffi2 , Box.@ 8, Canaan,i"'NH 03741;:m ;,:,:'''' . 0.- . • •'• Cameron K. Dewar, Headmaster James S. Burnett, Dean of Students Jeffrey D. Hicks, Director of A,dmissions Jam .Marrioni;f.Qirector 04 Athletios ' Rob . Smal! J E;>irector of~tudies Richard . Rearick, Director ofDevelopment and Editor, CARDIGAN CHRONICLE
Students Question Headmaster Excerpts from an interview of the Headmaster by Bryson Bell and Marc Alexander. What was it about Cardigan that attracted you? A: #1 - the family at'mosphere #2 - the natural beauty of the place #3 - the incredible physical facilities for a relatively young school #4 - the approach to the quality of life Q:
Q: What is the possibility of changing the hair cut deal? A: As you can see by my hair, I think what we bave right now is a standard that I'm comfortable with.
Q: Is there any discussion of getting cable TV on campus? A: I certainly wouldn't want to see TV in dorms at this point in time; however, I am interested in hearing thoughts from students as to how we · can provide some changes that would be reasonable and fair and not disrupt our educational goals.
Is Cardigan the type of place and environment that you could see yourself staying in for a long time? A: I'm not a person who jumps around a great deal. It takes some years before you feel you have made a contribution to a school. So my sense is that I expect to be at Cardigan until such time as I feel I've done the best job for the school that I can and that it is time for someone else to take over. Q:
Q: What do you think can be done to improve Cardigan? A: We've added Latin to the curriculum. We've initiated the math lab program to enable students to go beyond the normal math curriculum and to enable the less strong students to get extra help. There are other areas of school life that I'd like to improve: I would like to maintain the strong athletic program. At the same time I think we can do a better job having students get involved with community service, with club programs and with performing arts and music without taking away from other established offerings. Q: How would you describe your personal style? A: I guess my style is to get to know people and have people grow and develop and work together for the common good and to enhance the mission of the school. Q: What kind of music do you listen to? A: I do enjoy music and have quite a few tapes of musicals Cats, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, Oliver, Camelot and I also enjoy the." Oldies but goodies" - songs of the 6O's as well as classical music.
I would like to complete the new scienc e building as soon as we reasonably can. We need to attract and retain the finest faculty we can. We need to be able to provide adequate scholarship money so that we can have diversity in our student body. Q: In the time you have been at Ca rdigan, what have you liked the most about it? , A: The openness and honesty of people sharing with me their thoughts about the school. Q: What has been your greatest frustration? A: Having to make judgments on very little information. Q: Do you root for any nonBoston teams? A: Well, I do follow some college teams where students I coached are playing. However, the teams that I will root for from now on will be Cardigan's.
Q: What has been your greatest surprise since you arrived at Cardigan? A: To meet so many staff, parents, past parents and friends of Cardigan and find how deeply they care about continuing Cardigan's quest for excellence.
Q: What were your reactions and feelings on your first visit to the Cardigan campus? A: It was a pleasant surprise to find the physical campus so impressive, and I enjoyed seeing a student body wanting to do things right. Q: Are there any major future changes for Cardigan that you can share with us now? A: · We're looking at ways to expand alumni contacts and are considering adding a full-time Alumni Director.
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A sure sign of Fall :_.baseball screens coming off Hayward windowj,
The Lake Side of Cardigan
The Chronicle summer stss·,on 1989
At the end of each Summer Session at Cardig·a n, the English Department publishes a collection of student literary work called "The Chronicle". This year's 58 page ring-bound edition was the work of five editors, a faculty editorial staff of 14, a student typing staff of 49 and an art staff of one faculty and 23 students. Their cooperative effort was well worth the time and effort expended. Following are samples from each of the three sections: Poetry, Prose and CMS Summer.
The Bird
Us Whales
Hello birdie perched on the tree, You look so far away to me. From way up there, can you see far? Are you happy away from the ground? Tell me, birdie, how does it all sound? I wish I was there with you, I'd sit and watch, watch everything that people do. If I could, I'd sit back and watch the world go by, And not have to hear another lie
You know how you hate it when some idiot is honking his horn outside your window early in the morning? It's the same thing for us whales. Have you ever been underwater and heard a boat pass close by? Well, it is ear shattering. Just think about what we whales feel when boatloads of screaming and staring humans go right over us. We get maimed and even killed by the boat propellers. We whales are just trying to take a nap when we hear the tremendous rumble and buzz of· the huge diesel engines. We eat your trash which makes us sick and causes us to die. We have to drink water with your oil and gas in it. That boat in Alaska spilled eleven million gallons of crude oil into our sea. I cry for my relatives and my friends, the fish, the otters, the seals and the birds.
Or live to see my lover die. From way up there, can you feel fear? And can you see me begging from here? I wonder, birdie, if you would care. I wonder, birdie, if you dare. But now, dear birdie, I must go, And I hope that someday I will know What it's like to not be so low.
When you come to the waterfront alone waiting for polar bear in the morning you feel relaxed and comfortable by the magnificent view of the blue lake and the green hills behind it. You sit on a rock and listen to the splashing sound of the water. It is going to be windy today, you think. At th,at time, a cold breeze brings you the fresh smell of a new day. Up above the trees, the swishing leaves add more to this. beautiful day. In the glimmering water of the lake, a Rock Bass jumps out and in again. The sun shining between the hills behind the lake hurts your eyes, and you look a way to the other side where little clouds are moving slowly in the distance. You look at your watch and say to yourself, "They should be coming now." And at the same time you hear the voices of children coming down the hill. You run and join them with a feeling of peace, love, and cheerfulness of a new day. Huseyin
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Travis Shirley
Amy McDonald
Windsurfing-a new and pop_ular activity.
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This Summer After Classes Were Over By Nez/ Brier Summer Session Activities Director
The 1989 summer activities program was varied, expanded, and a great success. Cardigan was fortunate to have a talented academic faculty that was able to double as an exceptional activities staff. Included among them were former college soccer and football players in addition to teachers well versed in both the arts and fine arts. With this staff we were able to offer programs in the traditional areas of basketball, sailing, swimming, tennis, etc., and we also added gymnastics, windsurfing and drama. Featured attractions were • soccer goalkeeper and football quarterback clinics. In fact, several soccer coaches combined their talents to help put together an age 15 and under soccer team. The team not only tied an undefeated team from Camp Alton in its one-game season but dist inguised itself with clean team play and exceptional sportsmanship. As a coach, I am very pleased that several members of the team are planning to attend Cardigan this Fall. See AFTER CLASSES page 6
Sketching class moves outdoors in the summer.
Summer Session 1989: Individual Attention· Is Key to Success By Jeffrey Hicks Summer Session Director
The 1989 Summer Session opened with a record enrollment of 168 students, including boys and girls from 25 states and 11 nations, brought together by a common goal of strengthening and enriching the academics needed to be successful in secondary school and college. The heart of the academic program is small class size - limited to seven in most subjects - an individualized approach to goal-setting and instruction in each class, and an educational philosophy that stresses ways to build academic and personal self-confidence. The summer program focuses on remediation of fundamental skills in English, mat_h ematics, and reading and study skills; many students have one or two class periods a day in these courses. The summer session also attracts increasing numbers of students who seek enrichment work. Courses are now offered in advanced English composition, geometry, algebra, Latin, French, Spanish, computer word processing and BASIC programming and typing. All students are required to read at last two
Ryan Alcorn enjoys Beach Day.
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novels during the program and to write interpretive essays about them. Support, encouragement and inspiration for our students was provided by a devoted and enthusiastic faculty of fifty drawn from Cardigan' s academic year staff and from other private and public schools around the country. We also had a number of young people just entering the teaching profession who enriched the students' lives with their wide-ranging academic and extra-curricular interests. Important to the success .of the summer session was Assistant Director Jim Burnett who handled many administrative details while managing the dormitories, counseling students, working with the faculty and teaching math. This Fall Jim is our new De?n of Students and will be the Director of the Summer Session in 1990. We are happy to have 42 of our Summer Session students here for the 1989-90 academic year, and are confident their in.creased study skills will serve them well as they tackle the challenges ahead.
AFTER CLASSES from page 5
There were two very succes.sful drama nights - one a lip sync contest and the other a talent show. On Saturday nights one or two grades would leave campus at 6 pm for a picnic dinner enroute to a show at the (air conditioned) White River Theatre Company. Other summer events included a workshop and performance by magtcian David Oliver and a visit by the Squam Lake Science Center who presented a fascinating show called "Pre dators". Of course there was our traditional pilgrimage to the R oiler Rink, and the 8th and 9th grades were able to attend a substance free reggae concert in New London. There continued to be mystery trips and visits to golf driving r anges. Excursions included visits to waterparks, alpine slides, the Flume, Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory, the Funspot Go-carts, the Hanover Street Fair, the LaSalette Fair, Canaan Old Home Days, and to Que chee , Ve rmont for Polo ! On Beach Day there was a choice of going on a whale watch, deep sea fishing or "hanging out" at the beach - which was Wallis Sands. The day ended at Ordiorne State Park where everyone enjoyed steamers, lobsters, hamburgers and hotdogs. The camping and canoeing programs were both very popular and several new and exciting trips were added to some previously popular routes. There was a valiant (but unsuccessful) attempt by the White Team to reverse a commanding Green Team lead established during evening athletic competition, the school spelling bee and math bowl - both of which counted for green and white points this summer. The year ended with a dance, the Great Race, water carnival and tournaments. 0 h, yes, there were clas.ses as usual every morning except Sunday.
Cardigan Students Head For a Variety of Prep Schools Last June 52 graduating seniors left Cardigan to continue their education at prep schools around the country. Thomas Schenck, Director of Placement, worked with each boy and his family to select a school which would match his individual interests and academic talents. The followin g list of schools where these .Cardigan alumni have matriculated illustrates the variety of e ducational opportunities and locations available. American School in Japan Avon Old Farms School (CT) Baylor School (TN) Berkshire School (MA) Brewster Academy (NH) Cate School (CA) Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) Cushing Academy (MA)
Gould Ac ademy ( ME) Holdemess School (NH) Ke nt School (CT) Kimball Union Ac ad e my (NH) Kink aid School (TX) Merc ersburg Ac ademy (PA) Middlese x School ( MA) Millbrook Scho ol (NY) New Hampton School (NH) Phillips Academy (MA) Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) Proctor Academy (NH) Robert Louis St~venson School (CA) St. Mark's School (MA) Tabor Academy (MA) Thacher School (CA) Tilton School (NH) Trinity-Pawling School (NY) Westminster School (CT) Williston-N orthhampton School (MA) Woodberry Forest School (VA)
Track Team Is New Hampshire Junior State Champion by William X. Barron
The 1989 Track & Field t e am captured the boys team trophy at the New Hampshire Junior State Championships held at Kennett High School in May. Ca rdigan was led by Captains Tyler Wood, Eddie Wang and Michael Larson. At the state meet, Wood placed second in the triple jump, third in the pole vault and fifth in the high jump. Wang, _ who set fo ur distance records at Cardigan this year, won t he 800 meter state title and finished third in the 1500 meters as well. Larson plac e d third in both the triple jump and the javelin. Ronn Bronzetti took home second place
medals in the javelin and shot put, while Rob Hunt er also captured a second place in the discus. Eighth grade student Chip Matthews won an individual title in the 200 me ter dash. Also bringing home places in the top six were Brett Kurtz (fifth place in the long jump), Woody Frehse (sixth place in the discus) and Darius Co ok (fourth in the 1 00 met e r low hurdles a nd fifth in the discus) . Others on the championship squad were: Greg Myers, Dan Seymour and Ed Stanle y. Altogether the 1989track t ea m set seven individual and five t e am school records.
At W orld Ice Hockey Cham p ionships in Stockholm , Sweden - April 1989. From left:· Greg Brown '83, David Archer's father (David '82), Kan· Kontu '80.
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Faculty new to Cardigan this fall from left: Tom Sutro, Janet Dewar, Zee Mathews, David Goodrich, Stew Richmond, Janet Johnston, Andy Mars, j ean Ris, Steve Ris, Kris Burnett, Chuck Mills, Jim Burnett.
Additions to Cardigan Faculty Headmaster Dewar welcomed a number of new members to the Cardigan faculty at pre-school meetings in September. Thumbnail sketches of each follow. James S. Burnett A native of Hanover, NH, Jim was the Assistant Director of our Summer Session and is the new Dean of Students. He holds degrees from Bowdoin College and Dartmouth College and brings 15 years of experience in education to us. This winter Jim will be coaching varsity hockey in addition to his other duties. Kristina L. Burnett holds her Masters degree from Dartmouth and was teaching with her husband at the Rocky Hill School in Rhode Island before coming to Cardigan. Kris will be teaching our sixth grade in addition to caring for their own two children. In her spare time she enjoys walking, gardening and crosscountry skiing. Janet E. Dewar - another of our ne w husband-wife teams - came from the Meadowbrook School in Weston, MA to join our faculty and also to function as the Headmaster's wife - no small responsibility at Cardigan. Janet holds a Masters degree in Education from Boston University and has many years of teaching experience. She ·will be teaching 7th and 8th grade math classes in addition to her other duties.
David~ Goodrich was a member of our Summer Session faculty and will be teaching French. David graduated summa cum laude from Hamilton Collegeandbrings a variety of experience which includes service in the Peace Corps in Togo. Janet S. Johnston is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and has eight years of teaching experience. She now lives in Canaan and is an instructor in our Language Training Department. In her spare time Janet enjoys music, reading, crafts a nd outdoor activities. Andrew S. Mars received his Masters degree from Montclair State College (NJ) and will be Chairman of our Life Skills department. Andy has previously developed and taught life skills type courses for schools in New Jersey and Connecticut. He enjoys camp during the summer and cycling during free time.
Stewart S. Richmond, Jr. was also a member of our summer faculty. A graduate of St. Paul's School and Colby College, Stew was a skiing instructor at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. He will be teaching history this fall. Jean B. Ris met and ---husband while they
married her were both teaching at the Darrow Scl1ool in New Yark. She is a graduate of Springfield College and has eleven years of teaching experience. At Cardigan she will be teaching math lab and language training. Steven !:_ Ris returns to Cardigan after graduating with the class of 1971. He holds a Masters degree from the University of New York and enjoys rock climbing as a hobby. Here he will teach history. Thomas W. Sutro comes to Cardigan to begin his teaching career after graduatin g fro m the Groton School and Denison University. After spending ten summers in New Hampshire Tom knows this area well. His experience coaching football and lacrosse will serve him well at Cardigan.
G. Xavier Mathews has three ye ars t e aching experience at Cardigan and returns after a year at Vermont Academy. Zee has a Masters degree from Babson College and will be teaching Spanish and Latin. Charles M. Mills ran the canoe/camping program at the Summer Session and will be t e a c hing science this fall. Chuck graduated from Colorado State University and taught English for the past two years in 7
Mrs. Heath getting the bookstore ready .
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ALUMNI NEWS 1981
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Mark Hickman calls on New England hospitals as Regional Manager for the Medical Products · Di vision of E. R. Carpe_nter Co. of Richmond, VA. Mark lives in Sandwich, MA with his wife, Mary, and two children.
Christopher Goldfarb is attending Northern Virginia College where he majors in news journalism. Between classes he sells furniture for Jennifer Convertibles in Arlington, VA. 1983
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Jonathan Wakely will be married to Perri-Ann Porter on October 28th in Gorham, Maine. He is a mortgage loan officer for the Maine Savings Bank. Jona and Perri-Ann will be living in South Portland. 1978
Bob Flanagan spent an afternoon and overnight on campus in August with his wife, Lanie. Among other reasons they came back to get a Cardigan chair that Bob can use at his desk.
John Loud visited campus in July. He is a Senior at Kenyon College and was elected Class President. He frequently sees Franklin Staley 1 85 and David Elliot 1 83 who are both at Kenyon. 1986
Ian Litmans visited campus this summer after graduating from the Berkshire School. He will be attending the American College of Switzerland this fall.
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Brenda n Daly worked this sum mer for the maintenance department at the Billerica (MA) House of Correction. He has returned to Billerica High School and will play hockey for them this winter. 1987
Ad a m Englander was elected Student Body President at Berkshire School for 1989-e90. His brother, Alex, attended the Summer Session at Cardigan this year. 1988
Oliver Summers writes that he played varsity rubgy last spring at Cushing Academy. He has now moved to Spain and is attending The American School in Switzerland. His new address is: CAN FURNET, Baleares, Spain.
IN THIS ISSUE Interview with new Headmaster Summer Session highlights New faculty profiles
CARDIGAN CHRONICLE The Newsletter of Cardigan Mountain School
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Fall 1989
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