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