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CARDIGAN CHRONICLE Fall 1990
CMS opens its doors for 45th year of operation
photo by Tom Avril
GRAVITY DEFIER - Ninth grader Randy Schubert scales Cardigan's new climbing wall during Parents Weekend. See story on page 8.
·school leader appreciates CMS (Editor's note: The school leader is elected in May ofeach year by the students and fa culty. The student who is chosen for the position is responsible f or a wide variety of leadership tasks, not the least of which is helping with tl;e smooth day-today operation ofthe school. Erik was unusual in that he has held the position for two consecutive years. Following are a f ew thoughts from Erik as he enters his third and last year at CMS.) . ·
by Erik Oberg Coming from a small town in Maine, I thought I'd have a difficult time being accepted at Cardigan , but it turned out to be just the opposite here. I found out quickly that it doesn't really matter where you are from. It just matters who you are. I really appreciate the various options provided by Cardigan's schedule. In addition to the time allotted for academics, there is time for everything I want to do, including athletics, music and social time. In the spring of 1989, I was fortunate enough to be elected as the School Leader for the following year. This position has taught me a lot about leadership and responsibility. It gives me a marvelous feeling to be looked up to by other students , and to know that for some I am a role model. My life here at Cardigan has 11ot all been fun and games. The work here is very difficult and there is the pressure of doing well to get into a good prep school. Before you have a chance of being burned out, however, a teacher always knows
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and gives you that little advice that helps you get through the day. Fortunately, the training I have received here will prepare me for life at my next school. I have learned to schedul~ my time effectively to do everything I need to do. All in all, my Cardigan experience has been a rich and fulfilling part of my life. I know when I graduate in the spring I will be ready to tackle the demanding life of a prep school.
The peace and quiet of Canaan, being exposed to a whole variety of New Hampshire was replaced on Sep- culture and languages ranging from Latin tember 12 with the hum of activity that and Greek to modern European tongues. By the Students, For the Students comes with the start of school. Students A group of committed ninth gradarrived from 32 different states and 9 different countries including Finland, ers, faculty members and administrators have been congregating on Sunday eveMexico and Japan . Returning students noticed a few nings to plan a school government. The changes when they set foot on campus. group hopes to ratify a constitution beSeveral new additions to the curriculum fore the end of November, according to include two free reading periods per Dean of Students Jim Burnett. Student members include seniors week, the addition of a seventh academic period after lunch , and an expansion of Sean Casey, Scott Fath, Jeff Haskins, Erik Oberg, Ramon Ramos, Andrew language offerings. Scace, and Derek White. Representing Reading for Enjoyment Every Tuesday afternoon and the underclassmen are Morgan Cullen Thursday evening this year, the boys (grade six), Alex Cazanas (grade seven), know that they must put aside all thoughts and Brandon Wagner (grade eight). More Hours in the Day of sports, clubs , and even homework, for The addition of a seventh academic period eight is at hand. Instead of the usual grind of period this year has allowed students · schoolwork, they have a golden opporcont'd on p. 2 tunity to kick back and plunge into a good novel of their choice. Ninth grader Brad Wilson remarked, "It's the one time of the day you can actually relax and read ." · Seventh grader Josh Pellegrino adds, "It gives you a chance to have great adventures in reading books. I didn't really like reading books until I got to Cardigan. " Ancient Tongues New on the language scene this year is Language Arts, a new course offered by Mr. Matthew Ramsby to sixth graders. While last year the sixth grade was not Eighth grader Mike Colligan staggers under the able to take a foreign lanweight of packages received from home. guage, this year they are
School welcomes seven new f acuity members Seven teachers have joined the Cardigan Mountain School faculty this fall, among them four natives of New Hampshire. Darrell Beaupre has been lending an interesting angle to his history classes this fall, having represented Bridges for Peace as one of a 36-member delegation to the Soviet Union in 1988. Listed in Who's Who in American History, Beaupre is a native of Meriden, NH and a graduate of Dickinson College. Stephen Fenton of Manchester has joined the math and science deparments, and he has big plans for lacrosse in the spring. His extensive experience in the sport includes four years playing for the Brine Lacrosse Team and one year as an instructor for the English LacrosseUnion in Lancashire, England. Fenton has his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire. His wife Cathy has taken
on the important job of managing the school store. The Fentons live on the second floor of Brewster dormitory, where they will be joined by a junior Fenton in February. James Funnell comes to Cardigan from Landmark School, where he was head of the science department. He brings a wealth of boarding school experience to Cardigan, having grown up in a family of independent school administrators and teachers. Funnell attended South Kent School and went on to get his B.A. in geology from Amherst College. He is joined in Hinman 2 by his wife Margaret, who is working on her PhD in psychology at nearby Dartmouth College. Robert Gregg of Henniker, NH comes to Cardigan direct! y from the University of New Hampshire, where he majored in political science and served as a student admissions representative.
He is quite familiar with boarding school life, having graduated from Holderness School where he was president of the student body. Kirk Phelps is expected to capture the imagination of his science classes thanks to his list of adventurous accomplishments. In addition to his back(continued on p. 2)
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A TOUCH OF CLASS Congratulations to this year's class officers! Students were elected by their classmates during the October class meetings.
6th grade: President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer
Morgan Cullen Burke Byer Jameson Parker Andrew Geisel
7th grade: President Alex Cazanas Vice-President Jason Dewar Secretary John D'Entremont Treasurer Joey Rivera 8th grade: President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer
Brandon Wagner Chris Simons Karl Hutter Junior Rivera
9th grade: President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer
Scott Fath Zack Barrett Aaron Pena Ramon Ramos
45th year, from p.1 more flexibility with the ir schedules. Students now have more opportunities for foreign languages, math lab, and langt1age learning -lab. ln addition, students also have more chances to see their teachers on a one-on-one basis if they need extra help with their schoolwork.
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Summer Session Enjoys Banner Year Quick! Namea place which offers windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, mountain climbing, playing tennis, and experiencing the fine arts, in addition to working on academic skills, developing computer literacy or learning a foreign language. Stumped? Welcome to Cardigan Mountain School's wildly popular summer session. The term "summer school" usually does not conjure up the most pleasant impressions, to be sure, yet Cardigan seems to have hit on a formula that works. Every summer on Canaan Street Lake, students arrive from all around the globe to take advantage of the school's special blend of camp and school. The 1990 · summer was an especially successful one, with 190 boys and girls attending (which included ten more boarders than in the previous year). Fully 45 summer schoolers chose to return to campus for the regular winter school, an increase of five over the previous summer. The enrollment included 37 students from 12 different foreign countries , as well as representatives from 30 different states. These statistics led director Jim Burnett to say, "It continues to be very much a world community school. " "I really feel that it's a valuable experience," he adds. "It's an excellent orientation process for the students, especially the foreign students, who get a chance to improve their English." The program is not especially designed as a springboard to entrance into the regular school, although it can function as a sort of proving ground. . "Increasingly, the summer program has become an opportunity to try
New faculty members and spouses enjoy opening banquet. From left: Robert Gregg, Dave and Stephanie Mccusker, Cathy Fenton, Darrell Beaupre , Steve Fenton , Matthew Ramsby, James and Margaret Funnell, Rod and Karoline Theobald, Mardee Laumann, Rosalind Burke, Kirk Phelps.
New faculty, from p.1 ground in teaching, he has tried every- Aegean Institute in Greece . thing from serving as a roughneck for a Roderick Theobald bring s a Texas drilling company to working on a European flair to his Reading and Study commercial sea urchin fishing boat. Re- Skills classes , having just finished four cently he taught anthropology and geol- years as an English teacher at the T ASIS ogy at the Cate School in California, and England School in Surrey, England. A he has a B.S. in geology from Stanford graduate of Hartwick College, Theobald University. went on to receive his masters in English Matthew Ramsby , a 1981 Cardi- literature at the University of New gan graduate, has returned to his alma Hampshire. When he is not teaching the mater this fall to teach Latin and coach · finer arts of composition and punctuafootball. Though a native of sunny tion , he takes time for his hobbies of Orlando, Florida, he is no stranger to the photography and composing poetry. He cold northeast. After his year at CMS, he has had photographs and poems pubwent on to Phillips Exeter Academy. lished in a New York state literary jourRamsby graduated from Trinity College nal. Theobald's wife Karoline is curwith a B.A. in Classics, after having rently on sabbatical and lives with him in completed a summer program at the Clancy House.
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Summer session students cool off by the docks on Canaan Streei Lake. new policies that we might want to use in the winter school and also a time to orient new faculty and students," Burnett said. Students benefited from individualized instruction during the five morning periods, thanks to the small classes containing at most seven students. Included on the staff were 17 teachers who are also members of the winter school faculty . Students worked at their own pace to shore up their academic skills in mathematics, reading, and writing, while they also enjoyed a variety of enrichment courses such as French, Spanish, Engli sh as a second language, computer programming, and typing. After lunch , there were four ac-
tivities periods during which students did their bestto take advantage of Cardigan's idyllic surroundings. The waterfront was the focus of the afternoon activities, thanks in part to a brand new fleet of eight Flying Junior sailboats. Also new on the lake was Cardigan's answer to Noah: a 23-footpontoon boat dubbed "The Ark," which was built during the regular school year by students under the direction of woodshop instructor Christopher Morse. The Ark proved invaluable as a rescue boat for the windsurfers, in addition to serving as a lei sure touring boat. Special activities included trips to the theater at Dartmouth College, waterslides, and a "beach day" at the New Hampshire seacoast. . '
Learning the Skills of Life One teni:i a year, every Cardigan student has the chance to take a spec ial class in which he can forget about the three "R's" and regular schoolwork. One part health class, one part decisionmaking, and one part ethics make up the school 's unique Life Skills program, a favorite course in the curriculum for many students. "It's just a great program," says ninth grader Errol Laumann . "The Life Skills teachers are there when you need to talk to them." "Life Skills teaches you about life," says ninth grader Brett Kurtz quite simply. He adds that a large part of the
It's just a great program. The life skills teachers are there when you need to talk to them.
are capable of thinking for themselves ," he adds. As a health course, Life Skills must inevitably cover topics such as sex education and substance abuse. Mr. Mars notes , however, that it is not a "light facts course," but rather a means for students to sharpen their deci sion-making skills so they can deal with difficult situations that arise during adolescence. The students have to be prepared for experiences in high school such as drugs , alcohol, and the dating scene, according to department member Mary Amos, as well as an increase in the amount of free time. "They leave behind Cardigan's rigorous schedule, where everything is 'Go-Go-Go,' "she adds. The Life Skills lessons prepare them for a time when they will be more "on their own ." "We give them the tools to make wise decisions,'' Mrs. Amos adds.
Errol Laumann, 9th grade The CARDIGAN CHRONICLE course involves learning about social interaction and peer pressure. "They teach you how to deal with others." A varsity football player for the past two years, Brett says he also appreciates the "health" part of the course, which offers lessons about injuries and how to stay in good physical shape. The three-year-old program is headed by Andrew Mars, who has his M.A.T. from Montclair State College with a concentration in Ethics. He stresses that the program is not a course of "moral indoctrination." "It's very much of a discussion format. It's amazing how much the students can learn from themselves and from each other. They reali ze that they
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Cameron K. Dewar, Headmaster James S. Burnett, Dean of Students· Jeffrey D. Hicks, Director of Admissions James N. Marrion, Director of Athletics Robert D. Small, Director of Studies Faith Degenhart, Director of Development David McCusker, Director, Alumni Affairs Thomas Avril, Editor, Cardigan Chronicle
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1989-1990 ANNUAL REPORT A ·message from the Headmaster Dear Friends of Cardigan, 1989-90 will always have a special meaning for me as my first year at the School. In reviewing thi s past year, it has been truly rewarding to see the kind of support Cardigan inspires from its parents, alumni, friends and staff. With this kind of loyal support in the future months and years, the School can continue to forge ahead despite the current uncertain economic and political climate in our society. The Cardigan family has the will and desire to insure the School's leadership role in middle school education, and I am confident that the level of support necessary will be given. The key aspect of the Cardigan experience which inspires the tremendous ·e nthusiasm and support among the members of the Cardigan family is the School's commitment to providing an environment which promotes not only students' intellectual and academic achievement, but also their ethical and social development. Cardigan teaches "responsibility" as a fundamental along with basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. The School offers students guidance and opportunities for responsible behavior in the microcosm of the Cardigan family. Students take thi s knowledge and understanding with them into their other educational and life experiences. The ne.ed for these elements in the basic training of our youth is evidenced with the groundswell among educational leaders who are citing their concern with emerging statistics about the country's youth. A recent survey in Redhook Magazine, for instance, revealed these disturbing statistics: Eight of ten eighth graders have used alcohol -- more than half of them by sixth grade. Over one-third had an alcoholic drink last month . One in twenty eighth graders has used cocaine, and one -in ten preteens has thought of suicide. With regards to academies, the NELS:88 Longitudinal Study reports that the typical eighth grader spends four times as many hqur.s watching televi sion per week as on homework (21.2 hours as compared with 5.5). The average eighth grader spends only about two hours a week on reading outside of school. Clearly, junior high schools have their work cut out for them. Cardigan offers programs year round which are uniquely suited to combat these di sturbing trends. This year Cardigan will be engaged in its se lf-evaluation study , a process sponsored at regular intervals by the New England Association of Colleges and Independent Schools for all member schools and through which schools receive endorsement through accreditation. Former assistant headmaster Joe Collins will coordinate this study, and out of the study will come recommendations which will enhance future planning. Although Cardigan has already reaffi rmed its main mi ssion to provide an excellent educational boarding experience for middle school boys, self-evaluation helps all of us to improve or update the specific programs we offer, especially in these challenging times. · I would like to report that our Summer Session was a tremendous success with a full enrollment (see story on p. 2), and although our enrollment this fall is down slightly from last year as is the case with many peer schools, we have 32 states and 9 nations represented by our student body. The Admissions Department under the leadership of Jeffrey Hicks is working with parents to establish a parents' recruitment network to augment and assi.st in spreading the good word about the Cardigan opportunity. There were a number of firsts this past year in activities that were initiated to strengthen the overall program of the School, all of which are being continued this year. A Parents Council was formed with the purpose of offering parents more opportunity to become involved in the life of the School. Out of that council came the determination to augment the School's fundraising by planning and conducting an auction. The first effort last February raised $14,000 for the Annual Fund, and plans are already underway for this year's Winter Weekend Auction February 2. Marsha Kelley, Maureen Torgerson and Diana Dumont deserve special thanks for their work and le;idership last year. Cardigan also conducted its first Boston phonathon last year, using phones at the Boston Company for which Kim Kenly '68 so graciously made arrangements. Many parents participated with alumni volunteers in this program as well. I am happy to report that the 1989-90 Annual Fund total represented a 30% increase over the previous year. I hope you will take time to review the Annual Fund Report in this issueofThe Chronicle. 1989-90 was a good year for the Annual Fund, but we hope that 1990-91 will be even better. Cardigan is significant because of what it is as a total community. Its influence on its students is not determined so much by the length of its course offerings or the excellence of its remedial program, but because of its collective character and heart. We are deeply grateful for the extensive support shown by the friends of the school in the past year. Without this support, we could not continue at the same level of excellence. As I begin my second year at this extraordinary institution, once again may I say how truly delighted I am to be a part of the Cardigan family. Cameron K. Dewar, Headmaster
Cardigan Mountain School Annual Fund Report June 30, 1990 1988-89
1989-90
$22,345
24,826
Current Parents
46,640
51,077
Past Parents
28,172
.22,087
4,610
4,510
Friends
16,435
9,849
Alumni
10,500
12,048
Senior Class Gift
3,333
3,931
8th Grade Gift
1,8 19
126
27 ,522
72,675
Trustees/Corporators
Grandparents (past and current)
Foundations Parents' Auction
13,930
GRAND TOTAL
$161,376
$215,059
All Gifts Received During 1989-90 Fund Annual Fund Endowment Funds Environmental Projects Other TOTAL
Cash Received $215,059 49,655 119,652 350 $384,716
Totals by Constituency Trustees/Corporators
39,269
Current Parents
65,007
Past Parents
32,042
Grandparents
4,5 10
Friends
82,808
Alumni
12,258
Senior Class Gift 8th Grade Gift Foundations
TOTAL
3,931 126 144,765
$384,716
The Corporation Robert S . Gillette, Chairman Daniel 0. Barry David H. Bradley Matthew Bronfman Finn M. W. Caspersen John B. Coffin Savage C. Frieze, Jr. Pau!"B. Gardent Thomas W. Heenan Crawford H. Hinman, M.D. Richard H . Hinman Charles H. Hood Edgar Humann David M . Johnson John B. Kenerson Robert F. Kenerson , M.D. F. Coming Kenly , Jr.
F. Coming Kenly III Thomas H. MacLeay J. Michael McGean Keniston P. Merrill Richard D. Morrison, M.D . John D. Pfeifle Theodore G. Rand H. Robert Reeve Edward B. Righter Donald J. Ross Fred-C. Scribner, Jr. Palmer D. Sessel Halsey Smith, Jr. John L. Tower Fred A. White J. Walker Wiggin Samuel C. Williams, Jr.
The Trustees Savage C. Frieze, Jr., President of the Board Edgar Humann , Vice President Crawford H. Hinman , M.D. , Secretary Fred A. White, Treasurer Thomas H. MacLeay, Assistant Treasurer Daniel 0. Barry David H. Bradley Matthew Bronfman John B. Coffin Robert S. Gillette Thomas W . Heenan David M . Johnson
John B. Kenerson Robert F. Kenerson, M.D. F. Coming Kenly , Jr. F. Coming Kenly III J. Michael McGean Keniston P. Merrill Richard D. Morrison, M.D. Donald J. Ross Halsey Smith, Jr. John L. Tower J. Walker Wiggin Samuel C. Williams, Jr.
Class Agents 1947 1948 1949 1950 195 l 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 l 974 1975 1976 1977 I 978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 I 988 1988 I 988 1988 1990
Stuart R. Kaplan Alan C. Herzig F. G. Lippert Richard D. Morrison Theodore Goddard Byron Koh George E. Harris David Helmstadter Ronald W. Warden. Anthony Russo Charles Kaplan Peter Albee C. Blake Munro Karl J. Borden Paul Gardent Daniel Burack James Niedringhaus Wade W. Knowles Robert Pipes, Jr. Kurt A. Knowles C. Correll Durling Howard B. Robson Geoffrey C . Turner
Charles Wakely Morgan P. Dickerman III Henry K. Schultz Albert J. Mitchell, Jr. Robert S. Pulitzer Thomas E. Mitchell Terry R . Mitchell Stanley B . Smith Edward J. Gibbons, Jr. Chris J. King Nick Kobu sch David Dobrowski Edward Krayer P. Andrew Georgesc u Jeremy Cohen Christian Schilling R. Logan Clarke, Jr. Daniel M. Collins Cody P. Morgan Joseph Smith Edward S. Trippe Philip Markert
Cardigan's Gift Clubs Founder's Club
Headmaster's Club
($4000 and up)
($750 - $1944)
1945 Club
Cardigan Club
($1945 - $3999)
($250 - $749)
Cougar Club ($100 - $249)
Founder's Club Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Bronfman Edward H. Butler Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John T. Dorrance III Christian Humann Foundation
The Agnes M. Lindsay Trust Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Meltzer Mr. Palmer D. Sessel
1945 Club Mr. & Mrs. Peter A . Alexander Mascoma Savings Bank Mr. J. Dudley Clark Mr. & Mrs. Robert Diemar, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James N. Esdaile
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Mrs. Thomas W. Heenan Mrs. John M. Kirk, Sr. Mrs. Charles A. Marsh Mrs . Robert A. Whitcomb Mrs. Samuel Williams, Jr.
Headmaster's Club Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Bartow Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Bell, Jr. Rodd D. Brickell Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Finn M . W . Caspersen Mr. & Mrs. James Cazanas, Sr. Mr. & Mrs John B. Coffin Mr. & Mrs . Tristram C. Colket Mrs. Elizabeth P. de Rame l Mr. Henry B. duPont IV Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Fath Mr. & Mrs. Savage C. Frieze, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Gillette Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Hood Mr. & Mrs. F. Com ing Kenly III
Mr. Robert W . Keyes Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Linton Mr. & Mrs. Keniston P. Merrill ML & Mrs . Karl G . Otzen Mr. & Mrs. Larry W. Prescott Mr. & Mrs . James Schneithorst Mr. & Mrs . Fred C. Scribner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. C . Philip Smiley Mr. & Mrs. Halsey Smith, Jr. Caro Sewall Holmes Smith Mrs. Robert W. Stoddard Dr. & Mrs. Liebert S. Turner Mr. & Mrs. William Wendt Ill Mr. & Mrs. Barry W. Wilson
Cardigan Club Mr. &. Mrs . William P. Acker Mrs . Ian Amof Mr.&. Mrs. John J. Avlon Mr. John A. Baxter Mr. Robert H. Bayne, Jr. Mrs. James J. Braniff III Mr. & Mrs . William L. Burchard Mr. & Mrs. Robert Charl es Ms. Deborah A. Cook Mr. & Mrs. F. G. Crane, Jr. Mr. & Mrs A. W. Cunningham , Jr. Dr.&. Mrs. Marion N. Dasher Mr. C. Correll Durling Dr. & Mrs. Joe M. Edwards Mr. & Mrs . James N. Esdai le Mr. & Mrs. Robert Frehse, Jr. Mrs. Arolyn Gamell Mr. & Mrs. P. Andrew Georgescu , Jr. Mr. Frederick Goh! II Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Goodwillie Mrs. Constance M. Goyette Mr. & Mrs. Robert Greenstone Mr. & Mrs. R. Phillip Haire Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Halbrecht Mr. &. Mrs. Willi am D. Harrigan Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hartson Dr. & Mrs. Crawford H. HinmanMr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Hulbert Mr. &. Mrs. William K. Ince Mr. & Mrs. Omotunde Johnson Dr. Jimpsey B. Johnson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. T. Kenneth Joy
Mr. & Mrs. William S: Katchen Mr. & Mrs. F. Coming Kenly, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Allan J. Kirschner Mr. & Mrs. George P. Kooluris Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Kurtz Mr. & Mrs. David C. Langworthy Mr. & Mrs. Mark Larsen Mr. R. M. Lloyd Mrs. Ann B. Martinsen Mr. J. Michael McGean Dr. & Mrs . Peter McKinney Mr. & Mrs . Joseph F. Mele Mr. & Mrs. Brent Musburger Mr. & Mrs. William B. Neuberg Mr. &. Mrs. Henry L. Nielsen Mr. & Mrs. John F . Oudt Ms. Maxine B. Purcell Mr. & Mrs. S. Gordon Reese, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. H. Robert Reeve Judge Steven D. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Andrew G. Scace Mr. & Mrs. C layton H. Schubert Mr. & Mrs. J. Dennis Scully Mr. & Mrs. James D. Sumption Mr. & Mrs. Clark R. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Thomas, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George G. Thouron Mr. & Mrs. William T. Torgerson Mr. & Mrs. John L. Tower Trumbull-Nelson Construction Mr. & Mrs. James R . Walker Mr. Hugh A. Ward
Cougar Club Mrs. Betsy M. Alamo Mr. & Mrs . Bertram Alper Mr. & Mrs . Kenneth 0. Alves Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Arrington Mr. C. N. Bakker, Jr. Mrs. 0 . H. Baldwin, Jr. Mr. James E. Barker Mr. & Mrs. John C. Barney Mr. Bruce F. Beaty Mr. Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Merrill E. Bettis Mr. Chutinant B. Bhakdi Mr. & Mrs. John W. Blair Mr. Richard C. Boothby Mr. & Mrs. James C. Bouras Mr. & Mrs. David H. Bradley Dr. Thomas S. Brown Mr. Warner L. J. Brown Mr. Daniel S. Burack Mr. George T. Butler Ms. Valerie Carolan Mr. John P . Carruthers Mr. & Mrs . Thomas J. Casey Mr. Robert V. Chartener Mr. Michael A. Choukas Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Clagett, Jr. Mr. Mark V. Cleveland Mr. & Mrs. Loring W. Coleman Mr. W. Jeffrey Connell Mr. & Mrs . Myles Connor, Jr. Mr & Mrs . James W. Crowell Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Cucinell Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D'Entremont Mr. Douglas B. Dade Mr. & Mrs. John R. Daly, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Douglas K. Damon Mr. & Ms . Phidias Dantos Mrs. Alan Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Louis G. Demos
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund K . Dinsmore Mr. & Mrs. Stewart S. Dixon Mrs. Morgan D. Douglas, Jr. Mr. & Mrs . Philip Dundas, Jr. Mr. Thomas L. Dunn Mr. Dean C. Durling Mr. & Mrs. Laurance Eustis Mrs. G. Robin Evans Mr. & Mrs. Charles Freeman III Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Garden! Mr. & Mrs. Paul Garden!, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gardiner W. Garrard Mr. & Mrs. George A. Garrison Mr. C. Meade Geisel , Jr. Mr. Howard A. Gewandter Mr. Joseph B Glossberg Mr. Theodore Goddard Mr. Michael H. Gordon Mr. Kenneth B. Gould Mr. Richard Graham Mrs. John E. Griggs Mr. & Mrs . Frederic Halbach-Merz Mr. & Mrs. Lee H . Hallowell Mr. & Mrs. William C. Hamme Mr. & Mrs. S. C. Haskins, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kjell-Ake Hellberg Mr. David Helmstadter Mr. Alan C. Herzig Mr. David S. Hogan Mr. & Mrs. James M . Hogan Mr. & Mrs. George A. Hubbard Mr. James M . Hunter Mr. & Mrs . Ralph Hurlbutt III Dr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Iovino Dr. & Mrs. Henry A . Jackson Mr. Peter D. Jagoda Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Jangro Mr. Wallace F. Jarvis Mr. & Mrs. David M. Johnson
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(Cougar Club, cont'd) Dr. & Mrs. Robert K. Johnson Mr. Alfred Johnston, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Joy Mr. ponald Joyce Mr. & Mrs. Martiri C . Kane Mr. & Mrs. Irwin H. Katz Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Keefe Mr. & Mrs. David N. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. King Dr. & Mrs. Jay W. Kislak Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Kreusser Mr. Jonathan P. LaCour Mr. & Mrs. Garry A. Lakin Dr. & Mrs. Stuart J. Landa Mrs. Blanche Gutstein-Landes Mr. & Mrs. Charles F . Leonard Mrs. Donna S. Lewis Mr. Roger K. Lighty Mr. & Mrs. Richard Littlepage Mr. & Mrs. Noah H. Long, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donold B. Lourie Mr. & Mrs. George P. Luddy Mr. Robert E. Manley II Mr. & Mrs. Piet H . Marks Mr. Hideya Matshushita Mr. & Mrs. C . Dixon Matthews Mr. Michael P. McLean Mr. Peter James McLeod Mr. & Mrs. W . B. McMillan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Miles Mr. Thomas E. Mitchell III Mr. T. Scott ·Mosted Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Norton Mr. Timothy J. O'Brien Mr. & Mrs. Charles Orr Mr. & Mrs. Ed B. Patterson, Jr. Mr & Mrs. Bertrand Paull, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edwin F. Pearson Mr. John H. Pearson, Jr. Mr. Paul N. -Peterson Mr. & Mrs. L. D. Pfeifle Mr. & Mrs. Samuel D. Power Ralph Averill Powers Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Pucci
Mr. & Mrs. Richard I. Purnell Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Quint Mr. & Mrs. Richard R . Rearick Mrs. Diane Y. Redmond Mr. & Mrs. George E. Relyea Mr. & Mrs. William Richardson Mr. & Mrs. William H. Risley Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Robinson Mr. Howard B. Robson Mr. ·& Mrs. Donald J. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Peter Rossmassler Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Rowland Mrs. George Rublee II Mrs. Terry L. Savage Mr. Charles P. Schutt Mr. Louis S. Skinner Mr. & Mrs. B. Larkin Spivey, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Walter G. Staley, Jr. Mr. William R. Stetson Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Steward Mrs . Lana J. Stormont Mr. John C. Stowe Mrs. Rand N. Stowell Mr. C. Wilson Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Sullivan, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy W. Sweeney Mr. Matthew Tebbetts Mr. & Mrs. John G. Treanor Mr. & Mrs. Edward Vantine Mr. Mark K Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Weiner Mr. & Mrs. William M. Wendt Mr. W. Scott Westlake Mr. & Mrs. Fred A. White Mr. & Mrs. John Whitesides II Mr. Richard Whiting, Jr. Mr. Whiting R. Willauer Mr. Charles M. Williams Dr. & Mrs. C. E. Wingate, Jr. Irving Wolff Foundation Mr. & Mrs. K. E . Womack, Jr. Mrs. Richard W. Woolworth Mr. Frederic P. Worthen Mr. & Mrs. John Yacavone
Current Parents Mr. & Mrs. William P. Acker Mrs. Betsy M. Alamo Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Alexander Mr. & Mrs. John C. Barney Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Bell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Merrill E. Bettis Mr. & Mrs. John W. Blair Mrs. James J. Braniff III Mr. George T. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Casey Mr. & Mrs. James Cazanas, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Tristram C. Colket Ms. Deborah A. Cook Mr. & Mrs. Gera ld D'Entremont Mr. & Mrs. John R. Daly, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Douglas K. Damon Mr. & Mrs. Louis G. Demos Mrs. Elizabeth P. deRamel Mr. & Mrs. Robert Diemar, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John T. Dorrance III Mr. & Mrs. Donald R . Dumont Mr. & Mrs . Philip Dundas, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Joe M. Edwards Mr. & Mrs. James N. Esdaile Mrs. G. Robin Evans Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Fath Mr. & Mrs. Gregor E. Fellers Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Fralick Mrs. Arolyn Garnell Mr. & Mrs. Gardiner W. Garrard Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Goodwillie Mrs. Constance M. Goyette Mr. & Mrs. R. Phillip Haire Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Halbach-Merz Mr. & Mrs. William C. Hamme Mr. & Mrs. William ·D. Harrigan Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hartson Mr. & Mrs. S. C. Haskins, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George A. Hubbard Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Hulbert Mr. Richard G. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. William K. Ince Dr. & Mrs. Robert K. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. T. Kenneth Joy Mr. & Mrs. William S. Katchen . Mr. & Mrs. David N. Kelley
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Mr. & Mrs. William Kelly, Jr. Mr. Robert W. Keyes Mr. & Mrs. Allan J. Kirschner Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Kramer Mr. & Mrs . Robert F. Kreusser Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Kurtz Mr. & Mrs. Garry A. Lakin Mrs. Blanche Gutstein-Landes Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Linton Mr. & Mrs. Noah H. Long, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Marsh Mr. & Mrs. William B. Martin Mrs. Ann B. Martinsen Mr. & Mrs. C. Dixon Matthews Ms. Diana L. Mayer Dr. & Mrs. Peter McKinney Mr. Peter James McLeod Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Mele Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Meltzer Mr. & Mrs. George A. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Alex Montgomery II Mr. & Mrs. William B. Neuberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Norton Mr. & Mrs. Karl G. Otzen Mr. & Mrs. John F. Oudt Mr. & Mrs. Samuel D. Power Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Pucci Ms. Maxine B. Purcell Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Quint Mr. & Mrs. S. Gordon Reese, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Rowland Mr. & Mrs. Andrew G. Scace Mr. & Mrs . Clayton H. Schubert Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Scoggins Mr. & Mrs. B. Larkin Spivey, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James D. Sumption Mr. & Mrs. Timothy W. Sweeney Mr. & Mrs. Clark R. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. R.H . Thomas, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George G. Thouron Mr. & Mrs. William T . Torgerson Dr. & Mrs. Liebert S. Turner Mr. & Mrs. James R. Walker Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Whitcomb Mr. & Mrs. Barry W. Wilson
Past Parents Mr. & Mrs. Bertram Alper Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth 0. A lves Mrs. Ian Amof Mr. & Mrs. E ugene A. Arrington Mr. & Mrs. John J. Avlon Mrs. E. L. Barker Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Barndt Mr. & Mrs. John W . Barto, Sr. Mr. & Mrs . Stephen C. Bartow Mr. Robert H . Bayne, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. F. Blantchford III Mr. & Mrs. F. Gerald Bothwell Dr. Thomas S. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Curtis E. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Owsley Brown II Mr. & Mrs. Bertnard Burke, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Fenton J. Burke Mr. & Mrs. Kevin R. Burke Mrs. Madonna K. Canavin Mr. & Mrs. C. Dana Christy Mr. & Mrs. Loring W . Coleman Mr. & Mrs. F. G. Crane, Jr. Mr. & Mrs . James W. Crowell Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Cucinell Mr. & Mrs. G . W. Cutting, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Phidias Dantos Dr. & Mrs. Marion N. Dasher Mrs. Alan Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Guy S. Dennis Mr. & Mrs. Dennis A . Dinan Mr. & Mrs. Edmund K. Dinsmore Mr. & Mrs. Stewart S. Dixon Mrs. Morgan D. Douglas, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James M. Dowcett Mr. & Mrs. Arnold W. Dyer Ms. Ronna S . Ellen Mr. & Mrs. Laurance Eustis Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Fenn II Mrs. Elizabeth Flavin Mr. E. Kennard Fletcher Mr. & Mrs. Charles Freeman III Mr. & Mrs. Robert Frehse, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. G ilbert G. Fryklund Dr. & Mrs. William M. Gabriel Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gardent, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George A. Garrison Mr. Joseph B. Glossberg Mr. & Mrs. George R. Graham, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gree)lstone Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Halbrecht Mr. & Mrs. John M. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Lee H. Hallowell Mr. & Mrs. Rolf D . Hartmann Mr. & Mrs. Kjell-Ake Hellberg Mr. & Mrs. James M . Hogan Mrs . Martha C. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Hurlbutt III Dr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Iovino Dr. & Mrs. Ramanath Iyer Dr. & Mrs. Henry A. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Jacob, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Jangro Mr. Frederick Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Omotunde Johnson Dr. Jimpsey B. Johnson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Martin C. Kane Mr. & Mrs. Irwin H. Katz Dr. & Mrs. Melvin L. Kee Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Keefe Mr. & Mrs. Allen M. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Keough Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. King Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. King Dr. & Mrs. Jay W. Kislak Mr. & Mrs. George P. Kooluris
Mr. & Mrs. George J. Kops Mr. & Mrs. Martin Kuckly Dr. & Mrs. Stuart J. Landa Dr. & Mrs . David C. Langworthy Mr. & Mrs. Edward Lary Mr. & Mrs. ~ichard Littlepage Mr. & Mrs. George P. Luddy Mr. & Mrs. Herbert W. Mahler Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Mainzer Mr. & Mrs. Piet H. Marks Mr. & Mrs. James N. Marrion Mr. Hideya Matsushita Mr. & Mrs. R. C. McBee III Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon McEwan Mr. & Mrs. John McHugh Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. McLaren Mr. & Mrs. W . B. McMillan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs . Stanley H. Mervis Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Miles Mrs. Mary M. Misra"hi Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Morgan Mr. & Mrs . Brent Musburger Mrs. Alice C. Needham Mr. & Mrs. Henry L. Nielseri Dr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Nigra Mr. & Mrs. Charles Orr Mr. & Mrs. Ed B. Patterson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bertrand Paull, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edwin F. Pearson Mr. William H. Phipps Mr. & Mrs. John D. Place, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Larry W. Prescott Mr. & Mrs. Richard I. Purnell Mrs. Diane Y. Redmond Mr. Laurence H. Roberts, Jr. Mr. &,Mrs. Kenneth Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Robinson Judge Steven D. Robinson Mr. George I. Rockwood, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Rossmassler The Very Rev. & Mrs . R. W. Rowland Mrs. George Rublee II Mrs. Terry L. Savage Mrs. M. P. Savard Mr. & Mrs. James Schneithorst Mr. & Mrs. Richard U. Scott Mr. & Mrs. J . Dennis Scully Qr. & Mrs. David M . Shirazi Mr. & Mrs . R. M, Sincerbeaux Mr. & Mrs. C. Philip Smiley Mr. & Mrs. David L. Smith Mrs. Diana F. Snyder Dr. & Mrs. Wiater G. Staley , Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Steward Mrs. Lana J. Stormont Mr. & Mrs. Edwin H. Stulb III Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Sullivan, Sr. Mr. Guy A. Swenson, Jr. Mrs . Karen E. Taufman Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Thomas Mrs. Diane T. Tinsley Mr. & Mrs . John G. Treanor Mr. & Mrs. Edward Vantine Mrs. Willis Webster Mr. & Mrs. Leigh K. Weld, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William Wendt III Mr. & Mrs. William M. Wendt Mr. & Mrs. William A. West Mr. & Mrs. John Whitesides II Mr. Whiting R. Willauer Mr. & Mrs. John A. Wilson Dr. & Mrs. C. E. Wingate, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. K. E. Womack, Jr. Mrs. Richard W. Woolworth Mr. & Mrs. John Yacavone
Grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Everett Bacon Mr. & Mrs. William L. Burchard Mrs. Carl Carlson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Charles Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Clagett, Jr. Mrs. Morgan D . Douglas, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James N. Esdaile Mr. & Mrs. Leo Grenon Mrs. John E. Griggs Mrs. James B. Hodges Mrs. K. B. Hubbard
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Joy Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kirk, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. David C. Langworthy Mr. & Mrs. Charles Lester Mrs. Donna S. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. L. D. Pfeifle Mrs. Ned B. Smith Mrs. James J . Storrow Mrs. Penelope P. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Morton Woodason
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Friends Mr. & Mrs. F. Archibald, Jr. Mrs. 0 . H. Baldwin, Jr. Mascoma Savings Bank Mr. & Mrs . Arch Barron Mrs . Stacey K. Beebe Ms. Valerie Carolan Mr. & Mrs. Myles Connor, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Cunningham, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Farr Mr. & Mrs . Dascomb Forbush Rev . & Mrs. Reed Forbush
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Larsen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Leonards, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donold B. Lourie Mr. & Mrs. James R . Miller II Mr. & Mrs. William H. Ri sley Mrs . Robert W. Stoddard Mrs. Rand N. Stowell Mrs. Margaret C. Taussig Mr. & Mrs. Louis Van Orden Mr. & Mrs. Clark Weymouth
Foundations & Corporations Rodd D. Brickell Foundation Edward H. Butler Foundation Christian Humann Foundation The Agnes M. Lindsay Trust Ralph Averill Powers Foundation Caro Sewall Holmes Smith Irving Wolff Foundation Trumbull-Nelson Construction
Matching Gift Companies Bank of Boston Corporation Becton Dickinson Bristol Myers The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Chemical Bank CIGNA Foundation Combustion Engineering, Inc . Digital tquipment Corporation Houghton Mifflin Company
Johnson & Higgins Merrill Lynch PHH Foundation The Quaker Oats Foundation The Salomon Foundation Inc. Trust Company of Georgia United Technolog ies Corporation Young & Rubicam Foundation
Birthday Books ' Continuing a plan started by Librarian Carol Shelton, a total of 72 new titles were added to the collection in the Kirk Library thi s past year through the Birthday Book program. Each book is inscribed with the boy's name and birthdate and he is the first one to check "his book" out of the library. Boys honored by a birthday book in 1989-90 are listed below. Many thanks to the parents, grandparents, and friends whose gifts made thi s possible.
photo by Dave McCusker
The Trustee Alumni Committee is working with Director of Alymni Affairs David McCusker '80 to increase ties with alun:,ni. From left: Cameron K. Dewar, Richard Morrison '50 , Halsey Smith '66, Chairman Kim Kenly '68, Matthew Bronfman '74.
1955
1963
David E. Fox Philip W. Sharp David H. Webster
Richard C. Boothby Daniel S. Burack Charles M. Ellis Gregory S. Hack Frederic P. Worthen
1956 William J. Byrnes, Jr. Toby M . Kravet
1958 Peter A. Albee John A. Bell Peter M. Davidso n Rev . Pe te r B. Moore Charles P. Schutt Palmer D. Sessel Hugh A. Ward Henry Whittelsey Major Jack G. Woods
William Drummey III Peter E. Garden! David P. Johnston John K. Milliken John H. Pearson, Jr. C. Wilson Sullivan Carl 0 . Villaneuva
1957 Thomas L. Dunn
Michael Kirschner Brett Kurtz Adrian Linton Nicholas Loeb Philip Markert Charles Matthews Eric Nickulas Erik Oberg Leigh Otzen Kyle Power Shannon Purcell S. Gordon Reese Sam Shatkin Christopher Simons Scott Sumption Edward Sweeney Nicholas Swogger Ashley Taylor Tom Thomas Christopher YanderPoel Michael Yan Why Bradley Wilson R. Evan Yost
Alumni 1936
1951
Donald Joyce
Theodore Goddard Richard D. Latham
1965
1959
1966
C. Blake Munro
Lee I. Giller David S. Hogan Alfred John ston , Jr. Alex P. Luria James S. Mainzer Gordon W. Mcilvain Halsey Smith , Jr. Clifford B. Stearns John C. Thaxter
1960 John Acker Frederick Barney Matt Calore Alexander Cazanas Chester Congdon David Cook David Costa David Crosby Shawn Damon George Demos Charles (Fred) Dorrance Chapman Dundas HansPeter Fralick Eli Guiterrnan Tate Haire Eric Halbach-Merz Dan Harrigan Robert Hartson Lucas Hubbard Karl Hutter Kenneth Johnson John Kelly Justin Keyes
1964 Harry S. Barndt Jon athan P. LaCour Michael K . Mosher Richard A. Saykin Loui s S. Skinner
Edward A. Ball Charles H. Hall Wallace F. Jarvis Frederick Johnson Roger P. Rice John C. Stowe Dr. Gilbert R. Suitor
1967 1961 Bruce Fenn III Charles R. Noble Charles Pooler, Jr. Michael Sternberg
1962 James E. Barker MSG. John H. Christy Robert F. Clemence W. Jeffrey Connell Arthur C. Cox Douglas B. Dade Paul Gardent Frederick Goh! II James M. Hunter Peter D. Jagoda William E. Major Paul N. Peterson John R. Stimpson Steven Winebrenner
Robert E. Manley II T . Scott Monsted Richard F. Neal
1968 Geoffrey A. Blair John P. Carruthers Andrew G. Coleman Theodore Day C. Correll Durling George Hutchinson F. Corning Kenly III R. M. Lloyd Howard B. Robson Geoffrey M. Troy Robert M. Vickers
1969 David R. Aldrich Evans Arnold Craig A. Benedict
(cont'd on pg. 7)
1948 Alan C. Herzig Roger K. Lighty
1953 Rev. George E. Harris
1949
1954
Bruce E. Docherty
David Helmstadter
In this report we have tried to recognize all those who contributed to Cardigan Mountain School from July I, 1989 to June 30, 1990. We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled any names . Please advise the Development Office of any errors so that our records can be corrected.
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(Alumni donors, continued) Mark V. Cleveland Howard A. Gewandter Richard Graham Kevin E. Lary Steven A. Mervis Lawrence M. Wolman
1970 Cooper A. Botway Michael A. Choukas Brian H. Cummings Dean C. Durling Mark L. Guarino William R. Stetson 1971 Daniel 0 . Barry, Jr. Michael H. Gordon Kenneth B. Gould J. George Nathanson David M. Timlin Richard Whiting, Jr. 1972 Christopher H. Nielsen Timothy J. O'Brien Kenton L. Tarbutton John C. Woods, Jr. 1973 Bruce F. Beaty Chutinant B. Bhakdi Robert V. Chartener Mrs. Herman P. Latumau Albert J. Mitchell, Jr. Charles S. Smith III Charles B. Turner
1974 John A. Baxter Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. Matthew Bronfman C. Dana Guarino John A. Petraglia John M. Rowland Joel D. Sorofman 1975 George Iverson Randall E. Kemper Thomas E. Mitchell III Mark K. Wallace W. Scott Westlake 1976 Philipp F. Law Peter W. Nash II Anderson B. White 1977 Gregory B. Cyr David B. Freeman Michael P. McLean
1985 Douglass C. Beeman John N. Coleman Dylan A. Dimock
1978 David W. Mesker, Jr. 1979 Charles A. Lawrence William 0 . Russell III 1980 Stewart S. Dixon, Jr.
1986 Owsley Brown III Cameron B. Clark R. Logan Clarke, Jr.
1981 Matthew P. Ramsby
1987 Matthew Tebbetts
1982 Christian G. Fletcher Ian R. George
1988 David C. Bemer Trevor K. Robertson Edward S. Trippe, Jr. John F. Whitesides.III Matthew E. Winter
1983 Warner L. J. Brown Henry B. du Pont IV P. Andrew Georgescu, Jr.
1989 Daniel L. Coulter Brendan Dinan Charles H. Heenan
1984 Charles M. Williams
1993 Andrew Dorsett
CMS Trustee Development Committee Examines School's .,., Needs for the Future Over the past year, the Development Committee of the Board, under the leadership of Matthew Bronfman '74, has studied Cardigan's needs for the future . The firm of Marts and Lundy was retained to review the
School's capability for raising the support to meet those needs. Representatives from Marts and Lundy met with the Committee and the full Board in August and made recommendations about steps that would need to be taken to ready Cardigan for future major fundraising. One of those recommendations was the conduct of meetings with some of
Cardigan's constituents to discuss future goals for the School , and preparations are now being made for holding several such consultation meetings this year. Other recommendations were made about building improved development office systems and information and building a s tronger annual giving program.
School Welcomes New Director of Development
photo by Dave Mccusker
Members of the Trustee Development Committee,from left: Cameron K. Dewar, Savage Frieze, Chairman Matthew Bronfman '74, Robert Gillette, John Tower , Kim Kenly '68. ·
1990-91 Annual Fund Kicks Off with October Phonathon Thirty-nine Cardigan volunteers gathered in Boston evenings from October 16-18 to call Cardigan parents and alumni about supporting the school through the Annual Fund. Trustee F. Coming ("Kim") Kenly '68 secured the use of his offices at PanAgora Asset Management for Cardigan's second annual phonathon. Thanks are extended to Kim and · all the parent, alumni and faculty volunteers for all their help. A special thanks goes to Cardigan's Board
Chairman Savage Frieze, who drove all the way from his home in New Jersey to participate in the calling. Over $25,000 was raised from 'never' and regular givers who pledged specific gifts. Many others pledged unspecified amounts. Dave Mccusker '80, Director of Alumni Affairs and organizer of the phonathon, said, "The large number of enthusiastic volunteers who partipcipated in the event was the real reason for our success."
Cardigan welcomes Faith Degenhart as its new Director of Development, as the school begins its preparations for a major fundraising effort. Degenhart, who has been at the school since mid-July of this year, has twenty years of experience in the development field. "I find Cardigan an extremely friendly place, and I look forward to working with Headmaster Cameron Dewar and the Trustees as we enter a pre-campaign mode," she said. Degenhart's previous positions included six years in development at Wellesley College, where she also re-
ceived her A.B. She has also served as chief development official at Emmanuel College in Boston , Andover-Newton Theological School in Newton, Massachusetts, where she earlier received a masters degree, and Green Mountain College. Faith spent three years with the firm of Snelling, Kolb & Kuhnle, Inc. as fundraising counsel before spending a year at Colby-Sawyer College to develop their annual giving program. She makes her home in Alexandria, New Hampshire.
Annual Fund Totals 1985-1990
147,228
138,226
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
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PARENTS NEWS Parents Council Names Committee Leaders The Parents Council met on Friday evening, October 5, just before the Parents Fall Weekend. Ninth grade parent representatives Woodie and Linda Haskins accepted co-chairmanship of the Council. Representing the eighth grade are Priscilla and Tom Geoghegan; Johann and James Cazanas are the seventh grade representatives, and Bonnie and F. Jamesson Parker will represent sixth grade parents. Also serving on the Parents Council are Andy and Barbara Scace. Andy will chair the new Parents Leadership . Support Committee and Barbara will serve on the Parents Auction Committee. Pete Simons is serving as Parents Phonathon Chair. Cheryl Malloy and Louise
Sylvester were named Co-Chairs of the 1991 Parents Auction which will be held Parents Winter Weekend, February 1-3. Both bring a wealth of experience in benefit fundraising to the job. Other Auction Committee members are Bill Acker, Doug and Glenna Boggie, Linda Joy, Siri Pellegrino and Sue Ripley.
Auction Committee Seeks Donations for February Parents are asked to watch for their invitation letter seeking donations to the Parents Auction. Items donated should be new or unused, and a list of suggested goods and services will be included along with a donation form to be returned to the Committee. Any questions should be directed to Cheryl Malloy (6 17-321 -7644) or Louise Sylvester (216-423-0555), Co-Chairs of the Parents Auction.
The members of the 1990-91 Par~nts Committee gather at the headmaster's house/or theirfirst meeting. From left: Johann and Jim Cazanas , Priscilla Geoghegan , Jameson and Bonnie Parker, Barbara Scace, Woodie and Linda Haskins, Andy Scace. Not shown are Pete Simons, Cheryl Malloy and Louise Sylvester.
Summer project winners get just desserts When faced with the prospect of a juicy steak followed by an ice cream sundae, most junior high students will go to great lengths to do what is required. In this case, five industrious Cardigan boys will be rewarded for their outstanding summer projects, which ranged from the futuristic to the down-to-earth. Eighth grader Ken Johnson won the award for best presentation with his excellent report on patching and refinishing a motorboat. Ken, an avid fisherman, wasted no time in putting his craft to the test once it was ready. Senior Nicholas Swogger proved that he has an artist's eye with his photographic journal of the British Isles. Nick compiled a travel scrapbook which included eye-catching shots of Scottish castles. Eighth grader Karl Hutter, a repeat prize winner this year, earned the "2 1st century prize." Karl explored the wonders of Auto-CAD, or computeraided design, and put together a report complete with color graphics. Eighth grader James Geoghegan and senior Erik Oberg won prizes for their skill in woodworking. James constructed a beautiful Shaker chair, while Erik designed and built a practical home entertainment cabinet. Honorable mention went to sen-
iors Shawn Damon and Christian Edwards and eighth graders David Costa and Michael Kirschner.
The varsity football team squares off against archrival Eaglebrook during Parents Weekend.
FALL SPORTS REPOR.T Gridiron Greats
First Mid-term Honor Roll HIGH HONOR ROLL: The following students have earned grades of "B" or better in all courses with a grade of "A" in at least three full courses. They have earned no less than a "3" in effort.
Jameson Parker (6) Jason Dewar (7)
Sean Hicks (8) Karl Hutter (8)
HONOR ROLL: The following students have earned grades of "B" or better in all courses and no less than a "3" in effort.
Francisco Artigas (6) Toby Huggett (8) Tait Keon (8) Ryan Townsend (8) Brandon Wagner (8) Douglas Walker (8) Zack Barrett (8)
Sean Casey (9) Fred Dorrance (9) Morgan Fisher (9) Kai Hirvonen (9) Scott Horvath (9) Ramon Ramos (9) Samuel Shatkin (9)
EFFORT HONOR ROLL: The following students have received an Effort Grade of" I" or "2" in all courses.
Francisco Artigas (6) Michael McAteer (7) James Geoghegan (8) Sean Hicks (8) Karl Hutter (8) Ryan Leonard (8) Andrew Perron (8) Gustavo Struck (8) Brandon Wagner (8) Sean Casey (9)
To Build A Wall
The varsity football team expected "Hey, you should've seen.it! I was to suffer through a rebuilding year thanks working on my off-grips, then I edged to the loss of many starters to graduation . over and decided to run the rail, but I Under the leadership of returning letter- ended up swinging to a basic bucket. winners Scott Fath, Jose Gonzalez, After that, I lost it and had to peel." If you don't understand the precedBrett Kurtz and Erik Oberg, they had compiled an impressive 5-2-1 record at ing quote, you are among the vast majorpress time. ity of English-speaking people. For a Finnish exchange student Kai Hir- select few students at Cardigan, howvonen attributes some of the squad's ever, this lingo is an example of their success to its ability to work together. everyday speech at 3:00 in the afternoon. "We have a good team because of the The Rocks and Ropes group cooperation," he notes . members have long been known for their Brett Kurtz says the team has ability to scale New Hampshire's granite managed to overcome its weaknesses to cliffs with ~he agility of spiders. Now, a certain extent. "We lack experience, thanks to four days' hard work in the and the team is very small compared to woodshop by seniors Bryan Colket and last year's, but we make up for it with Matt Tucker along with instructor Chris good speed," he said. Morse, they can do their acrobatics right Kai has enjoyed pl ~y in g the on campus. American version of "football" for the Tlie result of their hard work is the Cougars. "I played soccer· for eight latest addition to the school's physicar years," he said. "I wanted to try some- plant: a 20 x 8 foot wooden climbing thing different." wall with interchangeable handholds, Although the squad was not able painted to look like a section of the real to "bury the bird" against Eaglebrook New Hampshire granite. over Parents Weekend, the season's vicThe wall is made of solid threetories so far have included two impres- quarter-inch plywood and is bolted to the sive shutouts over Plymouth and Fall back of the school 's ski jump. Matt and Mountain. Bryan drilled the holes with standard widths so that various handholds could be interchanged or removed to make the course more or less difficult as desired.
Bryan Colket (9) Morgan Fisher (9) Brett Kurtz (9) Juan-Bosco Marti (9) Erik Oberg (9) Ramon Ramos (9) David Rosen (9) Matt Tucker (9) Derek White (9)
A Well-Oiled Machine The varsity soccer team has managed to put together a winning record of 6-5 so far, despite the fact that only two starters returned from last year's squad . Senior Matt Daly and eighth graders Deron Quint and Chris Simons have led the team as tri-captains. Chris and Deron have been the big scorers for the squad , along with se nior Gray Thouron, while Matt has anchored the team in goal for the second year in a row. Coach Neil Brier notes, "It's a very young team, with over half of the players in the eighth grade, but they are very enthusiastic and hardworking." Coach Stewart Richmond added as the team prepared for the Eaglebrook tournament, "We're gelling at the right time." Season highlights so far have included victories over previously undefeated Holderness and Kimball Union Academy teams. Possibly the most exciting game was an emotional overtime battle with Kearsarge. The Cougars won with 30 seconds left in the second overtime on a direct kick by Chris Simons.
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ALUMNI NEWS Alumni Spotlight:
Do.browski goes behind the scenes in Soviet Union In all future editions of the Chronicle, an ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT section will be included which will feature the exciting travels, adventures, or successes that an alumnus has enjoyed in the recent past. In our first attempt at this type of article, I was fortunate that a friend and alumnus of the school provided the subject matter. In the future, we will need to get your input about interesting stories. Dave Dobrowski '81 was afforded a wonderful experience over the summer when he travelled to the Soviet Unon for three weeks of vacation. I was able to speak to Dave about his trip ... -David McCusker '80 -CMS: How did this trip come about for you? -Dave: Well, a good friend of mine from college has a sister who worked at the U.S. consulate in Leningrad. She was there for a one-year internship and because her.one year was close to completion, she invited her brother, Steve, to come for a visit. Steve, in tu'rn, invited me and I decided that I should take advantage of the opportunity. -CMS: Was Steve's sister able to help you get aroun.d the Soviet Union? -Dave: Yes. Sue speaks Russian fluently and was with us for most of our day trips. Without her we would have been completely lost. Because she worked for .the consulate, she was able to get us diplomatic passes for a lot of places that would ordinarily be restricted to tourists. She also had special plates on her car that indicated she was from the consulate. I think thi s also helped to expedite some of the routine checks we had when we entered different areas. For example, we were among the first westerners allowed into Vilnius , Lithuania. . -CMS: What were some of the highlights of the trip? -Dave: Probably the most fun we had was in the city of Sochia on the Black Sea. This is the Soviet Union's version of a resort. We also spent some time in Moscow, which was impressive in many respects. Because of the great political importance to the country, being in Red Square and seeing the Kremlin were also
Alumni affairs has big plans Greetings to all Alumni!
Dave Dobrowski '81 (far right) spreads some CMS cheer behind the Iron Curtain. highli ghts. Steve and I saw all the museums, churches, and statues that tourists are expected to see and they are beautiful , but for me, the high point of the trip came whenever we were able to mingle and speak with the Soviet people. -CMS: How often were you able to speak with the people? -Dave: More often than you might think. We usually had to initiate the conversations, and then the person might not speak English, but a surprising number did. It was through these conversations that we got a real sense of the living conditions here. Unfortunately, there are not visible, tangible signs of improvement for the citizens. Perestroika and glasnost may be ideal s for the country's future, but at this point, the economic situation is disastrous. When you witness the tremendou s display s of wealth in the government-owned statues, museums, and building, and then realize that it is difficult for the average family to get food and other necessities that we take for granted in the U.S., you begin to understand why the people are so disheartened and impatient with the changes they hear are coming. -CMS: Do you think that the people don't believe the changes will happen? -Dave: I don't know if they believe the changes will happen or not. I think they are impatient and don't see their
condition improving in the near future. We were able to meet the assistant secretary of protocol for the Soviet Union, and he told us something that encouraged us to think that change is in their future. He told us quite frankly that he might consider a career change to the private sector if it is possible to do so.
(No te: Dave and I visited the Soviet Union in 1982 with the Cardigan hockey team.) -CMS: How has the Soviet Uriion changed since we were there? -Dave: It's hard to say because we were there for such a short peri.od of time. I do remember that I thought the Soviet hockey players had such old, beat-up equipment that they looked like they were from the fifties. The economy has not really improved much since then. -CMS: Did that trip with Cardigan have any effect on your eventual interest in the Soviet Union? -Dave: Definitely. That Cardigan trip really piqued my interest in that country. At St. Paul's, I took every course offered that involved the Soviet Union. At Bowdoin, one of my concentrations was in Soviet Political and Economic Studies. This trip is really the culmination of an interest in the Soviet Union that started when I was at Cardigan.
Powers '75 Heads Boston Chapter
Director of Affairs Dave McCusker '80 and Chairman of the Trustee Alumni Committee Kim Kenly '68 plan to improve Cardigan's alumni network with the addition of class secretaries and an expanded reunion schedule.
We are pleased to report that Scott Powers '75 has accepted the appointment as Chairman of the Greater Boston Alumni Chapter for Cardigan. After he left Cardigan, Scott went on to St. Paul's School in Concord, NH, and then to Harvard University. Presently, Scott is living in Arlington, Massachusetts and working for the Boston Company. Cardigan sincerely thanks Scott for his time and effort as he begins working with other volunteers in developing alumni programs. in the Boston area.
In the previous edition of the Cardigan Chronicle, I was introduced as the new director of alumni affairs, and it was stated then that I would be "starting to reorganize the alumni office." After meeting with the Trustee Alumni Committee and working closely with Chairman Kim Kenly '68, I would now.like to convey to you some of our plans to improve upon alumni relations. Over the past two months, I have tried to come up with one statement that summarizes our goals, encompassing everything we want to accomplish. One of the versions of our statement is this: "To promote awareness of Cardigan life among alumni through greater involvement in school-related activites and to encourage participation of a larger number of alumni in various roles and school programs." In order to achieve this goal, we have several ideas for programs which we feel will addresss the different aspects of alumni involvement. I will elaborate on a couple of the ideas, which we hope to implement by the new year. The first and most tangible of these ideas *ill be the creation of the position of class secretary for each class. Responsibilities of the class secretary will include, among other things, gathering, writing, and submitting "class notes" for publication in the Chronicle. The class secretary will act as the liaison among cla'ssmates and between the school and hi s classmates, thereby creating new avenue of communication. Some of the other ideas we have for strengthening our alumni network include, in some instances, expansion of groups already in existence within the alumni structure. For example, class agents have traditionally been the backbone of alumni relations at Cardigan. With the new programs we would like to implement, the class agents will need assistance from other volunteers to support the various programs. One area where a new program would need the support of more than one individual is alumni class reunions . We would like to designate one weekend a year as Alumni Reunion Weekend. The organization of such a weekend -- to coordinate the return of the class and to plan some of the programs for the weekend -- will require several people who have the time and energy to do this. There are many other plans and programs that we feel will revitalize alumni relations at Cardigan. Unfortunately , limited space prohibits me from elaborating on these at this time, but they wil be included in future editions. For anyone who would like to become involved, we will encourage your participation and can use your enthusiasm to put some of these programs in place. Please feel free to contact me at school with any of your ideas or if you would like to be involved. Our number is (603) 523-4321. In the meantime, I look forward to hearing from you!
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-Dave Mccusker '80
CLASS NOTES 1951 Class agent Ted Goddard manages the recently renovated Loudon Speedway. Ted reminisced about the school when he was a student. Besides the different location (on Canaan Street), there were stories involving pigs, goats, and other farm animals as well as a ski jump at the Pinnacle with a pine tree in the middle of the landing ramp. 1953 On Sunday September 23, John McEwan drove through campus on a visit with his family. 1957 Class agent Charles Kaplan returned to campus for a visit just before Labor Day. He had just climbed Cardigan Mountain and then enjoyed a visit with Headmaster Dewar. Charles then went on to visit the Dublin School and to climb Mount Monadnock. 1969 Kudos to Steve August, who was recently hired by the Boston Red Sox as their trave_lling secretary. Good luck to Steve and to the Sox! 1970 Marc Hickman returned to campus August 5 for a visit with Mr. Marrion. Accompanying Marc were his two children. 1975 Robert Morrow has found success·as the star of the CBS television show "Northern Exposure." On the show, Bob plays a doctor who has unwittingly been stationed in a small town in Alaska. 1977 Greg Cyr wrote with some exciting news: new family member Christopher Michael was born on May 19. Congratulations are in order to Greg and his wife Tami. Classmate Tim Smith is Christopher's godfather. Christopher has already been pegged for the CMS class of 2005 . 1978 Class agent Ned Gibbons is living in Cambridge and is taking furnituremaking courses at the Worcester Center for Crafts. Ned tells us that by the time he finishes his classes he should be able to build an entire house, including the furniture in it. 1979 Jeremy Crigler and his wife Pam purchased an 80-year-old home, which
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they will be renovating "for many years." It is located near Duke University, where Jeremy is working. They write, "Please stop by if you're in the area!" Class agent Chris King will be returning to Boston, where he will be starting courses at Northeastern University Law School.
1980 Class agent Nick Kobusch is living in St. Louis where he bought a house which he is restoring. Nick is studying for his securities exam as he plans to be a stock broker. Dave Jacobs is living in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Dave is in his second year of graduate school at Tufts University where he will get his masters degree in child psychology. Patrick Gilligan finished his five-year stint in the Marines. Pat wil return to Marblehead in the fall and will take business courses at Northeastern University. 1982 Eddie Collins is living in Vermont and working for himself as an industrial architect. He plans to return to school in the near future. 1983 Christopher Von Jako graduated from Bates College with a double major in physics and mathematics and a minor in computer science. While at Bates, Chris captained the swim team during his senior year. Presently, Chris is taking graduate courses at MIT. John Loud is alive and well and living in the Boston area. He is managing the Duck Soup Comedy Club in Boston. So, if you're looking for a fun night in the big city, stop by to visit John . 1984 Class agent Jeremy Cohen is living in Montreal and taking graduate courses in sports administration at Concordia University. Neil Scheufler is living in Arkansas and is attending school learning to be a radiologist. He says "hi" to his classmates and former teachers. 1986 Jim Swanski graduated cum laude from The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut on June 3, 1990.
The globetrotting Andrew Scace '91 found out this summer that Cardigan is everywhere! Andrew met Owsley Brown '86 on remote Lamu Island in Africa. Owsley Brown was spotted by Andrew Scace '91 and his family while vacationing on Lamu Island, Africa. Owsley was there with some friends, who were last seen racing donkeys up and down the beaches. Owsley is currently a student at the University of Virginia. 1987 (On a truly sad note: Jeff Barclay was tragically killed in a biking accident. Please see notice at the bottom of this page.) William Marthens III spent part of the summer travelling around Europe. This year William will attend Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Francis Gilbert stopped by campus with his mother on Labor Day. : Francis is a senior at Kent School and is starting to look at colleges for next year. He wants to say hello to all his former teachers: Mr. Clark, Mr. -Mahoney, Mr. Shelton, and Mr. Finkbeiner. 1988 Ollie Summers wrote to Mrs. Small this summer and mentioned that he will be a senior at The American School in Switzerland this year. He is planning to attend college in the United States next year. On the fast track, Doug Wendt was able to bypass his senior year at Hotchkiss and begin his freshman year at Baylor University. An eerie similarity exists between Dougie and "Doogie."
1989 Jason Hellberg and his father stopped by campus on their way to Tilton where Jason will be starting his junior year. Jason spent the summer·surfing in California because, as he puts it, "That's what I do now ." In late August Jason found time to tour southern France with a friend . 1990 Dan Harrigan, Mike Holden, and Scott Sumption spent part of the summer skiing in Vancouver, B.C. at Whistler Mountain's racing camp. Gordon Reese reports that he is enjoying school in Lousiana. The football teAm has signed him up, as he is now 6'3" and weighs 230 pounds. He adds that although he is working hard on his schoolwork, he has found time to befriend one or two of the cheerleaders.
In Memoriam We were saddened to learn that on August 16, Jeff Barclay '87 died as the result of injuries sustained in a collision with an automobile while on a bicycle training ride. Jeff, a four-year boy at Cardigan, is remembered fondly as a conscientious student, a gifted athlete, and a good friend to all. Our sincerest condolences to his family. Mr. and Mrs . Barclay have requested that memorial gifts in Jeffs name be sent to Noyes School for Children, 801 N. Noyes Boulevard, St. Joseph, Missouri, 64506.
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