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CARDIGAN CHRONICLE

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THE I-SEARCH METHOD: Teaching 8th Graders the Research Paper Process In Cardigan's Leaming Center, Kate Foster, Reading and Study Skills Coordinator is leading a new eighth grade program to teach students how to _produce research papers. Using and adapting methods outlined in Ken Macrorie' s book I - Search, Foster and her colleagues are providing eighth graders with the "how to" of conducting research and organizing their findings and conclusions into thoughtful and carefully prepared research papers.

This program is the first experience Cardigan students have in developing the skills they will continue to need in producing research papers as they progress through their educational years.

Equally important to student skill building in their research process, is the goal of helping students develop their abilities to think and reason, and to do original work, Foster emphasized.

The I- Search process involves students in the gathering and integration of materials on a chosen topic of interest, in the posing of questions and asiimilation of information, in the examination of factors and causes, in the drawing up of ideas and conclusions (ideas and conclusions which may cause the student to change his initial ideas and opinions about his subject), and in the u_se of writing as the method by which to draw meaning out of their investigations.

Choosing a subject to explore is very important, for it must be of sufficient interest to the student to engage their attention in what is a rather long project for a young adolescent. Over the past

two years since the program' s inception, students have chosen such subjects as archeological digs at Pompeii, bees and their communications techniques, sports injuries, cartooning as a means of expression, J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI, and post traumatic stress syndrome among Vietnam Veterans and others. This last subject was of such interest to students that the government specialist contacted initially during the research phase was invited to speak at a student assembly.

Once their topics are chosen, eighth graders are guided through the process using a research plan which clearly outlines the steps to take.

Information gathering includes not only the use of secondary resources such as textbopks and periodicals, but also original sources such as individuals who are experts or who have direct experience in the subject being treated, letters and commentaries, or news and films . Students are also encouraged to utilize the Kirk Library's information systems to access data pertinent to their research.

Students are shown and helped with the techniques of documenting the information they acquire using jourvals and notecards. The keeping of journals in particular encourages students to record their findings and thoughts about their subjects. And finally, students are helped with the organization of their questions, information, thoughts, and

Winter Carnival Weekend was a hit, as these students will attest, thanks to reco rd snowfalls!

conclusions into an outline from which to develop their research papers.

All eighth graders are ·required to participate in the I-Search Program at Cardigan, and as with many students of this age group in other schools, some who are more inclined to be self starters become enthusiastic at the beginning of their projects while others need more encouragement and help with the selection of a topic and throughout the process. Most finish with a sense of

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Headmaster's Column ............ 3 Board News ............................. 3 Faculty Profile........................ .4 Sports Report........................... 6

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Sports Shorts ........................... 7 Parents News ........................... 8

Cardigan's

Alumni Spotlight.................... 10

Finnish Ties

Class Notes ............................ 11

The Beginning of the Cardigan-Finnish Exchange

DON'T FORGET...

by John D 'Entremont, 9th Grade Student

l to r: John D'Entremont '94, first CMS exchange student to Finland; Jon Blanchard '95, Cardigan 's next exchange student; and Henri Tahvanainen, current Finnish exchange student at CMS.

I first went to Finland in 1992 with the Cardigan Hockey Team. Everyone enjoyed the trip. The way the people of Finland accepted us was unbelievable. It felt great to be in another place, and a land so pretty, like the hills of New Hampshire.

On this special trip, everyone was so excited and came to realize that Finland had been sending students to Cardigan for almost twenty years. Taking this into consideration, Mr. Burnett, the Assistant Headmaster at Cardigan, thought it would be great to see a Cardigan student go to Finland and represent our school there. I was asked to be that student and with some fear and reluctance, I went to Finland during the next school year. I knew very few people when I went, but met

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Grandparents' & Parents' Weekend......... 30 April Commencement Weekend...................... 3-4 June Summer Session Registration................... 25 June

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Cardigan U rakoi Pytyn Jaahallista

by Jamie Funnell, CMS Director of Placement Translated loosely, but faithfully , this headline from the Hyvinskaa, Finland daily paper reads "Cardigan works hard, earns trophy at the hockey arena". These few words sum up well the high point of our trip.

For the two games of a minitournament held in our honor, the Cougar varsity hockey team played some of its best hockey of the season. The resultant trophy was a fitting culmination of a terrific season and a fabulous trip to Finland.

The Cardigan-Finnish Connection First of all, let me establish that

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while there is an element of cultural exchange attached to the bi-annual trip from Cardigan to Hyvinkaa, the principal purpose has been and will continue to be competition in ice hockey. As we approach our twentieth year of affiliation with the City of · Hyvinkaa, students, alumni , as well as current and former faculty members of both Vehkoja School and Cardigan Mountain School, have forged friend-

Clockwise, starting at top: The city of Helsynkii, Finland as seen f rom a departing f erry; The Cardigan team hits the ice; Students and chaperones pause fo r a photo under the Sibelius Memorial in Helsynkii; The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Aleksander Nevsky in Tallinn, which remain ed opened during the Russian occupation of that city.

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rely upon our rudimentary Finnish to survive since most everyone we dealt

team's hon or where girls outnumbered the boys. Friendships were formed

with spoke excellent Engli$h. Our

which later made our farewell difficult.

efforts were appreciated though, and we saw many surprised and delighted faces in response to our attempts at speaking Finnish.

Finnish Hospitality .I would like to think that when the hockey team from Vehkoja visits us at Cardigan that we are as gracious and

Brad Bevis proudly displays the first-pla ce trophy which the Cardigan Hockey Team won in a mini-tournament.

Two games against the local youth hoGkey teams were less successful. The combination of some very talented players on the two Ahmat teams we faced and the broad European ice surface led to two defeats. A disappointment was the cancellation of both games we had scheduled in Estonia at

fighting the effects of jet lag, the team

the end of the trip. The city of Tallinn

played very well against a tough HPK

generous as our Finnish hosts were.

squad and earned a victory that saw

relies on natural refrigeration for its rink, and as the weather warmed up, the

Jouko Jokinen spent countless hours making arrangements to ensure that our

numerous ties and lead changes before Cardigan put it out of reach. From a

rink and our games melted down.

Interesting and unusual were the

stay in Finland went without a hitch.

hockey standpoint, the highlight of the

Finnish scoreboards which counted up

Host families were extremely cordial

trip was the tournament played in

instead of down and a game that was

and went out of their way to share the

Hyvinkaa. Cardigan bested two middle

suspended two minutes into the third

Finnish customs and culture with us while making us feel very welcome.

school teams, Sveitsi and Vehkojain earning first place. Goaltender Trevor Capon was named the Most Valuable

period with Cardigan trying to mount a comeback. Referees seemed to be

We were treated to such delicacies as reindeer meat and some strange confections including salt-filled

Player after playing perhaps the finest two games of his career. The large

candies. The traditional Finnish saunas provided another highlight of the trip.

crowd at the arena was split in its loyalty, but it seemed that the young

ships that flourish even when the two

Invigorating and therapeutic after a long

schools are competing on the ice.

While Jouko Jokinen, Assistant

day, the sauna plays an important role in

Education at the Vehkoja School in

Finnish life.

For the group of both Cardigan adults and students finding enough time

Hyvinkaa, Finland was preparing for

for sight-seeing and absorption of the

our visit and Jim Marrion was sorting out travel details, many of the Cardigan players and all of the coaches took the time to study a bit of Finnish. By the

difficult. Guided tours of the old fortress in Hameenlinna and the City of Helsinki however were wonderfully

time we arrived, Neil Brier was able to

informative and provided insight into

deliver a series of brief addresses in Finnish that were received with thunderous applause and all of us were able to exchange at least basic pleasantries. Fortunately, we did not have to

the history of the region and the nation.

Although hockey was certainly the primary focus of this trip, the girls of Hyvinkaa made our boys feel right at home especially at a dance held in the

Headmaster and Director of Physical

Hockey, Hockey, and Hockey The team played some marvelous hockey on this trip, but also had its share of disappointments. The boys started well with a victory in their opening game at Hameenlinna. Despite

women in the crowd were largely supporting the Americans!

history and culture of Finland was

exchange, from page 1 many new people. I did not go through a day when I was not a bit scared, but stuck it out and survived. The thing that made me afraid was that everyone spoke English and I didn ' t know much Finnish, and also I was so far from home. The Finnish food, like American food, was great. The Finnish school I was attending taught me many new things, and I learned a whole new culture and language. I played hockey Finnish style, which is totally different from American hockey, and learned

overly fascinated with two-line passes and ensuring that the aggressive style of American hockey was not allowed to gain a foothold in Finland.

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many other things . I recently returned from a trip to Finland with the Cardigan Hockey Team, where I had a chance to visit with all of the friends I made during my exchange last year.

My Finnish experience_was something very special, and will be special to me for many years to come.

The relationship between Cardigan and the Vehkoja School is also special, and I am very glad to be a part of it. Being the first Cardigan student to participate in the exchange in Finland was great, and I encourage other students to take advantage of this life remembering experience.

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A Message from the Headmaster Comments on Violence and Americas Youth Parents and teachers in the United States are being made aware daily of the increasing violence among the youth of our society. This trend among young people only parallels what is happening in the adult popula~o~, bu~ it is pe~haps more disturbing to parents and educators that violent behavior 1s bemg mamfested · so widely and at such young ages. We are witnessing the deterioration of urban education and indeed the beginnings of this process in some of our suburban and rural school systems, due in part to violence which is spilling out of the inner cities into new regions.

There have been many recent studies and articles published on violence in our country, with a variety of causes outlined and solutions proposed. A criminologist at the Carnegie Mellon Univeristy attributes the increase in violent crime by young people to their seeming lack ofunderstanding about the value of human life. As noted in the January 17, 1994 issue of U.S. News and World Report feature on Violence in America, many experts in the field of developmental learning feel that exposure to violence in the early years interrupts the growth in feelings of empathy and concern for others which is so critical to the development of ethical and moral behavior among youth.

I could not agree more. Young children who experience physical or psychological abuse and the accompanying emotional turmoil in their home or community or who are constantly exposed to violence through the media of television, videos, or video gatnes, often become fearful and angry, striking out with their own aggressive behavior. Continuing patterns of such aggressive behavior tend to feed upon themselves , causing youths to progress from stubborn or defiant behavior to outright aggressive violent behavior. The discipline problem in schools today is one of the results.

Families, schools,community organizations, and churches have an enormous task ahead to tum feelings of fear and aggression among young people to constructive attitudes and behavior. Despite the emphasis in the media on the prurient and violent and despite the glorification of violence as a means to resolve conflict, parents, communities, schools, and religious organizations must uphold, teach, and exemplify by their own behavior those values of western and indeed world culture, that elevate the human spirit. Young people must be shown that being violent is "not cool". The new technolo'gies such as video cameras and computers which have become so affordable even for young people, must be turned to positive uses instead of providing avenues for transmitting negative attitudes, values, and behavior.

Most important of all to the learning and internalization of moral and ethical values among youth, is the example they are given by the adults in their lives, and the attitudes and behavior they exhibit in their own lives. Parents and teachers can still exert a tremendous impact upon children and youth, if they are not distracted from this task by personal or professional constraints or other pressures. A stable home environment and a structured and safe school environment in which the adult

C!JvlS 50th Yl_!J{,!J{,lV'E!l(SYl_!l(Y" P!l('EPJ21_!l(Yl_ 'IIO!J{S U!J,/}D'E!l(Wfll_:)'1?

The Cardigan 50th Anniversary Committee:

Savage C. Frieze, Jr., Chairman of CMS Corporation and Chairman of Cardigan 's 50th Anniversary Committee

Savage C. Frieze - Chairman Richard A. Clancy '67 - Alumni Board Rep. Henry B. duPont '83 - Alumni & CMS Board Rep. John B. Coffin - CMS Board Rep. Robert S. Gillette - CMS Board Rep. Crawford H. Hinman - CMS Board Rep. J. Michael McGean - CMS Board Rep. Seymour A. DiMare - Parent Rep. Paula DiMare - Parent Rep. Dr. Cameron K. Dewar - Headmaster Janet Dewar - Faculty and Parents Rep. Joseph Collins - Vice Chr. and Faculty Rep. Jim Marrion - Faculty Rep. Dudley Clark - Faculty Rep. Faith Degenhart - Development Office Peter Trau - 50th Anniversary Coordinator

The Committee wishes to announce that the major campus 50th Anniversary Celebration will take place on the on Oct. 6-9, 1995. Alumni, parents and friends of Cardigan are invited. More information will be forthcoming during 1994-95. The committee also plans to hold an important educational symposium in the spring of 1996.

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leaders exude confidence, caring, reason, and a strong sense of values ultimately will yield more influence upon American children than any media generated images.

I recently attended the annual meeting of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, at which prominent educator Ted Sizer noted that the current generation of youth is the first generation for which the primary means of cultural assimilation has been allowed to be the media, and that the media needs to evaluate and change their goals. Sizer and other major speakers.at the meeting emphasized the importance of encouraging human connectedness rather than division in our diverse society, where students come from many races, classes, and cultures. The promotion of ethnicity over the past couple of decades has tended to develop an appreciation of various ethnic traditions, but unfortunately, at the same time has sometimes caused polarization and fragmentation with accompanying conflict and violence.

Connectedness, as Sizer mentioned, makes people feel good , and can engender a real appreciation of differences, and better understanding and acceptance of others.

Smaller groups and communities within the larger community, are seen as the environment in which these positive attitudes and behaviors toward fellow human beings can best be achieved. Indeed, the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development Task Force on the Education of Young Adolescents has recommended that the American education community create "small communities for learning where stable, close, mutually respectful relationships with adults and peers are considered fundamental" for learning to take place.

The Cardigan community is just such a small community, in which we can foster the building of caring and meaningful relations among all members of the community- students, teachers, and staff.

The experience ofliving in the Cardigan community provides an ideal environment for younger boys to develop good attitudes toward others and toward learning.

Our faculty members guide, supervise, and counsel students throughout each day , in the classroom, on the playing field, in the dormitory, and during all their other activities. And most important of all, Cardigan' s teachers care deeply about their work and about the students who have been placed in their care.

The School's very structures - the daily schedules, the balance of academic , athletic, and club activities, the supervised reading and Great Books program, and restricted television viewing time, all are geared to proYiding the best opportunities for students to experience a wholesome life here.

In formulating the curriculum, we have taken into consideration the developmental characteristics of young adolescents. Students of this age who are experiencing growth spurts in their social, physical, intellectual and emotional development often demonstrate restlessness and short attention spans and require a program which balances academic goals with developmental needs. Our faculty is afforded the opportunity to attend workshops on teaching and advising adolescents or on issues of adolescence, such as the handling of peer pressure or societal expectations.

Although Cardigan is a boarding school, we feel that parents of our students need to be truly involved with their children, as frequently as possible. Faculty members correspond on a regular basis with parents, and parents also have the opportunity to attend Parents Weekends during the school year.. We also encourage parents to spend as much time with their Cardigan sons during the scheduled vacations and breaks. We regard Cardigan parents as partners in our educational endeavor and seek their suggestions as to how we can involve them even more fully in the life of the School. The Cardigan Parents Council which represents Cardigan' s parents, has proven a wonderful and working advisory group whose activities have only enhanced the School.

With all of the tremendous efforts of the faculty, parents, and students themselves, I feel Cardigan is the kind of community which is training young people to take responsibility for their own lives , to feel compassion for their fellow human beings, and to make ethical and moral decisions which abhor violence.

Cameron K. Dewar, Headmaster

Thanks to the "public relations" efforts of so many individuals, from nostalgic alumni, to our grateful parents, more and more people are hearing about the good work being done by the hardworking faculty at Cardigan Mountain School. The staff in the Admissions Office has worked overtime to process the inquires that have increased by 72% since 1989, not to mention an applicant pool that has grown by 45 % during that same period. Our student population . has expanded to 180 youngsters, which includes a seventh and eighth grade that are much larger than they have been in years!

Why such good news? Much of the accolades really should be heaped upon our pleased past and present parents.

We laud these messengers for sharing their enthusiasm with other parents who may be searching for a more suitable academic environment for their child.

Cardigan has also toiled mightily to earn the respect of the multitude of independent educational counselors and public and private school administrators

who are instrumental in referring families to the sometimes unfamiliar world of junior boarding schools. And speaking ofjunior boarding schools, these institutions have recently banded together to form the Junior Boarding Schools Association, a group whose collaborative marketing efforts have only served to strengthen each school's individual admissions efforts.

Yes we are excited that the news from the Cardigan Admissions Office speaks to good health, but much hard work still lies in front of us. We must continue to strive to identify students for whom the Cardigan Mountain experience will be a positive one. We must search for families will1ng to support our efforts. Cardigan must also continue to hunt for youngsters who will appreciate our offerings while adding to the life of the school. Please join our friends who have helped to establish Cardigan Mountain School as such an attractive academic alternative.

We so appreciate your assistance in helping us to spread the good word!

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Faculty Profile: Helping Others Comes Naturally "If not me, then who? If not now, then when?" This quote not only serves as his credo, but also, symbolizes his unpretentious attitude and outlook on life. He is Randy Macdonald, teacher of computer science and mathematics, assistant summer school director, and the focus of this issue's faculty profile.

Randy Macdonald came to Cardigan Mountain School seven years ago in 1987 having just completed a masters degree in public administration at the University of New Hampshire . He also attained a masters degree in education in 1984 and a B.S. in forest management in 1978 with a minor in wildl ife · management, all from UNH . "Trees , Animals, and Kids, " as Randy likes to say . Before college, he served fou-r years in the United States Coa;t Guard as an electronics technician.

Helping and teaching others seems to be a common theme in Macdonald's life, who joined the

Peace Corps in 1981 and served three years in Dominica W.I. teaching the Dominican's how to make better and more efficient use of their land and natural resources, before returning to UNH to serve as their first Peace Corps recruiter. 1bis type of service was by-no-means unfamiliar to Randy, whose parents also served in the corps.

As a result of some 1300 hours of community service with Dartmouth Hitchcock, Macdonald has also become a volunteer with David' s House and now serves as a member of the corporation.

David's House is a home-away-from-home for children who are undergoing treatment at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHAD), where parents and families can stay together to find and give support to their child and to each other.

When asked what the single most important lesson is that he hopes to convey to his Cardigan students in and out of the classroom, Macdonald responded, "to be true to yourself and to others and to be the best person you can...." When asked what keeps him at Cardigan, he replied, "at Cardigan the boys, fellow faculty members and administration make me feel needed, useful and loved - that coupled with the natural beauty of the area .. ,what could make me leave?"

Mary Alice Shelley Amos Randy Macdonald with two of his fri ends from camp.

At Cardigan, in his capacity as computer science instructor, Macdonald has worlced to create a computer program that will serve the CMS studentlxx:ly well and

blood diseases. At in addition to his academic duties, Mr. Macdonald coordinates the hospital club, an extracurricular activity for the CMS students in which

help prepare them for an increasingly

they volunteer at Dartmouth Hitchcock

competitive world in which computer skills will be mandatory.

When Randy is not in the classroom teaching students the fundamentals of computer science and algebra, he can be found outside on the ball field coaching baseball or in the water teaching SCUBA In addition Randy also serves as assistant director for Cardigan's summer

Hospital's elderly and children, swards. '"The elderly respond very well to the boys - reading a story, a touch on the hand oftentimes, the kids can reach these folks when others can not" "Sure there is laughter, but that is just a result of nervous apprehension." Overall, the students seem to benefit from their experiences ... quietly, each in his own way.

Cardigan Hires Three New Faculty Members to Accommodate Increased Enrollment Cardigan' s unexpected and dramatic upswing in enrollment during the late fall and January, brings the schools total enrollment close to full capacity at 180 students. This good news is coupled with the appointment of three new faculty members - Barbara Brayman, Nathan (Bo) Fuller and Jeremy Wintersteen.

Barbara Bray man joins Cardigan' s Language and Leaming Lab Department

session program 1994 will mark his second year in this position, and he hopes to make it a long term commitment Helping kids is what he does best During the summer of 1992, Randy worlced at the Hole In The Wall Gang Camp, a summer camp run by Paul Newman for children with cancer and

with a diverse background in elementary and high school education; having taught in Rhode Island, Texas New Hampshire and Vermont.

Barbara received her B.S. in elementary education from Rhode Island College and her M.Ed. in learning disabilities from Keene State College.

She is now working on an M.A. in humanities and literature from California State University.

New Cardigan Faculty Members l to r: Jeremy Wintersteen and Na than (Bo) Fuller. Barbara Brayman (not pictured.)

Bo Fuller is the newest addition to the mathematics and science departments. He received his B.S. in Economics from the University of New Hampshire and is near completion of an M.S . in environmental engineering from that same institution.

Bo's worked on the Greenland Ice Sheet Project, as a part of his thesis · research, which studied the glacial chemistry of the ice sheet. His research involved spending two field seasons in the Arctic.

In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Bo will also be coaching Cardigan' s Cycle Team.

Jeremy C. Wintersteen, who teaches English and Reading and Study Skills, received his education from Harvard University and the Defense Language Institute of the United States Army and Air Force.

Most recently, Jeremy worked as an interpreter and arms control inspector on the first United States inspections in Russia under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty.

Jeremy makes his home in Norwich, VT with is wife Julia - who is studying biochemistry at Dartmouth College - and two sons, Jeremy and Peter.

Mary Alice Shelley Amos, an eight year veteran of the Cardigan family died unexpectedly on 17 January at her home in Oregon.

Her life was dedicated to teaching and helping others.

Before joining the Cardigan faculty in 1984, Mary was a teachers aide at Canaan Elementary school and also taught subjects ranging from T' ai Chi Chu' an to science at New Canaan Academy.

While at Cardigan, Mary taught science, was editor of The Blaze yearbook and co-editorof The Cardigan Chronicle. Mary gave freely of herself and her time to all who came seeking her assistance or advice.

Her sons Cheyenne Bodhi, and Hui Neng Luke both attended Cardigan during her eight year tenure.

In 1993 Mary undertook a bicycle trip, which took her from her home in Canaan, NH all the way to the Mississippi River.

Mary returned with numerous stories about her fantastic journey, before making a move to Oregon.

On 29 January, 1994 the Chapel at Cardigan was host to a memorial service, at which, friends and family of Mary ' s celebrated her life through song, theater and prayer.

"We' ll miss you Mary."

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Cardigan Board News A Final Tribute To Two Of Cardigan's Outstanding Leaders

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Mr. John B. Kenerson

Mr. Fred C. Scribner, Jr.

The Trustees as well as members of the administration, faculty, and staff of Cardigan Mountain School wish to pay final tribute to two men whose dedication and long service to the School is noted with deep appreciation and gratitude. John B. Kenerson and Fred C. Scribner, Jr. who both passed away in January will be deeply missed by their Cardigan colleagues and friends.

John B. Kenerson of Westwood, MA was one of the founders of Cardigan Mountain School and was among the group of incorporators who met at the Dartmouth Club in New York City, May 10, 1945 to discuss preliminary plans for the school and sign the waiver of notice for the first formal meeting of the corporation to be held June 9 of that year. At the June meeting, John was elected Temporary Clerk and charged with the responsibility of obtaining a seal for the Corporation. He also was part of the Dartmouth Alumni Committee appointed by then Dartmouth President Ernest Hopkins to decide what to do with the Haffenreffer summer home and property which had been bequeathed to Dartmouth College. This property became the·campus of Cardigan Mountain School.

John served as a Cardigan Trustee from the school's beginnings in 1945 until 1990 when he was named Trustee Emeritus. During the early days of his forty five years ofservice, his wife Fran noted that in addition to his trustee responsibilities, he often pitched in on the physical work of readying the School for fall openings, because the finances of the school were tight then. In 1977, Cardigan held a "Kenerson Day' to honor John for his many years of service and to dedicate the Kenerson Social and Athletic Center for which he had been the principal donor.

John, who was a former partner in the educational publishing firm of Ginn and Company of Boston, was a 1928 graduate of Dartmouth and earned a master's degree at the Tuck School of Business. He was also President of the Dartmouth alumni for a ten year period and active in community affairs. His son Bob, a current member of Cardigan's Board of Trustees continues the long tradition of service to Cardigan Mountain School by the Kenerson family. .

Fred C. Scribner, Jr. of Falmouth Foreside Maine, a member of the Cardigan Mountain School Corporation since 1960, was a prominent attorney and partner of one of Maine's largest law firms with offices in Portland, Augusta, and Camden. Fred was also a partner in the law firm of Scribner, Hall, and Thompson in Washington D.C., and served on many boards of non-profit organizations including Bradford College where he was President of the Board of Trustees. He was very active in the Republican party. He served as Undersecretary of the Treasury during the Eisenhower administration and was a member of the Planning Board ofthe Pr~sident' s National Security Council from 1957 to 1961.

Fred was, a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, and received many awards and horiors over the years, including the Dartmouth Alumni · Council Award, Alexander Hamilton Award of the U.S. Treasury, and the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America. He was awarded honorary degrees from Bowdoin, Colby, Dartmouth, the Universities of Maine and Vermont. Cardigan was fortunate to have Fred as a memberof the Corporation, and a Memorial Fund to honor Fred has been established here at Cardigan.

finland, from page 2 Few schools could hold an alumni hockey game in Finland, but the "Old Boys Game"; as it is known, has . become a popular part of our trips to Hyvinkaa. This year' s game lured twelve of our fourteen Finnish alumni to the rink. The two who were unable to attend were out of the country on business and made a point of visiting with us earlier in the trip. The 1994 Cougars were no match for the Finns who bolstered their team with an assortment of current Cardigan parents and coaches. Leading the alumni team were Tommi Jokinen, class of' 85 and Mika Suonpera, Class of' 84 who along with Cardigan coach Andy Noel made up the first line for the veterans. At the end of the game, Nick Steffey, Cardigan trustee and father of Stewart, Class of '94 was voted the most spirited player and none on either team could possibly disagree.

Its a Small World When we played in Hameenlinna, the Zamboni operator chatted with me briefly before the game and asked if we had been to Finland before. When I responded affirmatively, he said that he had played against Cardigan as a boy,

beautiful, historic walled city that has been overshadowed by the trappings of a more modem port city. Cranes compete for skyline space with beautiful church spires and the result is a concrete I visual representaI " tion of how the :{, ·-\ soviets push for progress trampled upon the history -·~-- - ~ and tradition of the occupied republics.

A highlight of our brief visit in The Visit to Estonia was a visit Estonia to Gustav Adolfi After the precision and Gimnaasium, a organization that high school that characterized our predates the visit in Finland, founding of our we did not know country by nearly exactly what to 150years. We Cardigan students prepare to enter Finland's oldest school, the Gustav Adolji School. expect as we discovered that concluded our trip while teachers in with a two day stay in Estonia. Our America often cry poor, our Estonian stay in Finland had been punctuated counterparts earn on! y $100 dollars a with warnings about the crime in month. The maintenance budget at the Estonia and the question, "Why are you school for the past two years has been going there?". What we experienced non-existent. Yet, a stimulating and was eye-opening. After a four hour ferry challenging educational environment persists and the staff and students take ride, we arrived in Tallinn to see a

some eighteen years earlier as a member of the HPK youth hockey team. As we boarded the plane for our trip home, a businessman asked what school we were from. The Cardigan name was quite familiar to Charles W emyss since he had attended the school as a seventh and eight grader in the late sixties.

obvious pride in their school.

The next day, we strolled through the old city, enjoying portions of a numberofSunday morning services.

Churches are Tallinn ' s crowning glory, with spires and domes rising above narrow streets. Afterward, we went into the countryside to view the remnants of a Soviet military installation and the squalid conditions that soldiers and civilians were forced to Ii vein. We all felt pangs of pride and American patriotism when we saw the remains of a failed system and a dismal wayoflife.

Our stay in Estonia was largely due tothecourtesyofHarri Yrjanen, father of J ukka, class of' 82. As our host, Mr. Yrjanen treated us regally, including a wonderful evening at a local club for some of the adults.

Homeward Bound Back in Helsinki for the flight home and after many good-byes and thank you's to Jouko for his wonderful hospitality, we headed west. Luggage bulged with Finnish hockey jerseys and other sourveniers and tangible mementos from the trip. More durable and more important are the memories we all have carried away of a fabulous ten days spend with wonderful people.

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SPORTS REPORT-by Winter Sports Review and Awards Banquet The Cardigan Mountain School 1993-94 Winter Sports Awards and Banquet were held on March 7th, and it was a most enjoyable evening for all the participants. Athletic Director Jim Marrion saluted the Cardigan coaches and other behind the scenes faculty and staff for all their hard work and dedication during the winter season. He made special mention of the fine bus driving of Mr. William Hart, the Zamboni expertise of Mr. J. Dudley Clark, and the trail blazing and rink work accomplished by Mr. Chuck McCormick.

Mother Nature was very kind to the Cardigan skiers and snowboarders this winter. Snow has not been a problem except when it made the roads too dangerous for safe travel to scheduled athletic contests. Now here is a brief summary of the winter sports activities.

VARSITYHOCKEY

Eighth grader, Will Moeller goes f or a lay-up.

Speaker: Brad Bevis '94 The Varsity Hockey program had a very successful season this year. The team finished with a record of 15-12-3 , and they are very excited about their upcoming trip to Finland over the March break.

Mr. Andy Noel saluted the team for all their hard work and dedication this season. Season highlights included two hard fought victories over Belmont Hill School. Award winners were, John D'Entremont '94 the Most Visible Player for all his dedication to the program. TonyWard ,Mostlmproved Player for his work between the pipes, and the Coach 's Awards went to Phil von Hollander '94 and Stewart Steffey '94.

JVHOCKEY Speaker: Marc Porcelli '95 The Junior Varsity squad had a very successful season, and Coaches Fenton and Funnell were very pleased with the progress and improvement of the team over the course of the season.

PIG PILE!

Receiving the Most Improved Award was Chris Rivera '95. Chris filled in as goaltender after injuries sidelined BOTH of the JV goalies, and he did a fantastic job. Coach's Awards were given to Joe Burnett and Peter Heenan, two solid eighth graders who worked very hard this season, while the MVP was unquestionably, John Schoeller '94. John was the leading scorer on the squad and he led the team with his fine work ethic. John also served as the Toastmaster for the Awards Ceremony and did a fine job in his public speaking role.

RESERVE HOCKEY

Paul Santamaria '94 goes head-to-head with his opponent

Speaker: Kevin Burke '97 The Reserve Team had a very enjoyable year working together to improve their hockey skills. Mr. J. Dudley Clark, Mr. Wintersteen, and Mr.

his hard work coming off the bench.

The team was led by captains Cody Emmons '94 and Terrence Dixon '95.

Dixon was also selected as the Most Valuable Player for the season. Mr. Ramos and Mr. Lynch were very impressed with his leadership and sportsmanship throughout the season.

JV AND RESERVE BASKETBALL

Def ending the CREASE!

Rick Kahn worked hard this winter to impress these boys with the importance of hockey fundamentals and good sportsmanship. Award winners were AndresAlija '96,Mostimproved Player, and Lenn Altschuler '95, the Coach's A ward Winner.

VARSITY WRESTLING Speaker: Luis Delgado '94 The Varsity Wrestling team had a successful season. They compiled a 96-1 record in dual meets and finished in 5th place at the New England Jr. Wrestling Championships. Senior Captains Paul Santamaria and Luis Delgado led the squad with fine leadership by example this season.

Santamaria (30-1) was selected as New England's BEST Jr. Prep Wrestler.

Paul ' s only loss this season was to Jordan Sullivan (CMS '92), a junior at Brewster Academy in the finals of the Northern New England Tournament (73 ). Other wrestlers with winning individual records were, Luis Delgado (23-19), Ethan Hausman '94 (23-13), Miguel Miro-Quesada '96 ( 18- 10), and Byron Figueras '96(14-8).

Lowndes Peple was a very hard worker every day and he has a fine wrestling future ahead of him. Greg Rohman received a Coach's A ward for his dedication and his 2nd place finish in the New England Junior Championships. Luis Delgado was Most Improved and Paul Santamaria was the runaway winner for Most Valuable Wrestler. Coaches Bill Barron and Dan Murphy saluted all the wrestlers for . their hard work this season.

VARSITYBASKETBALL Speaker: Kip Hale '95 The Varsity Basketball team enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in Cardigan hoops history .

They compiled a 19-2 record for the season which tied the all-time best in Cardigan history. This team also beat Eaglebrook School for the first time in our long and storied rivalry with that school from Deerfield, MA. Mr. Nick Lynch saluted his team as a group that never gave up. They had some very exciting come from behind victories this season, including a big win over Proctor Academy sparked by the inspired play of Jason Calder '94.

Jon Boucakis '95 was the point guard and ran the Cougar offense. He received the Coach's Award for his inspired play this season. Mo st Improved was Trip Sweeney '94 with

Speaker: Billy Freeman '94 The Junior Varsity squad was·led by senior captains Porter Fisher and Billy Freeman. Fisher was chosen as the team ' s recipient of the Coach's Award for his good attitude and fine hustle. Will Moeller '95 made it two for two in Most Valuable Player awards. Will was selected as MVP in JV Football this fall , and he is really making a mark for himself in his first year in Cardigan athletics. Juan Loumiet '94 was Most Improved on the JV ' s and Rodrigo Delgado '95 on the Reserve squad. Matt Hamme '96 received the Coach 's Award for his dedicatio~ and hard work. Coaches Adams, Manley, and Wilkes enjoyed working with this fine group of boys.

VARSITY ALPINE TEAM Speak«-;_r: Rick Bateman '94 Mr. Rives, Mr. Powell, and Mr. Fuller enjoyed working with a very enthusiastic group of skiers this season.

Receiving awards this season were Pat Mcinerney '96, chosen as the "A " team MVP , Jesse Berthe '95, the "A" team Most Improved Skier, and Rick Bateman was Coach's A ward winner.

On the "B" level , Torno Kuromatsu '95 received theMostimprovedtrophy, and Chris Payne '96 garnered a Coach's Award for his positive attitude.

The coaches and team expressed their deep appreciation for all the hard work and help they received from Mr. Howard George this season.

SNOWBOARDING Speaker: Mike Herman '94 Mike Herman wrote a very interesting poem that served as his tribute to this 1993-94 group of snowboarders. Mr. Chase Squier felt that this group worked well as a "family" out on the slopes, and most of all in the van rides this winter. Aki Suzuki '94 was the clear choice as Most Valuable Snowsurfer, Ernesto Vargas '96 was Most Improved, and the Coach's Awards were given to seniors Mike Pigott and Mike Herman.

RECREATIONAL SKIING Speaker: Cody Moerer '95 The skiers had a wonderful winter filled with OUTSTANDING snow conditions, and complete with two of New Hampshire ' s BEST Bus_Drivers, Mr. William Hart and Mr. Jim Marrion.

Mr. Randy Macdonald also deserves a large pat on the back for all his efforts on behalf of the skiers this winter.

A FANTASTIC winter for Cardigan Mountain Sports, we are looking forward to melting snow and green grass when we return from Spring Break. Well, we can dream, CAN ' T we?

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CARDIGAN SPORTS SHORTS

By Scoops Lovejoy SKIER SUPREME Alpine racer Dan Harrigan '90 (Boston, MA) led Holderness School to the 94 New England Prep School Skiing Championship, held at Gould Academy in February. Holderness captured this pres ·ous title for the 28th time in the past 32years!

GOALIES GALORE Many a feisty forward had his rush thwarted by a former Cardigan netminderthis winter. Cougar puck pundits were pleased to see Harvard sophomore Aaron Israel's '88 (Carlisle, MA) name atop the E.C.A.C. goaltender leaderboard all season long.

Other "stoppers" of note include Steve LaGrand '92 (Cutchogue, NY), who is spearheading the resurgence of the .once mighty Kent School hockey program, and Derek White '91 (Bradford, MA), a stalwart between the red pipes for Division II power Salisbury School. Keep an eye on Colin Robinson '93 (Shirley, MA) at Hotchkiss and Brendan Hynes '93 (Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY) at Lawrence Academy, both of whom had terrific seasons and are waiting in the wings ready to assume the starting job at their respective schools next winter.

DISARMING I.S.L. DISPUTANTS One Cougar alumnus who was not having any problem slaying New England goalies this winter was Lawrence Academt s Tony Hutchins '93 (Wolfeboro, NH). Last year' s Cardigan hockey captain was the second leading scorer in the ultracompetitive Independent School League with 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in his 16 league games. Not bad for a 10th grader!

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Prep scho owingp~sticators are predicting big things from the Salisbury School crews this spring, and in the engine room of the rst boat for the second year in a row (so to speak) will be 6'6" Matt Tucker '91 (Bryn Mawr, PA).

MANUFACTURING MULTIPLE MATMEN Cardigan Incorporator Finn Caspersen, Jr. ' 84 coached the young grapplers in the Beaver Country Day School wrestling program this winter. Finn, a graduate of Pomfret School and Harvard University found time to volunteer his services between his Harvard Law School classes.

DARTMOUTH DEJA VU This scribe can't tell you what a pleasure it was to watch former St. Paul's School and Dartmouth College iceman Dave Mccusker '80 glide up and down his college alma mater' s rink during the C.M.S. Alumni/Bruins Old Timer' s Game. Now if we can only get Dave's former teammates Kevin Powers ' 82 and Dave Dobrowski '81 to return ...

NEIL'S NOTES Ao/rap-up of Activities at Cardigan

by Neil Brier, Student Activities Coordinator The Trips Program Leader, and husband of Cardigan interestinga and educational morning, Sixth Graders participated in two Mountain School ' s Kathy Scanlon, met the boys completed their adventure with very special trips so far this year. In the the class at 9:00 A.M .. Students were lunch at the local Burger King in fall I accompanied sixth grade·students privileged to go from the State House to Concord, and were back on campus in and Mr. Rives on a trip to the BILLthe Legislative Conference Building via time for their regularIy scheduled INGS FARM in afternoon sports.

Woodstock, Vermont where WEEKEND TRIPS the boys were treated to a offerered to a wider spectrum morning of hands on of students as part of the experiences of milking Weekend Activities Program cows, feeding calves, included such outings as making butter, and taking an fishing trips, dinner/theater old fashioned "hay ride" trips to the White River around the farm . The day Theater Festival to see before the trip, the boys "Lend Me A Tenor" and studied some information "The Snow Queen", trips to about the farm on hand, so Dartmouth College sports that when they arrived at the events, a trip to the ISC farm they had some knowlSoccer Playoffs, trips to the edge of the workings of a Carter Community Building farm. They even learned the in Lebanon, NH to swim and Cardigan students enjoying some weekend sledding! names of the horses and play basketball, trips to the oxen! climbing wall at the Rock Billings Farm is a working dairy Barn, trips to Boston Garden to watch underground tunnels and elevators. farm, and for many of the boys, it was the Boston Blazers professional indoor their first exposure to food source Here Representative Scanlon explained !across team, and trips to the nearby production. It brought home to them how Conference Committees worked as malls in Manchester and Nashua for what lies behind the milk cartons they the students sat around legislative shopping. purchase in the local supermarket. The conference tables.

On Campus Weekend Activities boys were complimented for both their Later the group joined a regularly Each Saturday night there is a preparation and good be~avior, during scheduled tourofthe House of Repremovie shown in the Humann Theater the trip. sentatives and Senate. They were also and on Sundays there is either an The second trip of note arranged for greeted personally by Governor Steven afternoon movie or selective TV shows sixth graders was a visit to the NEW Merrill. After a quick snack they went available.

HAMPSIDRE STATE HOUSE to on to visit the State Supreme Court.

During the winter, the Clancy Ski see first hand, the workings of State Here the law clerk was so impressed Area and the Turner Arena see plenty of govenrment and the people involved. with our 6th graders knowledge of the recreational action, while trapshooting The boys had studied state government appellate courts, that our tour was and the waterfront are the choices the week prior to the trip. New extended to two hours and included a during the warmer weather.

Hampshire Representative, David mock trial, a tour of the law library, and Occassional coed activities including Scanlon, Assistant House Majority a question and answer period. After an dances and roller skating parties have

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Three CMS Students Win Boston Globe Art Scholarship Awards Three Cardigan boys took home honors at the annual Boston

Globe Art Scholarship Awards.

Brad Pitassi , a ninth grader, won both a Gold Key and a Silver Key award for his ceramic pieces, and classmate Philip von Hollander received a G9ld Key award for his untitled painting. Eighth grader Dong Lee also received two Honorable Mentions , one for his painting titled " Faces ," and the other for his drawing " Sunflowers." The works of all three students were hung in the Nashua Center for the Arts in early February. been held for the 6th and 7th grades as well as the 8th and 9th grades. For Halloween, special weekend activities and movies were scheduled. On February 13, the Alumni Association again sponsored a CMS Alumni-Boston Bruins Alumni hockey game which a number of students attended.

On February 18, 19, & 20th, the annual CMS Winter Carnival was held . At the Carnival, students competed for their respective dorms in a variety of events including broom-ball, sled racmg, snow sculpturing, ice fishing, and for those more at home inside, a 4 on 4 basketbali tournament.

And of course the weekend was capped off Saturday night with a waterfront cook-out and bonfire!

At CMS, thanks to the hard work and dedication of those faculty who are on duty each weekend, it is certainty difficult to say there is nothing to do!

i-search, from page 1 satisfaction and pride of a task well done, however. When asked what the carry over in skill development is from Cardigan students the following year when they work on their ninth grade research paper for their history course, Foster indicated that skill retention varies with the individual students, but noted that some elements in the process require reinforcement for most all.

Foster also said that the reading and study skills department which sponsors and manages the I-Search paper program for eighth graders offers assistance to other departments upon request in regards to student projects in those departments which might require the use of the I-Search process. The possibility of integrating this program interdepartmentally is being considered.

The CARDIGAN CHRONICLE The Cardigan Chronicle is published three times yearly and sent to alumni, present and past parents, grand parents, and friends of the School who wish to receive iL IF YOU CHANGEYOURADDRESS,pleasenotifythe Development Office, Cardigan Mountain School,RR2,Box58,Canaan,NH03741.

CameronK.Dewar,Headmaster .

JamesS. Burnett,Assistant Headmaster Carl Lovejoy,DirectorofAdmissions James N. Marrion, Director ofAthletics Robert D. Small, Director ofStudies Faith Degenhart, Director ofDevelopment Charles T. Haskell, Dir. ofAlumniAffairs Jamie Funnell.Director ofPlacement Faith Degenhart, Co-editor SeanT.Gillery, Co-editor Sean T. Gillery, Layout & Design Editor

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Are Independent Schools The Best Choice?

As parents we look to Cardigan Mountain School as a gift to our sons, a gift of education and a better future. It is also an investment in their future.

We hope the low ratio of student to teacher at Cardigan affords an atmosphere where everyone participates, and that boys' interaction in their own education will be the basis for interaction throughout life.

Cardigan is unique in its high percentage of boarders (93 %) and younger aged students. This creates a necessity for guidance and supervision and that too becomes unique to Cardigan whose brochures promise to develop academic skills, discipline and selfconfidence.

The National Association of Independent Schools (N AIS) states "independent schools long have embr:aced the notion that the best educational setting for children is oqe that provides individual attention, quality teachers, values education, and a safe, disciplined environment."

In response to the need for supervision, more than 90percentofCardigan's faculty live on campus. Unlike, boarding high schools where seniors are often dorm advisors, at Cardigan the faculty become dorm parents, involved

in the day to day lives of the boys.

School is your life at Cardigan, whether you are a student or a faculty member. There is no place to hide, accountability is at the forefront.

When New York State United Teachers met at their 22nd annual convention in New York City on March 3-5, violence, health and safety issues were at the top of their agenda. We hope the environment in which we place our sons, is one that fosters growth, know ledge, social responsibility, honesty, respect forother people, respect for differences and respect for hard work. It is a simple premise: the advancement of student learning in an atmosphere of quality education. But how can we evaluate their success?

What elements are present in good education in the 90s? Are private institutions producing better educated students?

James Coleman from the Association oflndependent Schools in New England said, "Simply stated, so many choose independent school without 6bligation. They are voting with their pocketbooks. If they weren't producing, why would enrollment continue to grow? It is an expensive product."

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independent schools offer many types of schools. With careful research and planning he believes every student can find a school to meet his needs.

A 1991 NAIS commissioned national public opinion poll, states that Americans consider private education schools to be more capable than public schools of delivering basic elements of education. Americans surveyed believed 10: 1 that private schools do a better job at keeping class size small, giving students individual attention and maintaining discipline.

According to NAIS, enrollment, diversity and financial aid is on the rise at independent schools. In the last year it reports a 1.7 percent increase in enrollment overall, with preschool programs up 3 percent and postgraduate, 13th year programs up 12.7 percent.

New England's independent schools reportedly experienced a 1.5 percent increase.

The median ratio of students to teachers at N AIS schools has held steady at 9.4: 1. At Cardigan, again with younger students, the ratio is 4: 1.

This compares with a 1991 public school ratio of 17.3: 1.

At Cardigan, it was noted by trustees during Parents' Weekend, that 78 percent of the cost of educating a boy is covered by tuition and fees . Most of the remainder comes from annual giving by alumni, parents, and others, and as for many schools, from endowment income. A Cardigan education is a major investment, but according to a study started in 1988 by the United States government, such an investment pays off.

The National Education Longitudinal Survey (NELS) started with eighth graders and plans to follow them through high school, college and career.

It is only fair to note that independent

schools have the right to pick and choose its students. "Nonetheless," states NAIS, "most observers acknowledge that independent schools are currently doing what America wants all its schools to do; launching young people capable of succeeding in college, in careers, and as citizens in a democracy." For example, the percentage of eighth graders enrolled in a science course with a laboratory was 48 % for independent schools; 21.5 % for public schools and in 1993, 100 % of eighth graders at Cardigan were enrolled.

In other realms, the study reported the positive factors of school climates, the amount of homework, TV viewing and outside reading.

At Cardigan the average student has 12 hours of homework a week, views 12 hours of television and enjoys outside reading for 3 hours a week. Nationally independent schools students reported doing 10. 7 hours of homework a week compared to 5.4 hours in public schools; view television for 14.1 hours compared to 21. 7 hours for public schools students and 2.2 hours of outside reading compared to 1.8 hours.

"Literature on effective schools shows that positive factors of school climate (e.g. the presence of school spirit, discipline and order in the school, and caring teachers who listen to and encourage students) add to the effectiveness of the school in fulfilling its mission,' states the NELS analysis.

"Independent students are more likely than public school students to agree th.,at students and teachers get along, discipline is fair, the teaching is good, teachers praise their efforts, and teachers really listen to them," concludes the authors of the federal study.

· by Susan Henry Stern~urg, 8th Grade Parent

AMost Successful Parents' Weekend A special "thank you" to· the hard working Olympics Auction Committee and Volunteers for all of their fine efforts ~~Bravo!!

The 1994 Parents' Auction Committee: Marilyn Feitelberg - Parents' Auction Co-chair Siri Pellegrino - Parents' Auction Co-chair Cathy D'Entremont - Donations/ Inventory, co-chair and Auction Program Barbara Frazier - Donations /Inventory, co-chair Jim Howard - Business Donations Suzanne Strasenburgh - Business Donations Beth Steffey - Silent Auction, chair Patti Emerson - Boys' Raffle, chair Susan Emery - Silent Auction Janet Dewar - Flowers and Decorations Joe and Barbara Frazier - Cashier / Bookkeeping Susan Emery and Ken Capon - Cashier/ Bookkeeping Jackie Lary - Cashier / Bookkeeping Thanks also, to all of the last minute volunteers who helped to make this year's event so successful.

Parents began registering Friday afternoon February 4 in time to begin participating in Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences, and by Saturday noon, the next day, over207 guests were registered for the weekend. There were other Friday afternoon activities provided for parents such as the opportunity to view science projects displayed in the science labs and in the Kirk Library, or to watch varsity hockey between Cardigan and Proctor Academy.

The Parents Council meeting was held late Friday afternoon and members were guests for dinner at the Headmaster's House at the end of the meeting. Among items covered during the meeting were reports on the progress of the 1993-94 Parents Fund given by Nick Steffey, Chair of the Parents Fund, and by David and Kathy Foster, Chairs oftheParentsLeadershipSupport program. At the time of the meeting 44% of the 1993-94 Parents Fund goal had been achieved, and 40% of current parents had participated in the Fund.

Also discussed by members of the Council was the importance of building Cardigan's endowment for the future, especially in connection with the 50th Anniversary of the School, to be celebrated in 1995 -96. The Parents Council is developing ideas for the 50th Anniversary which they will be sharing with Cardigan's 50th Anniversary Committee.

On Saturday morning Parent/ Student/Teacher Conferences were followed by an all Parents Meeting in the Chapel during which Bob Diemar was introduced as the new President of Cardigan's Board ofTrustees by Sav Frieze, Chairman of Cardigan's Corporation. Meetings of parents by grades which followed the all Parents Meeting provided an opportunity for Parents Council Grade Representatives to convey information on Council activities and to answer related questions. On Saturday afternoon there was varsity basketball and hockey games to view at Cardigan as well as alpine skiing and snowboarding to watch at nearby Ragged Mountain.

The Parents Association Banquet and Auction were held Saturday evening. We both want to take this opportunity to offer our thanks to the many parents who worked so hard on the Auction and made it so successful.

This annual parents fundraiser is an important program and contributes significantly to the Cardigan Parents Fund each year. Our special thanks to Sean Gillery in the Development Office and to Debi Trau, a faculty wife who volunteered a great amount of her time to make the Auction so successful.

We look forward to seeing you all again during the Grandparents/Parents Weekend on April 30- May 1.

by Michael & Melanie Garrison

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Chip Haskell, Editor

ANNUAL ALUMNI WINTER WEEKEND

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Kim Kenly '68, President of the Alumni Association, and Bruce Marshard '64, Chair of Winter Reunions were the first to make the trek over the Granite State's snow covered highways and greet the other arrivals. Along with Chip Haskell '80, Director of Alumni Affairs, and members of the Boston Bruins, alumni enjoyed an opening social gathering in The Mill at Loon Mountain.

Our numbers filled out the following day with the prospect of an afternoon of fine skiing. Headmaster "Chip" Dewar joined alumni and the Bruins for the day along with Upper Valley residents Geoff Blair' 68, Peter Hadlock' 82 and others. Saturday turned into a beautiful sunny day in areas north of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Loon Mountain provided the setting for some great skiing. Loon Mountain and New Hampshire Distributors supplied a hospitality room complete with refreshments for our use, and an afternoon of skiing and socializing was enjoyed by all.

Saturday evening the group of alumni, friends, family members and Bruins moved back to the Mill at Loon Mountain's mall complex, where the Bruins signed autographs for many waiting fans. Restaurants in the mall hosted yet another reception, and provided food and beverages for the Cardigan and Bruins contingents.

On Sunday, Cardigan alumni and members of the Bruins team gathered at Dartmouth's Thompson Arena in Hanover for the star event- the second annual Cardigan Alumni versus Boston Bruins Alumni Hockey Game to benefit Upper Valley Youth Hockey Teams from Hanover and Lebanon, as well as Cardigan. The game which began at 1:00 p.m. had the Cardigan Alumni playing the Boston Bruins Alumni in two, twenty-five minute periods.

Despite the inclement weather, players and fans came out in numbers, including a group of Cardigan students.

Following the game, which the Bruins Alumni won (5-2), Cardigan and Bruins alumni and friends were hosted at the weekend's final reception at West Lebanon's Papa Gino's by Dennis White, father of Derek White '91. Everyone who was able to attend agreed, it was a great weekend.

clockwise from top left: l to r, Chip Haskell '80, Bruins alum Bob Miller, Peter Hadlock '82 & friend take in a day of skiing at NH's Loon Mt; Nick Tibbetts '88 and Mark Cedorchuk '89 enjoy some pizz a at Papa Gino's; Dir. of Admissions Carl Lovejoy and CMS parent and former Bruin A ce Bailey; the Cougars and Bruins pose for a team photo ; Peter Hadlock '82 ; Dave McCusker '80, Colin Mccusker, Bruce Mars hard '64 , Peter Hadlock '82, and Bill Page '79 enjoy the post-game reception; Cougar Alumni Team member; Cougars and Bruins face-off; Headmaster Dewar and Alumni Asso ciation President Kim Kenly '68; Terry O'Reilly and Bob Miller take a break from the action as the CMS Alumni take to th e ice .

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Hailed as "The Pride of the Pacific" when its doors first opened in 1922, the Hawaii Theater Center in Honolulu, Hawaii is undergoing a $21 million dollar restoration and renovation project under the leadership of Cardigan alumnus David Cheever '52.

David related with great enthusiasm how the Hawaii Theater was considered by many in the architectural and theater worlds to be " the best constructed playhouse in America." Built by the Consolidated Amusment Company in the twenties , the theater included many unique features . One of Hawaii ' s renown artists of the 1920' s, Lionel Walden painted the mural that decorates the walls of this neo-class ical revival building with its gold laden Corinthian columns . For sixty two years the theater provided the stages for local and national talent alike . However, with the advent of television entertainment and the emergence of Waikiki and surrounds as a focal point for other entertainment on the island, the Hawaii Theater experienced a decline which eventually caused the closing of its doors in 1984.

Faced with the threat of the demolition , this architectural gem was saved by a group of civic leaders who wished to preserve the Theater as an important part of Honolulu's heritage. They formed the Hawaii Theater Center as a non-profit organization, and David Cheever serves on the Center's Board of Directors.

David, who settled in Hawaii in 1969, has had a long and distinguished career in marketing and communications. In 1979, he established David Cheever Marketing, a private consulting firm specializing in marketing services for a wide variety of clients, ranging from those in the health fields to those in the banking and retail industries. David also is the owner of a retail bicycle store on Kauai called The Bike Way and Just for Sports, which has proved a great success and which is enjoying substantial growth .

Despite his many professional activities and responsibilities, David has found time to participate as a leader in many community services, and other non-profit and professional organizations. He has served on the boards of the Young Mens Christian Association , the Honolulu Symphony , and the Junior Achievement Organization, and is currently serving on the National Board of the Alumni Association of the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has served his home state as a member of the Environmental Quality Coii-lmission , and as a member on the Housing Advisory Board of the Department of Social Services and the Board of Public Accountancy.

David began his climb to success at the Western States Bankcard Association in San Francisco where he was responsible for marketing Master Card Systems in California, Nevada , Utah, Oregon , and Washington. When he moved to Hawaii, it was as Vice President of Marketing for the Bank of Hawaii, the state's largest financial institution with 100 branches throughout the Pacific region. His responsibilities there included planning , research, advertising, public relations , and new product development. Over the years , he has been the recipient of numerous professional awards including Advertising Man of the Year; and Marketeer of the Year.

As prelude to his professional life David entered Cardigan Mountain School in the Fall of 1948 as a sixth grader at the instigation of John Kenerson of Wellesley, Massachusetts , one of Cardigan ' s founders and a long time trustee of the School. David was a four year boy and grad~ated from Cardigan in the spring of 1952. He went on to Kimball Union Academy and then to the University of Colorado where he met his w_ife Cynthia .

Glasgow of Newport, California.

Today , David is deeply involved with the development of the Hawaii Theater Center along with his fellow Board members, and is excited about its projected reopening in January of 1995, coincidentally , Cardigan ' s 50th Anniversary Year. Reconstruction began two years ago in March of 1992 following the development of architectural plans for the renovation by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates , a New York firm specializing in theater restoration .

When the work is completed by the contractor M.A . Mortensen, this 1400 seat theater will include structural and technical improvements to accommodate contemporary productions and audiences , and will provide Honolulu and the Islands with a major cultural center to house the local symphony , theater troupes , ballets, film festival , and other performing groups .

It is David's hope that Cardigan Alumni who travel to Hawaii will take time to visit this extraordinary Theater Center.

A Look Back In Time: The Evolution of the Williams Woods hop A recent visit from Frank Judge' 57 prompted a certain amount of curiosity and nostalgia from members of the Alumni and Development Office. This was Frank's first visit to Cardigan since he left the campus in 1956 to attend the Holderness School where his uncle, The Reverend Judge, was the Chaplain.

Frank was one of the first students to move from the old Canaan Street location to where the campus is presently located on The Point on Back Bay Road. Frank told orie wonderful historical anecdote after another. After some initial reflection, The Chronicle Staff decided that some of these stories should be put into print. Having further contemplated the feature, the staff decided it would make for interesting reading forour readership in

every issue. We needed to find someone with the breadth of historical knowledge that spanned Cardigan' s fifty years.

Who better to ask than Richard Clancy ' 67 who grew up on the campus, attended Cardigan, taught at Cardigan, and is an extremely active alumnus. We are delighted to inform you that Richard has agreed to author the column and

starting with the next issue he will be writing historical vignettes. If you have any interesting stories or anecdotes that you think other might find interesting, please send them to Richard Clancy care of the Alumni Office.

To begin the series, we start with the following article on the evolution of the Williams Woodshop. It seems that

in the foundation of the Williams W oodshop there are the remains of a mill that used the creek to generate the power for all the woodworking tools.

When Chase Rozelle, present Cardigan woodshop teacher, was asked about the mill he responded, "Funny you mentioned that old mill, I was just

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left: The Williams Woodshop as it appeared in the February 5, 1955 issue of the Cardigan Chronicle. above: A recent photograph of Williams Woodshop showing the evolution of this most recognizable structure.

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Alumni Board President Kim Kenly

It was with great pleasure, that in late 1993, I accepted the opportunity to succeed our first alumni association president, John Stowe, in the important role of President of the Cardigan Mountain School Alumni Association, and lead our growing alumni development effort. Al though Cardigan ' s first alumni walked through the chapel doors in 194-7, it was not until 1990 that the alumni association structures were · developed by then Director of Alumni Affairs, David Mccusker' 80. By-laws were drafted and adopted one year later.

In June, the class of 1994 will talce their tum in commenci_n g to alumni status. For the majority of the gJ.<aduates, their lives will change in positive ways because of the Cardigan experieµce.

My priority as president of the alumni association is to provide an opportunity for my fellow alums to reinforce those positive experiences through the development of a number of specific and visible alumni programs.

I am fortunate to also have an additional role within the Cardigan community as a member of the Board of Trustees. From that position, I am pleased to assure you that Cardigan stands as the finest educational institution of its kind. We continue to ·attract the best students, provide them with the broadest experience and send them forth as well prepared as possible.

Simply stated, Cardigan is on a roll.

We should be proud of the momentum and enthusiasm felt throughout the school.

We realize it will not always be possible for you to travel back to Canaan. To meet this challenge, we want to bring Cardigan to you. We are fortunate to have a strong core of alumni volunteers who serve positions either on the alumni association , the board of trustees and incorporators, as class agents and secretaries, chapter chairs, or simply active and interested alums.

There are three outreach programs in particular that we have given priority to in order to accomplish our goal in bringing Cardigan to you. The first are the class agent and class secretary programs. We are most interested in exchanging information and keeping the lines of communication open. David Elliot '61 is leading this effort for the alumni association.

Nate Pusey ' 75 is leading the effort for the second program which is the regional chapter program. Here we are

most interested in holding gatherings throughout the country, many times in homes of alumni or in entertainment venues.

The third is the young alumni program that pays special attention to recent graduates and is helpful in dealing with further school issues and job networking. This effort is being lead by Finn Caspersen' 84.

In an upcoming alumni board meeting which will be held in Boston on April 28, we will be reviewing our plans and progress for each of these programs and will communicate them back to you by way of this column and through the network.

I would like to take this opportu-

nity to thank the efforts of all the alumni and association volunteers who have actively supported the school.

Your efforts have by no means gone unnoticed. The Cardigan Mountain Alumni Association has matured to the point where we need to concentrate our efforts on the program noted above to solidify and enhance these existing programs. This can only be accomplished with the help of dedicated volunteers that want to witness solid progress and benefit from the enthusiasm and support of our colleagues. I hope that you will join me in making this progress a reality by becoming an active member and involved participant in Cardigan' s programs.

Spring Phonathons Scheduled for Boston and Hanover Geoff Blair '68 , Chairof Phonathons has announced that Cardigan's Spring phonathons have been set for May 2, 3, and 4, 1994 _with locations in Hanover, NH and Burlington, MA. Cardigan past parent, Roger Patch, will be hosting the May 2 phonathon at the offices of Merrill Lynch in Burlington, MA, from 6 :00 to 9:00 P.M . Dartmouth' s Blunt Alumni Center will be hosting the May 3 and 4 events from 6:00 to 9:00P.M. With the Alumni Fund rapidly coming to a close in June, this last series of phonathons will bf? crucial in helping us reach our goal this year.

Remember our goal_for the Alumni Fund this year is $55,000.00 with 310 donors. This goal can only be

realized with your help. Geoff Blair '68, Chip Haskell '80, and others will be calling area alumni to ask for their help as a phone volunteer. If you live in the area qf one of the phonathons, want to get current with your classmates and friends, and help Cardigan, you can volunteer a few hours of your time on one of the following evenings in May by calling the Alumni Office at(603)523-4321 Ext. 16.

The dates and.locations are:

May 2, 1994 Burlington, MA

May 3, 1994 Hanover,NH

May 4, 1994 Hanover,NH

CLASS NOTES 1947 Dr. Fred Lippert recently won the George C. Rovere Award for Educational Contributions to American Orthopedic Sports Medicine Association at the 1993 summer meeting. He still is Chairman of the Orthopedics Department of the Bethesda Naval Hospital. He and his wife, Nona, live in the D.C. area and report that son, Todd, has just moved back to the D. C. area where he is studying to become a Podiatrist.

1951 Ted Goddard writes he is still busy in the auto racing industry. He is still working for NH International Speedway after moving from Bryar Motors port Park. He is enjoying the transition from small family owned business to a multimillion dollar operation. However, he says the change has bee~ tremendous.

1952 Major Warren Huse writes from southern New Hampshire where he has been residing since his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1987. He writes a weekly column called "Our Yesterday's" for the local newspaper in Laconia. During the summer months he is the Stage Manager for the NH Musical Festival, a classical chamber

orchestra with headquarters in Plymouth, NH. He sent news of fellow Cardigan classmate Sam Adams, in the form of a Dartmouth Alumni Newsletter. Sam and his wife Nancy, find themselves travelling a great deal. He is President of Loon Mountain in Linc9ln, NH and a gold consulting geologist in Denver and Nevada. So they are dividing their time between the East and West.. .. Brian Koh sent news of former Secretary Marge Ritchie Prentiss. After having taught for several years in New Orleans, Marge and her husband moved to Putney, VT where they worked at the Putney School.

Marge recently retired from her position as Business Manager at the Putney School.

1954 David Helmstadter is currently President of Mirror Press in Newton, MA and is residing in Brookline. He invites all classmates to stop by for a visit.

1957 Frank Judge stopped by for the first time since he left campus in 1954.

Frank is currently residing in Bedford, NH where he works for the M&M Mars Candy Company. Frank relayed many delightful stories on Cardigan ' s history

that many ofus were unaware of. We invite all Alumni to share these fun and interesting anecdotes.

1968 Bob Vickers a.k.a. "Bud E. Luv" continues to enjoy the press' s good graces. He was recently featured on the cover of the Life Section in the USA ~onFriday, January 14, 1994 · issue. His sequined jackets and pinky rings and lounge act voice are enjoying great entertainment success. It seems he is making quite a name for himself in the world of entertainment.

1971 Morgan Dickerman is still residing in Wilson North Carolina where he is Publisher of the local newspaper.. .Richard Whiting sends news from Wheaton, Maryland. He owns a general contracting company and his wife Kate was recently promoted to Vice President of Coca-Cola Enterprise N orthgroup Public Affairs Offices and is an officer of the company.

Their son Daniel 15 , is playing football and wrestling while their daughter Elizabeth recently turned 2 and is keeping the whole family busy .. .Kenneth Gould is current! y residing in Londonderry, New Hampshire .. .Manuel Sone and his wife

Dana are proud to announce the birth of their first child. Her name is Bronte Mercedes Sone. She weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long, being born on Christmas Day 1993.

1974 Kenneth Bentsen is still leaving in Texas. He makes his home in the Houston area ... Charlie Gallagher is practicing law in southern New Hampshire and helping with area youth hockey.

1975 Robert D. Flanagan and wife Lanie wrote of their newest arrival to the Flanagan family. Robert D. Flanagan, Jr. was born on June 25, 1993 and weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces.

1979 Jeremy T. Crigler and wife Pamela are currently residing in Durham, North Carolina where they are expecting the arrival of their first child in April.

Pamela recently acquired an educational toy store in the area, so Jeremy writes " we can assume this will be the most spoiled child around and a potential Cardigan Alum, Class of2008" ...Chris King recently completed his MBA/JD from NYU. He is currently practicing law in New York City.

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CLASS NOTES 1980 Nicholas Kobusch recently moved to Chicago from Southern California. He is currently working in equities trading on the Midwest Stock Exchange .. .Jim Purcell is the proud new father of a baby girl.

1984 Mika Suonpera continues to be a faithful correspondent from Suomi (Finland). He writes that the Finnish Alumni were anxiously anticipating the arrival of the Cardigan hockey team.

He is still working for the Finlandia Junior Games and sends his best to all.

Robert Fox married Barbara Welsh on October 3, 1992. They live outside of Ellsworth, Maine where Barb is an Occupational Therapist and Robert is a part-time welder and carpenter.

1985 Dillon A. Dimmock is coaching football and lacrosse at Delaware Valley College .. .Doug Beeman was recently engaged to Susan Carley of Trumbull, Connecticut. They met while at Villanova College. Susan will be graduatingfromHahneman University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this Spring where she will be receiving an MA in Physical Therapy .. .John Gorden Swogger writes from Northern Province in the Sudari. He is currently working on an archeological research expedition that is mapping and recording burial and settlement sites between two and four thousand years old. They are in danger of vanishing due to agricultural irrigation. He writes "it' s quite a demanding daily routine, · especially since itis usually extremely windy, sand blowing everywhere and it is an unseasonably 90-95 degrees" . He continued "although it is grueling work I love the field of archeology."

1986 Marshall Farrer is living in

Yountville California and working at a vineyard. He writes "I love the wine business".

for the Hyde School in Maine and Nick Loeb is wrestling for Loomis Chaffee in Connecticut.

1987 Clarke Murdough recently paid a visit to Cardigan with his girlfriend Nicole.

Clarke is present! y at Johnson and Wales University studying Culinary Arts and will graduate at the end of the summer...Paul Whitehead is a Junior at Lake Forest College in Illinois. He is a member of the Varsity Lacrosse team and treasurer of Phi Pi Epsilon Fraternity. He plans to study in Australia in the Fall of 1994... Travis McLennan is attending the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. He writes that he is generally enjoying all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

1991 Randy Schubert is at Gould Academy where he is involved in photography for the yearbook and ski racing. He would like to attend college in the W est...Eric Oberg will be graduating from Hotchkiss this Spring. Eric was recruited by the U.S . Air Force Academy to play hockey. He plans to major in pre-med while a cadet at the Academy ... Kevin Joy was elected President of his class at the Knox School...Andy Marten is living at home in Augusta, Georgia and working in a pizza shop.

He hopes to attend Culinary School this Fall...Carter Katchen is finishing his last year at Avon Old Farms and is a member of the Winged Beavers wrestling team ...Aaron Pena is enjoying continued athletic success at Pomfret with fellow Cardigan classmate Chris VanderPoel.

1988 David Franklin is wrestling at 158 pounds for Longwood College in Virginia.

1989 Douglas Kooluris sends his greetings from Bronxville, New York ...John Frehse is a Freshmen at Wake Forrest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He recently had a small part in the University's Fall presentation of "Three Penny Opera". He loves Wake Forrest but is finding the work vigorous ...Edward Hom sent news from Gorden College in W enhen, Massachusetts. He is still running cross country but has ceased his skiing due to a lack of snow in the area.

1990 George Lewis has red shirted his first year at the University of West Virgina in Moranstown, however he is expected to be a strong addition to next years wrestling team ... Charles Marsh is a Freshman at Dennison University in Ohio. He is doing well and enjoying the school...Matt Snyder is wrestling

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Jordan Sullivan is continuing his studies at Brewster Academy. On

woodshop, from p. 10 in the bottom of the shop inspecting the

remains with David Colter,_a local resident who is something of an amateur expert on mills of all types ."

There are actually parts of the old mill still in existence in the bottom of the shop, including the penstock, a three foot tunnel which allowed the water to flow from the creek under the shop to the mill, creating energy to drive the machinery. Beside the penstock is the foundation on which the actual wheel stood. When Chase was asked what year the woodshop was converted to electricity he was not sure but suspected it had been quite some time ago.

The Williams Woodshop is now home to a modern woodworking program that houses the latest in woodworking technology. The shop contains a tablesaw ,jointer, planner, radial arm saw, two ban saws, drill press, bench grinder and an extensive collection ofhandtools. Chase stated that Cardigan is quite fortunate to have the latter. "The last five years have witnessed the addition of a host of very modem hand tools," relayed Chase "and these tools have greatly changed

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Missionary Ridge in Chattenooga, Tennessee Dan Bettis is enjoying the McCallie School. Continuing with the southern motif, Chad Cline is enjoying Orange, Virginia and the Woodberry Forrest School. ..Mike Kirschner received MVP honors in Varsity soccer from Brewster Academy last fall .. .Darren Quint continues to make national press. He was on the cover of NH Weekly in the January 16, 1994 issue of the Boston Sunday Globe. He is considered one of the best up-andcoming hockey players in the world and Cardigan received some impressive ink.

1993 Lee Jenkins sends news from Houston, Texas. He is attending Strake Jesuit College Prep and is playing basketball and baseball this year... Paul DiMartino and Phil McNeil recently paid a visit from the Brook's School in North Andover, Massachusetts ... Bryan Cockrell is wrestling at 189 pounds for Phillips Andover Academy. Continuing with wrestling news, Alex Offutt is wrestling for Episcopal in Virginia, Elliott Rooks is at Wilbrahan-Monson, Evan deBourguignon at Tabor, Mike Kramer is atMascoma, and Jesse Green is grappling for Westtown, Pennsylvania.

the technology and craft of woodworking." He continued by saying, "We are extremely fortunate to have these tools ; there are many professional wood shops that don ' t have such a comprehensive collection." .

The woodshop sees between 80 to 90 seventh, eighth, and ninth graders making various items a semester. The seventh graders make bands aw boxes, the eighth graders make clocks, while the ninth graders design and make wooden boxes and use modem joinery skills that they have learned during their previous semesters. Chase ended by saying that the Williams Woodshop was designed to help boys expand their creative horizons. It is his desire that each student make a quality piece of which they can be proud of for years to come.

From water generated electricity to the latest in modem woodworking handtools, the Williams Woodshop has come full circle if you will; however, the philosophy remains the same - provide Cardigan boys with an avenue to broaden the horizons of their educational experience with a creative opportunity.

Non-Profit Organization U.S.POSTAGE PAID PermitNo.1 Canaan, NH 037 41

Cardigan's Summer Session Begins June 25th!!!