SUMMER SCHOOL CHRONICLE This is the first issue of the 1970 Summer Cardigan Chronicle. There are two main purposes of this newspaper: one is to provide an interesting account of many of the happenings here at Cardigan; two is to provide an outlet for those who wish to write, either creatively or descriptively. The Chronicle belongs to everyone at CMS Summer School. Everyone should feel free to contribute stories, articles, poems, etc., at anytime. If you are just itching to see your name and article or story in print , leave your work with either Editor Bill Doonan or Advisor Mr. Buckler. Editor: Bill Doonan Reporters this issue! Virgil Sager Mike Blase Bill Doonan Bill Pond Nancy Doonan Thanny Church Bill Smock Charles MacGill Mary Haywood Peter Martin Faculty Advisor: Mr. Buckler needed: more reporters and writers. C.A.i"VIPUS IMPROVEMENT This activity is run by Mr. Shelton. It is played seven days a week. Not everybody will have a chance to participate in this activity, only a certain type of boy or girl. This is how you can get on the team: try to be late for a class; or if you can't do that, try talking to a friend in class when you should be taking a test ; or perhaps the most drastic, get out of your seat during rest period. There are many other ways you may become part of this activity. Once you ' re elected you can chop wood , sweep roads, build walls, dig holes, and do other fun and games things. So if you are one of those girls or boys who like to do a good deed for Cardigan, then do try our Work Detail program, especially if you dig work. - Charles MacGill
THE HOUR CLUB The Cardigan Mountain Hour Club is a club which tries to go up and down the mountain in less than an hour. The record climb has been 47 minutes. On July 9th a group attempted to break the record but only made it up and down in 53 minutes and 10 seconds. This did not break the record, but the group did become a true "hour club ir group of climbers. - Billy Pond GREEN GIRLS TOP WHITE Tuesday night at 7:00, the girls softball game began. With ten green players and ten white players, all positions were filled. After the tossing of the coin, the whites were at bat, and the greens in the field. The pitcher for both teams was Mr. Folsom. Mrs. Folsom acted as scorekeeper, timekeeper, and batting order keeper. After the White's first episode, in which they gained two runs, the greens were up at bat. With Nancy Doonan up first, there was hardly a chance and naturally she got an out. However, with two more outs to go, the greens had a good chance and they pulled in a couple of runs. The second inning was certainly a thriller. At its conclusion, the greens were trailing with a score of 6-2. This is just when the whites stopped, they did not gain any more runs, for the remainder of the evening. Suddenly the greens got wise, they started to gain runs, as if they were going out of style. In the last inning they scored about 30 runs. A score of 32-6 ended the game, in favor of those mighty greens. - Nancy Doonan
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On Monday, July 6, Bill Bush, Carl Trail that led back into the ravine. Berni, Phil Hart, Richard Heyniger, David Hayward, Bill Doonan, and our Thursday was the toughest climb for fearless leader, Mr. Johnson, set out we knew that in order to hike the entire on a five day hike to conquer some of range we would have to climb :four mounthe toughest mountains in New England; tains. We broke camp at 7: 00 which the eleven peaks of the Presidential . meant we had to get up at 5:00. We R~ge. The weather was no bother during climbed out of the ravine on the Sphinx our travels for all five days were Trail and crossed over the ridge drenched with the sun's rays. connecting Clay and Washington. We then proceeded to the Lakes of the We first picked our way along on Clouds Hut where we ate lunch and Lowe's Path. This led up over 4,000 bought more candy and some jelly sandfeet. We were to camp at ·the Perch, wiches. We then climbed Mt. Monroe, which is an open, front shelter but Mt. Franklin, Mt. Pleasant, and Mt. just.. our luck it was crammed full. Clinton. We then descended to the Our only choice was to hike a couple Rizpah Hut run by the Appalachian more miles to Gray Knob Hut . This Mountain Club and camped not far away. was not real camping for there were Inside people were enjoying the cooking mattresses, and there was a gas stove, of A.M . C. Hut boys where as we were out a well, and other conveniences that eating tomato and rice goulash. you do not find while camping out. We got to bed about 10 p.m. after some Friday, we made our final ascent by climbing Mt. Jackson and Mt. Webster. ghastly stori€s from a couple of This completed the range. At this natural story tellers. point we took the Webster Cliff Trail, or to many Wamsutta II down to route Tuesday was a long day. We started 302 where we were picked up at about off by climbing Mt. Jefferson, then 1:40. Before arriving we stopped and proceeded along the same ridge to · ate lunch. This ended a great trip. climb Mt. Clay and finally Washington. After blowing some money on some very All that made up this trip would like high prices, we climbed down the to thank Mr. Johnson for providing us Wamsutta Trail into Huntingdon Ravine. This trail will never be forgotten for with a great time. We all wish Mr. those who had to descend it for it Johnson much luck. was long and very steep: quite hard· with 35 ·pound packs • Once we were The group climbed: down in the ravine we made camp along · Adams 5 , 79 8' a river, the name of which I do not Clay 5,532' know. This would be our camp for two Clinton 4,342' Franklin 5,004' nights. Jackson 4,052' Wednesday, we took the Six Husbands Jefferson 5,715 ' Trail and climbed out of the ravine Madison 5,363 1 along the side of Mt. Jefferson. There Monroe 5,385' were caves along the trail that made Pleasant 4,761 ' the day even more interesting. On Washington 6,288 1 Jefferson we found a snow patch ~ After · Webster 3,910 1 having a snowball fight arid skiing on our feet we hiked up Mt. Adams and then - Bill Doonan up Mt. Madison. We came to Madison Huts where we bought some candy and rested. Later we took the Buttress
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SCRAMBLE - NAME GAME
It looks like a real breakthrough for the Cardigan Mountain Hour Club. This was the first group that has climbed the mountain and descended it in less than an hour this summer . But beware there are several that are out to break the record.
The rules are easy ; all you do is unscramble the letters to spell the last name of a Cardigan student . Can you find your name?
' Thursday night ' s group went very smoothly with just a few slow pokes. The group that went out a week ago had trouble because of the weather.
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In order to become a member of the Cardigan Mt. Hour Club , a person not only has to make it up but also down the mountain in less than one hour with a five minute rest at the summit, which believe it or not is a tremendous and exhausting task . If ·things keep up this way, it's going to be a good summer for the Hour Club. - by Mike Blase
THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT It happened on July fourth on the lower field behind the tennis court. The famous Virgil Sager dislocated his right knee. When jumping over the hurdle , he caught his right foot on the bar and hit his left knee on the base and landed on the ground.
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HORSEBACK RIDHJG CLASSES Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday six of us are driven to Hearthside Stables and Kennels by Mr. Weeks . ·--When we get there we lead our assigned horses into the riding square. Once we get into the square we learn how to saddle our horses , how to mount, and how to dismount. We also learn how to walk and trot our hors es . We can't wait until our instructor, April Randall, lets us go out on the trails. - Mary Haywood THE FIRST CANOE TRIP
On July 6, 1970 , eight boys left on a canoe trip with Mr. Abecassis and Mr. Hodgdon. On that day we went to the Shortly after Virgil left, activities Androscoggin River and camped twentywere moved indoors. five miles from the Maine border. - Virgil Sager CARDIGAN EDGED BY PIUS IN SOFTBALL On Wednesday , July 8, 1970, there was a softball game here at Cardigan. It was a thrilling game. In the first inning Cardigan scored six runs. In the second inning Camp Pius scored one run. From then on Camp Pius scored 7 runs and Cardigan did not score . The final score was Cardigan 6 Camp Pius 8. - Bill Smock
On Tuesday, we went to a place near a bridge where there were lots of rapids. One of the boys fell out of his canoe . On Wednesday we traveled eight miles down the Androscoggin River . Mr. Hodgdon hitchhiked back to the truck and cam~ _back to pick us all up . On Thursday we started at the place where we ended Wednesday and traveled fifteen miles down the river until we got to Berlin. After reach ing Berlin
Page THE FIRST CAL~OE TRIP (CONT'D) , we fooled around until Mr. Hodgdon came with the truck. After four days of hard work, we were ready to come back and eat Clancy's food, after experiencing the dehydrated food on the canoe trip.
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She left so I took my trunk up to my room and made my bed. While I was making my bed, my mother came up and said, 11We ' re leaving now. Be good, okay? 11 So they left and I started to make my bed again and finished and started to put my clothes away.
On Friday we got packed and left for Caruigan. We arrived back in camp at 3:30. After unpacking we took showers to wash off all of the dirt and to uncover all the mos~uito bites.
Later the floor master yelled out, HDinner 11 and everybody ran down for dinner. I looked to find my table. Finally I found it and after ward I got the serving dishes . After dinner I went to my room and jumped on my bed, 11 Rock hard 11 •
The boys who went were Peter Martin, Bruce Beaty, Jim Pitts , John Church, John Lipscomb, Carl Ohaus, Scott Beane, and John Chandler. Everyone had happy but tired stories to tell when we returned.
The next day I was late for every class. If I did it again I would be on work detail , so I got a watch and I was on time for every class. I got the hang of it at Cardigan and I have done pretty well since. - Thanny Church
- Peter Martin I BEGIN LIFE AS A C.M.S . BOY (MOSTLY TRUE) When I arrived at Cardigan summer school, Saturday, June 27, 1970 I said , "Hey ! . Wonder if they gave me a job? ;r So I looked at the job list. I heard my sister sa;y, iiWhat did you get? 11 I said liWaiter 1' . She laughed, going to be a buck private. n
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I went into the dorm. Down the stairs came Mr. Rouillard. Then I said to myself, ;1What will I do? What . will I do? 11 Then Mr . Rouillard said 11 Hi , I am Mr. Rouillard 11 I stuttered ii HHHi. 11 Then he passed on. Boy, that was close! When I got to my room, there was my roommate. He looked okay so I put my luggage down and went down the stairs. Boy, sure hope I don't get work detail. il Then I saw my mother talking with Mr. Rouillard! .i I wonder what they' re talking about. Then I waited for a while and Mr. Rouillard left . Then my mother said, 11 I'm going to the auditorium. They ' re serving coffee. ,i