The Chronicle (July, 1971)

CARDIGAN CHRONICLE Canaan, N.H.

July 1971

This is the first issue of this summer's Cardigan Chronicle and it 1 s jam-packed with fun, adventure, made up stories and some truth, too. This year Jim Nagle is the editor and Greg Schwartz is the associate editor.

In the winter school the seniors · who had 1iv~d there had the doors painted and "Love" curtains hung which makes the hall look modern. Our masters on our floor are Mr~ Coes and Mr. Ireland. · - Michael Imperiale Brewster . II

Policy of the chronicle is that Chris .Gaul, David Goode, Ashe · anyone is welco~e to submit an _article Ackerman, David Morse, Gavin Routolo, or piece of creativity and . we reserve Bob Black, John Otto, and John Zuill the right to print what we are able to make up the second floor occupants. use. This is the reporter of thing~ There hasn•t been too much noise except that are happening, so for memories in for the pillow fight and strongman Otto's the winter, write fo.r the summer school's gym exercises on everyone 1 s necks. It's Chronicle. · even quiet when John Zuill goe~ to Polar Bear Club. It's even quieter . when Otto BREWSTER HALL leaves.

Brewster H~ll is named for a life l ong worker with boys. William Russell Brewster was indisp~nsable in the con- . ception and foundation . of Cardigan . · · Mountain School.

His character, integrity, personal example and devotion to teaching are inspiring _qualities to all American youth who have known him, with affection and gratitude.

Hayward News

Our day starts off with my waking up all the girls for Polar Bear at 6:00.

At night the girls get notice to pick up things in the shower • . ?ne night Robin went to bed early, Meg, L1sa, and I ran in and said; 11 You left something in the bathroom." Some girls were waiting hungri 1y to push h.e r in . the sh?wer. As it was steaming hot we couldn't throw Brewster Hall was built September her in. We decided that it was good to 30, 1955. practice so the next one would be better.

The following were thrown in: Cindy, . · Mr. Coes is the Dorm Master, along Nora, then Lisa. Who is our next victim? with Mr. Dixson, Mr. ·Ireland and .Mr. Ball.

-Nora Sutton -David Goode Brewster I Hinman I On Brewster One live Mark Suplicy, Hinman Hall first floor is quite Charlie Hickox, Billy Bunton, Danny indescribable to the layman's eye. For Hazen,. Keith Federman, Charlie Mull_., instance: the day of July 2, 1971., the John Wakely., Brooks Wallace., Shane ·· people of the first · floor had a four legVerrault, Michael Imperiale, ~im Gillette,ged intruder. Sure ~nough along came and Robbie Gochberg.

Jacob, . the huge 200 pound St. Bernard, bouncing into room . 117. He received a Robbie is our famous tap dancer couple of screams and a book in the snoot, who entertains us at dorm parties. and he was lured out by Dennison's supply of Hydrox cookies.

Hinman Hall (Cont'd} The next day was when the water fountain wouldn't turn off, what•s more the high flying H o reached a record of 2 four feet above t1le 1eve111 These are some of the incidents that happened on Hinman I. One day Mr. Buckler was surprized to find two zeros and an 11A 11 on the inspection list. The cause of this is still unknown and who knows why Joe-Sandy Ingerbritson has large welts on his back?

But we musen•t get personal now, for when the toy horn on Kevin Buckler 1 s tricycle peals on the full moon, and when garbage piles are mysteriously found on the auditorium door step the next morning: He who slips up into the attic during rest period shall get work detail tomorrow£ -J. Dennison Hinman II

Page 2 The kids in our dorm are Walter Thomas, the clown, Billy Allen, who doesn't like wedgees, Charlie Turner, the basketball player, Peter Kane, the goodie, Burton the guy that runs up and down the halls in the middle of the night, Jim Nagle, the one that is making me write this and our major 11 lindsey 11 Merrill. I haven't quite figured him out yet and me, Justin Pierce, the guy in the middle. I · do all the dirty work. I better get to work here comes Mr. Rouillard.

J. Pierce French II The second floor of French· is very happy and content. The people who occupy it are: Peter (unicycle) Douglass Mike (work detail) White, Parker (ladies man) Thompson, Ed (10 speed) Goldschlag Roger (Fat Albert) Brelsford, Lance (Teddy) McRobertsJ Scott ( hairy) Stevens, Virgil (kneecap) Sager, Jim (legs) Vogel, and Greg (Doc Savage) Schwartz. Of course, Mr. Jason and his family live there too along with Savage Frieze, the painter.

All of French is zonked out completely, that's why we're so happy.

One boy has two birds. Is he taking flying lessons? Another who comes from Florida, sleeps with an Orange tree.

And we'll never tell who sleeps with Blodgett, his teddy bear. Mr. Jason hates messy rooms and he has conflicts with some boys who love messy rooms.

French really has lots of spirit and very high morale.

-Doc Savage

The boys on Hinman II are: Erik Vaughn, Doug Lilly, Richie Wilson, Chip Caldwell, Keith Jackson, Lee Iverson, Jerry Jones, Tim Care11, Randy LaPlant, and Bruce Ke 11 y.

Probably R.W. will never forget the night he went in to go to sleep and his pillow was gassed out with Right Guard.

Another incident was when D.L. and E.V. emptied two cans of soda at each other. Boy, it was a mess!

Speaking of messes guess whose room had such a mess in it? Mr. Grayson said today it was declared a disaster area!

Another incident nobody will forget was the Wednesday night pillow fight, where everybody was fighting. Some certain person swing at somebody so hard the C1ark-Morqan I II pillow went through the bottom of the pillow casw. No he is u~ing a laundry We have the -smallest dorm in the bag. school. The people in it are Peter Overall this has been a pretty good White, Spot Feroleto, Steven Stamm, floor.

Jimmy Britland and Steve Lewis. Our -Doug Li 11 y dorm masters are the Bucks, which includes Mr. and Mrs. Buck, their baby . French Ha 11 I Josh and dog Brooklyn. Th~ Johnsons are also our dor~ masters. They live We have a real fine dorm with Mr. on first floor.

Jackson our pride and joy with his Generally, the dorm is OK. We are white glove :inspections and hi~ huge dog close to the kitchen so we are never Ghengis. Tonight he showed h1s teeth at late to meals. Clark-Morgan is the me and growl~d. Mr. Jason tiptoes up and oldest building on the campus. It used down the hall in his socks so you can•t to be a house and the rest of the land hear him. around here was part of this one building 6

Page 3 leaned over to the side so that I could let the sail down. The sail. slowly John Rowland is now an alumnus of went down. When it was down I tried Clark-Morgan III~ Stephen Stamm•s room to put the centerboard up. I couldn't looks like a bomb scare that went off. get to the centerboard so I just let it Peter White likes to fool around with go for that moment. Now the men in the yo yo•s. Steven Lewis is a cookie thief speedboat said to go up front of the while Jimmie Britland eats them. Spot sailboat. I went there and they threw me likes to make junk out of coat hangers and a line. I connected it to the cleat in is a good influence to others; sometimes. front of the boat. The man now told us . -Spot Fero 1eto to hang onto the side of the boat. We each had to get on a different side so we could balance the boat. The boat started HO\./ TO KEEP A SAILBOAT FROM TURNING TURTLE to move very slowly. It started to speed OR up a little. Now we were heading into HOW I TIPPED A SAILBOAT shallow water. The men in the speedboat let us loose.

I was on my way to sailing class on The water in the lake was only up to a cloudy day. It was very windy with our knees. I carefully got into the boat enormous waves. When I got there our and let up the centerboard. I got out class had a lesson on what to do if your tipping the boat slightly. We started sailboat capsizes. I guess they brought pushing the boat in. After a while we up this subject because I had tipped over couldn't pull any further. I forgot that the Saturday before. I listened very our rudder was still in the water. I carefully and I observed what moves I made pulled it off the boat and we started our that were wrong last Saturday. way towards the shore of the faculty After, the first half of the period beach. was over Mr. Dixon, who was our instructor, When \/'le got to shore we took the sail asked us if we wanted to go out sailing. and we laid it on the ground. We grabbed I . decided to go. I picked a partner and our life jackets and al] the equipment we took a Tek sailboat. We started out and put them on shore. The men in the and had a little trouble turning. The speedboat watched for a while and then wind always forced us out of a turn. they threw us a bailing can and 1eft.

We finally got to an area very hard We started to bail and thtn a canoeing to maneuver. The boy with me turned the c1ass went by. Two boys in a canoe came rudder the wrong way. A gust of wind over and started picking on us. My friend caught us and to make the matter worse went over and tipped over the canoe and a big wave knocked us sideways. the two boys went in with a splash. The He started to fill up with water. I boys stopped teasing us and they emptied let loose on the sail immediately, but their canoe out and paddled away. we still started to sirik. I put my weight We started to bail again and the boat onto the side that wasn't sinking as I was emptied slowly. I heard a noise in the told to do in class, we still sunk. woods and I saw a group of boys and girls When we were filled up all the way I led by a teacher. It wes the nature study got out and held up the n.ast. I did group. Everyone asked what happened, and this so the mast wouldn't sink and so when we told them they went on their way the boat wouldn't go completely upside admiring animals and p1ants. I started down or ttirn turtle. bailing again. When we were almost done An unpainted aluminum speedboat was a boy came over in a row boat. He asked coming towards us. It threw me a life if he could bail. We said it was OK. preserver to slip under the mast. Now After a while the boy told us he would both of my hands were free, I went towardstake our boat to its mooring which w'as the centerboard of the boat. I si.gnaled very close by. He started towards the ·. the other boy to come over. We put our mooring dragging the boat behind him. As weight onto the centerboard, but the we looked at the path Jeading from the boat wouldn't come up. We jumped up and facu1ty beach to the campus we saw Mr. down •• Now the boat slowly rose. When Dixon. He told us to get in the rowboat it was right side up it was very tippy. which the boy had left. We gqt our We decided not to get in. Instead I equipment and put it in the boat. He Clark-Morgan (Cont'd}

SAILBOAT (Cont'd) rowed to shore. \rJhen the bottom of the boat scraped against the s~ndy beac~ I got out and pulled the boat up on shore.

My partner and I got out. I grabbed the life jackets and the sail. Mr. Dixon led us up the root laden path to the boat house. I stacked the life preservers on the pile of life preservers which was there. We took the sail and hung it on the hooks 6n the rafters to dry. We walked towards the waterfront to o.u r next activity.

-John Bagley GREEN AND WHITE KICKBALL .

Green and white kickball was supposed to be softball, but the grass was too wet. The game was almost called off but it stopped raining. When it stopped we split up in three groups and played kickball. Group one Green defeated group one White, 7-6. Green two defeated White two, 17-4. White three defeated Green three, 11-7.

- J. Rowland

Page 4 The 50 yard .breast stroke was closer with Pou 45.9; Otto 49.0; and Conger 55.7. In the Group B. Gunnel pump . canoe race Maassen finished first, followed by Goode and Poole.

In Group A, the trio of White, M., Douglass, J. and Thompson wer~ nearlj unbeatable. In the 100 yard freestyle the times were: M. White 74.0; Douglass J. 81.5; and Grayson, M., 90.0. In the backstroke for fifty yards it was exceptionally close with Thompson, 39.1, M. White, 41.3 and Douglass, P.(brother) 41.4. The 50 yard breaststroke times were: Douglass, J. 41.2; Thompson 43.2; and Caldwell 45.4. In Gunnelpump canoe racing, Peter Kane finished first ahead of Pierce and Dennison and then Peter demonstrated how tippy this sport actua 11 y is!

Great fun was had by all in this year's annual AFJCMSSWR.

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SWIM AND CANOE REGATTA The Annual Fourth of July Cardigan Mountain Summer School Swimming and ~Jaterfront Regatta -- affectionately known as the AFJCMSSS\rJR was held the weekend of the Fourth and the results of the events fol low: In group c. which included the younger students, the fifty yard freestyle results were: Wallace, first, 30;0 seconds; Hickox, second, 45.0, and Hazen, third, in 49.2 seconds. The twenty-five yard backstroke was won by Hickox with a time of 25.3 seconds closely followed

by Rizzo with 27.5 and Wakely at 31.2 seconds. The Kayak relay winners were Wallace, Beaty, E., Jackson, Allen and Jackson. Canoe race winners ~(with paddles) were Gochberg, first; Gillette, second; and Hickox, third.

In group B, Carlos Pou taught all the camp how to swim for speed as he swept to victory in all three races.

Times were: For the 100 yard freestyle, Pou 83.2; Iverson 104.5; and Grayson, D. 109.2. In the 50 yeard backstroke, Pou 41.0; Suplicy, L. 50.0; and Morse 55.0.

MOUNTAIN HIKE The hike group consisted of John Otto, Scott Poole, Jim Douglass, Chip Caldwell, Charlie Turner, Parker Thomson$ Joe-Sandy Ingebrigtsen, Max, Mro Johnson and myself, Jim Nagle. Monday July 5, we got up about six o'clock all ready to go, we ate breakfast at the dining hall and we were off to the White Mountains. When we got to the Dolly Madison Camp Grounds we were left off.

Max led us up the Auto Road about 1/9 of a mile, where we found the trail and stayed on it about 2 ◊r 3 miles to the Junction of another trail where we ate lunch.

Afterward we went up about 2 more miles to the Great Gulf Shelters where we spent the night.

Tuesday, July 6, we took a day hike up the Six Husbands trail which was hard but lots of fun. We had to climb through turns and up ladders. This trail was also interesting because there was a big snow patch in the mid-

Page 5 HIKE (Cont 1 d) dle of the trail. We stopped for a snack and had a ball.

It was only 15 minutes to the top of Mt. Jefferson, so we didn't stay too long. From the top of Jefferson we could see for miles and miles, but there were too many bugs so down we went to the base where we ate lunch. _ After lunch, we climbed Adams and Madison. When we got back down Madison it started to rain so the whole way home was a wet, messy trip.

Wednesday, July 7 was the hardest day. We got off to a 5:00 early start and hiked to the edge of Washington and Clinton, then over Monroe, Franklin (where we stopped for lunch) and up Mt. Pleasar.t and Clinton to the foot of Jackson, which was about 13 miles in all.

We stayed at the Normal Shelters.

Thursday, July 8, it was a breeze because all we had to do was climb Jackson and Webster Mountains and we were done at 10:30. We went to a stream where we could swim all we wanted to. But ·the water was cold so we climbed back up Jackson to the shelter.

Friday, July 9, this was the last day and we went up Jackson to the cut off trail so we didn't have to go up Webster. Then we went down the mountain 2 hours early, but reliable Mr. Wakely came early so he could relax but we gave · him only 30 minutes.

-Jim Nagle 'svJIM TESTS

The first week of school we all had swim tests. Most of the people passed, and -only about ten di dn I t. A1°1 you had to ' do was tread water for four minutes and swim 100 yards. Only one person hit his head on the dock but we won't tell who.

-Carlos Pou CAPTURE THE Ft.AG The first Green and White nights are capture the flag. It was played behind Brewster Hall on Brewster Hill.

Many kids were on each team. Some students would hide in the bushes and in trees and when the enemy came they would spring out and grab them. ·

The White's flag and jail were by the ski slope and the' Green 1 s flag inb~tween the gym and the water\front. Som~ people never went over the line in the whole game. One boy wore a green shirt and took the flag but he was called back. The Green team finally won 35-27.

-John Rowland THE SUN IS SINKING The sun . is sinking in the west, Sinking, sinking at its best, We'll sleep outside instead of our beds, And watch the stars beam eyer our heads. . · -Robin Bagley WORK DETAIL

· Work Oetai 1 ·is not very much fun although some people seem to enjoy it, or why would they attend so much? For most peoole work detail lasts two hours, but sometimes oni hour is given. One of the projects is buiiding ~ bridge to the faculty beach. All · it needs now is rocks placed under it, along with a railing. The fourth of July left lots of trash on ~he ground so work detail picks it up. For the last few d~ys they have been shoving sand from the water to make a conoe beach.

Last week there were thirteen boys and girls on work detail, but work detail is not just for boys but for girls too.

-John Rowland

Page 6 A DAY STUDEtff 1 S LIFE 11

Chapter II A Curious Book"

My day starts around 7:00 more or less. I get up from bed, go to the bathThe next day I was at "Ye ole Book room, wash up and go back to bed for one · Shoppe" were they sold history books. or two minutes. I get up and get dressed My favorite place was an old corner and get my books and whatever I need and where there were books that the manager put them by the door ready to go, my dad didn 1 t even know about. and I sit down at the table and start to There were many old books like Ye eat our breakfast. When we finish we get Cross of Enqland, Charles Dickens andt.~·, · in the car. My dad leaves me off, and I The Peaceful People in Paris. go to my first class, which is math.

There was a great pile. I looked Sometimes I stay here for the after- everywhere. Nothing interested me. Then noon and sometimes I go home. Then I go in the corner of my eve a speck of gold over to my friend 1 s house where we do a caught my eye, way under the pile. I dug l ot of things. We play wiffleball a lot. and dug. I found a book with a picture -Charles Metz · on the front.

The picture was of two gold links.

I bought the book and left.

TERROR FROM BEYOND TIME!'

by Johnluill Chapter I II "Stranger Yet ! 11 Chapter I "The Arrivinq of Claroose Ma Palathoomuse"_ As I was turning the corner a policeman .stopped me "Le 1 me et that book" he In the middle of a lonely, simple said "Sure" I answered. One look at the looking marsh where mist gathered at gold links and he went pale and fainted.

12:00 exactly a blue cloud hung!

I called an ambulance, they got there.

Then, suddenly, flames hotter than The doctor got out and ran to the policefire shot like an explosion that never man. After doing various tests, the stopped! The ground trembled more fiercely doctor got up with a puzzled face. than ever; then out of it came a great "Nothing wrong" he said puzzledly!.Then man wearing goldl suddenly the policeman got up. He stood It was frightful; it was terrible! there stareing. The dcctor shook him, Thunder rolled across the sky louder tham, life came into his eyes, and off he went ever, but it never rained. The man who as if nothing had happened. was 15 feet tall spread his arms, and the Chapter IV marsh was alight~ Then he went and all that was left was a burning marsh.

After this I took the book home.

I from my window did not understand, so I got in bed and tried to go to sleep looked very old, as if it should have turned to dust long ago. and finally did.

I opened it up at home. a mass of designs.

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I went out of the room to get a drink and when I came back I found the book -0pen to a different page! Nobody could have come in because I would have heard them. Now the design was different~ Just two circles each with a serpent on it. Both links were gold!

Stay tuned, next issue, same school, same newsp~per for the terrorizing conclusion to the TERROR FROM BEYOND TIME.

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-POEM Round, Round, the world is round, Po 11 ut ion turned the green to br·own.

Brother singing harmony About people living in poverty.

Round, Round, the world is round, Economy is up and then it 1 s down • .

Sister, she was shot last night; She looked weird, served her right.

Round, Round, the world is round, People b~rning buildings down.

Police clubbing aimlessly.

People can't count past three; Everybody wants to be free.

Round, round, all around, People say we 1 re much too loud.

Round, round all around, People all are sitting down, Too lazy to stand; ••~Jhat are my hands ?11 Round, Round the world is round; Its been torn to shreds, tossed around.

Fed up people in the streets, Calling out for all to hear; Nobody listens, nobody hears, Like they have no ears.

11 Prices up, quality down."

criminals peddling cheap perfume as a very expensive type. The doctor after an exhausting and funny trial, finally says she can be insured. The insurance is bought for her so that the three criminal partners can collect the money.

After that, laughter results. In two attempts to k-ilf her it ends up that Miss Kronkie thinks Miss Goulock and the third criminal saved her life.

Only the chemistry professor, while horrified she has a policeman friend, still wants to kill her for the insurance One day he puts sleeping pills in her tea, and spreads kerosene around the room to burn it and her. However, her policeman friend comes in and saves ~er.

Even then, she still protects her fr1ends: to the extent of drinking kerosene, pretending it 1 s water. Her friends revive her, and then it turns out she has coats lined with money, a sack full of dollar bills , and a moosehead filled. with different denominations. The hilarious part is that they almost burned a fortune.

And this ends a beautiful play.

FOURTH OF JULY

On July fourth, Cardigan had a fireworks display. The celebration started at quarter after eight, aAd ended at nine fifteen.

A different kind of poverty now upsets They were set off by Mr. Blunt, me, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ball, and Mr. Jason.

As I see my 1ife- is so empty.

There were visitors from all over, I have no place to go; because admission was free. Despite the Man has taken everything and put nothing usual "o-o-o 1 s 11 and "ah 1 s" a couple of back. students would run around yelling and I have nothing to live for. screaming like the world was coming to I lay my life, too soon deceased. an end.

The people who enjoyed it the most -G. Schwartz was work d~tail who the next day cleaned a 11 the paper.

It was one of the better evenings at 11 EVERYONE LOVES OPAL 11 Cardigan this summer.

-A review by R. LaPlante -Greg Schwartz The play I saw last night was a well directed and acted comedy. The characters were: Miss Kronkie,a plump, middle-aged lady who lived in a hut near the dump.

Miss Goulock, who was in cahoots with ~n ex-con chemistry professor and a partner criminal. . • As the play unfolds, Miss Kronk1e ~s asked to be their fourth partner, an~ 1s insured for $30,000. Unbeknown to Miss _ ·Kronkie her II friends," are really

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