Notes from Cardigan (Christmas, 1976)

Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTJ.I.GE PAID Canaan, N.H. Permit No. 1 NOTES -FROM ..

CARDI GAN .

Cardi·gan Mountain School Canaan, New Hampsh·ire 03741 - ~-

CHRISTMAS 1976

Issue ;-Jo. : 7, The campus is beginning to thaw out from !·Jew Hampshire's first month of ice and snow •. The ·early winter has given hockey and -~ki teams many added days of practice to perfect their skills for the coming season's busy_schedu-le of competition. · Ccinaan Sfreet Lake froze around Thanksgiving time and when the. students returned from the br~ak, they had a natural . r_ink_waiting . for them. Mr. Crm-.rell's ice-boat has begun its second season in operation, with many new ;mprovements this year. So far, there have been mar:iy fjne ice-boating days. and the ·.winter · brings the promise of many more. - The hockey teams . and free skaters have . also made good use of the ice on the lake's surface.

The Covered Sports Area is ready for the · hockey seas·on, but many sti 11 prefer t9 skate in the open. · Since the Thanksgiving recess, there have been several special events on campus. · The Drama . Club presented their first play of the year, entitled TO KI LL A MAN. Despite the title, the . play was -a comedy-drama, featuring . batt1e of wits between an out-of-work actor and two ·writers. Timing was . good, delivery tight, and characterizations we-11 developed. Before the play, THE C NOTES, the school's informal musical group·, performed three popular songs to guitar accompaniment. While not yet seasoned performers, the seven boys obvious l y enjoyed themselves and were wel l received by the audience.

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The students. were dancing in their seats when the l<eene State College Jazz .Ensemble came to . campus on December 5th as part of the Evening Program series~ · The ninteen member banp_ displayed their wide repertoire, with songs ranging from 11 Chattanooga Choo .Cheon to 11 Groovin Hard 11 • Fea-t ured i-n their program were their .very strong horn and rhythm sections. They are currently touring · the northeast and hope to ·play mo .r e .than twenty-five concerts this ·year; Their credits include a program on the Voice of America and several record albums.

A seasonal tradition. at Cardigan is the annual Christmas Banquet, followed by the Christmas ·P.ageant and . Candlelighting Ceremony. · Santa Claus paid a · v,sit' :to the banquet to bring gifts ·t _o the -youngest members of the .

Cardigan community and the dining hall was decked out with festive decorations and a Christmas tree which stretched from the floor to the ceiling.

Many parents and children were on hand to help us welcome in the Christmas season.

As always, the Christmas Pageant was beautifully done. HThe Modern Shepherd' · tells the story of the birth of Christ through narration and song, while students act out the scenes of the story in silence. Peter Purnel 1, Charles Lawrence, and Harald Reichle were the narrators and Skipper Hi11auer was the Modern Shepherd, the central figure of the pageant. It was through

-2his responses and questions that the Christmas story was made relevant to modern times. The symbolic Candlelighting ceremony followed the dramatization, during which the Choir sang and Mr. Mahoney welcomed the congregation into the fellowship and spirit of the Christmas season. The case of the Pageant and the members of the Choir , under the direction of Mr. Mahoney and Mr. Finkbein.er , worked steadily for two weeks prior to the presentation and the service helped to reemphasize the true meaning of Christmas for a11 of us present.

Saturday, the 11th of December was moving day as Banks House became Cardigan ' s newest dormitory. Mr. and Mrs. Collins had · made the move early in the week and the transition from Stowell House was fairly smooth. With the opening of the new house, more boys have . been given the opportunity to Jive in a home-like atmosphere.

The 13 76-1 977 Annual Fund has reached the halfway point toward its goal of $70,000. To date, 158 donors have given a total of $35,243.90.

The response to thi.s year's needs has been most gratifying and if the current giving trend continues, we should be well able to reach our goal by the end of June.

The new i<enerson Ath 1et i c Center is nearing comp 1et ion. will be February 5, during Parents Weekend. 'i ith the hope of fine addition to our campus fully financed by December 31, we $130,000 s hort of our goal. The support received to date has and we are confident that the generous supporters of Cardigan this end.

Dedication having this are , at present, been t remedous wi J 1 help us meet

At the end of the first term, twenty-tvJO students were rewarded for their fine effort and academic attainment by makin g the llonor Roll. Hi'ne, who cai:-ried an " i-\ .i average in three of their major subjects and no grade lower than a · iJ ' , made ll ish Honors. They were : · Lionel Dalton·, Thierry Fuller, kobert Jangro , Jeffrey Schock , Skipper \Ji)lauer, Jeroen :(errebijn, Victor Sein, and David Hinters. On Honors were: Paul Brierre, Larry Davis, Charles Lawrence, John Lewis, fd bert Schultz, Clay Brants, Gregory Cyr,-narc Friedman, uavid Jeffrey, f.mdrew Jensen , Preston Ke1Jey, Charles f1organ, Gerard ScaJamandre, and iialter l-l i1Jiams. Congratulations to these boys!

The campus is nov,1 all too quiet , ~'1 ith Christmas vacat.ion having come, and we ' re looking forward to ~'/ hat the flew Year ~-., j I J bring. In the meantime, our best wis nes for a haµpy and prosperous ho) iday.