Winter 1970
'AKOKAWE" "Mbari - Mbayo" is a Yoruba phrase meaning . "to delight the eyes and enlighten the . mind" and it aptly describes the aim of the Players, which . was to bring essential and entertaining aspects of African cultural life to · American audiences in theatres , social clubs and college campuses. They are a group of African and black American actors and performers who are dedicated to the presentation of the true culture of Africa in this country. Their presentation of "Akokawe" was designed to show the cultural richness of Africa and to show, through songs, poems, proverbs and stories, how the traditional oral literature of Africa adapted itself to the demands of written literature and has now produced the great writers such as Wole Soyinka of Nigeria, Leopold Senghor of Senegal, and the late Patrice Lumumba of the Congo . The Players performed on the Cardigan campus in January in the Chapel before an audience of two hundred .
Some Great Stuff Under the direction of Mr. Earl Aldrich considerable initiative has been made to expos~ Cardigan students to beneficial programs in the arts and the entertainment area. SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
AFOLABI AJAYI MBARI- MBAYO Players
Rushing off to the Leverone Field House at Dartmouth College, 30 seniors attended a performance of the hard rock group, Sly and the Family Stone . The record attendance of six thousand danced in the aisles, on chairs, on the stage, and on the lawn which borders the Dartmouth football field. (Continued on page 5)
NINTH GRADER GOING TO
MEDITERRANEA
Planned specifically for ninth grade first annual Spring Tour has been c2 designed to be of educational value as we offer the pleasurable experience which a into the Mediterranean Sea invariably offei The group of ninth graders will der direct flight from Boston on Tuesday e March 17th, for Rome. After two days the historical treasures of Rome , they w Venice, from which port the modern crui HERMES will take them for a fourtE voyage to some of the most significant p the ancient world, including Piraeus in ( Haifa in Israel, Antalya in Turkey and islands of Cyprus, Rhodes and Patmos. Th be in the Holy Land for Easter. In Greec will visit such time-honored places as Cape Sounio!}, Corinth ·and Mycenae. Th four days of the voyage will be spent in 1 where guided tours of the Agora , the Ac1 the amphitheatre at Epidaurus, and the 0 stadium, will climax what we believe wil unforgettable experience . · The trip will be conducted by two m of our faculty, who imme·diately prior to recess will hold instructional sessic preparation for what will be seen in R01 Venice. Later, aboard the HERMES, illu talks will present · background infor regarding the famous ·places to be vis Greece, Turkey and Israel. The group will return by air from Atl Boston on Tuesday, April 7th, arriving l Cardigan that evening.
''TRY THE FIRST . DOOR"
FALL AWARDS BANQUET
Headmaster, Norman Wakely and Master of Ceremonies Carter Benedict.
Headmaster, Norman C. Wakely recently submitted an article entitled "Try the First Door" to be published in the Educational Register this spring. The article relates Mr . Wakely's philosophy about summer programs and substantiates his belief that summer schools are one of the " foremost advantages of contemporary education." He states in his thesis that summer school curriculum has evolved naturally and deliberately "out of the yearning cries and sighs of parents for some type of education for children who found public schools too demanding, too misfitting." "Derived from the specific need of a student, summer schools have developed study programs that are far more methodical, sequential, and practical than those of most winter schools. In the manner of the ancients the education of a summer school centers around the master and the pupil."
Cardigan Mountain School closed for the Thanksgiving recess with the annual Fall Sports Awards banquet Monday evening . Master of ceremonies, Carter Benedict, introduced the following student speakers who spoke briefly on the various fall activities : Varsity football, James Auchincloss ; Reserve football , Morgan Dickerman; Varsity soccer, Peter Garrison; Reserve soccer, Chris Ober; Tennis , Dwight deKeyser; Archery, Eric Vance; Sailing, Michael Gordon; Forestry, Wilson Langworthy and Keith Miller; Campcraft, Michael Talley ; and Intramural activities, Lewis Mercer. Varsity football coaches, Gilbert Stanley and John Matzke, spoke on the team's 3-3 record and awarded 19 letters to deserving players. The Most Valuable Player award went to co-captain, Wesley Knauer , with the Most Improved Player award going to Charles Egerton. Frederick Ebinger was awarded the Most Improved Player award for reserve football . Thirty-two letters we;.e presented to members of the junior team by coaches, Bradford Yaggy and Henry Shepherd.
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James Marrion and Thomas Jip, soccer coaches reported on the team loss record and presented 23 letters players. The Most Improved Player i to John Altgelt , while the Most Val award was given to the entire team. 0 Tom Flavin, who scored 17 goals fo and Lewis Mercer, accepted the a team. Twenty -six letters were awarde soccer team players by coaches, Ri and Jay Sadlon. Deserving students involve non-competitive activities als recognition.
THE BIG GREEN EVENTS SKI TEAM-
TO FRIENDS
The Cardigan Alpine team hosted the Holderness JV-B team on Saturday at the Pinnacles: It wasn't much competition for Jay Sadlon's "Tough Six" as they trounced the Holderness S by a margin of over fifty points. · Of the six Holderness racers in the slalom event , only two were able to finish the entire However, the B team had six finishers in Giant Slalom, yet lost to Cardigan in that event by tw
SLALOM It was recently announced that Bradford aggy, Jr., Director of Studies and Dean of tudents at Cardigan Mountain School, has been ppointed Headmaster of Friends Academy in orth Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Yaggy have been on the :ardigan staff for nine years. During this time rlr. Yaggy has served. as chairman of the Social 'tudies Department, Director of the Summer 'chool, Director of Admissions, and currently as irector of Studies and Dean of Students. Mrs. aggy has managed the book store at the school. M1. Yaggy received his bachelor of arts egree from Dickinson College and his master's egree in school administration from Lehigh niversity. Friends Academy is a coeducational day 1chool with an enrollment of 17 5 students in rades one through nine . Incorporated in 1812 he school was founded by the Quakers but is ow nondenominational. Mr. and Mrs. Yaggy and their two sons will e moving to North Dartmouth early this ummer . end Promotional Materials to:
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Tom Flavin '70, races through an open gate in the Holderness Meet to place third in Slalom. Later in the day first in Giant Slalom .
HOCKEY TEA.M
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Cardigan varsity hockey team traveled to Holderness on Saturday, January 10th, for their fi game , hoping to avenge a 3-0 set back last week against Eaglebrook. The starting lineup for The Big Green was: Mike Choukas at center, John Antognoni at 1 and Charlie Wemyss at right wing. At defense were Bill Barrett and Graham Clough, alternating Lawrence. Sean Hogan played goalie. · Holderness opened the scoring in the first period to take a 1-0 lead, but Cardigan bounced tl Mike Choukas' slap shot . The goal was disputed and nullified as the period ended with Bolde top. The second period was a much faster period but no one was able to place the puck in thi Cardigan continued to trail 1-0. Midway through the third period Holderness scored an insurance goal that iced the cake attempts were made by the three offensive cougar lines to score against Holderness, but to no avi
CHRISTMAS DECEMBER 1969
Decoration Winner
Welcoming students back froi week Christmas vacation, Mr . Norn introduced the New Year with a " To A Good Start" talk concen academic goals which reflect past e future aspirations . He encourag upcin the modern trends and world upon changing values. Mr . Wakely a telling of numerous letters which h from our alumni stationed in Vietrn
In the manner of previous Christmas Banquets, this year's on the 16th of December was highlighted by stuffed Cornish hens, cranb erry salad, candy canes, and ice-cream. Mr. Wakely led the entire dining hall in Christ1nas songs which prefaced the entrance of Santa Claus who carried a sack of presents on his back. Santa met and shook hands with every faculty child (numbering about 33) and gave each one a present of a.toy. Around the ten foot Christmas tree in the dining room, Santa sang "Jingle Bells" with the congregation and departed in his boisterous way. The entire school and fifty to a hundred visitors attended the evening traditional Christmas Candlelighting Service in the Chapel under the direction of the Reverend Mr. Harry R. Mahoney .
A BITOF HAY The "Mountain Messenger" is the democratically determined name for the new school newspaper which replaces the old "Chronicle ." Why this change? Presently , student participation is based upon voluntary commitment; time is not allotted for it as an activity. These particular students who volunteer their free time (J. Thaxter, Edi tor, Paul Goncharoff, Mike Choukas, Scott Penney, Tom McC!intock, Jon Lowe, Chuck Egerton and several other student contributors) decided that the "Chronicle," in its old format was no longer appropriate for a student publication and went to the entire student body for suggestion of names. The majority choice was "Mountain Messenger." The "Messenger" differs from the former publication in that its entire orientation is current student -centered. Mr. John Fetscher, the advisor of the new gazette reports that "The Messenger" is a student production and as such is a more relevant picture of the way of life and the thoughts of the Cardigan students."
DATES TO BLINK TWICE AT Boston Area Meeting Marriott Motor Hotel Off Route 128 in Newton , Mass. April 22 New York Area Meeting Williams Club 24 East 39th Street New York City
April 16
HEADMAS-
The Headmaster introduced : who were starting 'th~ir schoolin. mid-year . He · announced l appointment as the headmaster School in North Dartmouth, ~ beginning in September ·1970.
THE SECOND MARKING TERN · High Honor Roll Av. of 95 - no mark below 70 Gene Leone Burr Robbins Ian Bullion Henry Schultz Sally Goodspeed Edmund Scott Thomas Flavin Frederick Savage ·Peter Garrison Marc Halsey John Woods Effort Honor Roll All major subject marks - B or better John Antognoni James Auchincloss Ian Bullion Bartlett Byers Robert Davidson Dwight deKeyser Dean Durling Thomas Flavin Peter Garrison Sally Goodspeed Mark Guarino Gene Leone Raymond Montana Christopher Sands Frederick Savage
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Henry Schultz Edmund Scott Anthony Thomas David Timlin Mary Wakely Honor Roll Av. of 80 - no mark below 70 Bartlett Byers Jonathan Feldman Gregory Rausch Michael Choukas Christopher Sands William Firman Linda Aldrich Lawrence Dickey Richard Poland Kenneth Gould John Stege David Timlin John Antognoni James Auchincloss· Andrew Roe Dean Durling Lawrence Roberts Rowland Dodson Wesley Knauer William Anderson Mark Guarino Mark Hickman . William Moore Dwight deKeyser · Morgan Dickerman Peter Hoag Sean Hogan
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GREEN AND WHITE SERIE
MORATORIUM - OCTOBER 15 In keeping with the national trend to be _more awarn of/and concerned about the war in Vietnam, Mr. Kuon Chong , Professor of Political Science from Plymouth State College was invited to give a slide talk on the early history of the war and how the Viet people have reacted to the attempt of the Communist takeover and the American "intervention ."
Twe_nty-five CMS students have for the Dartmouth Concert Series. performance on November 5th will Ogdon, Piarust. Other performances students will attend will be: Guam Quartet, The Modern Jazz Quartet , The National Arts Center Orchestra , and York Rock and Roll Ensemble . SENATOR CLEVELAND
STUTTGART BALLET
Miss Rosemary Murphy speaking to Headmaster Wakely and students after the movie.
Twenty members of the faculty and student body attended the Internationally famous Stuttgart Ballet . performance of The Taming of the Shrew at the Music Hall in Boston on October 12th. Arrangements for the attendance were made by Mr. and Mrs. David G. Stone of Chestnut Hill whose son is presently a ninth grader. THE SUN , THE SAND, THE SILENCE
ROSEMARY MURPHY On Saturday everung , October 25th , Rosemary Murphy , the lead female role in the academy award movie , To Kill A Mockingbird, was on campus to make prefatory remarks about the movie and to answer questions following the two hour showing. Most of the discussion evolved out of interest in her role and in the production of the film. Miss Murphy played Miss Maudie Atkinson in the movie. She is currently playing a lead role in the daily "soap opera," The "Secret Storm."
ORGAN RECITALS Cardigan 's newly acquired musician, Harold Finkbeiner, has been in performance twice during the month of October. CMS students and area residents have been invited on both occasions : October 26 - The Chorale Prelude featured Pachabell's "From Heaven on High to Earth I Come," Walther's " Jesu, Meine Freude ," and Bach's "From Heaven on High," "Glory to God in the Highest ," and "A Mighty Fortress." The October 12th recital by Mr. Finkbeiner featured the works of Gibrili, Buxtehude , and Bach in his entitled program, "How the Fugue Came into Existence."
ATOMIC COMMISSION An assembly program was held in the campus auditorium on November 7th. The Atomic Energy Commission featured "peace-time" uses of atomic fission.
Mr. Edward M. Nevins , explorer , author , lecturer , of New York City returned to the desert area of Jordan in January 1967 as "Nevins Bedouin Expedition." His guide and companion for the five month trek was R'faifan ibn Hussein of the Bani Sakhr Bedouin. During the expedition he filmed such places as: Oasr Kharana (Eastern Desert) , Oasis of Azraq, Desert Police outpost of Azraq, Wadi (Valley) Rumm , and a festival held in honor of Prince Emir Hassan, the brother of King Hussein.
When U.S. Senator James Cleve asked to present another view of the War - the view that the U.S . should 1 · commitment by remaining in Vietrn exclaimed that hardly an American wa but that he would try to enlighten the a the reasons why the U.S. ~ecame inv why a massive troop withdrawal is d. this time. Senator Cleveland spoke to a gro~ students, faculty, and invited guest campus chapel on Saturday morning, 8th.
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Mr. Nevins presented his slide talk to the entire student body on November 19 and displayed several souvenirs which he brought back from the Arab lands. BRITISH TA TTO The renowned British Tournament and Tatto Regin1ent performed in the Boston Gardens in November. Two chartered buses left Cardigan before dinner loaded with eager students and box lunches. The most exciting parts of the program were the precision motorcycle drill team , the military gymnastics team and the highly trained canine corps . HELLMAN TRIO The New York group under the direction of Miss Dapharue Hellman included in their performance a variety of pieces from classical to jazz to popular rock - an unusual assortment for harp, guitar , and bass viol. A reception was held at the Headmaster's House following the performance .
Senator Cleveland remarks to two Cardiga1 about withdrawal.
COMING ATTRACTIONS April April
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ALUMNI NOTES
DAVID P. WARNER, '65 . Dave is a private in the U.S. Army, doing his basic training at Fort Dix , New Jersey. ROSCOE INGALLS, '66. On the Hope College varsity wrestling team at 177 pounds. Rocky's match records so far is 4 wins and 4 losses. The team is expected to place 3rd in the MIAA Tournament. GARRY SCHAEFER, SS '67. Garry graduated . from the Emerson School in 1969 where he was. an honor roll st_udent. Presently he is on the varsity swimming team at the Winchendon School. DAVID van ESSELSTYN, '62. We have just heard that Dave intends to be married in June to Miss Kathleen M. Brownley. Upon graduation from Monmouth College in Illinois, he will become a Second Lieutenant in the Marines. T. RUMSEY YOUNG, '61. In a note to the headmaster , Rumsey noted that he is presently stationed at the Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station. He trained with the Navy and is now flying the A-G's in VMAT - 202.
KEN WYNNE, '65. We understand that Ken is doing very well at Rollins College. BILL PRESCOTT, '68. Since Bill left Cardigan he has moved to California and is very pleased with that side of the U.S . He plans to finish high school in Los Angles and to go on to San Francisco for his college years.
ROBERT M. MONSTED, '63. ' ma3onng in Business at Centena1 After graduation he expects to en~ Air Force Flight Training School. ANTHONY CHURCH, '67. Tony was in the fall when he brought brother to Cardigan for the winter is a junior at North Yarmouth A Maine . RICHARD PIGOTT, :68. Richard attending Avon Old Farms Connecticut. He is presently a junio JAMES CALDWELL, :6L Jim has be for about a year now and yet has a half to go in the Navy. He has make his life's work photography.
Williston Academy Visited by Cardigan Headmaster (L. to R.) John Keilhauer, Robert Morris, Steve
August, Norman Wakely, Rick Manson.
THOMAS R. LOVETT, '55. Mr. and Mrs. Lovett are the parents of a lovely new daughter, Kimberly, born on December 20, 1969, weighing 7 lbs. and 9 oz. Kimberly is their second child .
MICHAEL WHITE, '61 . Mi,ke is emplo Massachusetts Gas and Electric Lit Company as an assistant to the P1 the company. JAMES WHITE, '61. In March, Jim w, to the former Judith DiPietra of~ Massachusetts. He is now employeo Roebuck and Company of ~ Massachusetts as manager of the department and supervisor for the service department.
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