Words About Cardigan (Fall 1972)

FALL 1972

CABIN IN THE SKY" See page 5

We send these warm greetmgs with the sincere hope that they find you enjoying the peace and happiness of Christmas.

May all the joys of the season remain with you throughout the year ahead.

The Wakelys and the Cardigan Mountain School Family

Henry Woods: Teacher- Ski Coach CMS is very fortunate to have had Mr. He nry Woods of Hanover as a member of the faculty and teacher of French for the last 4 years. Mr. Woods is a graduate of Dartmouth Col lege and holds a Master's Degree in French from Middlebury College; he has further bro adened his background by fou r extended trips to Europ e, a nd has taught French and German at private schools across the cou n try, though primarily in New.. England. ' Mr. Woods' qualifications as a la nguage teacher are superb, but th ey are perhaps surpassed in another field - sk iin g. Mr. Woods w ill be coac hin g the Card/gan jumping team aga in thi s winter, but that w ill be o nl y the latest chapter in a lo ng a nd distinguished career on skis, whi ch really started at Dartmouth, and which is highlighted by a number of s ign ifi cant accomp li shm ents. Whil e he was at Dartmouth, Mr. Woods was capta in of t he varsity sk i team, won th e first National Dow nhill Champ ionship eve r held in this country and was interco ll egiate downhil l, jumping, and Nordic co mbi ned champion.

He was selected to captain the American FIS (F ederat ion Internationale du Sk i) Ski Team at the World Ski Championships at Chamonix, France in 1937. That winter was quite a good one for Mr. Woods, for he competed in Germany, Au str ia, Italy and Norway as we ll as in France, winni ng, among other things, a secon d pl ace in t he in ternat ion al jumping competition held at Kitzb uh e l, Austr ia.

Mr. Woods hold s th is particu lar award a mong hi s most Heasured, be cause the competition was so stiff, and because American skiers he ld suc h a low place at the t im e.

When Mr. Woods began hi s teach ing career, competitive skiing had to take a back seat, but he q ui ck ly estab lis hed himse lf a secure position as a coach and judge. He has for yea rs coached four-event sk iin g at various preparatory schoo ls, and the Syracuse and Corne ll vars ity teams at College Week to urname nts at Lake Placid. Mr. Woods is currently a n Eastern a nd National Sk i Jumping Judge and belon gs to the Eastern U.S. Nordic Offic ials Association. In light of these positions and his wide experience, he officiated at the 10th Win ter O lymp ics in Grenoble, France, in 1968, and acted as chief measu rer and assista nt interpreter at the FIS World University Ski Games at Lake Plac id in 1972.

Mr. Henry Woods in French class .. and Chris Halsey as a nucl eus for this year's team. "T hat's in addition, of course, to new bo ys, or to old boys w ho have not, in the past, tried jumping. We encourage boys at this age not to become too speciali ze d. Because of the much sm aller number of competitors in th e Nordic events (jumping and cross-country), a boy 's chances of success are better in this area, and we try to get all of our skiers interested in these events." Mr. Woods sa id th is as he looked out the w ind ow in t h e general d irection of the ski jump - and I got a distinct impression that he co uld hardly wait for the season to begin.

When not teaching or ski in g, Henry Woods resides in Hanover with his wife , the former Jean Forrester.

Annual Giving Goal $60,000 Last year, as you know, the goal for the Annual Giving Program was $60,000 . We were very pleased at our success - $ 57,135, or approximately 95 % of our goal with an add itional $ 10,000 given to the Bus Fund, enabling us to buy a badly needed new bus. It should be noted that the $57,135 put us around 51 % ahead of the 1970-71 figure and 31 % ahead of the year before. In terms of donors, we ended up 27% ahead of 1970-71.

Once again, John L. Tower, one of our Trustees, _is heading up the Program , and once -again, the goal _is $60,000. Many of our chairmen have returned for another year, but we do have a few new people: Nicholas Wyeth '60 will be taking over the '56-60 Alumni group, wh ile S. Jonathan Lowe '71 is coping with the newly formed '71-72 Alumni group; Richard D. Morrison, another Trustee as well as a '50 alumnus, is handling the 6th Grade Parents in addition to th e '47-50 Alumni classes; James E. Marks is taking over the 8th Grade Parents; and David A. Perry is in charge of the 9th Grade ones. We also have two new groups this year - Grandpare nts, headed by Mrs. Mahlon B. Wallace, Jr., a "Current Grandparent," and Friends and Neighbors, a group wh ich has been somewhat ·inactive in recent years and which will be managed by Mrs. Goodhue Crocker. Mrs. Geraldine Wahlstrom, also a Curren't Parent, has taken over the position of Fund Coordinator.

We couldn 't be more pleased with the progress of this year's Annual Giving Program. Thus far, we have received $10 187 which brings us to just about the same point as last, yea~. We have an enthusiastic crew and have great expectations for the 1972-73 Annual Giving Program.

Because of hi s various accomplishments in skii ng, Mr. Woods was admitted to the Ski Hall of Fame in 1966.

Mr. Woods says that the Cardigan skiers are the yo unge st group that he has coached but hastens to add that the age of t he skiers does not make h is job more difficult - rather the co ntrary. "T he enthus iasm that our boys have consta ntl y a mazes me, T hey're always ready to work - really work. They're willing to put in man y hours practicing, packing the h ill , waxing, or any of the other t im econsuming and often tedious things that need to be done. " As one m ight expect, Mr. Woods is co nt inu a ll y asked abo ut t he apparent danger in ski jumping. He says, thoug h, that there is considerab ly less danger in it than in alpine skiing. "There are fewer moves to learn in jumping, and less room for error on t he part of the jumper. The hill is always meticulously groomed, t he spe ctato rs are kept at a safe distance, and the wind and weather co nditions are much more closely watched than in other events. Ice, for in stance, is never a prob lem, because jumping is not allowed if t he landing area is dangerous." Thus, much less is left to chance, a nd the chances of a serious accident happen in g are poor. "All that a boy rea ll y need s to jump," says Mr. Woods, "is a reasonab le sense of balance, good control of his body movements, and some nerve. Although the parallel is not completely accurate, if a boy ca n ride a unicyc le, he could learn to jump."

Mr. Woods stressed aga in that the age of t he CMS sk iers was not a disadvantage. "Beca use of the way t hey work at it, our boys are good. They've severe ly surpr ised o ld er an d more experienced teams from prep schoo ls on more tha n o ne occasio n." The boys are not ham pered by a lack of experience in a lpine sk iing in lea rning to jump. "I'd almost rather have it that way," says Mr. Woods. "The boys haven't learned any bad habits that have to be broken, and sin ce so much of the technique used in jumping is totally different from that used in alpine skiing, there is no disadvantage." About the only carryover, in fact, is a sense of the feel and sta bili ty of t he skis.

The prospects for th is coming season are good, acco rding to Mr. Woods. He has lost only four of last year's jum pers throug h grad uation , and has Pete Perry, Jody Stone, Ken Klaus, Steve Hazelhurst

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Politics '72 Program Because the summer and fall of 1972 have been political months, the Social Studies Department presented a program titled "Politics '72" the evening of October 17 . The program, held in the Chapel, featured two politicians, one representing each of the two political parties, who spoke about contemporary political issues.

Guests were John E. Menge, Democrat, a member of the State Legislature and Dartmouth professor of economics and Mrs. Shirley Merrill, Republican, also a member of the Legislature and a candidate for the office of Grafton County Commissioner. Both visitors delivered short opening speeches to eighth and ninth grade boys, faculty members and guests. Mr. David Shelton, Chairman of the Social Studies Department, acted as moderator. The speeches were followed by an interesting question and answer period. A reception in honor of the guests was held afterward •in the Chapel Seminar Room where the candidates further discussed current political issues.

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Rep. Shirley Merrill during "Politics 72" program.

Hinman and

Brewster Hal Is New oil burners were recently installed in Hin man and Brewster Halls to replace the old burners which have been in these buildings since they were built. The new burners insure future steady, reliable and economical heat.

To make campus living more comfortable in Hinman and Brewster, new common rooms have been built on the first floor of each dormitory . This was done by knocking out corridor walls and making one large room out of two student bedrooms.

The new oil burners and common rooms were made possible through the generous contribution of a member of the Cardigan Mountain School trustees.

In order to stretch available funds to cover vital repairs, the newly constructed common rooms were not furnished .

Donations of usable furniture would be greatly appreciated.

If readers have chairs, couches, rugs or any other suitable furnishings they would like to donate, please contact Mr. Richard Rearick, Business Manager.

Former Faculty Notes Bob Brayman has retired to Newfoundland. He sounds as if he were really enjoying his much deserved rest after seventeen faithful years in the Social Studies classroom.

Not only has he been adding onto his house there, but he is also planning on doing some traveling.

Gil Stanley finished his Master of Arts in Liberal Studies this summer at Dartmouth College and is teaching and coaching at St. George's School in Newport, R.I. We're happy that they will retain their home in North Canaan so we won't loose them completely.

Bill Lary who is Guidance Counselor at Con-Val High School, Peterboro, N.H .. is serving as this year's president of the N.H. School Counselors Association.

Gunnar Baldwin has returned to Cardigan to teach Math and provide a very fine Outward Bound program for us.

Welcome back!

Rep. John Menge telling audience the differences between the two major political parties.

Active New Parents' Weekend New Parents' Weekend, held on October 8th and 9th, was a success. A large number of parents joined in two busy days of classes in the morning with football and soccer games and a choir presentation in the afternoon. The autumn foliage was at its peak and added to the enjoyment.

Most of the parents arrived early on Saturday morning despite the pouring rain and they attended their sons' regularly scheduled classes. After lunch , the school choir presented an excellent performance in the chapel. During the afternoon, the schedule varied. Eaglebrook School of Deer- · field, Massachusetts played the Cardigan Varsity Football · Team and both soccer teams.

Afterward, parents could either take their sons to dinner off campus or spend a regular Saturday night at school with an excellent buffet meal and the movie "Kelly's Heroes." · On Sunday morning, parents and students gathered together in the Chapel for Sunday Services with the Reverend Harry Mahoney, the School Chaplain, preaching. After · Chapel, students were free to spend the rest of the day with their parents.

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Once Over Lightly .. .

CMS Owns New Bus and Scout

This fall a new group has sprouted as a result of Mr. Baldwin's energy and initiative. The Outward Bound boys are known to rise early for a one-mile run and (gasp!) swimming until mid-October. Helmets are worn for the afternoon climbing sessions over the railroad tracks or maybe they are protection against the trains thundering by beneath the climbers. According to one official source, "Once you get started with this sort of thing, it's hard to stop."

0ur Mountain Day •cJimbs featured snow on both the easy and hard climbs this year in early October. In a startling departure from rradition, some of the Big Sports took the hard climb for once, to Lafayette . Easy climb went to Mt. Welch .'

A new beach has appeared on campus. An extension of the old beach has been constructed over the summer months, courtesy of many work detail hours. Next year's beach bums will reap the result. This fall's official work crew has been dedicated to grooming the Pinnacle slopes.

The most popular study hall diversion has been chess, for a change. All hail, Bobby Fisher.

The newest boy on campus is James Marrion , the Younger. The three older sisters finally have a baby brother to dote on.

Newest canine residents include two English Sheepdogs, one full grown and the other well on the way . Certainly looks different from the Poodle days.

Students are still waiting for the Student Council's Snack bar to materialize. Many meetings have been held concerning this; no doubt the moving forces are tied up in committee somewhere . When it arrives, the old storage room in the basement of Hinman will be one·of the most popular spots on campus.

In the meantime, campus wives have begun contributing baked goods to a Pot Luck section in the school store.

Money from these sales goes to the School Council fund . A daily sell-out, according to store personnel.

The campus welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Randall as new staff. Mr. Randall became new Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds after Mr. Coutermarsh's retirement on October 1.

The CMS nursery school never had it so crowded. Mrs. Coes has 17 children, ages three to five, and has had to hire an assistant to cope with the daily round. Only three of these are faculty children.

There are eight bachelors on the staff this year. More than the usual number; it is nevertheless an active group and doubtless will prove to the boys that the kitchen isn't only the women's place.

. Cardigan has a new International Scout vehicle thanks to the generosity of one member of the Cardigan Mountain School trustees. This addition came just in time since the old Scout was rusted beyond repair and didn 't promise many more months of service . The Scout is mainly used by the grounds workers for the many tasks where a heavy duty vehicle is required.

Another welcome addition has been a new school bu,s.

The old bus was in continual need of repair and not a dependable means of transportation. The new Chevrolet bus, with a heavy duty Superior brand body, was made possible through the "Cardigan Bus Fund." Several parents and one trustee donated the funds to purchase the bus: The new bus has a specially designed undercarriage baggage carrier, making it possible to store skis, luggage, etc. for the many trips taken each year.

Cardigan's new Chevrolet bus.

Do you know of any news that you'd li ke to share with our readers ? . If so, please jot your item in the space provided below and send to: Cardigan Newsletter Cardigan Mountain School Canaan, N. H. 03741

Births Nicole Greenwood Peck, born May 19, 1972, joined her parents Penny and Schuyler '64 at the Cardigan campus.

Jill Christina Harris, born June 7, 1972 to Connie and Tony '60 of Pebble Beach, California.

Peter Edward Gardent born July 3, 1972 to Ellen and Peter '65 of Waltham, Mass.

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WANTED: Used CMS Blazers

Scenes Around Cardigan

Because beginning this year all students are being asked to- wear Cardigan Blazers or a suit to Chapel Services, Cardigan is asking parents, alumni and other friends to notify the school if they have old CMS Blazers in usuable condition that they would be willing to turn over to the school. These jackets will be given to scholarship students and would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Richard Rearick Business Manager, if you have a blazer you can donate . '

Tennis Courts and Covered Sp~:>rts Area Renovation The CMS tennis courts have been recently repaired, resealed and made waterproof. The Covered Sports Area . was also given the same treatment. In addition to this, the playing surface in the CSA was painted with a special green paint which has improved visibility considerably . The work in these two areas was made possible through the generosity of a member of the Cardigan Mountain School Corporation.

Mr. Jeffrey Hicks explaining finer points of Soccer.

Faculty Notes R. Alden Burt, our Artist-in-Residence, and Robert Fahrner, chairman of our English department, completed their Master of Arts in Liberal Studies at Dartmouth College this year.

Alumni Notes '59 Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM W. TALBERT are the parents of a third son , Matthew born 5-10-72.

Timothy is 6, Anthony is 4, and that makes our lovely Ruth Talbert a triple Grandmother!!

'62 Mr. and Mrs. ARTHUR C. COX proudly annou nee the birth of David Bradford Cox 6-7-72.

'62 Summer

Student in Mr . Baldwin's Outward Bound group during daily training session .

ANDREW J. FRIEDLICH is now working as a surgical research technician. He attended Lake Forest College Sept. '68 to Dec. '70.

Cabin In The Sky -The log cabin on the Pinnacle is almost completed. Since it was first begun in the fall of 1971, Mr. Burt, with dozens of volunteering students, have spent many hours cutting, notching and shaping logs as it was done a century before.

When completed, Mr. Wakely's dream cabin will be a warm-up hut for Pinnacle skiers. The sketch on the front of this edition was done by R. Alden Burt.

'63 CHARLES (King} HUMPHREY reenrolled in the University of Denver as a chemical engineering major, plus getting his Masters in Business Administration.

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'63 Summer WINN JOHNSON reports that he is a registered arborist in business with his father in Johnson Tree & Landscape Service, Inc. in Keene, New Hampshire as Manager. He is married to the former Karen Rokes and tney have one daugh· ter, Rena.

'64 We are grieved to learn of the passing of GA RY SMITH age 22 after a long illness. ED ROSSMORE - with the red curley hair - called and is planning a visit with his wife. He is attending BU and also working in the Academic Admissions Office. JIM NIEDRINGHAUS reports that he is working for the Equilease Corporation as a branch manager in Denver, Colorado. JIM NOWAK was married June 18, 1972 and is living in Chatham, Mass., where he is presently employed by his father at Chatham Furniture Co. He is also on the staff of Radio Station WVLC.

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DICK KIBERD and BILL SEELYE visited campus in April and visited with Mr. Clancy, Dave Shelton and Bob Brayman. Mr. ROBE RT F. EUSTIS graduated from Darlington School, Rome, GA in '68 and the University of Denver '72. While there he was a member of the tennis team and on the staff of the College Newspaper.

'66 David Hogan tells us that CHRIS KENYON was married in the fall of 71. CHARLES SHRINER, JR . graduated this year from Wentworth as a civil construction engi. neer.

'67 CARL E. HARDEGEN graduated from Wilbraham Academy with honors, entered Lehigh University for about six weeks when he had an accident which caused him to withdraw temporarily. While at home in Bermuda recuperating he took a job on a ship which sailed through the Panama Canal, stopped at Acapulco, Honolulu, Fiji, Guam, and Japan where he signed off. He then flew to Paris via Hong Kong and New Delhi. In Paris he met his sister and they toured Europe until September when he returned to Lehigh. He has completed one year there and is now Photo Editor of the "Brown & White." JOHN H. FRIEDLICH graduated from Belmont High School and is npw taking a 3-year course in Bio-Medical Photography at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA. JOHN D. GOR-

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MAN finished two years of college in Huron, South Dakota where he played football and wrestled. He now plans to go in the navy, and continue his education when he gets out.

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JAMES SCUL THORPE attended Trinity College School in Port Hope for two years, then Port Hope High School for two years.

This year he is going to England where he will take a four-month Equestrian course. He hopes to obtain his British Horse Society Assistant Instructors' Certificate.

GEOFF BLAIR graduated from New England School of Photography in May and has a job lined up at Honeywell in Wellesley as a darkroom technician. He is engaged to be married to a girl from Winchester.

'68 & '69 Summer

BRUCE Bl LLOS enjoyed three weeks Spring Vacation in Antigue, West Indies sailing and snorkeling. On the way home he visited friends in Puerto Rico. He reports that he is still at Doane Academy in Burlington , NJ, where Mr. Robert F. Johnston formerly with CMS is Master of the Upper School. SCOTT NOREEN is attending Kimball Union Academy where he is on the ski team and especially enjoying cross country and jumping.

'69 CARL ERIKSON graduated from Deerfield Academy in May of this year and will be attending the

University of Maine. BELMORE BROWNE graduated from Kent School and is taking a year off.

He is working shrimp boats in Georgia. This fall he will be skiing and working at Alta, Utah . He plans to go to college next year.

STEVEN MERVIS graduated from Hebron Acad e my and is now attending Syracuse University to study business administration. PARKER BROWN reports that he is doin g well in High School and is planning to attend Holyoke Community College this fall.

'70 JOHN C. COSGROVE has been working for the Baldwin Piano & Organ Co. in Cincinnati for about

a year. He is also getting together a drum and guitar lab.

'71

SAM FLETCHER is working in a drafting room at a quarry. REID A. MAHAFFY will be attending a High School near home this year.

'71 Summer ROBERT CARLEY is the art editor for his school magazine called Spotlight for which he designed a cover. ROBERT A. CARLEY sent a long letter describing his recent trip to Montreal an<.i Quebec. He really enjoyed it.

Last Minute - Alumni BRUCE (HARTNETT) MARSHARD '64 has returned to Cardigan to teach shop and help keep Brewster Dormitory in top Coast Guarq style condition.

DICK MORRISON (Dr. Richard) '50 has a son in Cardi. gan's sixth grade - the first alumni son!

TOM FLA YIN '70 stopped by for an overnight visit before returning to his senior year at Brown & Nichols.

JOHN LOWE '71 has transferred to Deerfield and is thoroughly enjoying it.

KING HUMPHREY '63 stopped by several times this summer leaving some catalogs of the family business Guilford Forge and to say he was returning to Colorado to finish his bachelor's degree and continue on to study. for his master's.

The Wakelys had a nice visit with JOHN PAGENSTECHER '69 and DAVID GAILLARD '66 in Washington D.C. recently . David is heading west to attend the University of New Mexico.

FRAZER WATKINS '72 is attending Canterbury School in Accokeek, Maryland.