Words About Cardigan (Fall, 1973)

FALL 1973

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tournament, and those attending would agree that competition was tough .

After the dust had all settled, the winning coup le was Mrs. Mary Adair Moore of Canaan, N.H. and her son, Eric Moore, of New Canaan, Conn. The win·n ers' prize was given through the courtesy of the Profile Sports Corporation of West Lebanon, N.H.

Cardigan is a busy place during the summer months. It is more than a year-round school as the following information clearly explains: One hundred -one students attended Cardigan's 21st summer session June 27 through August 10. Eighty-six boys and fifteen gir ls participated in a busy morning classroom schedule combin-ed with an active afternoon of activities daily .

Students from as far as Oregon, Belgium, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Switzerland took part in the summer session and were active and enthusiastic partici ' pants in the summer program . Norman C. Wakely , Headmaster and Summer Session Director, said that this was one of the best summers he can remember in his many years at Cardigan. The students, faculty, and weather all cooperated to make it a wonderful six and a half weeks of fun and work.

With in three days after the summer session ended, the campus was active again . Monday, August 13 fifty boys plus coaches from Salem, N.H. High School arrived at Cardigan for a week of intensive football training. The team was on thy field three times a day , training for the tough fa l I footbal I season . The Salem team left Saturday, August 18.

The next day the Pinkerton Academy football team from Derry, N.H. arrived for a week of training followed seven days later by the Xavarian Brothers' High School footba ll squad of Westwood, Massachusetts who returned to the campus for their third summer camp at Cardigan.

Footbal l training at Cardigan ended Saturday, September 1 when the Xavarian team left for home . It should be mentioned that Steward Richard Clancy prepared large , well-balanced meals for the training table, not an easy job, since active training creates huge appetites.

The Third Annual Art of Northern New England Show sponsored by the Canaan Historical Society was held in Cardigan's Covered Sports Area August 4-12. Paintings by some of the best known artists in America were on display , including works by three generations of Wyeths.

Many paintings were lent to the Historical Society for display. In addition a great number of the paintings were for sale.

Proceeds from the show were used in the restoration of the Old Canaan Meetinghouse on Canaan Street where, with aids and grants, work began earl ier this past summer. Nearly $3,000 was realized from the show and is presently being used for the restoration project according to Mrs. Goodhue Crocker, president of the Canaan Historical Society . Mrs. Crocker would li ke to give special thanks to Mr . and Mrs .

Norman C. Wakely and the many others who helped make the show the success it was .

August 11 and 12 the Fourth Annual Canaan Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament was once again held on the Cardigan courts. A total of sixteen couples competed in the

The Greenwood House, newest structure on the Cardigan campus.

Greenwood House A Reality Early in July ground was broken and the newest structure on the Cardigan campus, the Greenwood House, began to make its appearance . During the months of July, August, and September the building rapidly took form .

The house was presented to Cardigan by Charles and Dorothy Greenwood Banks in memory of the Honorable Ernest Greenwood . Mr. Greenwood was a great educator, humanitarian , and sportsman . During his long active career, he was Headmaster of the Dwight School and a United States Senator from New York .

The Greenwood House was officially dedicated at the annual meeting of the Trustees and lncorporators Octo~er 12 and is now complete and occupied.

Mr . and Mrs. Schuyler Peck and their young daughter Nicole are living in the faculty wing of the house . Mr. Peck is a social studies and English teacher. There are eight boys residing in their comfortable quarters in the student wing .

Cardigan hopes to build more such homes in the future and use present dormitories for other purposes . Plans also call for the expansion of present four unit houses tci eight.

Annual Giving Our Annual Giving Fund is off to a good start: Our goal this year is $70,000 and so far we've received nearly $16,000. There's .a lot of hard work ahead to reach our goal, and contributions would be greatly appreciated.

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·Auditorium Improvements

Once Over Lightly ...

by Carol M. Shelton

The Cardigan Mountain Schoo l Auditorium is a much more attractive and comfortab le place in which to be, due in part to the generosity of CMS students. Through the Schoo l Counci l, students have do nated money for improvements comp leted ear ly last summer.

The auditor ium has undergone considerable refurbishing Carpeting has been installed; the ceiling has been lowered, and a new projection booth hiiS been bui lt. A bad ly needed stage curtain and stage lighting are new additions also.

Besides the improvements immed iate ly visible, extensive work on the heating and air circulation system was· completed which has greatly improved the overall atmosphere .

Although student funds did not completely finance the auditorium improvements, they should be thanked for their contribution. They provided not only funds for the work done, but also the inspiration that initiated the project.

The school year 1973 shou ld not be rung out without mention of the annual Ha lloween extravaganza. Beginning with a costume dinner with disguises of Siamese twins, an Elvis Freak, a Bangladesh beggar, a balloon seller, a genyine D.F. Shelton angel, and many others, on to a carved pump kin contest with approximately 25 eerie faces (pumpki n} entered, the evening ended with the Gruesome Movie of the Year, "House of Dark Shadows." It was· a memorable Hall oween.

And it made an impression. One befuddled student, when queried in class as to which month was named for Jul ius Caesar, answered promptly "Halloween."

Five facu lty members and one student presented their hobb ies and crafts to the local Rotarians last month .

Masters Shelton , Burt and Finkbeiner, Mrs. Fahrner and Mrs. Crowell, and Fred Senese '74, entertained the group and got rave reviews in the Rotary newsletter prepared later.

Rumor has it that the traditional bonfire for the Eaglebrook pep ra ll y was sabotaged by work detail. It wouldn't roar and crack le, and it may have been somewhat prophetic, since our teams the next day needed better scores to win.

Due to the energy crisis, dorms are a bit coole·r these days than in previous years. All firep laces that can be operational are, and work detai l has its hands full keeping up with wood demand . Even Mr. Burt has put down his paintbrush in afternoon periods and may be seen striding across campus, equipped for logging.

The campus has a two-wheeled vehicle problem th is year for the first time in a long while. Bicycles are all over the place; School Counci l members have attempted to put some "rules of the sidewalk" into effect.

Before the snow flies, some c lasses have gone traveling early. The sixth grade spent a day in Boston recently visiting an International World Fair and the seventh grade went en masse to She lburne Museum the day it. closed, October 12. · Raffles are a big money-raising event this fall . The scho~I newspaper staff is sponsoring an "All-you-can-eat-atMcDonald's" raffle; the School Counci l is raffling off cakes and pies, and three boys were winners of a Finkbeiner mea l featuring sauerbraten. Should have a lot of fat boys here come June.

Prior to Thanksgiving, a faculty-student soccer game was held. The faculty all-stars had a game plan worked out which gave the students an ear ly start, and allowed two goals to be chalked up. Unfortunately, due to a student injury, the game was called before the faculty's plan "B" cou ld be put into effect. The score 4-2, a student ~i.n.

Upper Valley Community School Programs During the current school year of 1973-74, Cardigan is presenting a series of fine films, interesting speakers, and noteworthy artistic events. It is hoped that members of the Upper Valley communities, alumni, parents, and friends will attend the presentations that have also been des igned to complement the academic program at Cardigan.

The first program was presented Tuesday evening, November 6 in the Hinman Auditorium. Robert B. Fahrner, Chairman of the English Department, provided introductory remarks and "food for thought" regarding the Sinclair Lewis novel, Babbitt. Following Mr . Fahrner's talk the 1934 film version of Babbitt was shown. Students and guests discussed the ta lk and the movie while enjoy ing light refreshments after the presentation .

Tuesday evening, November 13 Mrs. Goodhue Crocker and guests, through the cooperation of the Canaan Historical Society, gave an interesting talk and discussion on the history of Canaan. Many interesting facts about Canaan were brought to the attention of those atte nding.

This program was also followed by light refreshments and friendly discussion .

The community-schoo l evening programs wi ll conclude in the spring with the presentation of the Kenneth C lark Civilisation fi lm series beginning in February and ending in May . There is absolutely no charge for any of the events and all members of the Upper Valley communities and Cardigan parents, alumni, and fr iends are invited to attend any or all of the programs. A complete schedule of events will soon be avai lable. Those desir ing a copy should contact the school.

Carol Shelton is school librarian and a very talented " undercover reporter" for this publi cati on.

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-Mrs. Martha Haffenreffer· Stevens' 80th Birthday Cardiga n was happy to share in the ce lebration of Mrs. Martha Haffenreffer Stevens' 80th birthday. A surprise party was given for her by members of her fami ly on Sunday, October 14 in t he C lar k-Morgan Hall facu lty lounge . In hono r of Mrs . Stevens' b irthday, the faculty lounge was officiall y rena med "The Haffenreffer Room ."

Much of the land on wh ich Card igan is located was o nce the Haffenreffe r estate, and C lark-Mo rga n Hall was the Haffe n reffe r mansion . As a ch ild, Mrs. Stevens and her fam il y spe nt many happy ho urs in the mansion and the surrou ndi ng ·grounds .

Mrs. Stevens and members of the fami ly toured the bu ilding, and, m uch to the ir surprise, fo u nd the configuratio n of the rooms practical ly identical to the bui Icl ing they remembered so we ll.

Cardigan wishes Mrs. Martha Haffenreffer Stevens many more years of health and happiness.

Five new members of the Cardigan fa culty - sitting: Eric An derson and Robin Abendroth . Standing: George Dunn, Dan Fedor, and Tom Goldthwait.

Gift from Scott Dodson

New Faculty Members

Norman C. Wakely, Headmaster, received a letter and a package fro m Scott Dodson of St. Lo uis, Missouri. In the pac kage was a new ly p urchased sou nd amp lifier; in the letter was an exp lanatio n .

It seems that Scott was one of the boys most interested in the audio-visua l department dur ing the 1972-73 school year. He had spent a great dea l of time repairing and ope rating various pieces of A.V. equipment and saw a need.

Cardigan Mountain School sends a specia l thank you to a boy who has shown that he cares about Card igan. His gift was appreciated and will see much use .

Five new teachers joined the Cardigan Mountain School facu lty this past September. Robin Abendroth and his wife Elaine are living on the first floor of French Hall. Robin is chairman of the Reading Department. He earned his B.A. and M.Ed . degrees from Towson Col lege in Baltimore, Maryland where, dur ing his last year of graduate study, he taught remedial reading to Viet Nam veterans who were working to earn high school equiva lency certification .

Eric and Jackie Anderson are living on the first floor of Brewster Hall. Eric is teaching English and is in charge of Cardigan's testing program. He attended Tufts College where he earned his A.B . degree. Eric has spent twenty years in the teaching profession and most recently taught English for six years at the St. James School in Faubault, Minnesota.

George and Deborah Dunn are living on the third flo o r of C lark-Morgan Hall. George received his B.A. degree from the University of Rhode Istand and is now teaching French and English. He last taught English and foreign languages at Cutler Academy in Craftsbury, Vermont.

Dan Fedor received his B.A. degree from Kings' College and is teaching mathematics. He and his wife Peggy live on the first floor of Clark-Morgan Hall. Peggy is working as a part time nurse at Cardigan .

Tom Goldthwait received his B.A. degree from Dartmouth College and is teaching mathematics. He spent the past year completing a geological study in Alaska. Tom is the third Goldthwait to join the Cardigan staff. Bo.t h Larry and Charlotte Goldthwait, his uncle and aunt, _a re also members of the school faculty .

Sheltons, Howe 10 Years at CMS The Cardigan Family extends its sincere congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. David Shelton and Miss Mary Howe who are now serv ing their tenth year at Cardigan Mountain School. Mr . She lton is Chairman of the Social Studies Department and h is wife, Carol, is school librarian. Miss Howe is schoo l nurse.

Miss Howe and the Sheltons will f ind it easy to ce lebrate their 10th anniversary together since they a ll share the same residence, Fifield House . Miss Howe lives in the downstairs apartment and stays busy trave ling between her apartment and the attached inf irmary . The Sheltons live in the upstairs apartment w ith their six-year-o ld daughter, Cathy .

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Karl Nyhus Mr. Kar l Nyhus, former Cardigan facu lty member, d ied June 21, 1973 after a Iingering ill ness. He is greatly missed by his friends at Card igan and by all those who knew h im during his many years in Canaan .

Ever since Mr. Nyhus and his devoted wife, Sigrid, moved to Canaan in 1951, they have been part of Card igan .

He began his teaching career in 1_951 as a shop teacher and ski jumping and cross-country coach.

In shop, Mr . Nyhus didn't just teach boys how to work with wood . He· taught a respect for seeing a job completed, a respect for one's se lf, and a respect for o ne's hands and wood. He taught boys how to use the gift that God gave them, the use of the ir mi nds and hand s.

Mr . Nyhus' wife was a lways at hi s side, anxious to help her husband in all h is e ndeavors. Those ~ho know Mrs .

Nyhus well will te ll you th at she is a great coo k. She has always been generous with her baking abi lity and continues to provide her services for schoo l events.

Mr. Karl Ny h us taug ht at Card igan from 1951 -1953 . He took a shop teaching position at the Enfield, N.H . H igh Schoo l in 1955 and left in 1963 to return to Card igan. In all , he spent eleven years serving Card igan Mounta in School.

Cardigan wil l always have only the fondest memories of th is great man.

1972 photo of Mr. Karl Nyhus at Wi ll iams' Workshop. Pictu red with him are Seth Nash (l eft ) '73 and Jim Nagle (right ) '73. Mr . Nyhus retired fro m active teac hi ng in 19 72. ·

N.H. and Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, Mai ne .

He served in the Army Air Corps in World War I. Besides his wife of 52 years, Onie (Wright) Brewster, he leaves a son, Att. Steward B. Brewster of Manchester, Maine.

His life of service to others was ruled by h is philosophy and motto, "He lp the Other Fellow." Mr. Brewster - a great educator and h um ani tarian; Cardigan salutes you.

William R. Brewster Clark-Morgan Hall Improvements

Se ldom does man ever have the opportun ity to know that he has achieved the ultimate goal that he sets for h imse lf. Fortunately for hundreds of boys, Willi am R. Brewster was able to fulfill his goal; that of co-founding Cardigan Mountain School - a school designed for young boys that wo u Id enab le them to recogni ze and ad just to the complexities of life through a strong formal education, an apprec iation of nature and the physical e ndurance of athlet ics. We, here at Cardigan, pay tr ibute to Mr . Brewster who passed away on June 26, 1973 at the age of 79 whi le stil l acting director and owner of Birch Rock Camp in East Waterford, Maine .

He was born in Windsor, Vt., and graduated from Kimball Union Academy in 1914 and from Midd lebury Co ll ege in 1918. He was a former teacher and coach at Burr and Burton Seminary , Manchester, Vt. and at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. Mr . Brewster was a master at the Country Day School in Newton, Mass. from 1921 to 1935 and was headmaster of Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H., from 1935 to 1952 . He served as a trustee and corporation member of Cardigan Mounta in Schoo l for 25 years .

He was a member of the New England Camping Assoc iation, the American Camping Association, the Vermont chapter of the Mayflower Descendants, and a former trustee of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover,

Due to the generosity of the grandparents of a Cardigan stude nt, Clark -Morgan Ha ll has u ndergo ne further renovat io n . Upo n the ir return in September, stud ents res iding in Clark-Morgan saw new ce ili ngs in student rooms, new paint on wal Is, and new beds and mattresses. .Clark-Morgan Hal l, the o ld Haffenreffer. Mansio n, is t he · oldest bui lding on campus . A lthough it is o ld, it has been kept in top cond it ion and is one of the most comfortable . dorm itor ies at Cardigan. The ha ll s and rooms are carp·e ted and much has been done to improve t he bu il d ing acoust ica ll y.

Newsletter Cover Christmas holds a personal meaning for each of us, but its story is also one of universal beauty. We think · of you this season with heartfelt thanks for all you've do~1e to make the Cardigan Story a great one. We are especially grateful to the Class of 7973 for the wonderful addition to our science facilities - the Greenhouse. (See art work · page 1)

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ROGER LIGHTY writes that he has been working for the past year in the Correctional System in Massachusetts. His letter goes on to say "In work ing and talking with the inmates, it becomes apparent to me that the values and standards that I was exposed to at Card igan, and wh ich are held by me today, make my life so much more rewarding than theirs .

The impact of a small school in a small town in New Hampshire shou ld not be underrated."

Green land exped it ion of 1973 .

Married: C. TODD THOMPSON and Mary Elizabeth Glasson, August 18, 1973 in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Many happy wishes from Cardigan.

'66 JOHN PLACE, Ill has graduated from Clarkson and is now studying for his Master's degree in Guidance at St. Lawrence University; so we learn from his parents who visited the campus in Octo ber.

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JAMES M. HUNTER informed Mr. Wakely in a recent note that he is serving his third year as Director of "The Children's Zoo" in Franklin Park, Dorchester, Massachusetts. He asked if there were any other CMS alumni working as zoo directors. We doubt it, but if our readers can tell us otherwise, they should write.

WINSOR ROWE was in the Navy until last year and is now a sophomore in the Philadelphia College of Art, work ing toward a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree . Last year his freshman project was chosen to be included in an art exhibit.

During the summer he worked in house carpentry . ROGER WHYTE is going to the American University in Washington, D.C . studying Politica l science. During this summer he worked in that city as Asst. Director of TV station WDCA TV -20. After graduating from Proctor Academy, he spent one Fall working on the Presidential campaign before entering college.

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Alumni Notes

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DON STEVENS spent this summer on a cross country sk i trip across the Greenland Ice Cap, 350 miles from the east coast vi llage of Angmagssalik, to the US Air Force base at Sondre Strom fjord on the west coast. He was a member of the American Arctic

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JEFF SUNDBORG graduated last year from North Y armouth Academy and is currentl y working on construction in his home town of Auburndale , Mass. He looks forw ard to returning to s c hool ne x t y ear . PHIL GARDE NT is now driving a dump truck for a con struction company, and also working for the Weston (Mass.) Fire Dept. In his "spa re time " he works as a bouncer at the Club Casablanca in Harvard Square .

GEORGE SPAULDING graduated last June from Thayer Academy and is now atte nding · Norwich University.

' 71 DAVID TIMLIN stopped . by campus on October 8, 1973 . ·He hopes to attend Colorado State next year . He is still interested in veterinary medicine and keeping company with a very attractive young lady frcim Colby. Dave promised to return when he ' could spend more time.