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Annual Fund Nears $100,000 Gifts and pledges to the current Annual Fund already total in excess of $98,000 as this issue goes to press, and they are still coming in. It's beginning to sound like " The Impossible Dream" come to Cardigan! We have the opportunity here to see newsletters from many schools and colleges around the country, and this year one note runs through all of them -an unparalleled increase in expenses of all kinds, many of which could not have been anticipated in budgetary plans. We, of course, are no exception. Because you have so generously supported the Annual Fund, we can now look forward to maintaining a balanced budget despite many cost increases and unexpected expenses. These are some of the items that have plagued our Director of the Budget since September: - cost of supplies for the kitchen and dining room (paper goods, plastic products, and dish replacement) running 33% over budget -over$4000 spent to repair the dam at the outflow of the lake which was damaged by flooding last June . - fuel oil costs will probably exceed budget by 70% - increasing food prices have raised costs over $7000 since last year On the more positive side, we were able to give substantial scholarship aid to four additional boys who would not have been able to attend Cardigan without this help. To enrich our program in the arts, we have ordered a new high fire kiln and an additional potter's wheel so that more boys will be able to do more and better work in pottery. We have also contracted for new drapes in the dining room. When you next come to campus, we hope you'll agree that they have made a great improvement in the appearance of this very important area of school life . These items , plus those mentioned in the last issue (video tape equipment, Chapel drapes, Zamboni, and building) total over $58,000-all made possible by exceeding the Annual Fund goal by $30,000. That's like a two-forone return on investment- a modern miracle come true at Cardigan this year. ,,
Mr. James Marrion, Athletic Director, during an active football practice.
An Invitation PARENTS, ALUMNI, AND FRIENDS Cardigan Mountain School cordially invites you to attend Commencement Exercises Saturday morning, June the first, nineteen hundred and seventy four at eleven o'clock at the Cardigan Mountain School Chapel in Canaan, N.H.
Participation Excellent in Spring Activity Program This report is from the Athletic Department and was filed in late April. Some of the events reported on have already passed, but due to press deadlines, we are not able to report all the results of sprimg sports contests. The students reported to the auditorium on March 1st. to sign up for Spring Activities. Excellent participation h~s taken place with something available for each boy depending on his interest. Following is a breakdown of the various activities and the number of boys going out for eac h ; Lacrosse 28; Tennis 23; Rec. Tennis 24; Baseball 44; Sailing16; and lntramurals 16. This spring more boys are participating in interscholastic sports than have in the past. This is certai nly a very healthy indication. School spirit has improved greatly and the fine attitude has carried over into the academic field. · Considering that spring is a short season, all the teams will have their work cut out for them. The Lacrosse team had its first scrimmage on the 15th of April with Proctor and then traveled to Mt. Hermon and defeated their· 3rd team 8-2 on April 20th. The Tennis team opened the season in fine style by defeating Vermont Academy J.V.'s. Both Reserve and Varsity Baseball teams open their season on the 23rd and 24th of April respectively. The Reserves go against Hartland and the Varsity against Holderness. ·on April 27th the Sailing team visits Mt. Hermon. Between the Varsity and Reserve Baseball teams they will have ninete,e n contests; the Lacrosse team will play nin e games; the Tennis team will compete in eight contests, and the top four pla~ers will travel to Fay School to compete in the Fay Continued- on page 3
19~4 Summer Session Opens June 26
1973-74 ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS At Cardigan Mountain School a fine academic program is complemented by an active and varied afternoon activity and sports program. Boys are given the opportunity to participate in recreational activities or interscholastic sports. Whatever the student chooses from the many activities offered, one thing is guaranteed - Good healthy exercise and a lot of fun! Pictured are just a few examples of the "good healthy exercise and fun" experienced during the 1973-74 school year at Cardigan .
Cardigan's 1974 Summer Session will open on Wednesday, June 26 with the arrival of old and new students between 9: 00 a.m. and noon . Faculty will begin pre-Session orientation on Monday, June 24. The morning of Thursday , June 27 will be devoted to school-wide testing to determine class and section placement. While the tests are being evaluated and the final class schedules are being written, students will receive extensive orientation to the programs offered in land sports , water, sports, and the arts. . The first day of classes and the beginning of the firs't two-week activity period will be Saturday, June 29.
FALL
SPRING
Boys spend many hours practicing for ·the big game.
Charles Gallagher '74 calling for ball to catch boy taking dangerous lead.
Soccer, a popular sport at Cardigan, is rapidly becoming a major sport in America.
WINTER
Matt Bronfman '74 reaches high for return during tennis match.
Although a team can learn a lot from losing, the hock~y and ski team members admit that winning is a lot more fun. That's Joel Sorofman '74 skiing into our camera.
Intramural Sports are popular during the Fall, Winter, and Spring Terms. Pi~tured is Charles Metz '74 making a return during a Winter Ping-Pong tournament. 2
Participation ...
Students Tour Mediterranean During Spring Break
Continued from page 1 Schoo l Tournament. Th e Sa ilin g team will ve n t ure into the water seve n times. The boys that sign ed up for Recreational Tennis wi ll be very busy lea rnin g the sport and co mpet in g aga in st their peers each afternoo n . The boys that did not wa nt to com pete against ot her schoo ls signed up fo r int ram urals and w ill be busy eac h afternoo.n involved in riflery, softba ll , hiking, archery, socce r, or tag footba ll.
by Mr. Harold Finkbeiner Mr. Finkbeiner is Cha irm an of the M usic Department and directs Ca rdiga n 's fine cho ir. After the eve nin g meal on Marc h 11, twenty-one boys and four teachers boarded t he Cardiga n bus fo r the journey to Logan A irpo rt . Spir its we re high and questions of the un known revea led t he exc iteme nt of eac h of us as we began o ur jo urn ey to Greece, Short ly after arrival at Logan we were met by some parents and Mr. and Mrs. Jay Sad lo n ,' w ho had take n this journey for Cardigan two years ago. Our we lcomi ng team showed t heir exc itement for the tr ip we were taking and f ill ed us w ith sto ri es of previous trips. We boarded o ur Swiss A ir DC 10 for ou r flight to Zur ich shortly after 11 :00 p.m. What a marvelous flight it was! My f irst comp lai nt, howeve r, was that every time we passed into another time zone , more food was p laced before us . Upon our arr iva l at Zurich , we were hosted to a motor tour of the c ity by Swiss A ir . T he next leg of our journey was three hours away. We returned to t he Airport to board an Olympic Fli g ht to At hens, w he re o ur real jo urn ey wou ld get und erway. The sig ht of th e Acropo li s in flood li ght on ly enh anced the exc itement for w hat lay before us. We met our gu ide for e ight days o n t he fol low in g morning. She was a littl e lady by t he name of Mrs. Mary G ill o m an who cou ld abso lutely run circl es aro und all of us. Her love of Greece and its history truly rubbed off o n us . She was dearly loved by the boys and amazed them with her knowledge. "Mrs. Mary Grandma ," as the boys ca ll ed he r, was as much a memorable experience as the beauty of th is wonderfu l co unt ry. Our journey to Rhodos on t he Isle of Rhodes was a we lcomed resp ite from the vigors of the Peloponnesus. This medieval c ity e nchanted us w ith its beauty. Flowers in full bloom, the bea uti fu l blue Agean and enti c in g beaches, its o ld quarters and the Cast le of the Knights of St. John. One's imagination cou ld reign fu ll sway of the days when " knights were bold ." The Isle of Crete was so in credib ly different from Rhodes that, o n first impulse, we we re sorry that we did not have more time in Rhodes. However, o ur tour guide, Mrs . Mary DePresi, soo n won us ove r w ith her friendliness and knowledge. Agai n we had a perso n that co uld hold us spellbound. She spent many hours with us to uring sites that were not origina lly on our agenda. The friendliness of the people of Herak li on soo n made up for t he lack of beauty of wh ic h we had so mu ch been accustomed to seei ng. · Upo n ou r arri va l in Rome we were met by Dr. Baade of St. Stephe n's Sc hoo l, who wou ld be our guide for the remainder of our trip. He proved to be more than a gu ide . He was our very presence in Rome. He was w ith us every waking moment and t he best reducing remedy that th is· person could have ever asked for . He showed us more of Rome and Florence in five days than most tourists see in two weeks . Aga in , hi story li ved under hi s tutelage . His mixture of fact and anecdote often kept ou r sides split~ in g. Hi s love for Rome and its history aga in was a living th ir:i g. Someone asked me if I wou ld ever do it aga in with twentyone kids - My answer " Anytime. " · Participants o n the Med ite rr anea n tour were: W ill Jacobs , Jeff Corbett , Tom C ulli son, Char les Hickox, John Knobel, Tom Crowel l , Fred Savard, George Iverson , Asche Ackerman, James Blake , C hri s Barnett , Ke nn eth Be ntse n , Cha rl es C hi ara, Br ian Hardy , David Killary, Mark Me lvi n , Tom M itc hell , Karl Peters, Mark Ross, Jon Trayner, Mark Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. McNeis h , M r. Rich, and Mr. Finkbeiner. ,
Headmaster and Wife Busy Traveling Month of March by Mrs. Norman C. Wakely Travelin g is always enli g hte ning and fun. This "Ma rc h vacation " trip of the Wakelys was n o except ion. After Mr. Wakely and Mr. Co llin s visited the Mitchells and did some promotional work in New Mexico, they joined the ladies and children to see Disneyland and nearby attraction s. This was followed by a wo nd erfu l train trip up the California coast and five days of the Sa n Fran cisco area includin g atte ndin g the Independent Sc hoo l meetings w hi c h we re being held there . At the end of this time t he Wakelys headed south w hil e the others headed home. Our fi rst stop was Mex ico City and t he littl e town of Juitepec about 1 ½ hours so uth of the City. Cities are c ities the world over, but the littl e towns and their people are w hat we find the most interesting. To drive ove r the hill s see in g a road used by the Emperor Maximilian I, to see snow covered vo lcanoes, anc ient churches, a Sunday soccer leag ue, to be give n a co ld coke in a new paper cup by people w ith whom yo u co uldn 't co mmuni cate wit h b ut who knew yo u were Amer ica n and that this is w hat yo u wo uld lik e, a band playing in a village p laza, to be welcomed into a warm friendly ho m e and meet m any interesting people are w hat make our trips worthw hil e. Guatema la was o ur next stop . W hat fu n it was to see our Guatemalan boys, see their schoo ls, meet their wo nd erf ul fam ili es, and I ive and breathe their c ulture for a few delightful days. Fernando Minondo, Rafael Minondo, Juan Car los Sa m ayoa , W illy Sp rin gmuhl and Manuel Echeverria se nd t hei r greeti n gs to CMS. We also had a nice visit w ith Victor Ke ilhauer ('55) who makes us feel o ld seei n g him as such a po li shed " busi n ess m an-of-the-wo rld " w hen we st ill t hink of him rolling in hi s first snow o utside of French dormitory many years ago. It was the n o n to Sa nto Domingo for a great visit wit h C harli es Reed (55'73) Manue l Sone ('72) and their fam ili es plus A ndres Pastoriza's ('62) sister. Manue l is enjoy in g be in g at ho m e but is looking forwa rd to returning to the states for co ll ege, and Charl ie is look in g forwa rd to returnin g to Cardigan this summer and next fall. O ur last stop was on the littl e isla nd of "Ma n-O-War Cay" w here John Bell ('59) w ho is now head of Sta ley Corn O il Products in Europe, has bui lt a c har min g litt le house. Unfort un ate ly, John was not t he re to share that glo ri ous sea and sun , but we ce rtainly had a wo nd erfu l time with hi s fa mily who live n earby. Afte r those three relaxing days we jo urn eyed back to Boston in time to catch the "Green Bomb" back to CMS w ith our retu rnin g students. We found more snow than when we left three weeks earli er but everyone was refreshed and happy after a change of sce nery, ready to we lcome Sprin g whenever it decided to appear and to finish up the year with lots of good hard work and play.
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THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT CARDIGAN
Yes, there is something about Cardigan which draws alumni brothers, cousins, and sons to the CMS campus. Pictured above are current students with adequate information to make our point. Sitting: Mark Wallace '75 (Brother Brooks '76, pictured 1st row standing, second from right and Cousin John Otto '74). First row standing: John Wynn '74 (Brother Ken '65), Will Jacob '74 (Cousin Larry Hilton '66), Rob Barry '77 (Brother Bi:l '74, pictured 2nd row standing, 4th from left and John '72 and Dan '71), David Iverson '77 (Brother George '75, pictured 2nd row standing, 3rd from left), Charlie Morrison '76 (Father - Dr. Richard Morrison '50), Don Montana '76 (Brother Ray '70), Brooks Wallace '76 (See Mark Wallace '75, seated left), Chris Taliadoros '76 (Brother Jim '73). Second row standing: Tom Mitchell '75 (Brothers Scooter '73 and Terry Summer '73), Jim Douglass '74 (Brother Pete '72), George Iverson '75 (See David Iverson '77, 1st row, 4th from left standing), Bill Barry '74 (See Rob Barry '77, 1st row standing, 3rd from left), Scott Benedict '74 (Brother Craig '69), Brian Hardy '75 (Brother Keith '66), Jona Wakely '75 (Brother Charles '70 and Sister Mary '73), Thanny Church '74 (Brothers Tony '67 and John '71), Ian McClellan '75 (Brothers Tim '71 and Sandy '72) .
Once Over Lightly .
ca l interest (and g ift shops) and when the day was over, gave most of t he seventh grade a new slant on Boston and American H istory. Due to a rather spectacu lar meeting of the vehicles, and a resultant b roke n arm, the Schoo l Council recently made mandatory a safety inspection for campus bicycles. We do see few less flying loose now and it's reassuring to know that the vehicu lar hazards we do have, at least have brakes one can count on. Ice finally went out from Loch Cardigan on April 11 . This was absolute ly necessary; the sai ling team was desperate. Boats appeared the same afternoon. "Va riety Showcase 74," a talent show for everybody pl anned for May 13, wi II feature an incredible assortment of campus art, d ramatic and otherw ise. Rumors of a. faculty skit featuring a Po lish shepherdess and other facu lty ste llar acts should he lp make th is th e true show of shews . O n Easter weekend, a we ll- received student art show was presented in the Brewster art room by Mr. Burt and the art classes . Running from 1-5 on a Saturday afternoon, the show competed with sports and other events. It non et heless managed to raise over $30 for the New York school des ignated by Ash ley Bryan as deserving of aid. Mr. Bryan, a Dartmouth art ist-in-res idence , provided several art classes with much food for thought dur ing an earlier fi e ld. tr ip into Hanover. As for us , we'd like to see more art shows. The w inning ticket for the art show door prize was hi=ld by Mr. Col l ins , who took home a genuine R.A . Burt "sportscape," showing the ski jump in liv ing color winter act ion. Cont inued on page 5
by Carol M. Shelton Spri n g always makes f i rst appea rance h igh in t he skies over our campus and this year was no exceptio n . Kites appeared. On Easter Sunday, the second ann ual Kite Contest was he ld and all manner of paper wi nd catchers were hoisted aloft. At one po int in the late afternoon, at least 25 kites were up and fly ing beautifully. Mr. Rearick and his hand -p icked team of judges slogged through t he stil l-damp Catting f ield to dut ifu lly record entries, he ights, types of craft, etc. When it was al l over, seven winners emerged to sha re t he de li ghts of a steak dinner wit h all the trimmings on the fol lowing T h ursday in the d in ing room, wh il e t he rest of us strugg led manfu lly with beans and franks . "SORRY, WRONG NUMBER" is the name of the next drama prod uctio n . Su re to be a hi t w it h our aud ience, t he p lay wi ll be even more warm ly received since its debut wi ll be dur ing Grandparents' Weekend. Apri l 21 marked the fi rst outdoor mea l this year. Th is is always a popu lar way to dine once warm weather sets in , and th is mea l was particu larly enjoyable because of the absence of flies and gnats. We bea t 'e m , this year. A new porch f loor has bee n instal led on the ClarkMorgan prem ises. Great ly in ne ed of repairs , the new floor and steps en able the f irst sun-bathers to appreciate a sp linter less rec lining spot. Grade Seven took its an n ua l Freedom Tra il Field Day in Boston on Apri l 21 . M r. Ma ho ney, as gu ide, and Mr. Randa ll and Mr. Peck herded the bus load around po ints of h istori4
Once Over Lightly .
Because of lack of interest, we have decided to cancel black fly season this year. Directly after mud, comes summer. Hopefully when this column appears, we'll be well into all the warmth and sunshine we deserve . Next on the docket: Headmaster's Day!
Continued from page 4 The Shelton lives.tock, Pendleton Wool, finally had his shearing on April 25. Looking a bit the worse for wear, he still retains his ability to gulp down a bale of hay per week, in addition to providing an antic touch to the Headmaster's birthday celebrations. The Blunts, on the other hand , have finally prevailed, and nine new baby pigs were born on their old homestead this spring. And then M,r. Fahrner has a neighbor's duck which has fallen in love with the glossy fender and hub cap of the Fahrner Pinto. Takes all kinds.
Alumni Notes 1952
SENIOR CLASS OF 1974 JOHN HOOD ADAMS Santa Monica, California
FRANK BATTLES HEDGES, Jr. Concord, Massachusetts
KENDAL KING BANKS San Marino, California
WILLIAM HEARN JACOB Guinea, West Africa
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS BARNETT Asheville, North Carolina
RALEIGH WHITE JOHNSON , Ill Houston , Texas
WILLIAM LAWREN CE BARRY Miami, Florida
BRUCE DOUGLAS KELLY North Marshfield, Massachusetts
JOHN ANDREW BAXTER Houston, Te xas
JOHN ANDREW KNOBEL Hewlett , New York
SCOTT CLAYBORN BENEDICT Hamden , Connecticut
DAVID COFFIN MARKS Marblehead, Massachusetts
KENNETH EDWARD BENTSEN, Jr. Hou sto n , Texas
MARK CARLILE MELVIN Columbus, Ohio
JONATHAN HENRY BIXBY Andover, Massachusetts
CHARLES EDWARD METZ, Ill Hanover, New Hampshire
MATTHEW BRONFMAN New York City, New York
SAUL BRECKENRIDGE MILLER Wellesley, Massachusetts
CHARLES LYON CHANDER Ridge, Maryland
DAVID VIRDEN MORSE Oxford, Mississippi
CHARLES ARTHUR CHIARA Purchase, New York
ROBERT HODGE NEWBERRY King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
NATHANIEL WOOD CHURCH Lincoln Center, Massachusetts
MARK CHRISTOPHER OWEN Orinda, California
JOSEPH MICHAEL COLLINS Canaan, New Hampshire
KARL ALLEN PETERS Dover, New Hampshire
JEFFREY ARTHUR CORBETT Darien, Connecticut
JOHN A . PETRAGLIA East Boston, Massachusetts
THOMAS WHITTLESEY CROWELL Canaan, New Hampshire
CHRISTOPHER BRAMBLE POTTER Danvers, Massachusetts
THOMAS MONROE CULLISON Muncie, Indiana
ROBERT STAIR PULITZER Palm Beach, Florida
GEORGE WALFORD CUTTING, Ill Oyster Bay, New York
THOMAS HOBEY RICE Portland , Maine
PETER CHARLES DOMAN New York City, New York
JOHN McCULLOUGH ROWLAND New Orleans, Louisiana
JAMES MILLIGAN DOUGLASS Fort Lauderdale, Florida
ANTHONY LEONARD SANTILLI, Jr. Winthrop, Massachusetts
GERALD DUNFEY Boston, Massachusetts
DAVID MALCOLM SEAGER Pittsfield, Massachusetts
FRANK BURNS FALVEY, Jr. North Scituate, Massachusetts
ALFRED ANTHONY SENESE Fairfield , Connecticut
DAVID MORGAN FIRESTONE, Jr. Hou ston , Texas
CHARLES MARTIN SKILLAS Nashua, New Hampshire
CHARLES WOODWORTH GALLAGHER Concord, New Hampshire
JOEL DAVID SOROFMAN Center Ossipee, New Hampshire
MARK GIBBS GOODWIN South Paris, Maine
PETER DOWLING STACKPOLE Littleton , New Hampshire
GREGORY BERNARD GOUCHOE Concord, New Hampshire
JOHN ARVID WAHLSTROM Grafton, New Hampshire
DAVID A. GOULD Weston, Massachusetts
SCOTT KEVIN WEISER Great Neck, New York
JOHN CHARLES HARVEY, Jr. Easthampton, Massachusetts
FRANK P. WHITE, Jr. Woburn, Massachusetts
PATRICK LEE HARVEY El Paso, Texas
JOHN FITZGERALD WYNNE Mantoloking, New Jersey
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We hear that DAVID CHEEVER is now Vice President of Mark-etirig -and Advertising of The Bank of Hawaii.
1968 HOWARD HANSEN was married to Cynthia Bridges on September 1, 1973. Skip served in the U.S . Coast Guard for four years and is now owner of Fantasia Construction Co., specializing in carpentry, painting, and landscaping. He and Cindy are living in Goffstown, N .H.
1968 ROBERT LLOYD stopped by on his way to Montreal and he tells us that he is a junior at Wentworth College majoring in Engineering . He has been busy designing and building a new wing on a summer house in Chocoroa so the family can move up there and live year round.
1971
RICHARD HALL writes that he is doing well at Garland School in New Jersey and liking it also!
1971
STEPHEN CLARK writes that after graduating last year he's been taking the year off and doing a little student teaching in elementary school music as well as taking courses at Swarthmore .College. He says Piano is his number one!
1973
ROBERT CHARTENER writes he is enjoying Hotchkiss and has been involved with football and yearbook photography.
1973
NICK BHIROMBHAKDI says that he has thoroughly enjoyed his first year at Hotchkiss being in volved in soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. ·
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