ACADEMIC TRIPS Carol Shelton Field trips to various historic sites provided students a chance to travel without skateboards for a change this fall. Three trips, sponsored by the history department, to Fort Ticonderoga, Shelburne Museum and .Sturbridge Village took all three lower grades, nearly 112 students in all, to New England points of interest .emphasizing America's heri_tage. October 2 dawned on a dozen eager sixth graders traveling by van to Ticonderoga, N.Y., to see the famous fort at the base of Lake Champlain. Mrs. Goldthwait, sixth grade den mother, and Mr. Shelton, chairman of the history department, accompanied the group. After a guided tour of the reconstruction and the museum collection, the drawbacks of a rather chilly gray day were forgotten as the group became witness to the historic reenactment of General Montgomery's departure from Ticonderoga for Canada, where he joined forces with Benedict Arnold in an expedition to capture Quebec in 1775. Witnesses to the modern-day departure saw TV camera crews, lights, and authenticallyuniformed militiamen dramatizing events as they actually occurred, 200 years ago. High point of the whole program, according to our men on the scene, was the firing of the ancient cannon and musket salutes which accompanied the festivities. The return trip via Lake Champlain Ferry provided a contrast to the morning route, which went through Whitehall, N.Y. There the group had stopped to see the operation of the locks. All agreed the locks were interesting but would have been more enlightening had ships been reenacting their role at that point also. Cardigan by dinner time returned the group to the 20th century and it was back to the old skateboards the next day. Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vt., played gracious hosts to the 45member seventh grade on October 9. Accompanying members of the faculty were Mr. Shelton, Mr. McNeish, Mr. Peck, Mr. Abendroth and Mr. Fahrner. After a special showing of the movie "S.S. Ticonderoga," the students separated into small groups, each with a faculty member, to tour the 100-acre site of 35 buildings and historic exhibits.
Photographs of the day show many members of the class of 1978 with feet and hands in stocks and pillory, although the faculty members seemed to be favored subjects for some reason. After nearly losing eleven members of the group to the wrong rented van, the homeward-bound travelers saw, ambling away from Route 89, a genuine moose. 'All he lacked was a costumed settler i·n pursuit to provide fitting authenticity. Dinner back on campus put history back into the books again b1.Jt the day had provided an extensive backward glance at earlier times. Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Mass., provided a fitting educational stomping ground for our fifty-five eighth graders on November 19. Accompanying masters included Mr. Peck, Mr. Shelton, Mr. McNeish, Mr. Randall and Mr. Ladd. The setting of Old Sturbridge is actually a collection of restored authentic buildings brought to the site from various points in New England. The Cardigan boys were able to disperse throughout the area and view public buildings, residences and craft shops and farm areas of a small, inland New England community in the period 1790 to 1840. Costumed interpreters and craftsmen gave students face-to-face contact with life in the nineteenth century. "Dinner out" was necessary on this trip, the le"ngth of traveling day made longer by distance. Although students rarely object to this addition to the day's events, it certainly meant a large number of empty seats in Clancy's dining room that evening.
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Congratulations Mrs. Ruth Talbert 25 Years of Service 1950-1975.
ACADEMICS Quotes from a letter to parents from Joseph M. Collins, Director "Your son's academic schedule will again consist of thirty forty-five minute periods per week, including five class periods per morning Monday through Saturday. Every student wi_ll carry five periods per week of Math, English, History and Science; one period per week of Religion and Music and three periods per week of Developmental Reading. Grade nine students will have three periods per week of Developmental Reading for a half-year and personal typing three periods per week for the other half-year. "Students in the top English sections of grade seven and in the top two English sections of grades eight and nine will be required to study French as a major course five periods per week in keeping with the require ments of many of the better secondary schools to which they will eventually be applying. Grade nine students not taking French will take five periods per week of Art or Shop as a major, high
SCHOOL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS (CANAAN, N.H.) Again this school year, Cardigan is offering Upper Valley residents and Cardigan students and family a School - Community Evening Program series . All programs are presented Tuesday evenings, and except for the Christmas Program, they will concentrate on the American Bicentennial theme . Tuesday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m., the series began in the Hinman Auditorium when the "Native American at Dartmouth" presented an interesting program on American Indian History. "The Native Americans at Dartmouth" is a student group, run and funded by Dartmouth students. Mr. Dave Bonga, Director of the Program and three students presented the "American Indian View" and conducted an interesting question and answer session to close the program . On Tuesday, November 18, Williamsburg, Virginia and its historical past was the theme of three films shown at 7:30 p.m. in the Hinman Auditorium . The films, "Story of the Patriot," "Doorway to the Past," and "Williamsburg Restored" investigated Colonial Williamsburg and its early life. Those attending learned about
school credit course. Homework, projects and testing are included in these courses. Other students in grades seven through nine not studying French will elect two periods per week of either Art or Shop as places are available when they register in September. These students will also have three study or work periods per week. The enclosed sc;:hedule, by grade, spells it out fairly clearly. These letter grades will be accompanied by an effort grade of 1-4 indicating the following conditions: 1. Homework always well done, participates often in class, prepares well for tests, displays good attitude toward work. 2 . Homework usually complete, participates regularly in class and usually prepares for tests, attitude is usually good. 3. Inconsistent homework preparation, seldom participates in class, inconsistent preparation for tests, inconsistent attitude toward his work.
historic events which took place in the Virginia community, archaeology work which enabled historians to picture the society of Colonial Williamsburg, and the work of historians and architects as they preserve and restore a segment of our American past. Mr. Harold Finkbeiner, Jr., Cardigan's Music Department Chairman, and Mrs. Marilyn Johnson, a member of the school's Reading Department, presented a Colonial Music Concert Tuesday, December 2 in the Chapel. Cardigan's new harpsichord, constructed last year by Mr. Finkbeiner and Nathan Anable '75, was a featured part of the presentation. No admission is charged for any of the programs offered by Cardigan Mountain School, and students, parents, faculty and the public are invited to attend the series. Program an nouncements are sent to those on the School - Community Program mailing list. Anyone wishing to have his name placed on the list should write - Programs, Cardigan Mountain School, Canaan, N.H . 03741 or phone Mr. Robert B. Fahrner at school (603) 5234321 or at home (603) 523-7763 . The 1975-76 Bicentennial Programs were organized and planned with the cooperation of Mr. David F. Shelton, Chairman of Cardigan's History Department, and his teaching staff.
4. Seldom completes homework well, does not participate in class unless called upon, does not prepare for tests, displays poor attitude toward his work . Grades and a short comment will be sent to parents each mid-term with a letter from the boy's advisor and grades, comments and a course description will be sent to parents at the end of each of the three terms .
"The only major change this year connected with academics is our marking system . There has been a growing feeling that the Honors, Pass, Fail system was too vague and that students on the low end of the Pass range had a false sense of security and wellbeing. In this system Honors repre sented grades of eighty-five and above, Passing included grades of sixty-five to eighty-four and Failing was anything less than sixty-five. The new five letter scale will be A for an average of 90-100, B for 80-89, C for 70-79, D (low passing) for 65-69 and F for an average of less than sixty-five ."
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ENROLLMENT BEST IN 10 YEARS In mid-September, Cardigan began its thirtieth academic year with total enrollment of 164 boys. Every dormi tory room is occupied . Drawn from 25 states and 17 foreign countr ies, there are seven new states represented this year; and the number of students from abroad is the largest in the school ' s history. Six boys are from Guatemala and five are from the Dominican Republic. Other countries represented are Canada, El Salvador, England , Iran, Mexico and Thailand . On the increase are the numbers of students coming to Cardigan from California, Florida, Missouri, New York, Texas and Virginia . It is interesting to note that, with the exception of New York, these areas of increased interest are located at considerable distance from our New Hampshire campus! Again this fall an ever-increasing number of senior prep schools have been visiting Cardigan to discuss their respective schools with our seniors. After a "kick off" talk the opening week of school by the admissions director from Milton Academy, who spoke about senior prep schools in general , giving not only valuable in formation about how the admission decisions are made but also very helpful advice on how to go about select-
ing appropr.iate schools in which to apply , by November 1st Vl(e had wel comed representatives from a total of thirty-three senior prep schools. Approximately thirty more schoo ls were scheduled to visit between November 1st and mid -December. Among them have been, to name a few: Avon, Brooks, Deerfield , Exeter, Holderness, Hotchkiss, Kent , Middlesex, Milton, Pomfret, St. Andrew's (Dela ware), St . George' s, St. Paul ' s, Taft and Westminster.
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Programs offered for 1976 are : Tuesday , January 6 7:30 p .m., Hinman Auditorium
Feature Movie - The Musical, 7776 starring William Daniels, Howard Da Si lva, and Ken Howard
Tuesday, January 20 7:30 p.m ., Hinman Auditorium
New Hampshire and the Coming of the Revo lution Dartmouth Professor Jere R. Daniell - Lecture and discussion about New Hampshire history before and at the time of the American Revolution
Tuesday, February 3 7:30 p.m., Hinman Auditorium
The Shakers - Mrs . Ann Tarney, Shaker historian with presentation and display with additional information on the Mascoma Area's past
Tuesday, February 24 7:30 p.m ., Hinman Auditorium
History of Education in New Hampshire - Mr. Pierce Burgess of the N.H . Department of Education Stories from our past, plus a look at the present
Tuesday, March 9 7:30 p .m ., Hinman Auditorium
Award winning film - They' ve Killed President Lin coln -Complete look at event when it happened and some of the unsolved mysteries regarding Lincoln ' s death
Tuesday , March 16 7:30 p .m. , Hinman Auditorium
America Moves Outward- Two films " The Yanks Are Coming" and "Monuments of Freedom " - A look at World War I and our turn from isolation and a view of America today with closing thoughts
Mrs. Ruth Johnson retired after 18 years of devoted service to C.M.S.
JUNE. 12-13, 1976 CARDIGAN ALUMNI FAMILY WEEKEND FALL 1975 On the weekend of June 12 and 13, 1976, we are planning to open the campus to Cardigan's first Alumni Family Weekend. Already there has been an enthusiastic response from many former Cardigan boys who look forward to introducing their families to wellremembered scenes. The dorms will be open for living
1948 TOM WHITE, '48, visited the campus in April. He is in the restaurant business in New Jerseyhis biggest competitors are the KNOWLES, WADE '65 and KURT '67.
1949 CMS alumn i were well represented at Commencement this year. HANK HASKELL '49 was here to see his son, STEVE, graduate and the following former Cardigan boys came for their brothers' graduation: ALISDAIR DAVID KEITH-HARDY '66, CHARLES WAKELY '70, TIM McCLELLAN '71, SANDY McCLELLAN '72 and SCOOTER MITCHELL '73. Class of '74 was also well represented at Commencement with JODY COLLINS, CHARLES SKILLAS and JOEL SOROFMAN attending.
1950 On his first visit to Cardigan since 1949, DONALD WATERMAN reports that, after serving 4 years in the Air Force, he has been a lineman for Central Maine Power Company for 16 years. He and his family live in Portland, Maine.
1952 BYRON KOH '52 is now Assistant Professor of English at Springfield College. Byron is married with three children two boys and a girl.
1955 On April 6, 1970, DANA STONE on assignment as a combat photographer for CBS was captured in Cambodia. There has been no word of him since. There are still 23 journalists missing and still unaccounted for in Cambodia; however, they have not been forgotten. The International Committee to Free Journalists held in Southeast Asia continues to actively work to gain information on these men, and they are convinced that the prisoners have been alive since captured. At present Dana's wife, Louise, is
accommodations, and C!ancy will be searching his memory for favorite menus. Our tentative schedule is for a picnic lunch on Saturday noon, with a banquet on Saturday night. Sunday morning breakfast will be served, and there will be a barbecue Sunday noon . We hope to have separate class gettogethers and, of• course, the tennis courts, beach, canoes and rowboats will be available for family fun . There are also other tentative ideas, such as a
hoping for permission from the Cambodian government for a trip into occupied territory to follow the rumors and information about the journalists and ultimately try to find them. She feels her plan has a real chance to be accepted.
1957 CHARLES KAPLAN '57 is an attorney at law and a member of the Firm of Moore, Kaplan and Puder-Harris of Palm Beach, Florida.
1958 PETER ALBEE '58, his wife Pat and 3 children - Peter, 5, Suzanne, 2 and Justin, 1 - stopped by Cardigan on a return trip from Quebec. Peter had made the march from Pittston, Maine, to Quebec City commemorating the march led by Benedict Arnold 200 years ago, which culminated in the battle on the Plains of Abraham at Quebec. Peter is a member of the Fire Department of Sudbury, Mass.
1960 JIM and Betsy CASSELMAN have a new addition to their family Todd Edward, born 9/13/75. A letter from JAMES GRAY brings us up to date on his doings. In 1970 he married the former Sherry Arent (B.A. Florida State University, M.F.A. from University of Georgia) who is currently an Instructor at Berry Academy. Jim spent 18 months at DeKalb College, and then was in the business world for almost 12 years. He is presently a senior at Berry College, majoring in Industrial Education and will graduate in 1976. His advice to present CMS boys: "STAY in school and finish - the transition to work is easy, but going back to school after working is not impossible, but very difficult." "GIB" SUITOR '60, is living in Epping, New Hampshire, has left his job with ACTION and has gone back to college. He hopes to become an eye doctor and does not seem discouraged by the long road ahead.
movie program for the youngsters, which will develop as we get closer to the time . If any of you have suggestions that would add to our fun, please let us know. But most important - SAVE THE WEEKEND OF JUNE 12 and 13 for our First Family Weekend. Combine it with your vacation, or just plan for a.delightful June weekend. It's a lovely time of year in New Hampshire so the more the merrier!
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HOWARD BISHOP and his wife visited the campus in June . Howard is working as a computer programer at the Gordon Laboratories in Silver Springs, Md., and Mrs. Bishop is studying for her master's degree in Social Work.
A letter from HARRY S. BARNDT '64 tells us that, after serving-4 years in the Air Force, he will graduate from Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology with a minor in education.
DAVID IRWIN '61 visited campus in June . After graduating from Franklin Pierce College, he was in the service and is now working at San Francisco State College as Assistant Coach of Soccer and head tennis coach.
1962 SSG JOHN CHRISTY is serving with the Army as a Food Inspector and enjoying his tour of duty in Bremerhaven, Germany. TIMOTHY GIGNOUX '62 is attending the Montana School of Mines after two stints in Vietnam. FREDDY SMITH is working for Oil Mop Inc. Loves the job but says the hours are sort of crazy. PETER WEEKS '62 and Barbara Lee Douglass were married in Bethel, Maine on Saturday, August 16, 1975.
1963 ELIOT BRIDGE and his wife, Bonnie, have a 9 month old son, Samuel Eliot. They are in the midst of building their home on the coast of Maine. MARSHALL RAE is involved in dog racing and has a grey-hound kennel in Seabrook, N .H. BILL LURIA '63 visited the campus June 12 and told us he just returned from the Philippines and Micronesia. He will be starting work at Coney Island Hospital in July, that is both he and his wife, Gil. His brother, ALEX '66, will be back in school at the New Jersey School of Engineering next year.
On a visit to Cardigan in September, DAVE BISHOP tells us he graduated from Davis and Elkins College in 1971. He's still single and is now working as a recreational therapist at the Children's Seashore House of Atlantic City. !{OGER C. EARLE '64, wrote to bring us up-to-date on what he has been doing since leaving Cardigan. Roger is presently a sheet metal mechanic for the Electric Boat Division of General-Dynamics. JONATHAN LaCOUR is working for Offshore Logistics Inc. in Louisiana, hoping to eventually work his way into the front office. After graduating from Mercersburg Academy in 1967, Boston University in '74 - as well as doing graduate work in counseling at B.U., ED ROSSMORE is now a First Grade teacher in East Bridgewater, Mass. On May 15, 1971, he was married to Laura Cordrey. LOUIS SKINNER '64, visited the campus in late August. Bud has been married for three years and is currently doing construction work for his father's construction company. BRAD WEST is presently employed with Hilti Fastening Sys tems in Stamford, Conn. I
STEVE WORCESTER visited Cardigan in June. After gr-aduating from Middlebury College in '71, he's been seeing different parts of the world. He's interested in getting into the Forestry Service.
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1965 IN MEMORIAM KEITH JOHNSON '65 died in Pompano Beach , Florida, March 30, 1975. SHERMAN BEDFORD '65 visited campus on June 30 . Sherman is now Air Traffic Controller at Myrtle Beach A. F.B. in South Carolina, w orking in conjunction with the F.A.A. He will be attending flight school early next year . Sherman graduated from Hobart College in 1973.
1966 ROBERT FOLEY was on campus the first of April and tells us he is now attending the Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa. RICHARD J. O'DONNELL '66 and Suzanne Morris were married August 16, 1975 in Portland, Oregon . PETER WOJTUL visited Cardigan in July . He is married with 3 children and lives in Littleton, N.H .
1967 STEVE AUSTIN is stationed at the Cape Cod Canal Coast Guard Station. He's keeping himself busy, between Coast Guard duties, night school and his photography. C.G . GALLAGHER received his wings as a pilot in the U. 5. Air Force after an 11 month flight inst ruction program. He was awarded the Outstanding Distinguished Graduate Award as well as the Outstanding Pilot Trophy. After attending several courses in Survival and Pilot Instructor Training, C. G . will be an lnstruc-
tor Pilot at Vance AFB , Oklaho ma. C. G. graduated from VFMA and Purdue University prior to entering Undergraduate Pilot Training.
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MIKE GORDON is a sophomore at the University of Colorado in Boulder Business School , still skiing and wheeling and dealing!
GROVE THOMAS '67, graduated from Purdue U last May w ith a 8.5 . in Mechanical Engineering and is now working for Eastman Kodak in Rochester, N . Y. He married the former Mary Martha Dolan last June 22.
SCOTT McCRACKEN '71, visited campus July 29. Scott tells us he is taking a year off to see the U.S .A. and then going on to college. Scott graduated this year from Plymouth Whitemarsh Senior High .
CHARLES GALLAGHER '74, was on campus May 26 . Charlie is now at Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. and having a great time. He says he has seen several CMS alumni including JIM VOGLE, JOHN ROWLAND and JIM GIFFELS . BOB PULITZER '74 sends his best to everyone.
J. P. PAULL is a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, attending OCS at Quantico, Virginia.
ED NIELSEN is building a " Vermont Log House" on a lovely piece of land he bought in Stratton, Maine, within 15 minutes of Sugarloaf Mountain. He's praying he'll get the roof on before snow flies!
JAMES WILD '67 visited campus July 14. Jim is now Station Man ager for the closed circuit television aboard the USS Concord, a combat stores ship. His present plans include a return to college when his enlistment is up in February of '77 . .
1969 BILL ASPINWALL will graduate from Lake Forest in December, 1976, after taking 3 months off to walk half the Appalachian Trail. CARL ERIKSON was married last May to the former Catherine Mountford, in Philadelphia. He is a senior in Business Administration at the University of Maine in Orono .
1970 IN MEMORIAM ALBERT C. FALLON , JR. '70 "Al" died December 12, 1974, at the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts, after a lengthy illness . He was a 1973 graduate of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, and was attending Cape Cod Community College until his illness.
1972 JIM WRIGHT is in his first year at Maine Maritime Academy , after graduating from Vermont Academy last June.
1973 STEVE BERLACK is a senior at White Mountain School, and is still rock climbing and skiing. SCOOTER MITCHELL writes that he is enjoying Deerfield and keeping busy. He is Chairman of Debating and hopes to help with the Senior Play. JIM TALIADOROS has been keeping busy at Avon Old Farms as co-captain of the Baseball team, and has received the MIP award for J.V. Hockey. He will serve as head dorm monitor for 1975-76. MARY WAKELY '73 is presently playing Varsity Girls' Soccer for Kent School and is look ing forward to graduation in June.
JOHN HARVEY writes that his family has moved from Easthampton, Mass. and are now living_in Greensboro, N.C. RAFAEL MINONDO '74 was on campus for a snowy visit in February.
1975 SCOTT WESTLAKE is now attend ing Mt. Lebanon High School, ·in Pittsburgh, p,. _ Former staff member Charles Chamberlain had a showing of his acrylics at The Handmade House in Newburyport, Mass. CMS has recently acquired two lovely paintings of Mr. Chamberlain's through his generosity, which were promptly hung with pride. The Chamberlain ' s daughter, Kim, attended Summer Session at Cardigan this year.