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Annual Fund At $60,000 Cardigan's 1975-1976 Annual Fund Drive is in the fina l months - our books are closed as of June 30 - and we have both good news and bad news to report on this allimportant fund raising effort. In spite of the national economic situation, more peop le than ever saw fit to share their resources with the School. Overall donors increased by 9% over last year, with the greatest number of participants gaining in our alumni group, up 19%. This is a very heart-warming trend for all of us here at Cardigan, for your support of our efforts is encouraging to us all. Our bad news, while not too bad , is that the dollar total of the fund is barely holding ahead of last year. We are hopeful that the closing months of the drive will bring us up to our goal of $70,000 although we have $10 ,000 to go before the drive goes over the top. However, we have every confidence that this goal will be achieved. What does the Annual Fund drive do for the School? One way in which the money is used is to supplement the money brought in through student tuition ; in other words, to make up the difference between what the parents give and what it costs to educate a student at Cardigan. The Annual Giving Fund is also used to provide new educationa l materials to better serve the students' needs. For example, this year, part of this money has gone into the new Language Laboratory in Hayward Hall, adding greatly to the quality of foreign language instruction at Cardigan . In addition, th is past summer, Hinman Hal l and Brewster Hall each received a new roof to guard against the rains and snows of the winter months. In past years, the Annual Fund Drive has provided carpeting for the Chapel choir loft a.n d new draperies for the large Chapel window, a new Ford van with a large seating capacity for moving students from School to their various activities, the complete video-tape studio, the Snow Cat for packing the ski slopes at the Pinnacle and a Zambon i ice-scraping machine for the Covered Sports Area hockey rink. The fund also aids in providing scholarship monies to deserving students. These are some of the ways in which the Annual Fund Drive has been used in the past to make life at Cardigan a rewarding educational experience. The Annual Fund Drive is the means to realizing the dreams that Cardigan has for its future. The fund drive aids the School tremendously. Whatever we say to thank all of you who have responded to our needs will be inadequate. We hope that you will feel immense satisfaction in knowing that you have helped Cardigan during a period in which the financial pressure on us all is heavy. TheTrustees, the Headmaster, the Faculty and Staff, and the Students are very much aware of your support and are grateful for it.
Nellie B. Clancy It is with deep sorrow that we report to the Cardigan Mountain School Family the untimely death of Nellie Clancy on January 2, 1976. For thirty years , Nellie worked side by side with Dick in the operation of the ·Cardigan kitchen, where generations of Cardigan students came to know her well. All were well aware of her love and devotion to the boys, the School, and her family. Nellie always surrounded herself with an aura of sunshine! Very much in keep ing with the good things she.did for so many, the Nellie 8. Clancy Endowed Scholarship has been established in her honor by the Clancy Family.
Mr. Wakely Announces Plans for New Recreation-Social Center by David Jeffrey '77 In a spec ial meeting of the entire facu lty and student body on the morning of ·February 13, Mr . Wakely an nounced that the plans for the constr uct ion of a new Recreational-Social Center had become a reality. The new bui ldin g will be added to the present Kene rson Athletic Center and will contain a gym nas ium , a socia l cen ter, and three new locker rooms . The gymnasium will be · used for basketball and other indoor activities, enab lin g the School to offer severa l new w inter and rainy-day activ iti es.
Mr. Gerald Newton, Treasurer of the Board of Trustees , and Mr. Clinton Fuller of Trumbull Ne lson Construction Co . sign the contract. Mr. Wakely and Mr. Robert 5. Gillette, President of the Board of Trustees, break the first ground on March 5.
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The Soc ial Center wil l be used mainly for receptions after games and socia l gatherings. The ex ist in g wrestling room wi ll be d ivid ed into two rooms: a wrestling room and a ski room. The new complex wi ll be built towards Hopkins Hall. Ground-breaking took place after lun ch on March 5, with Mr. Wakely and Mr. Robert S. G ill ette, President of the Board ofTrustees, performing the brief opening ceremony. The workmen are now in the initial stages of connect in g the new foundation w ith that of the Hopkins Hall sid e of the ex ist in g building. The estimated comp letion date is December 1976 or January 1977, although the three new locker rooms wil l be ava il ab le for use next fall. The new Recreational-Social faci liti es were designed by Irving W. Hersey Assoc iates of Durham, New Hampshire and the construct ion is being handled by the Trumbull-Nelson Construction Company , Inc. of Hanover, New Hampshire. The total cost of the new Recreational-Social complex w ill be $543,300, of which sum, $400,255 is on hand in the form of cash and $2,875 in the form of p ledges, leaving $140 ,170 st ill to be raised. The Schoo l hopes to have the comp lete amount before December of this year. We wou ld like to thank all of you for your continued interest and cooperation throughout this fund -raising process.
REMEMBER June 12 and 13! CARDIGAN'S FIRST ALUMNI FAMILY WEEKEND COMING - A SPECIAL FLYER ON THIS! KEEP THOSE DATES OPEN
Parents' Weekend 1976 by Victor Sein '77 Parents' Weekend this year fell the weekend of February
6-8 and brought quite a sizeable group of visitors to the campus. The weather, which had been rather forbidding through January, warmed up enough to provide a thoroughly beautiful setting for the festivities. Registration began at noon on Friday, at which time there was already a large contingent of .parents on campus. Friday afternoon was devoted t9 regular school activities. At dinner, Mr. Wakely officially opened Parents ' Weekend with a hearty welcome and an invitation to all the different programs planned for the next two days. Afterwards, some parents went to watch and listen to their sons in Glee Club rehearsal. Saturday morning dawned clear and crisp and more parents began to arrive to visit their son's classes and to confer with teachers. After classes, the afternoon's special activities began with a veritable feast laid out by Clancy and his crew. A special assembly at one o 'clock, introduced by a talk by Mr. Wakely, featured a medley of songs by Mr. Finkbeiner's Glee Club . The afternoon provided ski meets and hockey games which all ended in victory for the C.M.S. squads; a great showing for the parents! In addition, the campus boasted many featured exhibits, showing both student and faculty crafts and hobbies. Mrs. Fahrner and Mrs. Shelton provided a faculty crafts exhibit in the Typing Room. Mr. Burt ' s Art classes had an exhibit of their work and the Model Train Club set up a demonstration in th~ Clark-Morgan Music Room . After the games, each dormitory held a reception for the parents of its tenants and the CMS Drama Club, under the direction of Messrs. Dunn and Ladd, with a special assist by Mr. Mahoney, presented Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ' s THE NORWOOD BUILDER , a Sherlock Holmes mystery , which had already been performed for the students. A dinner of fried chicken was followed by a parents ' gathering at the Dartmouth Outing Club, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mitchell, parents of Terry. Sunday morning's Chapel service was held at 9:30 a.m . and the weekend officially ended at one o'clock, although the exodus had already begun , signifying the three day " Long-Weekend. " At four o 'clock, only a few students remained to enjoy three days of concentrated skiing! It had been a very enjoyable and gratifying experience for the C.M.S. community as well as our visitors. We look forward to Grandparents ' Weekend in the Spring.
Scene from " The Norwood Builder, " presented on Parents Weekend.
Parents ' Weekend Nordic Jumping Competition.
Cardigan Gains New Language Lab by Hugh Covert '76 In January, Cardigan Mountain School acquired a new Language Laboratory which was installed in Hayward 002, in the basement of Hayward Hall. The new equipment replaces the old tape-to-headphone console which had ceased functioning and was nearly unrepairable . The system is made by Avid, a leading manufacturer of high-fidelity audio equipment. There are several basic differences between this system and the previous one. The old system consisted of several monaural open-reel tape machines feeding into a central control panel with outputs for headphones . Each headphone with jack could receive one of three programs , selected by a switch on the control panel. The main disadvantage to this system was that, due t6 the maze of wires, it needed an electronic genius to fix it. The new system consists of 15 individual record-playback cassette decks with an "a udio-active " feature -that is , the student can record his own voice and compare this to the tape. The student can also set .the pace he feels most comfortable working at, whereas by the old system, he had to go the same speed as the rest of the class . With the new system, each cassette deck has its own playback amplifiers, so the volume level can be set easily by the student , and the quality of the sound is better. The system is flexible in repair ; each machine is independent and the loss of one will not hinder the operation of the rest of t~e system. l_n addition, the school also acquired a high speed copier. This enables the language department to keep a minimum number of cassettes, which can be reprogrammed for each lesson. With the system came 15 sets of microphone/ headphone combinations, also by Avid. Mr. Hicks, head of the Frenc_h Department, supervised the spending of the funds which came from the Annual Giving Fund. This is truly " une bonne addition a l' ecole."
At Random by Carol 'Shelton As this issue is being prepared, snow is quickly covering green signs of what we thought was a Card igan ear ly sprin g; lockers and clo sets are cluttered with a jumble of lacrosse and baseball equipment amidst ski mittens and boots not yet relinquished. In any event, pre-vacation .spirits are prevailing, no matter what the weather brings. A group of boys is preparing for the 1976 Mediterranean tour with Mr. Rich and Mr. Finkbeiner; the ninth grade is st ill recovering from a daylong visit in Feb_ruary to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, marks from the second term are being bandied about and the annu al ice-out Contest sponsored by the library is underway. Newest news this month was Mr . Wakely ' s announcement of the very imm ediate plans for construct ion of the new gymnasium facility. It is hoped that next November will see actual use of at least part of the new building. Mr. Richard Ga lli en joined the staff in January. He is responsible for most of the sixth grade classes and is living in the upstairs apartment in the Ovi la. Despite his mild manner, he is gradual ly subduing the youngest but loudest group on campus and by June shou ld have them ready for the seventh grade. Our official welcome, Mr. Ga lli en! We were glad to see the Cardigan iceboat get more than one use this year. It has been an especial ly good year for this sport on our lake and the craft has been out on severa l occasions. The last, however, 1.v ith Tom Crowe ll at .t he helm, did serve to ground the boat. A freak wind tipped Tom over and bent the m_ast (again). Upon repair, it was plain that the mast could not be repaired; it snapped completely. Ah wel l, bring on the mud! Two new Cardigan boys born in February: Schuyler Jason to the Pecks on February 10 and Ramon Genogana to the Ramoses on February 5. Congratulations to both families. Prospects for the future teams of 1986 never looked better.
Garwood Wins Spelling Competition The week of February 16, marked the beginning of the f irst round of class spelling bee competitions for the 19751976 schoo l year. Students in al l English classes were required to take part in the elim in ations held on the first two class days of that week . Out of each class were selected three or four candidates for the class finals, to be held du ring conference period: Each grade was narrowed down to a smal l number of final ists who would compete in the all -school spe lld own to decide the best spe ll er at Card igan. At the end of the week, the breakdown was as follows. The Sixth Grade sent two finalists, selected by Mr. Ga lli en; the Seventh Grade had three, the Eighth Grade had four and the Ninth Grade had five. Mr. Robert Fahrner and Mr. George Randall, both of the English Department, served as moderator and judge, for the upper three grades. The fina l competition was held on Monday, March 1, at 7:00 p.m. The winner was presented with a plaque, designed and built by Mr. Shelton and Mr. Edelman. This year, the winners are: 1st Place: Cal Garwood '76 2nd Place: Clay Brants '77 3rd Place: Nate Brown ' 77 Congratu lations to these boys for a job we ll done!
Senior Class Vis.its the Boston Museum of Fine Arts by John Lindsay '76 On Thursday the 19th of February the senior class made a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts . There were six groups chaperoned by Mr. Finkbeiner, Mr. McNe ish, Mrs . Brown, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Shelton and Mr. Burt. The class arrived in Boston in time for lunch. The groups were col lected after lun ch in a waiting room and we began our tour. Each senior had a book let on the different types of art. We were to see Class ical Art, Egyptian Art, Medieva l Art , and Baroque Art. Roman and Greek art made up the Classical period. We wandered from room to room looking at and learning about the paintings and statues that we saw. In our group almost everyone wanted to see the Egyptian mummies. When we reached the room, we were overwhelmed w ith six mummies, four coffins and more paintings. We did find one room downstairs that we did like espe cia lly. It had about eight or ten model ships in it simil ar to the one in the li brary. Some of the models were quite large and you could see little rooms and cabins in side . Two or three had a spider web of ropes all around the rigging and others showed the different decks. At the end of the day we were all tired , but it had been an interesting day and an enjoyab le chance to see the exhib its at Boston ' s Museum of Fine Arts.
Alpine Skiing by Bob Sardelli '77
Varsity Hockey by David Jennings '77 Vars ity hockey has come a long way since the beginning of the season. Mr. Peck, the head coach, says his team is doing fine and that they respo~d to practice. The players for the varsity team must go through a very hard practice; Z drills , one-on-ones , breakouts, wind sprints, and weav in g in and out of cones with a puck. The highlights of the practice comes w ith the scrimma ges. One player says , " That's the only time we get to hurt our friends!" At any rate, morale on the varsity hockey team is high. In the St . Paul ' s Tournament held the last weekend in January in Concord, N .H., the team defeated Brunswick 3-2 in overtime. The winning goal was made by John King . Cardigan did we ll at the tournament. They won over Concord 2-0 and won over Brunswick 3-2, but as al l good things must come to an end they lost to Reading , 5-1. Over Christmas vacation , the team went to Finland to play. They hopped from Logan to New York and then on to Finland eight hours behind schedule. They stayed at a youth hostel the first night (in reality it was a school house) and the rest of the week was spent in homes of the Finnish players . As for competition , " It was rough," said one member and he went on to say that they were as big as giants - "they had to be at least 6'4". Then he smiled devilishly and said, "We beat the Swedish kids-they were the same size and weight." The boys I talked with unanimously agreed that Paul Leahy was the best on the team , which is probably why he ' s Captain. John King is the co-captain. Mr. Peck gives good pep talks before games. H e is quoted as saying " Never give up , no matter what ." The boys agree that Mr. Peck is a great coach. The varsity hockey record is 13 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie. While they were in Finland, they p layed 10 games and the record was 3 w in s and 7 losses. A ll agree that this has been a good year for vars ity hockey.
The Cardigan Mountain Schoo l Alp in e Sk i Team has had a fine year.of victories and only a few defeats. The final record is 9won, 4 lost. This year, the team was coached by Mr. John Lowell, Dartmouth '75. Mr. Lowell is a fine coach and an exce ll ent skier. He was ab le to give the team members sound advice on different aspects of racing. Some cif the boys on the team who had never before raced were, with Mr. Lowell ' s guidance, turned in to first-rate racers. One of the most valuable things he taught the team was ho-.y to be good losers. . The first part of the ski season brought exce ll ent conditions and this enabled the team to show its strength . Among our players were : Jeff Park, a very strong skier and a strong contender for the most valuable racer award; Bob Sarde lli, who, with Park and Mark DeAngelis, helped the team capture medals at the Vermont Academy ski race; Pat Bigg, Buddy Erb, Tim Patterson, Danny Nixon , Mark Friedman, John Emery, and Chris A ldri ch. The team Captains were Jeff Park and Mark DeAngel is, and the Managers were Pepper Gilbert and Me l Muzquiz, to whom the team owes a vote of than ks. This year, members of the team will receive an added benefit during Spring vacation. Greg Travelstead has invited five boys to spend a week skiing at Snowbird and stay at his home. They will be out there from March 19 to March 26 as the guests of Mr. Travelstead, one of the owners of the resort. Mr. Lowell and Mr. Dunn w ill take Jeff Park, Bob Sardelli, Mark DeAngelis, Pat Bigg, Buddy Erb , and, of course, Greg Travelstead. This wi ll be a new experience to some of the boys who have never skied on the type of powdery snow that Snowbird has to offer.
The Postal Service tel ls us that they cannot locate these Cardigan A lumn i. If you know whe re they are, would you please let us know? 1947 John D. Morehouse
1955 Philip W. Sharp
1948 Guillermo Argue ll o Donald Lawson Donald Whitney
1956 Thomas Anglem Lamar E. Fort , Jr. Harold Randall Peter Randall Wi lliam Camph Francis Carl in Jeffrey Milham Tob ias Lloyd van Esselstyn
1949 Dwight Collins 1950 David H. Kittell Douglas Pierce Bradford Whee lock Hugh Wheelock Jon Rose 1951 Daniel W. Sh ie ld s William B. Wilson David J. Sharp 1952 Barry Harlow Thomas Paradise John M. Byrnes 1954 Frederick Boissevain Ralph Jacobs Thomas Clancy Jeffrey Knaebel Stephen Knaebel
1957 Andrew Bitgood Thomas Bates Robert Apolant Richard Harris Walter W. Howell Frank Judge George C. Blum e Paul A. Buckley , Jr. Donald S. Boynton Norman Moore, Jr. Roger Booth Robert Hall Timothy M ilh am Gregory J. Moss
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Alumni Notes '48 PHILIP COX '48 visited th e ca mpu s o n Nove mb er 17. Phil re tired fro m th e A ir Fo rce in 1973 and now li ves in G res ham , O regon .
'58 JO H N BE LL '58 w ri tes t hat o n A pril 11 , 1975 he married W innie Philip se n in Co penh age n, De nm ark . Cong ratul ati o n s ! '63
K IRBY W HYTE ' 63 v i sit e d in Janu ary and b ro ught us up t o d ate o n w hat he has bee n up to fo r th e past few yea rs. Kirby is now wo rkin g in th e Departm ent o f Comm erce, Th e Natio nal Fire Preventi o n and Co ntro l Admini st ratio n . Hi s job is Co n gress io n al Re latio n s and intergove rnm enta l relati o ns. In May of 1974 Kirby was m arri ed to Bonnie Browe r o f Wes t f ie ld , New Jersey . Bo th Ki rby and Bonni e love sk iin g and go lf.
'64 M r. and M rs. Wake ly atte nded JI M N IEDR ING H A U S' wedd in g o n Jun e 14, 1975, in O hi o. STEVE WO RCESTER '64 is current ly in Sa lt Lake City , stu dy in g hard fo r t he rea l es tate exa m s. '65
JO H N H . PE ARSON , JR. '65 w rites t hat he grad uat ed fro m Suffo lk U ni ve rsity Law Sc hoo l an d re -
'69 ce ived a ju ris d octo r d eg ree in May and has been pro mo ted to Ass istant Treas urer at th e B. F. Butle r Co opera ti ve Ba nk in Lowell , Massachu setts. '66
RA LPH D U MAS , JR . '69 w ri tes fro m H avre A ir Fo rce Stati o n in Montana th at he no lo n ge r m akes sn ow sculptures ! Ralph was m arri ed to Beverly Clayto n o n Sep tember 23 rd .
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CA RL NYDE GGER '66 w rites th at he has moved hi s b usin ess, th e Row land Framin g St ud io, to a new loca ti o n o n Ma in Stree t in Concord , New Hamp shire and wo uld we lco me a vi sit fro m anyon e in th e area.
SCO TT McCRAC KE N ' 71 h as b ee n tr ave lin g th e U .S . in a Dodge " p o p up " v an . Sco tt w o rked in Sea Beac h, Ca li fo rni a fo r a sho rt tim e but w ill be home in t im e for Chri stm as .
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DAVE SAVITT '67 has been appo in te d a representative of Sun Life of Ca nad a, in Weth ersfi eld , Con necti cut.
SCOTT CAM PBELL '72 has ju st f ini sh e d Av iati o n Elect roni cs Sc h oo l in th e Navy. ED GO LDSC HLAG '72 is a Fres hm an at Clarkso n Co ll ege in Po tsda m , New Yo rk . He 's majo rin g in bu sin ess law w ith a fo ndn ess for li te rat ure an d m o un ta in climbin g. JU STIN PIERCE '72 w rit es th at he gradu at ed from th e cl as sroo m in W es t Pa lm Beac h, Flo rid a and is n ow wo r k in g as a Mas t e r Mec hani c.
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AN DRE W CO LEMAN ' 68 wo rk s fo r hi mse lf as a " Barn Recycle r," t ak in g ba rn s apa rt and sa lvag in g bri cks , granite sill s, barn boa rd , b ea m s and fo und ob jec t s. He se ll s, b ut also is savin g mat eri als fo r a future ho use. H e is prese ntl y sp e ndin g t h e w int e r in Mex ico. TOM MO RAN '68 w rites th at he graduated fro m Berk eley Co ll ege o f M usic in Jun e '75 and is now a p ro fess io nal mu sician in t he Bos to n area. In A ugust o f '75 he w as marri ed to t he fo rm e r A li ce Po ley, w ho is in her last yea r o f pre-m ed at No rth easte rn Unive rsity and pl ans to go o n to de nt al sc hoo l. He wo uld lo ve to hea r fro m an y fo rm e r alumni o r teac hers.
'73 PA U L GO LD SC HLAG '73 i s at t end in g th e Sho rec rest Sc hoo l in St. Pete rsburg, Florid a, and w ill graduate thi s Jun e.
'74 & '75 AN D Y BAXTER ' 74 and HANS KUPPERS '75 v isite d th e sc hoo l o n Octo be r 20 , to let us kn ow th ey mi sse d u s! DAVI D KILLA RY '75
v isited th e sc hoo l on Octobe r 17. D ave i s att e n d in g D ee rfi e ld Acade m y and pl aye d o n t he Socce r T ea m thi s yea r . MA RK STEPH ENS '75 is enj oyin g Tabor Acade m y, and pl ay in g first lin e o n th e Juni o r Va r si ty H oc key Team . If yo u chan ge yo ur add ress . p lease advise CMS pri o r to yo ur m ove. H e lp u s save time and money by kee pin g o ur li sts cu rrent.