PARENT'S WEEKEND HELD FEBRUARY 3-5 Cardigan Mountain School welcomed over 200 parents and friends to its annual Parents' Weekend, held the weekend of February 3-5. Guests began to arrive early Friday afternoon to begin the weekend of special programs and parent-teacher conferences. The first contest of the weekend was the Instructional Hockey team's first game of the season against the W. Lebanon Youth Hockey team, which was won by Lebanon, 5-4. Friday night, a special figure skating program was presented by a professional skater from Manchester, N.H., in the Covered Sports Area. A full class schedule on Saturday morning gave the opportunity for parents to visit their son's classes and talk with the teachers. Following the buffet luncheon, parents gathered in the Chapel for a program of light music by the Glee Club and C-Notes and a welcoming talk by Mr. Wakely. The afternoon saw athletic contests by every team, ending in four wins for C.M.S. The Drama Club presented their play at 4:30 to a large audience and receptions were held in each dormitory until dinner time. The evening offered time for conferences, skating in the C.S.A., a father-son basketball game, a movie in the auditorium, and an informal parents' gathering in the Kenerson Social Center. Early Sunday Chapel marked the official end of the 1978 Parents' Weekend, and most of the boys left with their parents and friends for the four day Winter Long weekend, which was extended until Friday due to the heavy snowfalls of that week.
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ANNUAL FUND TOPS $70,000 As this issue goes to press, the Annual Giving Fund stands at $70,573 in gifts and pledges, just under $4,500 short of the 1977-1978 fund goal of $75,000. To date, there have been 299 donors, with an average contribution of $236. This year's goal is one of the largest ever in the history of Cardigan, and we are very grateful for the excellent response to the drive thus far. Cardigan's educational facilities and physical plant are constantly growing, and we need your support to help provide the best possible educational environment for our students. The school recently acquired, thanks to the generous responses to last year's fund drive, a second 15 passenger van to transport students to and from academic and athletic events off-campus. The costs of a first-class education are high, but with the help of the loyal alumni and friends of Cardigan, they will be more easily met. There are still three full months left in the 1977-1978 Annual Fund Drive, so it is still possible to be among the donors to this year's Annual Giving.
IN MEMORIAM: HARVEY P. HOOD It is with great regret that we report the passing on March 3rd, 1978, of Mr. Harvey P. Hood, member of the Corporation from the school's inception in 1945. Mr. Hood was associated with H. P. Hood and Sons, one of New England's largest dairies, for forty-seven years, and served as President of the International Association of Ice Cream Manufacture~s and as Chairman of the Dairy Industry Committee. In 1969 1 he was awarded an honorary LLD. degree from Dartmouth College, which he attended as an undergraduate and served for many years as a trustee. He is survived by his wife .of fifty years, Barbara Churchill Hood. Mr. Hood will long be remembered for his years of dedicated service and great generosity to Cardigan Mountain School, and for the devotion with which he filled his position on the Corporation.
C.M.S. VARSITY HOCKEY TEAM TRAVELS TO FINLAND by Chris King '79 Monday, February 6th, was the day originally scheduled for the Cardigan Varsity Hockey team's departure for Finland for a week of instruction, competition, and sightseeing . That week's record-breaking snowstorms, however, delayed the take off until Friday night, February 10th, when the team hopped a train to New York for the flight to Hyvinkaa, Finland. The team was scheduled to compete in the Philips In ternational Hockey Tournament. to represent the United States in the dedication of a new indoor arena. Fortunately, they arrived in time to take part, playing nine games for a tournamert record of 3 wins, 3 losses, and 3 ties. The tournament, coming so soon after the team landed in Finland, proved a real challenge to the players, and they lost the first two games, winning the third. Saturday "finnished" up the tournament with two games, of which the Varsity players lost one and tied the other. Considering that the team was not used to European rules and the sub-zero temperatures, this record speaks very well for their endurance and 'spirit. Monday, the team went to Lahti, Finland, to play the local youth team and wound up tying in that contest. During a tour of the city of Lahti, the boys were able to watch the practice for the F.I.S. World Ski Jumping Championships, which were televised on the A.B.C. Wide World of Sports on February 18th. On Tuesday, the team traveled to Helsinki, the capital of Finland , and spent the afternoon shopping in the city's stores, playing again that night. Wednesday was spent observing .the Finnish system of education in a public school. The boys answered questions about the United States in return for answers to their questions about Finland. After lunch with the mayor, they toured the city, playing that afternoon and winning. That night, a party was held for the team and they got their first look at some of the Finnish girls! Thursday was the scheduled day of departure homeward. All of the boys were grateful for the opportunity to act as representatives of the United States in Finland and to see what life was like in Europe. Although there was much work, all agreed that the trip was a lot of fun, too!
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Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade discuss the case in " Charles Augustus Milverton" .
C.M.S. DRAMA CLUB PRESENTS WINTER PLAY On the Saturday of Parents' Weekend, February 4th, and again on Saturday evening, February 25th, the C.M.S. Drama Club presented its second production of the year, entitled 'The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton', a Sherlock Holmes adventure. Mr. George Dunn, the former director of the Drama Club, began the practice of presenting a Sherlock Holmes play for Parents' Weekend two years ago, and this was the third such play to be presented at Cardigan. Production began immediately after the students returned from Christmas Vacation. Albert Schultz, a senior and · three year veteran of the Holmes plays, returned to recreate his ro.le as the famous fictional detective. Harald Reichle, a newcomer to the Drama Club, played a very convincing Dr. Watson, and senior Brian Tewel, also a novice, played the role of the villain, Charles Augustus Milverton. Jeremy Crigler, an eighth grader, played a proper Inspector Lestrade, and Donald Kim, also of the eighth grade, played the mysterious 'Woman in Black'. Many students who were unable to see the production over Parents' Weekend asked that it be presented again, so the second production of the play was staged on Saturday, February 25th. The play was written by Mr. James Ladd, adapted from the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Both Mr. Ladd and Mrs. Carey directed and produc('.d the drama, and Mr. Gallien, James Anderson, Jeff Warcup, Ned Gibbons, Michael Stevens, and John Reid all aided in th·e technical production. Mr. Mahoney created the make-up for the characters . The players' next production, scheduled for this spring, is to be an actual radio drama, performed on stage, and patterned after the Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre productions of the 1930's and 1940's. The Drama Club wishes to thank the many members of the Cardigan community who contributed their props, time, and effort to making the play a success.
WINTER SKI HOLIDAYS Although Ski Holiday is usually reserved for late in February or early March, Monday, January 23rd marked the first of this winter's special ski days. Following an interesting program presented by representatives from the Squam Lakes Science Center on "Hibernation," the student body was given its choice of spending the day at the Pinnacle or skating at the C.S .A. and skiing at Clancy. A picnic lunch was served at both ski areas, after which, students went to their regular sports for the afternoon. The official Ski Holiday was February 16th, the Thursday after the students retu med from the Long Weekend. For the first time in many years, the ski area selected was Killington, which offered a challenge to skiers of all levels of ability. Very few remained on campus that day! The seniors get their own holiday each year, and this season, the day was Friday, March 3rd, and the slope, Loon Mountain. Although the weather was very cold and parts of the slopes were icy, the Seniors still had an excellent day of skiing. . In addition to the regularly planned holidays, the students were given the opportunity throughout the winter season to visit ski areas such as Whaleback, Ragged Mountain, Cannon Mountain, Waterville, and Sunapee on Sundays and on special afternoons. 2
making our ears ring any more than he does now ... in a . variety of ways. Pre-vacation activities in the Resource Center included a jellybean guess ; eliciting 101 boys' wild estimates of the jar's contents. John Leonard 's guess of 496 ·was closest to the actual count of 615 . We also ran a photo contest; boys were invited to submit photos, both black and white and color, for judging by the whole student body. After a full day of voting, the winning color picture was adjudged to be Keith Handler's view of a triple ski jump in Finland, taken on Keith's -recent visit there with the Cardigan hockey team. Second prize in color went to Peter Brox for his view of the Chapel; first in black and white was David Roth 's picture of Ramon Ramos. ' · Ice Out also figured prom•inently in library lotteries of 1978. By submitting a dime, a boy was entitled to guess one half a day on which he " knows" the ice will be out of our ·Canaan Street Lake . Whenever the ice actually does disappear from our cove, a $5 .00 prize goes to the closest guesser. (This $hows how the middle school demonstrates "frozen assets.") Some fine student art projects have begun to filter through our display areas in Hopkins Hall . Since January, we have seen David Cornblatt's rustic clock of wood taken from our new cross-country trail. We displayed the clock on Parents' Weekend . We have also put on display a sample of some dedicated lathe work by Mike Stuber, a set of five matching cherry goblets. Just before vacation, we were able to feature a wellexecuted copper tankard fashioned with brass handle and nail rivets , made by John Cutherell. These examples of hand work show some talented and imaginative minds and hands at work in Mr. Perrinez' shop program. The Panama Canal was the subject of a student vote, taken by Chris Leahy and other members of a special project group in Mr. Shelton's class. During lunch one day before vacation, students and faculty were asked their feelings on the current treaty debates in Washington . The results showed 37 in favor of treaty ratification and 136 opposed to it. Other members of the group working with Chris were Kent Williams, Andy Day, Jack Gierhart, Gary Robins and Butch Dalton.
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Cardigan welcomed the Dartmouth Aires, an informal cappella male singing group, to campus on Friday, February 17th, for a concert of modern popular and traditional choral mus ic. The group, which consists of twelve Dartmouth undergraduate students, tours New England and the eastern seaboard each year with the ir repertoire of college songs, sacred music, and popular favorites sung in complex fourpart harmonies. This performance was their second for Cardigan in as many years, and they were again warmly received by all. Highpoints of th~ evening's program included arrangements of Beatles tunes and an elaborately staged and choreographed -"History of Choral Music. " The Aires were brought to campus as part of this year's schedule of programs assembled by the Human ities committee . Sponsored by the Social Studies Department this winter was a lecture on Poland by Ronald Waring, a 4-H Youth Exchange Student, presented during the morning of February 24th . Accompanied by a slide show, the lecture concentrated upon the economic and social structure of Poland , and upon a discussion of life in a relatively free Communist country. A question -and-answer period followed this informative and effective presentation. Mr. Harry Pederson visited campus on March 10th to deliver a very interesting talk on underwater photography, enti tled " Four Fathom World. " With the lecture, Mr. Pederson showed a movie about underwater photography, documenting man's relationship and responsibilities to the underwater ecosystem . Mr. Pederson is a noted oceanographer and marine photographer . DO 'A was the name of an instrumental duo which visited campus on Monday, March 6th. Classes were let out following fourth period and the school met in the Chapel to hear this program of mus ic played on a variety of instruments, both accoustic and electric. 'Do'a' is an Arabic-Persian word signifying a call to prayer and meditation. Blending Eastern and Western music, the sound is faintly reminiscen t of mod ern jazz. The two performers have toured from New Hampshire to Florida, playing for schools, colleges, radio, and network television. Randy Armstrong and Ken La Roche, the musicians who make up ' Do'a' , have had their music recorded for film scores, television spots, and multi-media dance presentations . They view their music as a stimulus to contemplative thought and invite their audiences to relax, listen , and concentrate upon the positive aspects of life.
ONCE OVER LIGHTLY by Carol Shelton The work of the burrowing Cardigan cougar is amply evident as our boys prepare to leave for March vacation spots. The drive and sidewalks of Clark-Morgan were victim to the backhoe once again as a late-winter frost triggered a massive underground water leak this past week. Afte r five days of frozen ground work, our new buildings and grounds superintendent, Ralph LaPointe, and his hardworking crew were able to locate and repair the faulty line. Dining room meals never tasted so good as those from breakable china again. Mr. Finkbeiner, the campus Music Man, has reports of the present Organ Fund now reaching a total of approximately $16,000 in donations. Our goal is set on an electronic Allen model, for which another $24,000 is needed . Mr. Finkbeiner says ears will positively ring when his itchy fingers can finally produce the chapel music he knows the Allen organ is capable of. We can't imagine how it will be with Mr. Finkbeiner 3
VARSITY HOCKEY
SPORTS
by John Murphy, '79
THIRD TEAM HOCKEY by Brian Tewel, '78
Third Team Hockey, also known as Instructional Hockey, played a two game season, for a record of one and one. Most of the season was spent developi ng skating and hockey skills. Mr. Goldthwait acted as coach, and was aided by Mr. Leahy, father of Paul, C.M.S. '76, and Chris, C.M.S. '80, and by Mr. McLean, father of Michael, C.M.S. '77, who traveled up from the Boston area once or twice a week to help out the \earn. Mr. Goldthwait's great skating skill provided the team with many helpful tricks, and Mr. Leahy and Mr. McLean concentrated on hockey strategies and plays. Although the season was a small one, the boys got a good taste for the ,fun of hockey and are looking forward to being on the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams next season.
The Cardigan Mountain School Varsity Hockey team opened up its 20 game season with a high scoring win against New Hampton, 15-10, on January 7th. The team had only met a few times before the game, including some practices over the Christmas Vacation, but they were already a unit before the first game. Mr. Peck, the coach of the team, said at that time that the season looked .very promising, and his words were correct. In all, the team did very well this season, for a record of 17 wins, 3 losses, and 3· ties. Among many other upsets, the team placed third overall in the St. Paul's Invitational Tournamer:it at the end of January. On February 10th, the team left for a week in Finland, as described elsewhere in this issue. The record stood at 3-3-2 for the eight game schedule. Although greatly outsized by the Finnish players, the team pushed on and did a ve~y fine job. . The team captains this year were Bobby Jangro, who was knocked out of action by a broken collarbone early in the season, and Mark Stewart, winner of the Most Valuable Player award, who did a fantastic job for the defensive team. The season's high scorer was Gregg Heidenreich. Goalies Kirk Franklin (recipient of the Most Improved award), Robbie Kelly, and Mike Stuber were in full gear by the middle of the season and did a great job. The offensive team did well, pumping many goals through opposing goalkeepers with the aid of a strong defense. Mr. Peck and the returning team m·embers are looking forward to another excellent team next year at the hands of the many talented eighth graders who helped out greatly during this season.
WRESTLING by Mark Johnson, '79 and Mr. Barrett _This year was the first for Cardigan's wrestling team, and there was quite a good turnout for the first practices back in December. However, injuries and other sports took their toll on the team, which dwindled to three after the Christmas Vacation. Eighth graders Jeff Warcup, David Cornblatt, and Mark Johnson stayed with the team throughout the season and developed good skills for next year's expanded season. Coach Barrett, head of the Physical Education Department at nearby Mascoma High School, took time out from his afternoons to coach the team and teach them the skills of wrestling. In early December, they went to observe a match between Kimball Union Academy and Springfield, Vermont, and teamed up with K.U.A. in a return bout in January. Combined practices with the K.U.A. team helped to strengthen the boys' skills and provide them with competition . Plans for next season call for a series of matches with senior high school teams, since there are very few junior schools which have wrestling teams. All three of the boys on the team showed great improvement over the course of the season, so there was no 'Most Improved' award given. All three wrestlers received their varsity letter this year.
RESERVE HOCKEY by Albert Schultz and Richard Simpson, '78 Reserve Hockey posted a winning 6 and 5 season this year. After a slow start and several losses, the team began to find its own identity under the guidance of Coach Ramos and Captain Ernie Scalamandre. After losses to K.U.A., Manchester, and Hanover, the team entered into a six game winning streak against such tough competitors as K.U.A., Kearsarge , Eaglebrook, West Lebanon, and Manchester. The season's last two games were hard-fought contests which ended in Cardigan defeats at the hands of two strong and large Massac husetts teams, Redding and Woburn. The top scorers of the season were Ernie Scalamandre and Brian Flanagan, and the Most Improved and Most Valuable Player awards went to Clayton Johnson and Ernie Scalamandre. The team is looking forward to another good season next winter.
ALPINE SKIING by Paul Brierre '79 The Cardigan Alpine Ski team had a very respectable season this year, ending with a record of one loss, two firsts out of eight, a second out of eight, a second out of six, and a third out of six. The Alpine team was captai·ned by senior B_ob Tonneson , who did an excellent job during the entire season, · and won the Best All-Around Skier award. Mr. Sachs coached the 'A' team, and Mr. Coffin, the 'B' team, although both coaches worked with the entire team also. Ian Cantacuzene, a senior, acted as manager of the team and won the Most Valuable Team Member Award for his many services to the team throughout the season. The 'A' team sported some fine skiers this year. Returning from last year were Skipper Willauer, Dan Nixon, John Griffis, Brian McHugh, and Paul Brierre. New to the team were Captain Tonneson, Peter Brox, Alan Sardelli, and Tim Bastick . The 'B' team, consisting of younger and more inexperienced skiers, nevertheless did very well in their m·eets and in the combined meets. Dennis Torii, a sixth grader; and the youngest member of the team, received the Most l'mproved Skier Award. Other members of the team were Will Smith, John Kirk, Chuck Rockwood, and Tom Sayler_. Highlights of the season were the Lakes Region Meet, held at the end of January, and the Vermont Academy Junior Prep School Race, held in February. , Many of the members of this year's team will be back for next season, which promises to be as fine as this one was.
A close save by goalie Kirk Franklin.
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NORDIC SKIING by John. Emery '78 This year, the C.M.S. Nordic team had an exceptional season ending with an undefeated record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 ties . The team began the season with a mix of old and new members and a very short time to prepare for the first meet. After a training period while jumpers and cross-country racers got the feel of their courses and equipment, the team began its fine season with several Nastar cross-country races. Mr. Heath trained the runne·rs, Mr. Clancy, the jumpers, and Mr. Peter Perry, C.M.S . '72, assisted in coaching both . A full season of regularly scheduled meets coupled with invitational Eastern meets presented all the skiers with a challenge wh ich they met ·and conquered . All of the Nordic team both raced and jumped in the regular schedule of meets, and Chris Aldrich, winner of the Best All-Around Skier and the Dion awards, and John Emery, winner of the Most Valuable Jumper award, went both ways in the Eastern competitions . Sumner Woolworth received the Most Improved Jumper award this season .. Many fine skiers made up this year's Nordic team , and quite a few will be back for another fine season next year, when the complete Cardigan cross-country course will be open for its first season.
Senior Ron Sloan goes up for a score .
Cardigan 's Reserve Basketball team ended its first season with a 9 win , 3 loss record, falling to Mascoma twice and Fairlee, Vermont once. The fledgling team owes a great deal to Mr. McNeish and his fine coaching. The starting line-up consisted of Bob Allen and David Collins at guard, Beau Britt and Bill Cord at forward, and Tim Byk at center. Larry Davis and newcome r Jackson Gierhart also did impressive jobs this season, filling in where they were most needed. After the regular season of play, members of the Varsity and Reserve teams took part in the Hanover Invitational Basketball Tournament, winning the first game against Hartford, Vt . 76-16 . They were disqualified after they lost the second game against Claremont, 71-61. The combined teams also competed in the Enfield-Mascoma Lions Junior High School Basketball Tournament, held the first two weeks of March. After winning the first game against Hopkinton by a score of 32-28, the team felled Mascoma 50-48 in the last 10 seconds of what was one of the most exciting games of the 1977-1978 C.M.S . basketball season. This win qualified them for the championship game against Lebanon, which the Cardigan team won, 36-19, to come out the winner in the B division . The team was awarded the championship trophy, and each team member was given an individual award. In addition, eighth grader David Collins was selected for the AII-B Division team and given a trophy for his outstanding playing in the tournament. Juan Beauchamps, also an eighth grader, was given the award for the Most Valuable Player in the B division. Recipients of the Most Valuable Player award were David Collins and Bob Allen, and Tim Byk won the Most Improved Player award. The teams showed great sincerity and a willingness to learn throughout the season, and the prospects look great for next year. ·
VARSITY and RESERVE BASKETBALL by David Collins '79
RECREATIONAL SKIING
This year, Cardigan's Varsity Basketball team ended its first full season with a 7 win, 7 loss record. The offensive team, led by Juan Beauchamps and Chris Heidrich, did a fine job against many a more seasoned team. The defensive team also did well with the help of such fine competitors as Chris Nicholl, Peter Vogel, Ron Sloan, and Tom Brown. There was no set captain on this year's team, for the team was very equally balanced throughout. High scorers this year were Juan Beauchamps and Chris Heidrich, winner of the Most Valuable Player award, and Ron Sloan, winner of the Most Improved Player award , did a very fine job in his first year at center.
Recreational skiing saw a number of new faces out at the Clancy Mountain and Pinnacle slopes this year . From January to the middle of February, many of the novice skiers received instruction on the Clark Morgan and Clancy hills, 'but soon , all had graduated to the Pinnacle. Of the many good skiers , Petch Wanglee, a first year student from Thailand, was chosen as the Most Improved in Recreational Skiing. Many of the boys who spent their afternoons improving their skills will be material for the Alpine and Nordic teams next year. Conditions were good to excellent for most of the wint~r season, and all the boys enjoyed this daily chance to get on the slopes . 5
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CLIFFORD B. STEARNS graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1973 and is currently working for Tizwhiz Distributors out of Worthington, Ohio, as their Eastern Sales Manager.
KEITH B. MILLER is in the Army, stationed outside of Frankfurt, Germany. His three year hitch ends in August and he plans to return to the states to attend the Denver Automotive and Diesel College in Denver, Colorado.
Word has filtered to us from our sources at Kimball Un ion Academy that TADD LINN , BOB SARDELLI, both '77, and DANA BLUNT, '76, earned honors grades for the winter grading period . Good work, boys! Many old faces have been seen around campus in the past few weeks. Among them were DENNIS GAGNON , JOHN KING, DANA BLUNT and CHRIS HIEMENZ of the class of 1976, and MIKE DAVIS, TIM SMITH , MARC FRIEDMAN, DAVID JENNINGS, BOB SARDELLI, MICHAEL McLEAN, and TADD LINN, of the class of 1977. TOM CROWELL, '74, is, of course, a frequent visitor to campus , as his family lives in the top floor of French Hall!
1949 ROGER C. BU LLARD reports that he is current ly a Vice-President of the American Can Company, and is living in Greenwich, Ct. with his wife and six child ren.
1958 PETER M. DAVIDSON writes us that he is current ly the VicePresident of Days Inc., in Portland, Maine.
1962 JOHN CHRISTY wrote that he was awarded a Master of Educat ion degree in June from Boston University. John is anticipating a March 1978 return to the states following his three year tour of duty with the U .S. Army in Bremerhaven , Germany. He accomplished all his graduate stud ies with the Boston University Overseas program in Heidelburg.
1967 GUY A. SWENSON Ill is pres ently in his first year of graduate school at San Diego State University, working toward his Master's Degree in Geology. BOB HICKS visited campus in early March on his way to the ski slopes, for his first visit since graduating. He is currently living in Bozeman , Montana.
1968 R. McALLISTER LLOYD wrote in November to let us know that he married Holly Ewing on June 18, 1977. They are making the ir home in Dedham, Massachusetts, where he teaches at the Park School and builds houses during the summer months .
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BRUCE CUMMINGS writes that he is in his third year with the Abit ibi Corporation as a production supervisor. Bruce is only three months away from completing a Master's Degree in Industrial Management and Supervision .
JOHN K. MILLIKEN has been working for the Mt. Hope Fin ishing Co . in New York City for the past six years , but recently moved to Butner, N .C. to take a pos ition in the corporate end of that concern .
STEPHEN CLARK visited campus during the Christmas Vacat ion. He is currently a student at the New England Conservatory of Music, in Boston .
1964 ROBERT BOBSKILL graduated from A.I.C. and soon expects to receive his Masters in English from Trinity College in Hartford.
1973 ROBERT V . CHARTENER graduated from Hotchkiss in 1976 and is currently a sophomore at Princeton . He spent last summer working on a farm in M ichigan and for the First National Bank of Boston. He is also the editor of BUSINESS TODAY, the largest student-run magazine in the nat ion.
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