Cardigan Mountain School - Blaze Yearbook (Canaan, NH)

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SKATING lmgll Ill l :str Front Rout: Smith F., van Esselstyn, Clemence, Weeks P. Back Row: Talbert, Doty, Schreuder, Davidson. Skating this year was under the able supervision of Mr. Noldt, Mr. Brayman, and Mr. Minnier. The very cold weather and little snow, compared with last year, gave the skaters a very enjoyable season. Snow flurries and unseasonal rains made skating at times a little hazardous, but this did not stop the skating. Snow shovels were used, and the ice was guarded like a prize sow to prevent anyone breaking through a new freeze. Many of the boys had never skated before, but before the end of the season they were quite adept at gliding around the lake. Even in the zero tempera- tures that were not unusual, skaters could be seen skimming over the ice. Fred Smith deserves much praise. He was selected by the group to be student activity leader and did an excellent job. Freddy, a true rebel from the south- land who had never skated before, made such tre- mendous progress that he was thinking he might fore- sake his homeland! There is something exciting about silver blades skimming across the ice. This select group is cer- tainly looking forward to another good old-fashioned winter, if it brings another good skating season.

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SKIING l ri i C . 1.. l gi., V, lj . A. '3:Z,g,.3f'.-- 3 .1--- 1 1: V' 'f f n Ifrnut Roux' Miller, Wfhitehead, Stephens, Hall, Priestley, Harris A., Sadinsky, jagoda, Dud- ley, Rubert, Mascitis, Randall, Bennett, Wurster, Lackey C., Rice, Upson, Sigman, l-linman, Stowe, Krohne, Pearce, Cheney, XVaterman, Sharrock, Gray, Chase. Sammi Roux' Martin, Rawstron, Franchot, Smith A., Ohta, Findlay, Wfyeth, Caldwell, Hopkins, Thompson, Grimn, Westlund, Vlfinship, Hale, Christy, Sgro, Hart, Campbell, Meynell, johnson, World, Brown. Thin! Rnuu' Mrs. Burbank, Stewart, Bobskill, Sargent, Pulsifer, Lackey R., de Mare, Cowen, Wilson lf., Mr. Linn, Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Thompson, MacLeod, Pannaci, Auer, Young, Mr. Wfakely, Mr, XVooLl. lirzck Razr: Hamilton, Barker j., Davenport, Cobb, jarvis, Mr. Lary. At Cardigan in the winter just about everybody that's anybody skis, just ask any skier! About seventy- five percent of the student body enters into this ski program, and most are amazed when they realize how very easy it is to master the old hickories. E class is where everyone who has not been in the program a previous year starts. Here the fundamentals are taught and mastered before you proceed to the more advanced D, C, B, and A classes. For the last few years some of the faculty have taken instruction themselves at the Gray Rocks Inn, near Mount Tremblant in Canada during the Christmas recess. By the time we students return most of our instructors seem to have their ski legs, and are ready to show us what they have learned about the latest ski techniques. This year the skiing was excellent and except for a short period in early january the snow was plenti- ful. The Pinnacle was still skiable in early April after spring vacation. At the end of the season virtually everyone was beyond the snowplow stage of learning and the ma- jority were in B class attempting to ski parallel. Highlights of the season were some moonlight ski- ing on Clancyis Mountain and a fantabulous ski holi- day at Mount Cranmore in Conway, New Hampshire. The marvelous spring skiing at Cranmore is described in the Special Events Section. On our ski holiday the rest of the school joined us, let us say as guests of the winter sport at Cardigan.

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rfnc i ,L ti ,Xi 1 i il . I! F1-out Row: Sadinsky, Mascitis, Davenport, Camm. Back Row: Freeman, Krohne, Gray, Brown, Barker W., Priestley, Weeks R., Mr. Leavitt. Tennis started this spring with a bang! Eighteen boys played in two forty-five minute shifts. This was done in order to give us a chance to play singles more often, and in order to get more help from Mr. Leavitt and Mr. Thomp- son. May 26th was fair and warm, and we were in good shape for our tennis match with Proctor. Six boys rallied around the coaches and formed quite a strong team. We won the match, which was characterized by many long sets, 7 to 2. Those returning hope to have another fine time in the fall, with more match competition if pos- sible. TENNIS Tennis this fall was a ne activity at Cardigan. We we very fortunate to have four ne doubles courts on which to pla Their green ground-slate surfa made tennis possible almost eve clay until the middle of Nove ber. Afterwards we moved in the woods to do work on t various ski trails. We Hnished t new cross country trail, and th helped enlarge the area at t bottom of the ski hill. Then went to the Pinnacle to test t telephones. They did not wo until We cut poles and erected new power line. We also clear out some brush and cut do some trees in order to make t Pinnacle bigger, better, and mo skiable. We owe a lot of credit Mr. Leavitt for doing a fine i in leading and organizing th very successful fall activity. Front Row: Hamilton, Cobb, Bolton, Mascitis, Davenport, Lincoln, Casselman, Wyeth, Tal- bert. Back Row: Mr. Thompson, Knudson, Barker W., Jarvis, Wood, Doane, Meynell, Rice, Rawstron, Caldwell, Griffin, Freeman, Mr. Leavitt.