Cardigan Mountain School - Blaze Yearbook (Canaan, NH)

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PECIAL EVENTS VOL. V Cardigan Mountain School Sept., I96I - June, I962 MOUNTAIN DAY On tl1e 17th of October, a group of the more 'fl1earty souls on campus clambered into two buses and set off for a day at Lafayette. As we neared Franconia and the mountains came into view, spirits of many quickly fell. The mountains were all draped in mantles of glistening white. The first thing that everyone just had to do was to throw the hrst snowball. As soon as groups were assembled and food was picked up, we set off for the summit. The Greenleaf trail was our chosen path. We hadn't gone very far before slippery ice began to make climbing a little more difficult, but with conquest in our eyes we fought on! By the time we reached the hut about three quarters of the way up, the spirit had died in many of us, for at least the feelings in our feet haclj. There we ate our lunch and rested for a little while. After this brief rest period, the still more hearty souls on campus proceeded to go all the way and conquer the tower- ing, snow-covered giant. At the top the wind was very strong and the snow in places was three feet deep. Needless to say, the sight of all that snow quickly dampened our spirits and we came down. From the hut we picked our way down the Bridle Path which must have been just a washed out gully. Nevertheless we picked our way down and before long were at the highway. We climbed into tl1e buses once more and headed home. No doubt everyone in the bus had a lot to say, but no one had the energy left to say it. CMS BREAKS GROUND FOR ITS NEW CHAPEL i 1- ' u T 'fig . , 4-QL Ground was broken Monday, june ll, for a new chapel on the campus of Cardigan Mountain School. The structure will rise east of the main driveway midway be- tween Brewster Hall and the Back Bay Road. ln announcing the ground-breaking, Harold P. I-Iinman, president of Cardi- gan's board of trustees, said the chapel had been designed by Arland Dirlam, Boston architect, and will be built by Millard Uline, contractor, of Lyme. It is scheduled for opening in the summer of 1963. Mr. Hinman said the trustees regard the Colonial design, featuring brick and wood exterior, as architecturally outstanding, The construction will be of steel with plastered interior. There will be two columns and two pilasters in front and a steeple. The interior will include a nathex, a nave, chancel and balcony. An electronic organ will be installed. Its music will be piped throughout the building. Chimes will be placed in the steeple. The chapel will have a capacity of 250 with reserve space for 50 additional. On the ground floor will be a seminar room for reading and group meetings, a social room with Fireplace and snack bar, and a choir room. ALUMNI WEEKEND The annual Alumni Weekend was held at Cardigan May 5 and 6. The fol- lowing boys arrived on campus Saturday morning and registered in the Clark- Morgan reception room: Edward A. Ball '60, Norman Pierce '54, Bill Smith '61, Bruce Murray '54, john Franchot '59, Robert Trottier '61 QSSQ, NVillett Cobb '60 and VVayne Sargent, jr. '59. In the afternoon the boys attended the baseball game, Cardigan vs. Hanover, which was followed by a reception in the Student Room at the Headmaster's House for the baseball teams and Alumni. Dinn-er was served in the dining room, followed by coffee in the Clark-Morgan reception room for faculty and Alumni. At 7:15 the play, Mr, Bottom, was pre- sented by the Cardigan Mountain School Players and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The Alumni meeting was held in the living room at the Headmaster's House. After a welcome by Mr. Burbank the following slate of officers was unanimously elected for the coming year: President, Bruce Murray '54 of Perkinsville, Ver- montg Vice-president, VVayne Sargent '59, lX'Ieriden, Connecticut: Secretary, Bill Smith '61, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Mr. Harold I-linman held a coffee hour, at his home on Canaan Street, Sunday morning for the visiting Alumni.

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B TENNIS CLUB Front Row: Foster, Dunning, Gerard, Boothby, LaCour, Sheble, Rosselli. Back Row: Mr. Cutting, Bridge, Righter, Westervelt, Gardent CPau1J, Koch, Horne, Carnell, Borzillo, Yatsevitch. DAY BOYS F1-out Row: Christy, Baker. Back Row: Clancy, Bruce.

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AND THEN THERE WAS STINSON Tuesday, October 17, a party of less hearty souls started to climb Mt. Stinson in Rumney. The group was divided into Hve smaller parties, each headed by a master. Near the summit we ran into light snow. At the top there was a mag- nificent view of snow-covered lvloosilauke, Lafayette and NNashingtong also nmnerous lakes such as Newfound and Winnepe- sauke-e. For lunch there was an :nnple supply of ham spread and jam, little cakes, oranges and chocolate bars. All in all, the trip was a big success. MURDER IN WAX The newly formed Cardigan Dramatic Club under the excellent direction of Mr. Ackley, presented an eerie perform- ance of lvlurder In Mfax. lt was a story told by an ex-reporter of the Valley News to an unbelieving reporter on the Cardi- gan Chronicle Stalf. As the scene opened another reporter was on stageg he too was on the Valley News a11d wanted a little extra money and publicity for himself and his paper. I--le decided to spend a night in a VVax Museum in London. As soon as the curator showed this reporter, Hewson, around, he left leaving him alone in the presence of several wax statues. As I-lewson was writing notes on the frightening atmosphere, one of the statues dropped his knife or so I-lewson thought. Soon the statue of Dr. Bourdette started moving and then he stepped down fI'O111 his pedestal. Now I-Iewson was wonder- ing but not for long because Dr. Bour- dette had hypnotized him. Too bad for I-lewson because Bourdette was really a day healer and a night killer. Good- bye Mr. Hewson. In the last scene Dr. Bourdette stepped forward and hypnotized our ex-reporter, Ed Bradbury. Good-bye, lid. The play came to an end and, of course, the audi- ence was howling and yelling for more. SPRING DANCE On Saturday, May 12, Cardigan held its Spring Dance. The auditorimn was decorated as if it were an underwater scene, with the main feature being a big, black octopus which greeted you when you entered. There were about seventy boys and girls attending, and most agreed it was the best dance of the year. David Mann was the announcer in place of joe I-Iallowell, who did a good job of organizing the dance, but was un- able to come because he was sick. SKI HOLIDAY On February 20th the school had its annual Ski I-loliday. This year we went to Mad River Glen where the visibility was limited and skiing was between snow flakes. XA'e made good use of their facili- ties which included a single and double chair lift, a T-bar, and a hrst aid center for our five casualties. At this place, many of us encountered something new, skiing in deep powder. This along with rugged trails accounted for our difficulties. But often experience is helpful when it comes early. .., - MR. BOTTOM The scene is a boys' room in Dormitory C Albright Naval Academy. The Cast in order of appearance are as follows: Wform - the cadet who is teased by all because he is not very athletic or strong, played by David Gallagher. Ted - the cleverest cadet of all. I-le is always Ending scientihc ways of getting the gang into plenty of trouble, played by Thomas Viviano. Dull' -- the distinguished figure on whom demerits are piling and who sees to it that he is always in the middle of things, played by Bill Russell. Pete, played by Larry Reed, is the best football player Albright Academy ever had, but doesn't have the brains to pass a biology test. Latimore, played by jack Stimpson, is a Senior Cadet who's hated by the gang because of his bossy character. Mac, who claims he has talent in foot- ball, is resented by the gang because of his attitude toward Pete - played by Robert Monsted. Pixie, played by Robert Rosselli, is a good friend of the gang, and tries to help them out of different situations. johnson, assistant senior cadet, loves to see all Hve hackers work - played by Peter Ramus. Captain Harris, Comman- dant of Albright, an austere commandant who has a charming daughter, Lilly. All this talent, combined with the superior writing ability of Mr. Ackley, made Mi: Bottom the hit of the season. Congratulations to the cast, crew and director. MR. MUGGSY TO YOU Cardigan's theatrical club produced an- other hit, lt Happened ln Brooklyn. Murder In Wax was just a starter but Muggsy was the real thing. Muggsy con- tained many of the top actors of Cardigan. No person was overlooked in the draft- ing of the play, and the boys most ca- pable of hlling the parts were chosen. Muggsy took approximately two months to get in working order. This is only true of the time spent here at Cardigan. Mr. Ackley, our all-American producer, nmst have spent about a month and a half writing the script and three weeks rewriting it for Cardigan. All this time added together produced one of the most enjoyable single events here at Car- digan this year. FALL DANCE On Saturday evening November ll, fair damsels from Canaan, Lebanon, and Han- over headed for Cardigan's fall dance. By 8:00 there were 35 boys in the I-linman Auditorium with about the same number of girls. The auditorium was decorated by a very able dance committee with the help of Mrs. Baldwin. Everyone seemed to be enjoying them- selves. and by 9:15 we were ready for refreshments. Sandwiches and cold drinks were served, and soon all were back on the dance floor using their second wind. lt was a common sight to see one of the faculty members waltzing up and down the floor. At I0:30, all good-byes were said, and the girls headed home.A lt was a very enjoyable evening for everyone. THE WINTER DANCE The X'Vinter Dance of '62 under the direction of Bill Russell and his boys was one of the best. Mrs. Baldwin, who is the head of Arts and Crafts, helped im- mensely with the decorations. The mai11 idea was borrowed from the Peppermint Lounge in New York City with Twist- ing At Cardigan and The Cardigan Lounge . joining in the fun were sev- eral faculty members who did the twist, To add to the fun was our very distin- guished photographer, Mike Sternberg, who while trying to ht the twisters into his focus knocked over a peppermint stick. Mfith no other accidents, the dance ended with everyone enjoying themselves.