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Published Monthly During the School Year by Cardigan Mountain School Volume VI
4 Pages
CANAAN, N. H. , SATURDAY, JA NUARl' 14, 1956
5 Cents
Number 4
Two New Members to Join the Staff School Begins Plans For Parents' Weekend S ubje ct to probable ch a nges, tenta t ive p la n s fo r P a r ents' \ i\T te k end a t Cardig an Mount ain Scha ol have b een a nno un ced by H eadm a ste r Rola nd W. B urb a nk.
N ick Stenzel Holds High Honors at 88.6
Students Will Try Self Government by David Dagnino S tud ent govern m ent is to be tested a t Cardigan Mount ain School b) t he ninth grade studen ts o n t he top fl oor of B r ewster H a ll. M r. D onald R. Stowe, ass ista nt headmast er, has decide d to give the system a t r ial.
Hig h honor roll sta tus was Fathers and m o th ers a n d fr iend, gai ned aga in by Nicholas Stenze l as Mee ting in M r. S towe's ap arta nd r ela tives of t he boys wi ll be ex- gra des we r e t alli ed d~r in g th e p ec ted som e tim e Friday, Feb rua r y Christmas vaca tion at Cardiga n m ent T hu rs day eveni ng, t he stude nt s we r e aske d to ass ist in keep -3. A ft er being welcom ed by th e Moun ta in School. Four othe r b oys ing orde r o n the fl oor w h en M r. a n d a r e o n t he hon or r oll. fa culty and stu den t body, ma ny M r s. S towe are o ut of the buildin g, ·Willi am T al bert placed w ith a n families w ill g o to H anover for th e as we ll a s whe n the y ar e ar ound 83.2. Charl es· Kap la n, li ke S tenze l .a nnual D artmou th Coll eg e W inter t he dor m. and Ta lber t, is a r epeate r. All t hree Carn ival ac tivities Sat u r day . were list ed in Nove m be r. Two newTher e w ill be a tea a nd r eceptior, co mers thi s year are J eff r ey D or a t Cardiga n School's Clar k-Mo rgan r a nce a nd Sam Conwe ll. D o1Ta n ce H a ll at 4 :30 Friday afte rn oo n a n d a had 81.8 to ti e with Kap lan. Co ndinn er for all at 6 o'clock. A prow ell's average wa s 80.2. .gr a m b y th e st uden ts w ill be preN ick S tenze l, t his year's o nly se nt ed a t 7 :30 t hat evenin g . It will indud e a pla y w hich. Mrs. Cli fton s_t u de nt to m ake the high ho no r roll T. H oima n, J r. w ill dire ct . M r. re ser_v ed for t ho se w ith avera g es of Harold O' D ell hopes to h ave a mu - 85 a nd ove r , iia s con sistent ly le <l sical selec ti o n ready fo r t he school t he sc ho lastic end ea vor s a t Ca rdi band t o presen t . M r. D onald k . g a n since h e fi rst came. Last y ea r, S towe, ass istan t h eadmaster, h as he had keen competition from A lan sig nifi ed t hat he will try to mee t B t..tlcr, be, ~ this ye a:- he !~as ha d. with th e choi r t o pr epare sever a l a cle~ r -c ut lead tha t ha s never bee n app ~oac hed. songs fo r t h e occasion . S unday m or ning, Fe bruar y 5, _ Stenzel's average fo,r th e yea r ihe r e w ill be a breakfa st se~ved 111 so far is 88.6. T his is a ll t he mo n: i he din ing ha ll by Ri cha r d Cla ncy remarkable du e to increa singly a nd hi s staff wi th lots of coffee_ hig her sta ndard s being ma intained at Cardigan Sc hoo l. ·b efor e th e r eg ul ar chu r ch services I t is grat ifyi ng t hat t hi s ho nor a t t he Ca naan S tr eet Me t ho dist roll con tai ns o ne m or e name t han Chur ch , w h e r e th e Re v. Fait h th a t iss ued in N ov em be r. Grades f'~:: ·Chandler w ill condu ct the pr ogr am . ar e now based o n Second ar y E du - 1 ''·· F ollowi ng the se r vices, th e an nu al catio n Iloa r d r equireme n ts . .)3 ill Kidder F ath er- So n hockey gam e betwee ri W illiam K idder, N icholas S tenzel i h e pa r en ts a nd t he 1956 Cardigan a n d La rry Moor e we r e voted by t he School hock ey sta rs w ill be played. o th ers to m ete out justice . . S tenze l according t o presen t plans. S now is to be t he ju dge, K idder and sculpturing was fea tur ed las t· yea r . Moor e a r e t he o ffice r s of iaw a nd by Michael Smith It is tenta tive ly sc h ed uled for thi s o rd er. Band prepa r at ions un der th e di·year with M r. T hom as E . Bennett, r ec tion of Mr. H arold O'D ell fo r Jr., in charge of ent r ies fo r th e S hopping in H anove r wa s the obCardiga n Moun ta in School' s pa r- j ect of a b u s tri p ta k en T ues day ·contes t. ent s' wee ken d con ti nue d Tuesday, aft ernoon by th e stud ent s of CarAft er S un day 's 1 o'cloc k dinn er , J a n. 10, w ith a lengt hy r ehea r sal. diga n Moun ta in Sch ool. T hr ee i h er e will be th e u su al sla lom and Pieces we r e selected for t he Feb- mi ssed t he bu s whe n it re turn ed to down hill r aces b efor e th e pa r ent s ru ar y P,rogram . Memb ers of the sc hool a t 4 o'clock an d th ey we r e l eave a nd the weeke n d is broug ht ba nd who w ill ta k e pa r t are list ed : picked up la t er in a stat ion wagon t o a close. Trumpets : B ill P ezzulli, F r ank w h en th ey pho ned t h eir p lig h t to A s in pr evio us yea rs, it is ex- Judge, Pa ul Synder and Mar c Canaa n. ( Contin ued _ page fo ur. ) H ar r is. Saxophones: J a m es H amb leto n, Clarin et s : Robert Cochrane an d P ete r Alb ee a nd Peter La P ointe . Richard F is her. Drums : Charl es Du ks tra , Charl e, Baritone : Mic hae l Smit h. T ub a: Toby va n Esse lst y n . Scheffr ee n and Chip Schutt. T elep ho nes h ave b ee n in stalled in bo th dormitories a t Cardi gan Mou nt a in School. We are publishing these numb er s. h ere M r. Bur ba nk a nn oun ced to t he H eadmaster and M rs. R ola nd W . for the conve ni ence o-f pa r ent s B urb a nk welcom ed th e m em be rs of stud ent body t hat visiting w it h fa mw ho w ish to call t h eir boys. th e facu lty a nd th e stud ent body of ilies in Ca naan a nd th e nea rby B r ewster Hall Ca rdiga n Mountain School back to commu nities would henceforth be L A k es ide 3-8373 t h e campu s a ft er vaca tio n end ed welco m ed. Prospective h os ts· o r H inm an H a ll J anu a ry 5. hostesses of Car diga n students n eed L Ak es ide 3-8384 A fac ulty din ner a n d m ee ting, o nly to issue a n in vita tion t hroug h Infir m ary W edn es day evening , J anua ry 4, w a s the h eadm as t er so th at he m ay LAk es ide 3-4290 th e ope ning eve nt on Cardigan's kn ow w h er e the b oy is a nd wh en This w ill help to save time 1956 schedule. The b oys h a d already to expec t hi s r eturn to school. lost w h en th e o ffi ce p ho ne is Eve n befor e school ope ned, th e begun t o r et urn , but m os t of th em u sed. Boys have to be called a rrive d Thursday, J a nua ry 5. Classes ski tow was in oper ation for th e from th eir dormito ries to the start ed F riday, J a nuary 6, vnth a early arrivals. A ssista nt H eadmas offi ce building, m a ny time s ter D o nald R. S t owe was in char ge. r egula r sch edul e fo r the day. -having t o dr ess ag ai n b efore Ther e have bee n several innova - Sk ating ar eas we r e clea red o n Cangoing o ut side. Th e numb er s g ivtion s. Miss D orothy E m erson is rt:• aa n Stree t La k e for that sport, too. en here ar e rig ht n ext to the:: Arriving a t Whit e River Jun ction, vising the rea din g class sche dules. b oys' r ooms in each dormitory. A few of th e stud ents h ave bee n V t ., Thursday evening, January 6, o n the New York train w ere m oved into new secti ons, too·.
Band Picks Pieces For Parents Concert
New Numbers
Bookkeeper and Another Master Coming Jan. 23 Cardiga n Mounta in School will add two new me m be r s t o its st a ff J a nu ar y 23, it has bee n a nno un ced by R ola nd W . Burba nk , h eadma st er. Mr. Ne il Hi nes of Ca n aan has Mr. Arn old Gr a de w i-ll becom e a · bee n n am ed as supe rint en den t of master on th e fac ulty a nd M rs. prope rty at Cardiga n Nic un tai n Smith w ill begin h er duti es as b ookSchool by H eadm aster Roland W . k eep er a t tha t t im e. B urb ank. M r s. Marj orie S mit h comes from M r. Hines, at o ne time ca r etake r Woo dstock, V t. S he w ill li ve a t for Fernwood Fa rm s, has been em- S teve ns House w ith he r t wo sons ployed by Ca r diga n Sch ool since Kirk a nd Oliver . She w ill hel p w ith Novemb er 1953. His hom e on Back th e bookkeeping and also do stenBay Road, Canaa n, was at on e tim e ogr ap by. a pa rt of t ha t esta te, now know n as Mr . A rnold E. Grad e of D over , th e Pi ke place. Mass., is a g r a dua te of Newt on In hi s new capacity, Mr. H ines High School. H e at tended Rut ger s will be in cha rge of a ll build ing s, Unive rsit y fo r t wo y ears prior to g ro un ds a nd ve hi cles for Cardi gan hi s m ilita r y ser vice. H e r eceived hi s School. He w ill see t hat t he school degr ee fr om t he Un ive r sity -of ca ,·s, t rucks and bus a1·e kept in Massachu sett s. co nsta n t repair and top shape . The Mr. Gr ade; s 10 ye ar expe rience ma in te na nce and clean ing · of all w it h summ er ca m ps w ill be cf g r eat buil dings w il l be un der hi s juris- va lu e to Ca rdiga n School. H e a tdict ion . Proper ca1·e of t he g ,·o-un ds. te nd ed Ando ver - Nev-.,ton T h eol ogi-
Mr. Neil Hines New Supt. of Property
la v·\:ns anL! ctriv c.; i.v ill be }:i ar t of h ;s
departme nt. M r. Hine s w ill have t he a ssista nce of Mr. Ra lph Coµ te rma rsh a nd M , . Rod ist T herr ieault as we ll a s M rs. Ma ri o n Coute rma rsh an d M rs. Ma r j orie Hin es. A s dema n ds on hi s time in cr ease later in the yea r, ot h ers may be added to t he staff . M r. Hi nes is we ll kn own and popular not o nly w ith t he stu de nts a n d fac ul ty of Ca r diga n School, bu t also wit h the townspeople of Ca1!aan as we ll. H e has r esided her e m os t of his life. Mr. a nd M r s. Hines have two son s a nd a daught er a nd a r e act ive in t he life of t he community ..
ca Seminary for a wh ile. H is fac ulty dut ies will inclu de r em ed ial r eading a nd ot h er work to be a nnounced.
Cardig an Welcomes Two New Students
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Farce Comedy Goes Into Rehearsal Soon "I tching ' to Get Hitch ed" is t he ti t le of the o ne-act fa r ce com edy t h at w ill be pr ese nted as part of th e p r ogr am P a r ent s' W ee k end, M rs . Clifto n T. H olma n , Jr. , announ ced this noon. T ryouts w ill begin a t o nce. H arold and P eter R an da ll w ill be in cha rge of t he stage crew as th ey we r e last yea r. Rehearsa ls w ill be held a lm os t daily for t he res t of t he m o nth, M r s. H olman r epo r ts.
New Headmaster Greets Returning Students Willi am Byrn es, T hom as Dunn, J am es G r a nt, S t ephen Ha nl ey, Bru ce B r o nson, Mario P enzo, and Chip Schutt. R ober t Coch ra n e reac hed th a t town by bus fr om Rutla nd and S ch enecta dy, N . Y .
Two new boys a r e enrolled a t Cardiga n Mou ntain School. They ar e K it t r edge Rice of Ga rdn e1, Massac huse tt s a nd F r ank C. S harp e from F lorida. Rice is in g ra de 8A. H e r oom ~ w ith Paul S nyde r o n th e fi r st fl oor of Brewster H a ll. K it is th e son of M r. a n d Mrs . D avi d D. R ice of Gar dn er. Massach use tt s. Sha r pe is fr om w elles ley Hills, Mass., whe r e h e has been living w ith M r. a nd M rs. Guy F. Hunte1. Mr. Hu nter is F r an k's uncl e. Mrs. S har pe is in F lorida . S ha rp e lives in Hinman H all w h ere he r oom s with R ichar d F i-sh er. He 1s 111 g rade 7A.
Anker and Dunn May Try Chemistry Club by Buster Blomerth Sever al n ew club s have begun at Cardiga n Mounta in School this wee k during t he r a iny weath er. The r ad io a nd p hot ogr aph y gr oups have reall y take n a h old. Ano ther sugges ted cl ub that m ay be or gan ized is a chem'is t ry club. T homas Dunn a nd H erber t A nker r eturned to school from vaca tio n w ith chemistry set s w hich they a r e a nx ious t o use. Oth ers h ave show n a n inter es t .
Th e school bu s m et t he 7 :OS tr ai1, A sta m p a nd coin club is ano th er fr om Bos to n a t th e Canaa n depo t. possib ility. M r . R oger Noldt ha d Most of the studen ts re turn ed at assisted some of the boys. to get t hat tim e . P are nt s d rove to Cardista mps for their collecti on s b efor e gan throu g hout th e day bringing vacation-. H e m ay set up a group still m or e fe llows ba ck to th e do rfor thi s. mitories. La rry M oor e a n d Buster Bl oAfter th e boys ha d un pac k ed and m erth a r e inter es ted in an outin g mad e thei r b eds, a m ovie was sh own club. S a m Conw ell is see king a in Hinma n H a ll a uditor ium. S up- rifl e club and a formal club for pe r w as serve d at 6 for th ose w ho ! ski er s h as b een sugges ted b y ha d r eturned ea rli er. R obert Morri s.