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CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL, CANAAN, N. H.
Vol. 7 No. 3
January 5. 1957
New Honie Takes Shape on Cardigan's Campus
June, 1956
Christmas Caper Saturday, December 8, 1956, wil! go down in history as a date to be remembered by-well, the kids at C.M.S. for upon this historic date, Cardigan held its annual Christmas Capers dance. Quite a bit of p•reparation went into this affair, and the credit goes to the following people for their cooperation and help: Mrs. Black, who engineered the whole she-bang; Paul Buckley in charge of speechifyin' and pronouncement givin,' and also head of the decorations committee; John Bell, in charge of the welcoming committee, Chip Schutt in charge of records and music, Dana Eddy in charge of refreshments, and our wonderful Mrs. Black took care of the invitation committee. and last but not least, those unsung heroes of the dance, the clean-up committee. The dance began at 7 p.m. and lasted till 10 p.m. To get th e ball rolling, we started with a snowball. Slowly the dance tempo speeded up. Then, at about 8 :10, Mrs. Black called the attention of the exhaused boppers to announce that at 8 :12 Mary Ann De'Sopo would be 13 years old. She was given the honor of selecting the next dance. She chose a ladies choice. After several more dances, a grand march took place which lasted 10 minutes, and was confusing. Brother, was it confusing! It must have looked neat enough thou gh . I dare say it was fun. Refreshments were then served. The next dance, the lights went down low, and the tempo slowed down. Then the dance came to an end, with two consecutive records played as .a grand finale. After escorting the girls out, the C. M. S. boys went to their dorms, some in utter misery, but the best percentage of them hig h in spirits. The dance was over. But how are the kids ever going to wait two months for the next one? John Rutledge '57 The members of the chess club are: Charles Freedman, Steve Fairbanks, Peter Moore, Frank Sharpe, Harold Cushman, John Rutledge, Edward Ball and myself. John Ross '59
August, 1956
December, 1956
Final Touches Go On White House For Headmaster and Mrs. Burbank-. A lot of work by a lot of people has been put into this beautiful home. Last winter one of the favori te afternoon activities was the first clearing of the land with Chief Brewster, or later on, logging the big trees with Jack Morgan. Some of those logs, by the way, are now the planks of the new shelter on The Point.
Council will also double as a recreation room, boys will throng there. It will have such entertainment features as Shuffleboard, and eventually Television. Indeed this will be a fine, homey place to live. Mrs. Burbank has been working for weeks on the problems of interior decoration, Colors and materials for walls, floors, drapesMr. and Mrs . Burbank directed and shar- all had to be chosen, and finally came the , · ed the work of the final clearing, making selection of furnishings. As the last finishing touches are completcareful selection of trees to preserve the ed, we are all eagerly waiting for the Bur• woodsy flavor. banks to cross through the door. What a Late in the spring the digging started, and happy rPlief it will be when they no longer almost at once the men came upon the prob- have to drive a mile to the camp us . We all lem of a huge ledge. Days of drilling and hope that they enjoy to the fullest that blasting were necessary, with showers of which has been prepared for them. rock raining down on the newly raked · -By three of us . campus lawn. Mrs . Burbank had studied many plans with the Building Committee and the architects. The final effect is quite beautiful. It has the appearance of an old house in style. A large picture window was added in the living room, to give a better view southeastward over the campus a nd the lake to Mt. Cardigan and the sumis e beyond. The house has nine rooms including a study from which the headmaster is able to go to the second floor by way of a ladder to get dressed for company. The basement floor is one large rumpus room with fireplace and kitchenette, ideal for student gatherings. The living room has a big fireplace, too, a dining area near the north terrace window, and a spacious kitchen. All are designed for entertaining, but the general effect is cozy and pleasant . Upstairs there are four bedrooms. There are three bathrooms and two lavatories in all. The two-car garage is at the end, beyond the study. In a way this will be the center of life at] Cardigan. Since the room for the Student
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Plans A and B Just a few weeks ago we switched from our old activities to our new winter plan. When there is ice and snow for skating and skiing we go to plan A activities but the ice isn't always safe and there . isn't always snow on the ground so when plan A activities are impossible we go to plan B which is similar to our old activities. Plan B consists of Woodcraft, School Improvement, Shelter Construction, Exploring and Noldty Babes. We have only been on plan A a few times because of the ice but for the majority of the winter we will be on plan A. Scott Smith '57 I like to collect stamps. I do my business with Mr. Noldt because he has a great store of stamps and I go to it and buy some. I am going to buy a stamp album sometime. I can't wait to go home because I have a stamp collection there. Robert Cochrane '59