Cardigan’s First Decade

The Cardigan Archives has a rich collection of media from the School’s past.

We began sharing digitized items from our collection as part of Cardigan’s 75th Anniversary celebrations in 2020-21, and this work continues. On this page you’ll find items that reflect the first ten years of School life, beginning with Cardigan’s founding in 1945. If this content brings a part of your own Cardigan experience to mind, we hope you will share a reflection with us.

Personal Reflections

Reflection: Roger Bullard ’49 and Warren Huse ’52

John Oddy ’49

Image Galleries: 1945–1954

Gallery A: Camps and Rafts

Gallery B: Baseball, Hockey, and Riding

Gallery C: Group Photos

Gallery D: Candids

6. October 1950: Headmaster Clark and family

10. May 1948: Dolly Peach with students and son

13. c1950: Pete Rand '51 (courtesy Warren Huse '52)

16. c1950: David Full '51 in foreground, with Mark Nisbet, Chuck Margeson '51, Sam Adams '52, faculty member Bob Feeley, and Barry Harlow (courtesy Warren Huse '52)

17. October 1950: David Cheever '52 with "Black Dog"

18. c1950: Rev. Robert Sharp leads a hike with Patrick Finney '55, Jon Colt '52, and Bruce Murray '54 (courtesy Warrren Huse '52)

19. Undated: Students in front of construction on The Point

Shared Gallery: Images from Byron Koh ’52

BK03. Cardigan founder Hap Hinman with headmaster Dutch Clark, c.1950

BK04. Shirley Clark, daughter of headmaster Dutch Clark, in the Lodge c.1950

BK05. Marjorie Ritchie, school secretary, on the porch at the Lodge c.1950

BK07. Faculty member Jack Heagy, boxing in the Lodge basement c1950

BK11. David Cheever '52 and Tom Paradise '52

BK12. Chef Richard Clancy (center) demonstrates butchering to students, c1950

BK013. Cardigan-butchered pig served at the Lodge, c1950

BK14. Cardigan quintet performing in the Lodge, c1950

BK15. Cardigan seniors on Lodge porch, 1950 (L-R): Geoff Withington, Dick Morrison, Walter Alexander, David Kittell, Albert Gilpatrick, Jon Rose, Harry Metz, Hugh Wheelock

BK19. Haffenreffer Mansion (now Clark-Morgan Hall), c1950

Shared Gallery: Images from Warren Huse ’52

WH01. Faculty member Rev. Robert Sharp leads a hike with (L-R) Patrick Finney '55, Jon Colt '52, and Bruce Murray '54.

WH02. Faculty member Martin Anderholm, c1949.

WH03. Alumni photo taken in the late 1950s. From left: George Harris '53, Jimmie Turley '54, John Byrnes '52, Byron Koh '52, John White '53.

WH04. Spectators on the sidelines of the ball field behind the Lodge, c1950.

WH04. Players and spectators on the ball field behind the Lodge, c1950.

WH06. (L-R) Albert Gilpatrick '50 (standing); Geoff Withington '50, David Kittell '50, and Debby Kimball join unidentified spectators on the ball field behind the Lodge c1950.

WH07. The ownerless "Black Dog" was loved by Cardigan boys on Canaan Street (c1950).

WH08. Behind David Full '51 are Mark Nisbet (seated), Chuck Margeson '51, and Sam Adams '52; faculty member Bob Feeley stands at right.

WH10. Faculty member Jack Heagy works out in the carriage house gym behind Cardigan House on Canaan Street, c1950.

WH11. Faculty member Jack Heagy works out in the carriage house gym behind Cardigan House on Canaan Street, c1950.

WH12. Shack built by on The Point by students, located across the lake from the wharf behind the Lodge, c1950.

WH13. 'The Skipper," built by students atop a WWII life raft c1950.

Balfour and Hinman — Graham Balfour '52 seated with founder Hap Hinman at the piano in the Lodge.

Graham Balfour '52 visits the Lodge during an alumni weekend (c1955).

Alumni Weekend 1955 — Mrs. Clark serves guests during alumni weekend in 1954-55. Seated behind her are Walter Alexander '50 and George Harris '53.

History’s Mysteries

The combined wisdom and diligence of our alumni and friends are matching names to faces for the Cardigan Archives. Browse newly-identified images from our collection that feature alumni who graduated during Cardigan’s first decade, or review more History’s Mysteries to suggest solutions.

History’s Mysteries: Set C, Image 09

C9: Bruce Murray ’54, Jim Turley ’54

Sleuths: Warren Huse ’52

History’s Mysteries: Set A, Image 07

A7: Walter C. Gardner III ’49

Sleuths: Hank Haskell ’49, Warren Huse ’52

Cardigan Clarion

Cardigan’s first student newspaper was only published in 1946–47.

Cardigan Clarion (March 1, 1947)

Clarion (March 1, 1947)

Cardigan Clarion (March 15, 1947)

Clarion (March 15, 1947)

Cardigan Clarion (June 3, 1947)

Clarion (June 3, 1947)

Cardigan Chronicle (1950–1954)

The Chronicle began as a student newspaper, but was later shared with the broader School community. Issues shown here were published during Cardigan’s first decade.

Cardigan Chronicle (October, 1950)