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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1967
Page
6
Fourty Dorset Elementary School students in grades four to eight practice weekly under George Wheeler. The group, in its first year, prepares a spring Music Festival program for May 25 and plans a May 11 ham supper to fund instruments and lessons.
Hoosick Falls Frank Novak social chairman of the Hoosick Falls Aerie of Eagles announces spaghetti supper tickets remain available for Saturday at 7 p.m. in clubrooms on First Street. Tickets from members or the clubhouse. George Ely to prepare, Ladies Auxiliary to serve. Auxiliary plans tonight’s meeting at 8 with refreshments by Janet Brenenstuhl and Everett James. Next aerie meeting Monday at 8 p.m.
North Bennington St Johns Sodality invites all parish women to attend a meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the parish hall.
A Hoosick Falls pool committee report to the Town of Hoosick Board covers a signed construction contract, an anticipated July completion, and a pool able to serve 15 000 residents. The 90 percent bathhouse is underway with the committee deferring final payment, planning to operate the pool for a year, and addressing funding gaps of about 4500 dollars plus equipment costs. The project, with Northeastern Pool Builders Inc as contractor and 42 500 dollar base, includes a seven foot vinyl fenced canopy and 12 000 square feet of white cement patio at 7 500 dollars, and a 1000 dollar winter cover. A new legislature bill could bring substantial extra funds to the town.
West Shaftsbury Homemakers Extension Group plans a Vera Mattison Day on April 19 to donate blood for the Putnam Memorial Hospital patient. Bloodmobile will visit Bennington next Wednesday. donors should note the contribution is for Mrs. Mattison to ensure proper credit.
The school directors signed teachers contracts for the coming year and approved spring vacation cleaning and window washing for elementary halls. A field trip to Hedges Lake for Grades 5 and 6 was approved with transportation provided. Roy W. Casey received the National Safety Council safe driving award for the 19th time.
Vermont Commissioner Richard C. Gibboney outlined a classroom revolution featuring team teaching, television lessons, teaching machines, and tape recorders to about 100 local educators and parents in North Bennington. He urged regional demonstration centers funded mainly by federal Title I M funds to train teachers and showcase innovations, while critics warned of overreliance on machines and feared turnover if new ideas disrupt established systems.
National Library Week April 16-22 brings three Manchester libraries into a joint program. Manchester Elementary School Burr and Burton Seminary and Mark Skinner Library will host activities including a Grades 4-8 poster contest with prizes, a color movie show and story hour for kindergarten to Grade 3, and free library card incentives during NSW.
Manchester sophomores and juniors and their parents are invited to a college admissions and financial aid information meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the seminary dining room. The Guidance Department will host an informal session with a Q A period covering aptitude tests college choices applications admission procedures costs and aid and advanced planning.
The Rev Amadeo Albuquerque Baptist pastor and secretary to Rev Hugh Smith general missionary to Nicaragua will address First Baptist Church Manchester Sunday at 730 pm All residents and visitors invited to hear him and attend a vestry social hour He is in his late 20s born in San Jorge Nicaragua married with three daughters A free will offering will aid his trip expenses to the United States
Three transfers of deeds were recorded in the town clerk's office from Jan 1 to Apr 1 involving Niles to Rounds, Vadakin to Zschorsch, and Thompson to Emerald. Tonight Troop 347 BSA meets at 7, a church work bee at 7, and a youth fellowship pew refinishing project. A Hobo Convention themed dance is Friday at the Fire House.
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