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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial contrasts New Hampshire’s failing state lottery with New York Governor Rockefeller signing a bill to create a New York lottery aiming to raise 360 million dollars yearly, 198 million for education. It cautions about unreliable revenues, political motivations, and urges exploring other tax options and federal tax-sharing instead.
Montpelier lawmakers and press celebrate Rep. King Reid Lefevre for leading the Welfare Reform Bill in the 1967 session. Gov Hoff praised the measure as a major achievement while reporters credit Lefevre with future focus and clear debate coverage across statehouse coverage.
George Van Santvoord surveys the final week of Vermont’s legislature, praising orderly work and noting key actions. Highlights include passage on farm tractor age, a state alcohol study, a new regional airport formula, court reform, education funding, wage and hour bills, and a fiscal forecast predicting a possible near balance for 1968 69.
OLD BENNINGTON recollection of Isaac Dunham the first principal and Esther Harrington who taught 24 pupils in a graded School Street opening. The piece recalls teachers like Cora B Whitney Annie Dakin and Fred Mabrey who advanced reforms from home economics to manual training and vocational education. It notes war time shifts military training and new programs for nurses lunch programs driver education and teacher training, plus pay and retirement gains. The author fondly claims the title grandmother of home economics and argues education must adapt as the world changes.
The writer details a late day garden session. Daffodils and iris bloom amid stunted Himalayan tulips and faded Mediterranean bulbs. They compare Greek and British bulb scenes with domestic gardening challenges, warn of ecological missteps, and muse on sending predators to curb garden pests.
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