Education task force urged to raise area standards
Manchester Union School directors heard Supt. Vail propose eight study group options aimed at raising local educational standards. He highlighted consolidation as the key and outlined regional K 12 union district possibilities plus centralization ideas and district wide supervision as steps to boost programs and teacher quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
Vail
Fan Area
Arlington
Rupert
Pawlet
New York
Norwich
Hanover
Burr and Burton Seminary
Wallingford
Granville
Salem
Midwest
Chicago
Vermont
Evanston, Ill
Bennington - Rutland
Bennington Area Teachers Discuss Future of Education
About 200 Bennington area teachers from parochial and public districts gathered to review district curriculums and visit other schools as Ford Foundation funding aims to support a regional curriculum development program for about 4 000 pupils. The effort follows a year of planning by local officials and marks possible Ford Foundation grants for Bennington and surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont
Bennington Catholic High School
Tare
Paul E. Kirsch
Benhi
Allan J. Heath
Ford Foundation
Buckler
Bennington Area
Pownal
Arlington
Bennington High School
Kirsch
Bennington South
Southwest Supervisory
Fund For the Advancement of Education
Adm
Hyman G
Rickover
James B. Conant
Charles Keller
New York
Williams College
Moritz Johnson
Ithaca
N.Y
Keller
John Hay
Johnson
Cornell University
Catskill Area
Catskill
County Labor Council Joins Vermont Farm-Labor Group
Bennington County Central Labor Council voted to join the Vermont Farm Labor Council and named Kenneth E. Clayton of Arlington as its delegate to the state group’s January conven tion at Goddard College. The council approved a cash donation to the Bennington Community Welfare Committee for food and gifts, redirecting funds from its canceled Christmas program to aid area needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County Central Labor Council
Vermont Farm- Labor Council
Kenneth E. Clayton
Arlington
Goddard College
Bennington
Clayton
Community Labor Council notes and education program review
The Bennington area labor council reports on union activities and aid for clothing donations. It highlights the Union Label Week observance, officer elections, and plans for a 10 week economics and labor relations course with ties to state and local unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Ethel Bruso
Beech St
Tel
Bruso
Mary Brissette
Labor Council
Vermont Labor Council
State Council
Funeral for Hawley J. Bump Held at Mahar & Son
The funeral for Hawley J. Bump took place Wednesday afternoon at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with Rev. H. Glenn Payne of First Baptist Church presiding. Bearers were Robert Littlefield, Robert Bump, Richard Bump and Harold Gilbar. Burial followed in Hinsdillville Cemetery. Attendees came from Granville Clemmon Shaftsbury and Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawley J. Bump
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Robert Littlefield
Robert Bump
Richard Bump
Harold Gilbar
Hinsdillville Cemetery
Mr. Payne
Granville
Clemmon
N.Y
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Hoff Urges Statewide Zoning To Preserve Vermont
Vermont Governor Hoff proposes a statewide land use and zoning program to protect scenic resources and curb unsightly development. A legislative commission would craft the plan for 1965, backed by state planning chief Guare and a barge of support from the Northeast Realtors Board and a scenery panel report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Hoff
Paul H. Guare
Guare
Northeast Realtors Board
Barre
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Incidents
Bennington County Democratic Committee meets at 8 tonight at the Bennington courthouse. The fire department was called to a defective oil burner at the Karl Harrington used car lot on Depot Street. no fire damage. The Friendly Circle of the First Baptist Church held its annual Christmas party with 14 members and four guests, including Rev H Glenn Payne and Mrs Payne, featuring a covered dish supper and carols. The Woman's Auxiliary to the Bennington County Medical Society asks members to bring used clothing to Mrs Richard Davis's house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Harrington
Depot Street
Bennington
Richard Hollister
Friendly Circle of the First Baptist Church
H. Glenn Payne
Woman’s Auxiliary
Bennington County Medical Society
Richard Davis
Ricky Leonard to Dance at Greylock School
Ricky Leonard of Somerset will perform at Mt. Greylock Regional High School in Williamstown as part of the Christmas Angels program to raise funds for junior uniforms. The Wilmington High School student trains at the DuCharme School of Dance in Bennington and will perform two numbers including Give My Regards to Broadway and Sidewalks of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Richard
Ricky) Leonard
Somerset
Mt. Greylock
Wilmington
DuCharme School of Dance
Bennington
New York
Solons Preview Road Proposals At Montpelier
In Montpelier the House and Senate committees on highways and bridges plan to study Gov Hoff's highway proposals in January ahead of the winter special session. The Conservation and Development panels reviewed Hoff admin natural resources bills. Representative Frank Guild signals a return. Senator John O'Brien opposes the idea and could not be reached for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Legislative Committees On Highways and Bridges
Hoff
Goovernor
Conservation & Development
Frank W. Guild
Waterbury
House
Highways & Bridges
Senate
John J. O’brien
Chittenden County
Post Office Site Decisions and Colonial Design Backed
The Vermont commission, aided by Sen. Winston L. Prouty, secured a delay to file its final post office recommendations by December 16 and urged a Colonial brick design. A survey of 207 patrons by the Bennington League of Women Voters showed 156 favor Colonial and 51 modern styles for the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Department
Commission
Elm Street
Vermont
Winston L. Prouty
Bennington League of Women Voters
League
Stock Averages Mixed As Markets Open Wide Gains
The report lists stock averages with Industrials at 758.64, Railroads 178.02, Utilities 137.90, and a composite at 266.77. Sales total 2,010,000.
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Manchester Union School
UVM
Betty Tessier
Middlebury
Castleton State College
Harold Raynolds
State Board of Education
By Warren Buckler
County Labor Council
Vermont Farm-Labor Organization
Cathleen Parker
Eagle Bridge
Ralph Tudor
Dorothy P. Wood
East Arlington
Terry Williams
Katherine Bacon
North Bennington
David Michaels
Nancy Foster
Mary Cole
George Rogers Jr
Jean Bushey
Lee Bentley
Jeffrey Linton
Eleanor Fairbanks
Mary Anderson
Loretta Burt
Anne Lessman
Hoosick Falls
Susie Mars
Mark Doyle
Lillian Webb
Marcia Favreau
Manchester Depot
Joan Sanders
Dee
Thomas Theberge
Redondo Beach
Calif
Arthur Theberge
Dewey Street
Michael
University of Ilinois
Urbana
Cleveland
Ohio
Boston College
Glastonbury
Conn
Hagerstown
Bronx High School of Science
Regis High School
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Illinois
Washington
UPI
Hubert Wheeler
Wheeler
Missouri
Hawsey J. Bump
Lord Bryce
Lake Champlain
Samuel Ogden
Landgrove
Sinclair Lewis
Group of
Bennington Briefs
Ricky Leonard
Greylock School
Bramdon School
Perley Nourse
William Ukleja
North Brookfield
Earl Buzzell
Beech Street
Ukleja
Sheila L. Hogan
Washington Avenue
Wonder Shop
Safford St. Adv
Solons
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Maine
Cole Slaw
Main
Bennington, Vt
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