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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
An editorial argues the sharp ban on Christmas trees in Sharon Massachusetts public schools rests on a narrow view of church state separation. It notes Christmas trees are largely secular holiday symbols with historical roots and likely to be seen as cheer rather than religious symbols.
Columbia and other colleges experiment with admitting students who score low on verbal and math tests. Of 72 admitted on trial at Columbia last year, only two failed two verbal courses, while six percent reached the top quarter of their class. The trend questions reliance on I Q and SAT scores as sole measures of ability.
A survey of Christmas card origins from ancient China to 19th century Europe and America traces woodcuts in Germany to John Horsley 1843 designs and Louis Prang in 1875. It notes modern mail volumes around three billion cards and $120 million in stamps, plus a tongue in cheek gift shop sign about reminders for payments.
The Stevenson affair fuels debate over the Kennedy administration's press handling and possible plans to oust Stevenson from the U.N. post. Observers blame leaks from the NSA and question whether the White House planned the Post piece while Stevenson signals readiness to fight back.
Excerpts from imagined letters highlight humorous misunderstandings and whimsical gratitude. The items touch on billing errors, landlord generosity, Khrushchev invitations, royalties, lost wallets, film careers, and odd White House stock rediscoveries.
In a Christmas message the piece notes rapid world population growth from 2.5 hundred million at Jesus birth to 3 billion now, doubling again soon to 6 billion. It cites India and the U.S. growth, malaria relief in Ceylon, and calls for family planning and government action guided by both humanitarian motive and private initiative. It quotes leaders like Eugene Black and Ayub Khan.
Letters show the Bennington Garden Club thanks The Banner and the Greater Bennington Association for support of Plant-a-Tree in G3. A progress note says 121 orders for young trees have been placed for spring planting, with a belief the total will rise before January 30.
A reader signs a letter to The Banner voting against permitting mobile homes in the village due to concerns about unplanned placement and neighborly standards. The author favors thoughtful zoning and expresses a desire to vote in red ink.
An elderly Morgan Imperial resident voices indignation at recent area turmoil. He notes a past zoning motion by a trustee was defeated as taxpayers’ money feared waste and questions the cost of the current fiasco.
A Rockville Conn letter criticizes Bradford Smith for misplacing focus in his small world column. The reader argues Hanson Baldwin is not a leading military expert and urges Smith to write about topics within his familiarity to avoid misinforming the public.
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