Kindergarten Cutoff Date Moved on Dr Ilg Advice
Trustees voted to shift the kindergarten and first grade cutoff from January 1 to November 30 with the change taking effect July 1 1965. Children must be five by November 30 for kindergarten and six for first grade. Dr Frances Ilg of the Gesell Institute backs the move citing December births often being too young for school readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Frances Ig
Gesell Institute of Child Development
New Haven
Conn
George Sleeman
Bennington High School
Sig
Sleeman
Allen
Atty
Eugene V. Clark
General Assembly
Bennington Briefs Highlights From Local Circles
Mrs George DeForge of Morgan Street Extension departs Saturday for Dortmund Germany to visit relatives for five weeks. Miss Deborah Giddings of 10 Walloomsac Road a Bradford Junior College freshman will spend Christmas at home with her parents Dr and Mrs W Philip Giddings. Stratton Mountain reports five inches of new snow and ongoing powder with good conditions lifts operating. Turkey prizes awarded by H Greenberg Son Inc to several local residents. Adams Hardware to close December 26 and January 2. Dr Crealese office closed December 25 to January 3 1965. Gesell test program to test youths under one age group with final district decisions due after Dr Ig visit in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George DeForge
Morgan Street
Dortmund
Germany
Deborah Giddings
Walloomsac Road
Bradford Junior College
Bradford
Mass
W. Philip Gide Dings
Turkey
H. Greenberg & Son Inc
Herbert W. Gall
Grant St
Lloyd Oppenheimer
Cecile Wright
School Street
Helen Sausville
Kokely Ave
Hoosick Falls
Ella Alexsonis
Shaftsbury
Theodore Lanoue
Orchard Road
Obituaries From New York and Vermont Departed
Obituaries notice from Western New York and Bennington area report the deaths of Mrs. Edward Nolan 78 formerly Susan Briggs of Woodford who died in Milldale Connecticut after living with her daughter in Kingston and burial planned there. Steven Hurlbut three died at Albany Medical Center Hospital after long illness with committal service at East Lawn Cemetery Williamstown. Augusta K Eberhard 75 widow of Frederick Eberhard died at Samaritan Hospital Troy after long illness with service at Robison Home for Funerals North Hoosick officiated by Rev Oswald A Muller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Nolan
Susan Briggs
Woodford
Milldale
Conn
Paul Hemberger
Pownal
Steven Hurlbut
James Hurlbut
Mason Hill Road
Albany Medical Center
Catherine Gigliotti
North Adams
Easte Lawn Cemetery
Williamstown
Edward J. Keyes
St. Francis Church
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Augusta K. Eberhard
Frederick Eberhard
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Eberhard
Germany
New York City
Grafton
Ida Homann
Church St
Robison
Oswald A. Muller
North Hoosick Methodist Church
Pase Tor
Four Counts of Breaking and Entering in Nighttime
Gerald J. Collins 20 of Troy pleaded guilty to careless and negligent driving after a Vermont 9 crash near Old Bennington that damaged a monument and snow fence. no injuries. Two others, Richard E. Cook 21 North Adams and Linwood E. Farron 19 Stamford, faced four counts of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. bail set at 3,000 and 2,000 respectively. Pro forma pleas entered. arraignment scheduled Wednesday. Judge George M. Fienberg presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Fienberg
Gerald J. Collins
Troy
N.Y
Vermont
Old Bennington
Old Ben
Stamford
Oliver A. Smith
Richard E. Cook
North Adams
Mass
Linwood E. Farron
Cook
Farron
Fienberg
New Assistant Joins Shelburne Museum
William B. Pinney of Cleveland Ohio is named assistant to the Shelburne Museum director Sterling D Emerson. Pinney joined December 1 with duties in administration to aid museum growth. Previously he was assistant director and curator at the Western Reserve Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburne
William B. Pinney
Cleveland
Ohio
Shelburne Museum
Sterling D. Emerson
Pinney
Western Reserve Historical Society
Historical Museum
Connecticut Western Reserve
Conservative Stand on Birch Society Acknowledged
Conservatives on page one continued stance declares no interlocking relationship with the Birch Society while stressing union aims to consolidate conservative leadership, mold public opinion through research, and direct responsible political action for conservative candidates at all levels. Indiana congressman notes compatibility issues with Birch membership on the union board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birch
The
Birch Society
Indiana
Steps Toward Unified Bennington School District by 1969
Bennington Village and rural school boards met Monday to probe merging two districts. They reviewed tentative plans for two elementary schools with multi purpose rooms and libraries, aiming to combine facilities to accommodate projected enrollment, per assistant superintendent Paul E. Kirsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Ben Nington Village
Paul E. Kirsch
Kirsch
State Department of Education
Manes and Schiller to Perform at Carnegie Hall Recital
Stephen Manes pianist and Allan Schiller violinist will perform at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City on Monday night starting at 8 30. The Juilliard graduates have played across the East and earned praise from the New York Times for poetic playing and poised musical feeling. Manes recently returned from a Fulbright year in Vienna and is the son of Dr and Mrs Julius H Manes of Union Street. The program features Bach Beethoven and Bartok selections with an intermission after the Beethoven sonata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Recital Hall
New York City
Stephen Manes
Allan Schiller
Bennington
Manes
Schiller
Juilliard School of Music
New York Times
Schilller
Julius H. Manes
Union Street
Vienna
One Dead One Injured In Coal Mine Cave-In
Wilkes Bar re Pa. One miner died and another was rescued after a cave in at an anthracite mine 200 feet underground. Peter Byczkowski, 54, of Plymouth, was freed with a leg fracture and exposed. his brother-in-law Lawrence Melachefski, 37, of Plymouth, died. Rescue teams faced rock falls as they worked toward the surface. The incident echoed the 1963 Sheppton tragedy nearby where two miners survived after two weeks underground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
UPI
Peter Byczkowski
Plymouth
Byczkowski
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Lawrence Melachefski
Henry Throne
David
Sheppton
School Costs Per Student for 1964-65 Eduction
The text reports total expenses for two elementary schools at 287,950 dollars and an elementary enrollment of 750, and a secondary school cost estimate of 386,140 dollars with next year’s tuition calculated from an enrollment of 665. It outlines per pupil cost calculations by division.
Charges Dropped Against Ex-Mental Health Director Mines
Bad check charges against former Vermont Mental Health Director Robert F. Mines were dropped after the $241 check to Pavilion Hotel in Montpelier was reconciled. Mines had quit his post shortly before his arrest, and creditors did not press charges. He was arraigned last fall on a fraud charge and freed on $1,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPD
Robert F. Mines
Pavilion
John E. Bernasconi
Dr. Mines
Vermont
Condition Of Accident Victim Worsens In Albany
A 16 year old North Adams youth, Mark Gleba, remains on the critical list after a Sunday automobile crash near Powell Valley. He sustained head injuries and was hospitalized in Albany. A second youth, Jane Chesbro, was released from Putnam Memorial Hospital, while Roger Garand remains in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powenal
Albany, N.Y., Medical Center
Mark Gleba
North Adams
Mass
Gleba
Jane Chesbro
Williamstown
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Roger Garand
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges Listed
Admissions include Charles Harris Shaftsbury Charles Wilkinson Miss Nellie Finnerty Bennington Worth Bowen Manchester Frederick Strait Hoosick Falls Discharges name a list of patients with residences and a set of newborns noted to be born December 21 to Dwyer Granger Fisk families in Wilmington Arlington Manchester Cambridge N Y Pow nal Center and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harris
Shaftsbury
Charles Wilkinson
Nellie Finnerty
Bennington
Worth Bowen
Manchester
Frederick Strait
Hoosick Falls
Bernard Dwyer
Wilmington
Francis Granger
East Arlington
Robert J. Fisk
Funeral services for Mrs El mer LaFlamme
Funeral services for Mrs El mer LaFlamme the former Margaret Jean Stuart who died at Putnam Memorial Hospital were well attended at Mahar & Son Funeral Home. Rev H Glenn Payne officiated. She was active in church affairs and served on the church board. A large delegation from Gradation Society Mt Anthony Chapter Order Eastern Star and Tansitor Electronics attended. Bearers named and entombment planned for spring in Park Lawn Chapel. Relatives came from Ogdensburg Harteford Wilmington and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer LaFlamme
Margaret Jean Stuart
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Tansitor Electronics
William Kennedy
Willard Sumner
Francis Sausville
Robert Stuart
Charles Perkins
Donald Stephenson
Park Lawn Chapel
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Harteford
Stock Averages Report Noon Figures From Albany
Dow Jones and Bache report noon figures with the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 872.37 up 2.63, transport and utility sectors small gains, railroads at 206.99 up 0.28, composite at 305.92 up 0.61, with sales totaling 2,110,000.
Vermont fires: 60 percent incendiary says Baumann
MONTPELIER UPI State Public Safety Commissioner William H. Baumann estimates that 60 per cent of the 800 fires reported in Vermont in the 1964 fiscal year were incendiary in origin. He also notes arson causes about 1 million dollars in annual property loss and, over the two years ending last June 30, fires and explosions claimed 28 lives and caused 5 million dollars in property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
William H. Baumann
Vermont
Baumann
Also Mentioned on This Page
Greater
North Bennington
Bennington Briefs
Stratton Mountain
Art Patten
ADV
Adams Hardware
Dr. Crealese
Zig
Sheeman
F. Ray Paddock
Francis Amidon
William
Kathryn) Houran
Eileen Briggs
Kingston
Nolans
Terrance
Margaret
Cancer Fund
Augusta Eberhard
Carnegie Hall
J.S. Bach
L. van Beethoven
Sonata
Bela Bartok
Adagio
Lloyd
Albany
George Stone
Arthur Dupee
Vernon Gage
Henry Pinsonneault
Margaret Washington
George Rogers Jr
Goldie Bickford
Lillian Hoyt
Arlington
Mary Powell
Patrick Watkins
Cambridge
Harriet Bishop
Pownal Center
Eagles
New Years Party
STAGS
Turkeys
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
J. Alexander Bow
Santa
Norshaft Lions Club
Gunnar Schonbeck
Norshaft Lion
Art Lyons
Harte Theatre
Teles
Ld Sas
Bennington, VT
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